Aman Nanda, MD, CMD, AGSF, is Professor of Medicine at Alpert Medical School at Brown University. He came to Brown in 2001 after completing his one year Fellowship in Geriatric Medicine from St. Louis University School of Medicine followed by two more years as a John A Hartford Fellow in Geriatric Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology from Yale School of Medicine. He is the Associate Director of the Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine. He is Program Director of Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program at Brown since 2006. He is also Medical Director of three nursing homes; Steere House Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center, Tockwotton at the Waterfront and St Elizabeth Nursing Home. He is a clinician, educator and researcher. His research interests are- 1) Dizziness in Older persons, 2) Nursing home care and 3) Medical education. Outside of work, Aman enjoys spending time with family and friends, especially with his daughter Isabella; he also likes to be outdoors and, do biking, hiking and skiing.
| Sachar M, Bayer T, DeVone F, Halladay C, McConeghy K, Elhamamsy S, Rajan A, Cadieux M, Singh M, Nanda A, Rudolph JL, McNicoll L, Cizginer S, Gravenstein S. "The effect of age on fever response among nursing home residents with SARS-COV-2 infection." Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, 2022. |
| Bardenheier BH, Gravenstein S, Blackman C, Gutman R, Sarkar IN, Feifer RA, White EM, McConeghy K, Nanda A, Mor V. "Adverse events following mRNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccination among U.S. nursing home residents." Vaccine, vol. 39, no. 29, 2021, pp. 3844-3851. |
| Kohn, Robert, Brown, Melanie, Hasson, Carla, Sheeran, Thomas, Stanton, Laura, Nanda, Aman, Bayer, Thomas. "COVID-19 and Long-Term Care Healthcare Worker Mental Health in Rhode Island." The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol. 29, no. 4, 2021, pp. S101-S102. |
| Elhamamsy S, Bayer T, Al-Kaffas M, Hatahet S, Grover M, Samdhani S, Nanda A, Gravenstein S. "Rhino-Orbital Cerebral Mucormycosis in Non-Diabetic Patients with COVID-19." Rhode Island medical journal (2013), vol. 104, no. 8, 2021, pp. 19-21. |
| White EM, Saade EA, Yang X, Canaday DH, Blackman C, Santostefano CM, Nanda A, Feifer RA, Mor V, Rudolph JL, Gravenstein S. "SARS-CoV-2 antibody detection in skilled nursing facility residents." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol. 69, no. 7, 2021, pp. 1722-1728. |
| Tori K, Kalligeros M, Nanda A, Shehadeh F, van Aalst R, Chit A, Mylonakis E. "Association between dementia and psychiatric disorders in long-term care residents: An observational clinical study." Medicine, vol. 99, no. 31, 2020, pp. e21412. |
| Nanda, Aman, Vura, Naga Venkata Rama Krishna, Gravenstein, Stefan. "COVID-19 in older adults." Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, 2020. |
| Rudolph JL, Halladay CW, Barber M, McConeghy KW, Mor V, Nanda A, Gravenstein S. "Temperature in Nursing Home Residents Systematically Tested for SARS-CoV-2." Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, vol. 21, no. 7, 2020, pp. 895-899.e1. |
| Tori K, Kalligeros M, Shehadeh F, Khader R, Nanda A, van Aalst R, Chit A, Mylonakis E. "The process of obtaining informed consent to research in long term care facilities (LTCFs): An Observational Clinical Study." Medicine, vol. 99, no. 21, 2020, pp. e20225. |
| Abid SA, Gravenstein S, Nanda A. "Anemia in the Long-Term Care Setting." Clinics in geriatric medicine, vol. 35, no. 3, 2019, pp. 381-389. |
| Shield, Renée R., Farrell, Timothy W., Campbell, Susan E., Nanda, Aman, Wetle, Terrie. "Professional development and exposure to geriatrics: medical student perspectives from narrative journals." Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, vol. 36, no. 2, 2015, pp. 144-160. |
| Nanda A. "The Roles and Functions of Medical Directors in Nursing Homes." Rhode Island medical journal (2013), vol. 98, no. 3, 2015, pp. 20-2. |
| Nanda A, Farrell TW, Shield RR, Tomas M, Campbell SE, Wetle T. "Medical students' recognition and application of geriatrics principles in a new curriculum." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol. 61, no. 3, 2013, pp. 434-9. |
| Farrell TW, Shield RR, Wetle T, Nanda A, Campbell S. "Preparing to care for an aging population: medical student reflections on their clinical mentors within a new geriatrics curriculum." Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, vol. 34, no. 4, 2013, pp. 393-408. |
| Shield RR, Farrell TW, Nanda A, Campbell SE, Wetle T. "Integrating geriatrics into medical school: student journaling as an innovative strategy for evaluating curriculum." The Gerontologist, vol. 52, no. 1, 2012, pp. 98-110. |
| Dharmarajan TS, Nanda A, Agarwal B, Agnihotri P, Doxsie GL, Gokula M, Javaheri A, Kanagala M, Lebelt AS, Madireddy P, Mahapatra S, Murakonda P, Muthavarapu SR, Patel M, Patterson C, Soch K, Troncales A, Yaokim K, Kroft R, Norkus EP. "Prevention of venous thromboembolism in long term care: results of a multicenter educational intervention using clinical practice guidelines: part 2 of 2 (an AMDA Foundation project)." Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, vol. 13, no. 3, 2012, pp. 303-7. |
| Dharmarajan TS, Nanda A, Agarwal B, Agnihotri P, Doxsie GL, Gokula M, Javaheri A, Kanagala M, Lebelt AS, Madireddy P, Mahapatra S, Murakonda P, Muthavarapu SR, Patel M, Patterson C, Soch K, Troncales A, Yaokim K, Kroft R, Norkus EP. "Prevention of venous thromboembolism: practice patterns in 17 geographically diverse long term care facilities in the United States: part 1 of 2 (an AMDA Foundation project)." Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, vol. 13, no. 3, 2012, pp. 298-302. |
| Nanda, Aman, Bourbonniere, Meg, Wetle, Terri, Teno, Joan. "Home care in the last year of life: family member perceptions of unmet need associated with last place of care." Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, vol. 11, no. 1, 2010, pp. 21-5. |
| Farrell TW, Campbell S, Nanda A, Shield R, Wetle T. "Evaluating geriatrics in the medical school curriculum: using student journals." Medicine and health, Rhode Island, vol. 91, no. 12, 2008, pp. 378-81. |
| Welch LC, Miller SC, Martin EW, Nanda A. "Referral and timing of referral to hospice care in nursing homes: the significant role of staff members." The Gerontologist, vol. 48, no. 4, 2008, pp. 477-84. |
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Nanda A, Wachtel T.
"4. Nanda A, Wachtel T. Nursing Home Physicians: Roles and Responsibilities. Medicine and Health, Rhode Island. Rhode Island Medical Society Journal. 2007; 90(7): 218-221." Medicine and health, Rhode Island, vol. 7, no. 90, 2007, pp. 218-221.
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| Teno JM, Gruneir A, Schwartz Z, Nanda A, Wetle T. "Association between advance directives and quality of end-of-life care: a national study." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol. 55, no. 2, 2007, pp. 189-94. |
| Nanda A. "Chronic dizziness in older persons." Medicine and health, Rhode Island, vol. 90, no. 9, 2007, pp. 291-3. |
| Nanda A, Wachtel TJ. "Nursing home physicians: roles and responsibilities." Medicine and health, Rhode Island, vol. 90, no. 7, 2007, pp. 218-21. |
| Rhodes R, Nanda A. "Images in medicine. Left humerus and intertrochanteric fracture in an elderly man." Medicine and health, Rhode Island, vol. 88, no. 2, 2005, pp. 53. |
| Tinetti ME, Baker D, Gallo WT, Nanda A, Charpentier P, O'Leary J. "Evaluation of restorative care vs usual care for older adults receiving an acute episode of home care." JAMA, vol. 287, no. 16, 2002, pp. 2098-105. |
| Kao A, Nanda A, Williams CS, Tinetti ME. "Validation of Dizziness as a Possible Geriatric Syndrome." Journal of American Geriatric Society, vol. 49, 2001, pp. 72-75. |
Rhodes R, Nanda A. IMAGES IN MEDICINE. Medicine and Health, Rhode Island. Journal by Rhode Island Medical Society. 2005;88(2):53.
Nanda A, Besdine RW. CHRONIC DIZZINESS. In. Hazzard WR et al, editors. Principles of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology. 5th ed. New York. McGraw-Hill; 2003.
Nanda A, Tinetti ME. CHRONIC DIZZINESS AND VERTIGO. In. Cassel CK, Leipzig RM,Cohen HJ, Larson EB, Meier DE, editors. Geriatric Medicine. 4th ed. New York: Springer-VerlagNew York Incorporated; 2003.
Nanda A (Associate Editor). Wachtel TJ (editor). Geriatric Clinical Advisor Instant Diagnosis and Treatment. 1st edition. Philadelphia, Elsevier-Mosby, Inc. 2007.
Nanda A, Sloane PD. Dizziness. In. Ham RJ, Sloane PD, Warshaw GA et al. (Eds.) Primary Care Geriatrics. 5th Ed. Philadelphia, Elsevier-Mosby. 2007.
Fretwell MD, Wingate DA, Nanda A, Wachtel TJ. Appendices section- Functional Assessment Instruments. Practical Guide to the Care of the Geriatric Patient. In Wachtel TJ, Fretwell M. editors. 3rd edition. Philadelphia, Mosby- Elsevier, Inc. 2007.
Nanda A. Chronic Dizziness in Elderly Persons. Review article. The Journal of General Medicine (India). 2008; 20(1) 40-44.
Skolnick AH, Feller ER, Nanda A. Evaluation of Acute Pancreatitis in the Older Annals of Long Term Care: Clinical Care and Aging. 2008; 16L 30-35.
Nanda A. Book Review: Bruno Lunenfeld, Louis JG Gooren, Alvaro Morales and John E Morley (Eds.). Men’s Health and Aging, edited by 2nd edition, 760pp, ISBN 13 978-0-415-42580-3, Informa UK Ltd, 2007. JAMA. 2009; 301: 441.
Pain management in the Long-Term Care Setting. Clinical Practice Guideline by American Medical Director Association. One of the contributors for 2009 update.
Nanda A. Book Review. Infectious Disease in the Aging. A Clinical Handbook, edited by TT Yoshikawa, DC Norman, 2nd Ed, 519pp, ISBN-978-1-60327-533-0, Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg, London, New York, 2009. JAMA 2010; 303(2):174.
Nanda A, Besdine RW. Dizziness. In. Halter JB et al, editors. Principles of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology. 6th Ed. New York. McGraw-Hill. 2009.
Nanda A. Dizziness. In: Pacala JT, Sullivan GM, eds. Geriatrics Review Syllabus: A Core Curriculum in Geriatric Medicine, 7th ed. New York, NY: American Geriatrics Society; 2010.
Smith S, Nanda A. Geriatrics Virtual Curriculum. Online case presentation for medical students: Dizziness in Older Persons. http://www.brown.edu/Research/Geriatrics/manuel.html accessed on Jan 01, 2010.
McNicoll L, Nanda A, Besdine R. Cadaver Treasure Hunt Faculty Guide: Introducing Geriatrics Concepts in the Anatomy Class. Online on Portal of Geriatric Online Education. http://www.pogoe.org/node/756 accessed on 02/26/2010.
Medina-Walpole, Bush D, Nanda A et al. Online Slides set for teaching “Dizziness and Syncope” 2010, http://teachingslides.americangeriatrics.org/
GRS Teaching Slides on Dizziness. NY: American Geriatrics Society; 2013. http://www.geriatricscareonline.org
Geriatrics Review Syllabus, 8th Ed, Audio Companion. AL: Oakstone Medical Publishing for American Geriatrics Society; 2013.
Nanda A. Dizziness. In: Flaherty E, Resnick B, eds. Geriatric Nursing Review Syllabus: A Core Curriculum in Advanced Practice Geriatric Nursing. 4th Ed. New York: American Geriatrics Society; 2014.
Mujahid N, Nanda A. Dizziness. In. Ham RJ, Sloane PD, Warshaw GA et al. (Eds.) Primary Care Geriatrics. 6th ed. Philadelphia, Elsevier-Saunders. 2014.
Geriatrics Review Syllabus, 9th Ed, Audio Companion. AL: Oakstone Medical Publishing for American Geriatrics Society; 2016.
Geriatrics Review Syllabus, 10th Ed, Audio Companion. AL: Oakstone Medical Publishing for American Geriatrics Society; 2018.
Nanda A, Besdine RW. Dizziness. In. Halter JB, Ouslander JG, Studenski S et al. Principles of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology. 7th Ed. New York. McGraw-Hill. 2016.
Nanda A. Dizziness. In. Potter JF, eds. Geriatrics Review Syllabus: A Core Curriculum in Geriatric Medicine, 10th ed. New York, NY: American Geriatrics Society. 2018
| Year | Degree | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | MD | Rabindranath Tagore Medical College |
| Fellow, Geriatric Medicine | Yale School of Medicine, Yale-New Haven Medical Center, Medicine | 1999-2001 | New Haven, CT, USA |
| Fellow, Geriatric Medicine | St. Louis University | 1998-1999 | St. Louis, MO, USA |
Excellence in Research award (PGY-3 Resident) for the year 1997-98, Dept. of Medicine, New
York Flushing Hospital Medical Center, Flushing, NY.
"Hospice Physician Champion" for dedication and excellence in End of Life Care by Home & Hospice Care of Rhode Island, February 2007.
Nominee for "Medical Director of the Year" award at National AMDA annual meeting, March 2007.
Best Doctors in America 2009-2010, 2011-2012, 2013-2014
Best Doctors in Rhode Island, 2010
Special Recognition Award for outstanding service on the Clinical Practice & Models of Care Committee, American Geriatric Society, May 2010.
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Besdine, Richard | Professor of Medicine, Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice |
| Gravenstein, Stefan | David S. Greer Professor of Geriatric Medicine, Director, Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Care, Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice |
| Mcnicoll, Lynn | Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator |
| Mor, Vincent | Florence Pirce Grant University Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice, Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice |
| Mujahid, Nadia | Associate Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator |
| Rudolph, James | Professor of Medicine, Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice |
| Wetle, Terrie | Professor Emerita of Health Services, Policy and Practice |
| White, Elizabeth | Assistant Professor of Health Services, Policy & Practice |
| MD | State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations | 2001- | #10342 |
| Geriatric Medicine | ABIM | 2001-2021 | |
| Internal Medicine | ABIM, Internal medicine | 1998-Present |
| Medical Director. Wingate Assisted Living, 2019- |
| Medical Director. Tockwotton at the Waterfront, 2013- |
| Medical Director. Oakhill Nursing Home, 2003-2012 |
| Medical Director. Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 2002- |
| Medical Director. Wingate Rehabilitation, 2002-2018 |
| Staff Physician. Rhode Island Hospital, 2001- |
| Staff Physician. The Miriam Hospital, 2001- |
