Welcome New UCSF MSTAR Students!

The UCSF MSTAR program welcomes 12 students from medical schools around the country coming to UCSF to learn about Geriatrics this Summer. They will work with aging research mentors on clinical research projects. 

Name

Home Med School

UCSF Mentor(s)

Title/Research Project

Melanie Chan

Melanie Chan

California Northstate University College of Medicine

Theresa Allison

Musical intervention and therapy for patients with dementia and their caregivers. Remembered songs in the context of dementia: what music and why

Ricky Gutierrez

Ricky Gutierrez

UCSF

James Iannuzzi

Delirium after Vascular Surgery before and after implementation of an inpatient Geriatric Consultation Service

Michael Jensen

Michael Jensen

University of Utah School of Medicine

Ken Covinsky

Coexisting Dementia and CHF in the HRS

Richard Kim

Richard Kim

UCSF

Katrina Abuabara
Kristine Yaffe

Epidermal Barrier Function and Cognition among Older Adults

Sean Lee 

Sean Lee

Touro University

Anna Chodos

How underrepresented patients with mild-to-moderate dementia make clinical decisions

David Looi

David Looi

California Northstate University College of Medicine

Krista Harrison

Caregiver reports of end-of-life experience and use of hospice for short versus long-duration dementias. Dying fast or slow with dementia: a comparison of caregiver perceptions of end-of-life experiences for people with short versus long-duration dementia syndromes

Akua Nyarko-Odoom

Akua Nyarko-Odoom

University of Virginia

Alison Huang

Assessing Comorbidities, Functional Status, and Health Behaviors Across Older Men and Women in Caregiving Roles

Kate Radcliffe

Kate Radcliffe

UCSF (UC Berkeley-UCSF Joint Medical Program)

Krista Harrison

Palliative Care Needs for Persons with Advanced Stage Dementia and their Caregivers

Reshmika Ramesh

Reshmika Ramesh

California Northstate University College of Medicine

Mike Steinman

The Needs of Clinicians and Clinician- Researchers Around Efforts to Improve Deprescribing

Rishika Reddy

Rishika Reddy

University of North Carolina School of Medicine

Anne Suskind

Comparative Analysis of Health Outcomes in Medicare Beneficiaries undergoing Reconstructive Surgery or Colpocleisis Procedures for Pelvic Organ Prolapse according to Frailty

Nikita Shirsat

Nikita Shirsat

University of California, Irvine

Deborah Barnes

Improving Function and Quality of Life in People with Dementia

Peter Vo

Peter Vo

CALIFORNIA NORTHSTATE UNIVERSITY

Anne Fabiny

A Qualitative Evaluation of Home-Based Hospice Care in End of Life Care in HUDVASH Permanent Supportive Housing.