| Penn Geriatrics
Penn Geriatrics is dedicated to enhancing the
health of adults age 65 or older through interdisciplinary
clinical care and trained physicians who provide
excellent clinical care to older adults -- with
an emphasis on enhancing functional status, quality
of life, and survival.
Division Chief: Jerry
Johnson, MD
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Institute on Aging
The Institute on Aging (IOA) strives to improve
the health and well-being of older adults through
state-of-the-art research and educational programs
focusing on normal aging and age-related diseases.
The Institute serves as the point of integration
for a variety of disciplines engaged in research,
education and training related to geriatrics and
gerontology across divisions, departments and
schools at the University of Pennsylvania. IOA
research includes: end of life, genetics of aging,
geriatric depression, memory disorders, minority
health, muscle functioning, neurodegenerative
diseases, and sleep disorders.
Director: John
Q. Trojanowski, MD, PhD
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