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Kenneth Schmader, MD, Geriatrics, Durham, NC

Kenneth E Schmader MD


Professor of Medicine, Duke University

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  • 4101 N Roxboro StDurham, NC 27704

  • Phone+1 919-684-8111

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Education & Training

  • Duke University Hospital
    Duke University HospitalFellowship, Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine), 1986 - 1988
  • Wake Forest School of Medicine of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
    Wake Forest School of Medicine of Wake Forest Baptist Medical CenterClass of 1980

Certifications & Licensure

  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 1983 - 2025
  • Internal Medicine
    American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
  • Top MD Consumers Checkbook

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Safety, Reactogenicity, and Health-Related Quality of Life After Trivalent Adjuvanted vs Trivalent High-Dose Inactivated Influenza Vaccines in Older Adults  
    Kenneth E Schmader, Christine K Liu, Heidi Auerbach, Elizabeth D Barnett, Elizabeth P Schlaudecker, Mary A Staat, JAMA Network Open
  • Update on Medication Use Quality and Safety in Older Adults, 2017  
    Shelly L Gray, Joseph T Hanlon, Kenneth E Schmader, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
  • The Impact of Reactogenicity After the First Dose of Recombinant Zoster Vaccine Upon the Physical Functioning and Quality of Life of Older Adults: An Open Phase III Trial  
    Myron J Levin, David Butuk, Kenneth E Schmader, Charles Fogarty, Paul Hartley, Max Nevarez, Nicola P Klein, Kari Uusinarkaus, The Journals of Gerontology

Lectures

  • Herpes Zoster 
    American Geriatrics Society, Grapevine, Texas - 5/3/2013
  • Herpes Zoster 
    American Geriatrics Society, Grapevine, Texas - 5/3/2013

Press Mentions

  • Simultaneous Adjuvant Flu, RZV Vaccines a Safe, ‘Acceptable Option’ for Older Adults
    Simultaneous Adjuvant Flu, RZV Vaccines a Safe, ‘Acceptable Option’ for Older AdultsOctober 24th, 2024
  • The Physical and Personal Cost of COVID-19 and Seniors
    The Physical and Personal Cost of COVID-19 and SeniorsMay 25th, 2021
  • New Shingles Vaccine: What You Need to Know
    New Shingles Vaccine: What You Need to KnowFebruary 12th, 2018
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Grant Support

  • Duke Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence CenterDUKE UNIVERSITY2006–2026
  • Herpes Zoster And Medications In The ElderlyNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2001–2005
  • Impact Of Geriatric Care On Drug Related ProblemsNational Institute On Aging1996–2000
  • Epidemiology Of Herpes Zoster And Postherpetic NeuralgiaNational Institute On Aging1991–1995

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