EstherSeungheeOhMDPhD

Sarah Miller Coulson Human Aging Project Scholar, Associate Professor of Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing; Johns Hopkins Cochlear Center for Hearing and Public Health; Co-Director, Johns Hopkins Memory and Alzheimer's Treatment Center, Immediate Past President American Delirium Society

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Office
5300 Alpha Commons Drive
Baltimore, MD 21224
Phone+1 410-550-6337

Fax+1 410-550-5992

Education & Training

Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public HealthPhD, Clinical Investigation, 2010 - 2016
Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine), 2002 - 2005
University of Illinois College of Medicine at ChicagoChief Residency, Internal Medicine, 2001 - 2002
University of Illinois College of Medicine at ChicagoResidency, Internal Medicine, 1998 - 2001
Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and ScienceClass of 1998

Certifications & Licensure

MD State Medical License 2003 - 2025
IL State Medical License 1998 - 2002
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Geriatric Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

President American Delirium Society, 2022
Excellence in Teaching Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2013, 2017, 2020-2021
Governance Board American Delirium Society, 2020
Secretary American Delirium Society Board of Directors, 2020
Member, Board of Directors American Delirium Society, 2019
Co-Chair, Research Subcommittee American Delirium Society, 2019
Chair Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) Professional Interest Area (PIA) Perioperative Cognition and Delirium, 2017
Advanced Research Institute in Geriatric Mental Health Scholar award NIMH
Co-Chair Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) Professional Interest Area (PIA) Perioperative Cognition, 2016
Vice Chair Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) Professional Interest Area (PIA) Perioperative Cognition, 2015
Career Development Award recipient (K23), National Institute on Aging 2012
Merck/American Geriatrics Society New Investigator Award 2010
Johns Hopkins Clinical Research Scholar (KL2) 2010
International College of Geriatric Psychoneuropharmacology Junior Investigator Award 2010
The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation/AFAR New Investigator Award in Alzheimer’s disease 2009
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2014
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Clinical Trials

Post-Operative Delirium in Elderly Surgical Patients Start of enrollment: 2005 Jan 01
Completed
Not Applicable
ADvance DBS-f in Patients With Mild Probable Alzheimer's Disease Start of enrollment: 2012 May 01
Completed
Not Applicable
The Study of Nasal Insulin in the Fight Against Forgetfulness (SNIFF) Start of enrollment: 2014 Jan 08
Completed
Phase 2, Phase 3
HEARS-SLP: Providing SLP-Delivered Hearing Health Care to Individuals With Cognitive Impairment Start of enrollment: 2023 Dec 15
Recruiting
Not Applicable
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Rates and Predictors of Performance Validity Test Failure in Adults Treated for Post-COVID-19 Condition: a Brief Report.
Phoebe A Clark, Samantha Horn, Natalie Wang, Constantine G Lyketsos, Ann M Parker
Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology. 2025-01-02
Deep Stroop: Integrating eye tracking and speech processing to characterize people with neurodegenerative disorders while performing neuropsychological tests.
Trevor Meyer, Anna Favaro, Esther S Oh, Ankur Butala, Chelsie Motley
Computers in Biology and Medicine. 2025-01-01
Advancing Delirium Treatment Trials in Older Adults: Recommendations for Future Trials From the Network for Investigation of Delirium: Unifying Scientists (NIDUS).
John W Devlin, Frederick Sieber, Oluwaseun Akeju, Babar A Khan, Alasdair M J MacLullich
Critical Care Medicine. 2025-01-01

Journal Articles

Assessment of Instruments for Measurement of Delirium Severity
Tamara G Fong, Sevdenur Cizginer, Eran D Metzger, Lauren Massimo, Kumar Dharmarajan, Olivia I Okereke, Laura A Rabin, Tammy T Hshieh, Esther Oh, Lauren J Gleason, Edwa..., JAMA
Recommendations for the Nomenclature of Cognitive Change Associated with Anaesthesia and Surgery—2018
D S Knopman, M Berger, E S Oh, G Crosby, S T DeKosky, R G Eckenhoff, Canadian Anaesthetists’ Society Journal
Effect of Depth of Sedation in Older Patients Undergoing Hip Fracture Repair on Postoperative DeliriumThe STRIDE Randomized Clinical Trial
Frederick E Sieber, Allan Gottschalk, Karin J Neufeld, Simon C Mears, Erik A Hasenboehler, Esther S Oh, Mahmood Jaberi, George E Bigelow, Paul B Rosenberg, JAMA
Deep brain stimulation targeting the fornix for mild Alzheimer Dementia: design of the ADvance randomized controlled trial
17. Holroyd K, Fosdick L, Smith G, Leoutsakos J, Munro C, Oh, E, Drake K, Rosenberg P, Anderson S, Salloway S, Burke A, Wolk D, Tang-Wai D, Ponce F, Assad W, Okun M, B..., Open Access Journal of Clinical Trials, 7/10/2015
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Books/Book Chapters

Troublesome disguises: Managing challenging disorders in psychiatry
Chapter: Delirium
Sean P. Heffernan, Esther Oh, Constantine Lyketsos and Karin NeufeldEditors: eds D. Bhugra and G. S. Malhi.John Wiley & Sons, Chichester2014
Principles and Practice of Geriatric Psychiatry
Chapter: Mouse models of Alzheimer's disease
Oh ES, Lyketsos CG, Wong PCEditors: M. T. Abou-Saleh, C. Katona and A. Kumar.John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, ChichesterEdition 3rd,2010

Other

Postoperative delirium
Gabbard J, David S, McNabney M, Oh E, The SCORE (Surgical Council on Resident Education)
http://www.surgicalcore.org/
1/1/2015
Detection of cognitive impairment in primary care setting
Esther Oh MD, Johns Hopkins Geriatric Education Center
http://webcast.jhu.edu/Mediasite/Play/a72bb63215dc4c94b075f0dc5d1ea6581d
1/1/2013
A case of depression in a patient with dementia
Esther Oh MD, Johns Hopkins Geriatric Education Center
http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/gec/studies/depression_dementia.html
1/1/2006

Press Mentions

Telemedicine Checklist May Smooth Visits with Older PatientsAugust 17th, 2020
Abnormal CSF Amyloid-β42 and Tau Levels in Hip Fracture Patients Without DementiaSeptember 25th, 2019
Reminiscence Therapy: Bringing Memories Back to LifeAugust 27th, 2019
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Grant Support

Targeting Language-specific and Executive-control networks with Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Aphasic ADNational Institute on Aging/National Institutes of Health2022–2027
Addressing hearing loss as a common unmet contributor of neuropsychiatric symptomsNational Institute on Aging/National Institutes of Health2022–2027
Utilizing Technology and AI Approaches to Facilitate Independence and Resilience in Older AdultsNational Institute on Aging/National Institutes of Health2021–2026
Clinical trial of vestibular therapy to reduce falls in patients with Alzheimer’s diseaseNational Institute on Aging/National Institutes of Health2020–2025
Clinical and Biological Predictors of Delirium and Long-term Cognitive Outcomes in COVID-19 PatientsNational Institute on Aging/National Institutes of Health2021–2024
Does Vestibular Loss Predict Falls in Patients with Alzheimer’s disease?National Institute on Aging/National Institutes of Health2018–2024
Novel Blood Biomarker of Alzheimer's disease Using Oral Glucose ToleranceNational Institue on Aging/National Institutes of Health2017–2024
A Pro-Inflammatory Endophenotype to Predict Treatment Response to NSAID Therapy in Alzheimer’s diseaseNational Institute on Aging/National Institutes of Health2016–2021
Older Americans Independence CenterNational Institute on Aging/National Institutes of Health2018–2019
Antipsychotics for Prevention and Treatment of DeliriumAHRQ2018
Community Delivered, Affordable, Accessible Hearing Care to Reduce Symptom Burden in Alzheimer’s disease: Adaptation of the HEARS InterventionNational Institute on Aging/National Institutes of Health2017–2018
A Randomized Double Blind Placebo Controlled Trial of Ramelteon in the Prevention of Postoperative Delirium in Older Patients Undergoing General AnesthesiaNational Institute on Aging/National Institutes of Health2016–2018
CSF Predictors of Postoperative Delirium in Non-demented Hip Fracture PatientsNational Institute on Aging/National Institutes of Health2012–2017
Oral Glucose Tolerance Test for Alzheimer's Disease BiomarkerNational Institute on Aging/National Institutes of Health2010–2014

Committees

Member, American Delirium Society Research Committee 2015 - 2015
Member, American Geriatrics Society Research Junior Faculty SIG Research Methods Sub-committee 2014 - 2015
Executive Committee, International Society to Advance Alzheimer's Research and Treatment (ISTAART) Professional Interest Area (PIA) Perioperative Cognition 2013 - 2015

Professional Memberships

American Geriatrics Society - AGS
Member
American Delirium Society
Member
Alzheimer’s Association International Society to Advance Alzheimer’s Research and Treatment (ISTAART)
Member