DianaJGalindoMD

Head, Section of Geriatrics , Cleveland Clinic Florida Program Director, Geriatrics Fellowship Program , Cleveland Clinic Florida Associate Professor of Medicine, University Miami School of Medicine Associate Professor Florida Atlantic University College of Medicine

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Office
2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd
Weston, FL 33331
Phone+1 954-659-5000

Fax+1 954-659-5354

Summary

Dr. Diana Galindo heads the Section of Geriatrics at Cleveland Clinic Florida in Weston, FL and also directs its Geriatrics Fellowship program . She received her medical degree from University of the Philippines College of Medicine and has been in practice 41 years. She finished her Internal Medicine Residency in St Mary's Hospital in Waterbury ( an affiliate of Yale University) and completed her Geriatrics Fellowship at the University of Miami School of Medicine . She is experienced in comprehensive geriatric assessments and in managing complex geriatric issues (eg. dementia, falls, gait disorders, urinary incontinence, frailty). In addition to the fellowship she is active in teaching medical students and Internal medical residents. She has co authored several books in Geriatrics and has actively lectured in national and international settings.
She is past national president of the American Medical Women's Association and is active in the American Geriatrics Society and the Medical Women's International Association.

Education & Training

St Mary's Hospital (Waterbury)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1981 - 1983
St Marys HospitalResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 1980 - 1981
Albany Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1979 - 1980
University of the Philippines College of MedicineClass of 1976
University of the Philippines, College of Arts & SciencesBS, Pre-Medicine, 1968 - 1972

Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 1984 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Geriatric Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Top Doctors:South Florida Castle Connolly
Mentor of the year Women's Professional Staff Association CCF, 2017
Master Clinician Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2016
Ourstanding Educator Award UP Medical Alumni Society, Inc. (Manila Philippines), 2013
Bertha Van Hoosen Award American Medical Women's Association, 2013
Gulfstream FL-Broward Castle Connolly, 2008-2013
Educator of the Year Award CCF, 2011
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011, 2013
Physician of Achievement Award WPSA CCF, 2008
100 Most Influential Filipino Women in the US Filipino Women's Network, 2007
Mentor Award WPSA CCF, 2007
Top Doctors in Geriatrics South Florida Magazine, 2006
Top Docs in South Florida 2006
Top Doctors in Geriatrics Florida Monthly Magazine, 2005
Best Doctors in America 2003
Top Doctors: Florida Castle Connolly, 2000
Selected, How to Find the Best Doctors in Florida Castle Connolly Ltd., 2000
The Best Doctors in South Florida Miami Metro Magazine, 1999
Special Recognition Award for Outstanding Service on the Clinical Service Committee of the American Geriatrics Society, 1999
Federal Employee of the Year Veterans Administration Medical Center Miami, 1995
University of Miami Medical Women's Award University of Miami, 1994, 1996
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
Baseline Characteristics and Outcomes of Older Adults Seeking Care in Ambulatory Urgent Care Clinics
Bernardo Reyes, Javier M Lopez, Diana Galindo, Maria Briceno, Joseph G. Ouslander
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2017-12-01
14 citations
Nocturia in the elderly: a wake-up call.
Vincent Varilla, Renato V. Samala, Diana Galindo, Jerry O. Ciocon
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine. 2011-11-01
2 citations
Reducing nursing home polypharmacy using systematic medication and assessment review and tracking: the SMART Program.
Renato V. Samala, Erwin J. Loquias, Diana Galindo, Jerry O. Ciocon
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2011-09-01

Journal Articles

A Primer on Health Promotion and Preventive Strategies for Older Adults
Galindo D, Samala R, Ciocon J, Clin Geriatr, 1/1/2011
Impact of Meditation on Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment: Case Studies
Galindo D, Samala R, Varughese S, Ciocon J, Loquias J, Galindo-Ciocon D, J Am Geriatr Soc, 1/1/2011
Nocturia in the Elderly: A Wake Up Call
Varilla V, Samala R, Galindo D, Ciocon J, Cleve Clin J Med, 1/1/2011
Transitioning Nursing Home Patients with Dementia to Hospice Care: Basics, Benefits and Barriers
Samala R, Galindo D, Ciocon J, Ann Longterm Care, 1/1/2011
Facts About Vitamin Supplementation and Cardiovascular disease
Ciocon, J.O, Galindo-Ciocon, D, Geriatrics, 1/1/2005
What Alternative Medicine Or Herbals Should be Discontinued prior to Surgery
Ciocon JO, D. Galindo D, Geriatrics Journal, 1/1/2004
Clinical Approach to Urinary Incontinente: A Comparison Between Internists and Geriatricians
Ciocon JO, Galindo DJ, Galindo-Ciocon D, International Urology and Nephrology, 1/1/2001
Common and challenging vascular disorder in the elderly
Ciocon JO, Nemade S, Galindo DJ, Clinical Geriatric, 1/1/1999
Clinical Practice Guidelines Management of Cancer Pain in the Elderly (Abstracted from AHCPR)
Galindo DG, Schultz A for the AGS Clinical Practice Committee, J American Geriatr Soc, 1/1/1997
A Comparison Between Aspirin and Pentoxifyline in Relieving Claudication Due to Peripheral Vascular Disease in the Elderly
Ciocon JO, Galindo-Ciocon, D, Galindo, DJ, Angiology, 1/1/1997
Functional impairment among elderly women with osteoporotic vertebral fractures
Galindo-Ciocon D, Ciocon JO, Galindo DJ, Rehab Nurs, 1/1/1995
Raised leg exercises for leg edema in the elderly angiology
Ciocon JO, Galindo-Ciocon D, Galindo DJ, Angiology, 1/1/1995
Practical guidelines in leg edema in the elderly and case reports
Ciocon JO, Fernandez BB, Galindo-Ciocon D, Galindo DJ, Contemporary Therapy, 1/1/1994
Caudal epidural blocks for elderly patients with lumbar canal stenosis
Ciocon JO, Galindo-Ciocon D, Amaranath L, Galindo DJ, J Am Geriatr Soc, 1/1/1994
Factors associated with a shorter duration of nasogastric tube feedings in the acutely hospitalized elderly
Ciocon JO, Galindo-Ciocon D, Galindo D, Facts Gerontol Res, 1/1/1994
Guidelines for enternal feeding in the elderly
Ciocon JO, Galindo-Ciocon D, Galindo DJ, Age Nutr, 1/1/1993
Continuous compared with intermittent tube feedings in the elderly
Ciocon JO, Galindo-Ciocon D, Thiesen C, Galindo D, J Parent Enteral Nutr, 1/1/1992
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Books/Book Chapters

Clinical Geriatrics and Therapeutics
Chapter: Common Pain syndromes and pain management.
Page 447 - 459Ciocon J., Galindo-Ciocon D, Galindo DEditors: C. Seth Landefeld, Robert M Palmer.Lange Medical Books/McGraw-Hill, New York2004
Cilinical Geriatrics
Chapter: Syncope in Older Adults.
Ciocon JO Galindo, DEditors: T. Dharmajaran, R. Norman.The Parthenon Books2003
Textbook of Women's Health
Chapter: Elderly patient partnership: Communicating with an elderly patient.
Page 43 - 46Galindo, DJ. Ciocon JOEditors: L.A.Wallis.Lippincott-Raven Publishers, Philadelphia1998
Textbook of Women's Health
Chapter: Elderly patient partnership: communicating with elderly patient.
Galindo DJ, Ciocon JOEditors: Wallis LA.Little, Brown, & Co1997
Textbook of Women's Health
Chapter: Comprehensive geriatric evaluation.
Galindo DJ, Mintzer MJEditors: Wallis LA.Little, Brown, & Co1997
Digestive Diseases in the Elderly
Chapter: Guideline for Optimal Enteral Feeding in the Elderly.
Ciocon JO, Galindo-Ciocon D Galindo DEditors: Vallas VJ, Russel R, et al.Springer Publishing Company, New York1996
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Abstracts/Posters

Vitamin B12 and Metformin: More Common Than Suspected.
Mora JC, Ciocon J, Galindo D, Research Week, Cleveland Clinic, 1/1/2013
Impact of Meditation on Older Adults with Early Dementia.
Galindo D, Samala R, Varughese S, Ciocon J, Loquias J, Galindo-Ciocon D, American Geriatrics Society National Harbor, Washington, DC, 1/1/2011
Impact of Meditation on Older Adults with Dementia.
Galindo D, Samala R, Varughese S, Ciocon J, Loquias J, Galindo-Ciocon D, AGS, National Harbor, MD, 1/1/2011
Rate of Bone densitometry and Osteoporosis Screening after a Hip fracture.
Loquias E, Ciocon J, Galindo, MWIA, Muenster, Germany, 1/30/2010
"Does a correlation between left ventricular hypertrophy, hypertension and age?"
Ciocon, J.O., Rosenkranz, E., Galindo, D., AnnualMeeting of the International College of Angiology, Coronado Hotel, San Diego, CA, 1/28/2000
Managed care vs. Medicare utilization among older patients.
Ciocon, J.O., Alexander Sankin, Galindo, D., AnnualMeeting of the American Geriatrics Society in Nashville, Tennessee, 1/15/2000
"Compliance of the older patient to antihypertensive: a comparison between those on study drug vs prescription drug"
Ciocon, J.O., Galindo D.J., AnnualMeeting of the American College of Angiology, Orlando, FL, 1/1/2000
"Clinical approach to lipid disorders in the octagenarian"
Ciocon, J.O., Pickering John D., Galindo, D., AnnualMeeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA, 1/20/1999
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Lectures

"Thriving within Your Specialty"
New York - 1/14/2013
"Debility in Aging" (Panel on "Aging and Health")
Seoul, Korea - 1/2/2013
"Health Promotion and Wellness in Older Adults"
Memorial West Conference Center - 1/1/2012
"Update on Urinary Incontinence and overactive Bladder"
Memorial West Conference Center - 1/30/2011
Impact of Meditation on Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment: Case Studies. (Presenter)
Harborview, MD - 1/1/2011
"Global Update on Alzheimer's Disease: Evaluation and management."
Muenster, Germany - 1/31/2010
"Update on Osteoporosis"
Santa FE, NM - 1/1/2008
Urinary Incontinence. Evaluation and management.
Holy Cross Auditorium - 1/26/2005
"Overactive Bladder: Update and Management."
Miami Beach, FL - 1/1/2005
Management of Heart Disease in the Mature Woman.
Jagelman Conference Center - 1/17/2004
Urinary Incontinence in Older adults.
Sunrise Health Center - 1/17/2004
Medical Grand Rounds: "Successful Aging. State of the Art"
1/12/2004
Care and Evaluation of a Frail Older Women.
Seacourses, AK - 1/14/2003
Comprehensive geriatric Assessment of Older Women.
Holy Cross Hospital - 1/1/2003
"Caring for Older Persons"
Westin Hotel, Weston, FL - 1/1/2003
"Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's Disease."
St. Petersburg, FL - 1/31/2002
"Preventative Care of the Elderly."
Naples, FL - 1/18/2002
"Evaluation and Management of Alzheimer's Disease."
Holy Cross Hospital, Ft. Lauderdale, FL - 1/16/2002
"Management and Evaluation of Urinary Incontinence."
Cleveland Clinic Florida, Ft. Lauderdale, FL - 1/16/2002
"Senior Moments or Dementia?"
Antonio, TX - 1/1/2002
"Dementia and Other Memory Disorders."
Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL - 1/1/2002
"Mild Cognitive Impairment and Other Dementias."
Chicago, IL - 1/6/2001
Workshop: "The Politics of Women's Health." (Panel Member)
Miami Beach, FL - 1/1/2001
Lack of Health Insurance: Who Pays?
Alexandria, VA - 1/16/2000
"Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis in Older Women."
Atlanta, GA - 1/31/1999
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Other

Medical Consultant, "Exercise with Billie" (television series)
Diana J. Galindo, MD, Channel 17
Miami, FL, 1989-1994 - 1/1/1995
"Preventive Health Care in the Elderly"
Diana J. Galindo, MD, Senior Options, Channel 34
1/1/1991
Taped Television Interviews, "Exercise in the Elderly" (sponsored by the Department of HRS, Elderly Division)
Diana J. Galindo, MD, Channel 17
1/1/1990
Panelist, "Exercise and Nutrition in the Elderly" (sponsored by the Department of Health and Human Services)
Diana J. Galindo, MD, Channel 17
1/1/1989
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Other Languages

Spanish, Filipino