Clinician-researcher @UCSF Geriatrics. Director, UCSF Older Americans Independence Center. Passionate about improving quality of life for older persons.
Joined December 2009
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When PCA was called up and struggled with a hitless start Sutcliffe told us to just wait. PCA was going to be a huge star. He saw it all. @Sut_40
Ken Covinsky retweeted
Chicago!!!!! I can’t wait to play for you. Let’s go! @PlayersTribune theplayerstribune.com/alex-b…
Baseball season's starting now
Well you'd better get ready for a brand new year
Hey Chicago what do you say?
The Cubs are gonna win this year!
Go, Cubs, Go!
Go, Cubs Go!
Hey Chicago, what do you say?
The Cubs are gonna win this year!
Does not surprise me. My experience with @AtriaSL Their mission is to extract as much $$ on their residents as possible and spend as little $$ on their residents as possible.
Its too easy to blame the caregiver for these Atria Senior Living deaths. Was there any investigation of whether the @AtriaSL corporate culture led to this tragedy? Were Atria executives held accountable? I hope an overworked/underpaid caregiver isnt taking the fall for c-suite
UPDATE: Alisia Rivera Mendoza,38,who worked at @atriasl facility,pleads no contest to elder abuse for pouring cleaning fluid into juice pitcher,w/another worker serving it to 3 residents, killing Trudy Maxwell & Peter Schroder, both 93, per @SanMateoCoDA @SanMateoPD. 3rd survives
Ken Covinsky retweeted
.@Cubs with Game 3 Win. So nice to exorcise the 1984 playoff loss to the @Padres. #RyneSandberg would have enjoyed it. @JoeBalagtas @geri_doc @SlangsOnSports @CubsNationCHI bleacherreport.com/articles/…
Ken Covinsky retweeted
“Rather than keep the history-making memento, the man — identified as Glenn Mutti-Driscoll — promptly handed the ball over to 12-year-old Marcus” @SlangsOnSports @MLB @whatdrfeinsaid @drelaineschulte @geri_doc npr.org/2025/09/26/nx-s1-555…
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RT @MLB re: what a combination: Anthony Rizzo, Cindy Crawford & Eddie Vedder. @Cubs @geri_doc @CubsNationCHI @JoeBalagtas
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Looking forward to the @AmerAcadPeds NCE in #Denver this month. 25 years ago the #AAP Fall meeting was in #Chicago & #RyneSandberg was signing autographs on the exhibit floor. So glad I got a chance to meet him at the @AAPexperience. @Cubs
Concerning well-researched story @ProPublica shows VA health system having much more difficulty recruiting doctors + nurses. Marked increase in rejection of job offers. Our Veterans deserve the best care. Worrisome if best MDs/RNs dont want to work at VA
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Viewpoint: Primary care clinicians should be cautious with blood-based biomarkers for Alzheimer disease in asymptomatic or subjectively declining patients. ja.ma/44AGpwy @ewidera, @geri_doc
PCA!
PCA!
PCA!
Unbelievable Catch!
@Cubs Win!
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PCA is must watch television right now. Every time he takes the field; stop what you’re doing and just watch. He has whatever “IT” is.
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Lee A. Lindquist, MD, MPH (@LeeLindquistMD) , chief of Geriatrics, and Jeanette Cheng, MD, current geriatrics fellow, discuss the complexities of diagnosing urinary tract infections (UTIs) in older adults. They highlight the importance of recognizing true UTI symptoms, the dangers of overdiagnosing asymptomatic bacteriuria, and the risks associated with unnecessary antibiotic use, including C. diff infections. breakthroughsforphysicians.n…
