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Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology

Our Team

The Johns Hopkins Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology includes a wide array of medical professionals and laboratory scientists. Many of our experts are nationally and internationally recognized as leaders in the medical care of older adults and geriatrics research.

Our Extended Team

Our Physicians 

Our Nurse Practitioners

Darlene Fuchs, MS, CRNP

Certified Family Nurse Practitioner

Darlene Fuchs

Maia Holden

Certified Nurse Practitioner

Maia Holden

Brian Sharkey, MS, CRNP

Certified Gerontologic and Adult Nurse Practitioner

Brian Sharkey

Our Physician Assistants

Angela Kinn, PA-C, MACCC-SLP

Physician Assistant

Angela Kinn

Lisa Marcinko, PA-C

Physician Assistant

Lisa Marcinko

Richard M. Marcinko, PA-C, MPAS, BBA

Certified Physician Assistant

Richard M. Marcinko

Caroline J. Davis, PA-C

Certified Physician Assistant

Caroline J. Davis

Our Researchers

  • Peter Magdy Abadir, M.D.

    • Associate Professor of Medicine

  • Halima Amjad, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.

    • Assistant Professor of Medicine

  • Alicia Ines Arbaje, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.

    • Director of Transitional Care Research
    • Associate Professor of Medicine

  • Karen Bandeen-Roche, Ph.D.

    • Hurley-Dorrier Professor and Chair, Department of Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
    • Deputy Director, Johns Hopkins Institute for Clinical and Translational Research
    • Director, Epidemiology and Biostatistics of Aging Training Program, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
    • Interim Director, Center on Aging and Health
    • Joint Appointment in Medicine

  • Michele Bellantoni, M.D.

    • Associate Director, Post-Acute and Long-Term Care at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
    • Medical Director, Johns Hopkins Bayview Specialty Hospital Programs
    • Associate Professor of Medicine

  • Cynthia Melinda Boyd, M.D., M.P.H.

    • Director, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology
    • Professor of Medicine

  • Danelle Cayea, M.D., M.S.

    • Vice Chair for Education, Department of Medicine
    • Director, Daniel and Jeannette Hendin Schapiro Geriatric Medical Education Center
    • Director, Medicine Core Clerkship
    • Director, TRIPLE Course
    • Associate Professor of Medicine

  • Colleen Christmas, M.D.

    • Director, Primary Care Leadership Track, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    • Director, Medical Student Training in Aging Research (MSTAR) program
    • Associate Professor of Medicine

  • Jessica Leigh Colburn, M.D.

    • Assistant Professor of Medicine

  • Samuel Christopher Durso, M.D., M.B.A.

    • Jim and Patti Dresher and Dresher Foundation Professor
    • Executive Vice Chair, Johns Hopkins University Department of Medicine
    • Director, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
    • Professor of Medicine

  • Neal S. Fedarko, Ph.D.

    • Director, Clinical Research Core Laboratory, Institute for Clinical & Translational Research
    • Co-Director, Fellowship Training Program in Gerontology and Geriatrics
    • Co-Director, Biology of Healthy Aging Program, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
    • Professor of Medicine

  • Ariel R. Green, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.

    • Associate Professor of Medicine

  • Bruce Allen Leff, M.D.

    • Director, The Center for Transformative Geriatric Research
    • Professor of Medicine

  • Sean Xiao Leng, M.D., Ph.D.

    • Professor of Medicine

  • Frank Lin, M.D., Ph.D.

    • Director, Cochlear Center for Hearing and Public Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
    • Professor of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
    • Professor of Medicine

  • Matthew Kendall McNabney, M.D.

    • Medical Director, Program for All-Inclusive Care of the Elderly (PACE)
    • Chair, Mosaic Initiative Workgroup to Promote Diversity and Inclusion
    • Professor of Medicine

  • Esther Seunghee Oh, M.D., Ph.D.

    • Co-Director, Johns Hopkins Memory and Alzheimer's Treatment Center
    • Associate Professor of Medicine
    • Assistant Professor of Pathology
    • Joint Appointment in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

  • David L. Roth, Ph.D., M.A.

    • Director, Center on Aging and Health
    • Professor of Medicine

  • Nancy Li Schoenborn, M.D.

    • Associate Professor of Medicine
    • Associate Professor of Oncology

  • Kimberly Skarupski, Ph.D., M.A., M.P.H.

    • Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Development
    • Professor of Medicine

  • Roland J. Thorpe Jr., Ph.D., M.S.

    • Director, Program for Research on Men's Health, Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Solutions
    • Joint Appointment in Medicine
    • Joint Appointment in Neurology

  • Jeremy David Walston, M.D.

    • Raymond and Anna Lublin Professor of Geriatric Medicine & Gerontology
    • Deputy Director, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology
    • Co-Director, Biology of Healthy Aging Program
    • Professor of Medicine
    • Professor of Oncology

  • Reyhan Marcus Westbrook, Ph.D.

    • Assistant Professor of Medicine

  • Jennifer L. Wolff, Ph.D.

    • Joint Appointment in Medicine

  • Qian-Li Xue, Ph.D.

    • Director of Biostatistics, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology and Center on Aging and Health
    • Associate Professor of Medicine

  • Sevil Yasar, M.D., Ph.D.

    • Associate Professor of Medicine
    • Associate Professor of Neurology