Thomas Oran Dalton MD
Geriatric Medicine
Associate Professor, Internal Medicine and Geriatrics
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5323 Harry Hines BoulevardDallas, TX 75390
Phone+1 214-645-8650
Fax+1 214-645-8669
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Summary
- Thomas Dalton, MD is an Internal Medicine specialist based in Dallas, TX, with a subspecialty in Geriatric Medicine. He completed medical school and internal medicine residency training, including a year as chief resident, at UT Southwestern. He then completed a geriatric medicine fellowship with a concentration in medical education at Duke University Hospital. Dr. Dalton's research and clinical interests focus on care coordination for high-risk older adults and care of older adults in the inpatient setting. He devotes a significant amount of his professional time to medical education where his focus is on teaching and assessing history-taking and physical exam skills, clinical reasoning, master adaptive learning, professional identity formation, and medical ethics.
Education & Training
Duke University HospitalFellowship, Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine), 2012 - 2014
University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2008 - 2011
University of Texas Southwestern Medical SchoolClass of 2008
Certifications & Licensure
TX State Medical License 2010 - 2025
NC State Medical License 2012 - 2015
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine- American Board of Internal Medicine Geriatric Medicine
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 6 citationsA Team Disclosure of Error Educational Activity: Objective OutcomesKim Hoggatt Krumwiede, James M. Wagner, Lynne M. Kirk, Tara M. Duval, Thomas O. Dalton
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2019-06-01 - 125 citationsAssociation of Integrated Care Coordination With Postsurgical Outcomes in High-Risk Older Adults: The Perioperative Optimization of Senior Health (POSH) Initiative.Shelley R. McDonald, Mitchell T. Heflin, Heather E. Whitson, Thomas O. Dalton, Michael E. Lidsky
JAMA Surgery. 2018-05-01 - 4 citationsInternal Medicine Residents' Ambulatory Management of Core Geriatric Conditions.Kathryn E. Callahan, Lindsay A. Wilson, Juliessa M Pavon, James Lovato, Hal H. Atkinson
Journal of Graduate Medical Education. 2017-06-01
Press Mentions
UT Southwestern’s Nationally Ranked Geriatric Care Receives International Exemplar StatusOctober 24th, 2022
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