
Mary Jannette Busby-Whitehead MD
Professor and Chief, Division of Geriatric Medicine, UNC School of Medicine Director, Center for Aging and Health Director, Hartford Center of Excellence in Geriatric Medicine and Training Director, Geriatric Education Center
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6011 Farrington RdBldg 100Chapel Hill, NC 27517
Phone+1 919-957-6599
Fax+1 919-843-7231
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Education & Training
- University of FloridaFellowship, Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine), 1980 - 1982
- University of Texas Medical Branch HospitalsResidency, Internal Medicine, 1977 - 1980
- University of Texas Medical Branch School of MedicineClass of 1977
Certifications & Licensure
- NC State Medical License 1994 - 2025
- TX State Medical License 1977 - 2004
- MD State Medical License 1987 - 1996
- FL State Medical License 1981 - 1987
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Geriatric Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2012
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- A qualitative study of recruitment strategies: Perspectives from older adults living with diabetes.Cambray Smith, Angelica Cristello Sarteau, Caroline Crampton, Violet Noe, Xiaorui Qu
Diabetic Medicine. 2024-09-01 - 1 citationsInitiative to deprescribe high-risk drugs for older adults presenting to the emergency department after falls.Katherine Selman, Ellen Roberts, Joshua Niznik, Greta Anton, Casey Kelley
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2024-08-01 - 2 citationsReceipt of Diabetes Specialty Care and Management Services by Older Adults With Diabetes in the U.S., 2015-2019: An Analysis of Medicare Fee-for-Service Claims.Anna R Kahkoska, Jan Busby-Whitehead, Michele Jonsson Funk, Richard E Pratley, Ruth S Weinstock
Diabetes Care. 2024-07-01
Committees
- Member, Expert Panel on Postoperative Delirium in Older Adults, American Geriatrics Society 2015 - Present
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Fellow
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