DanBlazerMDMPH, PhD

Geriatric Psychiatry

JP Gibbons Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine

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Office
2701 Pickett Rd.
Apartment 3019
Durham, NC 27705
Phone+1 919-724-7133

University of North CarolinaPhD, Epidemiology, 1977 - 1980
University of North CarolinaMPH, Epidemiology, 1977 - 1979
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineFellowship, Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, 1975 - 1976
Duke University HospitalResidency, Psychiatry, 1973 - 1975
University of TennesseeResidency, Internal Medicine, 1970 - 1970
University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of MedicineClass of 1969

Distinguished Service Award American College of Psychiatrists, 2014
Walsh McDermott Award National Academy of Medicine, 2014
Distinguished Faculty Award Duke University School of Medicine, 2005
Distinguished Alumni Award University of Tennessee College of Medicine, 2003
Member National Academy of Medicine, 1995
Distinguished Alumni Award University of North Carolina School of Public Health, 1986
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
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PubMed

The Importance of Social Risk Factors for Cognitive Decline.
Dan Blazer
The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2024-10-01
They Call the Sunset Fire.
Dan G Blazer
The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2024-05-01
Resilience and the COVID Pandemic.
Dan G Blazer
The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2023-12-01

The Rising Toll of Autoimmune Diseases in Older PeopleAugust 10th, 2021
Families Are Reuniting at Nursing Homes. But Covid-19 Has Stolen Time They Can’t Get BackMarch 24th, 2021
For James Carter, Sr. Serving the Underserved Was a CallingFebruary 24th, 2021
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Clinical Research Training In Geriatric Mood DisordersNational Institute Of Mental Health2004–2008
Antidepressant Use By Older AdultsNational Institute On Aging2002–2003
APOE Quality Of Life And Medical Costs In LATE LifeNational Institute On Aging2000–2002
Populations For Epidemiologic Studies Of The ElderlyNational Institute On Aging1991–2000
Phse TEN Year Follow-UpNational Institute On Aging1995–1998
Short-Term Clin Trg In Diagnosis/Trmt Of Depressive DISCenter For Mental Health Services1992
Short-Term Clin Trg In Diagnosis/Trmt Of Depressive DISNational Institute Of Mental Health1990–1992
Piedmont 65+ Dental StudyNational Institute Of Dental &Craniofacial Research1987–1991
Crc/Pe For The Study Of DepressionNational Institute Of Mental Health1985–1991