KennethBoockvarMD

Associate Professor, Geriatrics & Palliative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine

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619 19th St S
Birmingham, AL 35249
Phone+1 205-731-9701

Fax+1 205-297-9411

UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine), 1999 - 2000
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1993 - 1997
Duke University School of MedicineClass of 1993

PubMed

Deprescribing Hypertension Medication in Older Adults: Can It Lower Drug Burden Without Causing Harm?
Marcio Galvão Oliveira, Pablo Maciel Moreira, Welma Wildes Amorim, Kenneth Boockvar
Clinics in Geriatric Medicine. 2024-11-01
Impact of Hospitalizations on Problematic Medication Use Among Community-Dwelling Persons With Dementia.
W James Deardorff, Bocheng Jing, Matthew E Growdon, Leah J Blank, Tasce Bongiovanni
The Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. 2024-11-01
Association of first antiseizure medication with acute health care utilization in a cohort of adults with newly diagnosed epilepsy.
Leah J Blank, Parul Agarwal, Churl-Su Kwon, Kenneth Boockvar, Nathalie Jetté
Epilepsia. 2024-11-01

Your Body Ages a Lot at These Two Ages, Study FindsAugust 28th, 2024
Your Body Gets Much Older at These Two Ages, Study ShowsAugust 28th, 2024
Seniors with Memory Issues Take Multiple Medications, but Most Are Willing to Cut DownMarch 10th, 2022
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