RebeccaSBoxerMDMS
Geriatrics • Sacramento, CADivision Chief Geriatrics, Division of Hospice and Palliative Care Medicine
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Office
2315 Stockton Blvd
Ste 2P101
Sacramento, CA 95817Phone+1 916-734-8608
Summary
- Dr. Boxer provides comprehensive care to older adults. Dr. Boxer is commited to listening to her patients and helping them to make decisions around their goals of care.
Dr. Boxer is a geriatrician caring for older adults with multiple chronic conditions, functional decline, dementia and frailty. Dr. Boxer has expertise in cardiovascular disease, particularly heart failure in the the oldest old.
Dr. Boxer has broad research interests including heart failure disease managment, nursing home care, systems of care for older adults, polypharmacy, and social determinants of health. Dr. Boxer primarily conducts pragmatic clinical trials and often collaborates with investigators in other specialties and disciplines.
Education & Training
Case Western Resrve University MS, Clinical Investigation , 2006 - 2009
Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterFellowship, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, 2005 - 2005
University of ConnecticutFellowship, Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine), 2002 - 2004
University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1997 - 2000
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 1997
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2023 - 2025
CO State Medical License 2013 - 2023
OH State Medical License 2005 - 2015
CT State Medical License 2002 - 2005- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Geriatric Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
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Clinical Trials
- A Trial of Vitamin D Therapy in Patients With Heart Failure Start of enrollment: 2008 Jul 01
- Heart Failure Management Program Versus Usual Care Start of enrollment: 2013 Jan 01
- Effect of Two Exercise Programs on Bone Strength and Architecture Start of enrollment: 2016 Jul 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsComparing two durations of medically tailored meals posthospitalization: A randomized clinical trial.Rebecca Boxer, Melanie L Drace, Cheryl Kelly, Rachael Robinson, Pamela Schwartz
Journal of Hospital Medicine. 2023-07-01 - 3 citationsHow can patient portals support caregivers of older adults near the end-of-life? A mixed-methods study.Jennifer Dickman Portz, John David Powers, Megan Baldwin, Kathy Gleason, Alejandra Casillas
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2022-08-01 - 4 citationsA Multi-center, Prospective, Observational-cohort controlled study of Clinical Outcomes following COVID-19 Convalescent plasma therapy in hospitalized COVID-19 patients.Lakshmi Chauhan, Jack Pattee, Joshay A. Ford, Chris Thomas, Kelsey Lesteberg
Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2021-09-21
Press Mentions
Colorado COVID-19 Patient Talks About Participating in Clinical Trial for RemdesivirJune 9th, 2020
Colorado Doctors Using Donated Plasma to Treat Coronavirus PatientsMay 17th, 2020
Over Half of Home Health Care Clinicians Say They Lack Adequate Information from HospitalsFebruary 26th, 2019- Join now to see all
Grant Support
- Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)National Center For Research Resources2005
- CHFNational Center For Research Resources2004
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