Subspecialty	Geriatric Medicine - Internal Medicine
Clinical Interests	Geriatric Medicine
Languages	English
Gender	Female
E-mail	rosanne.leipzig@mssm.edu
Education and Training	MD, Univ. of Michigan Medical School
	Residency, Internal Medicine, Strong Memorial Hospital
	Fellowship, Clin. Pharmocology, New York Hospital

Dr. Rosanne M. Leipzig is the Gerald and Mary Ellen Ritter Professor (tenured) and the Vice Chair for Education of the Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Adult Development at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York.  She was the recipient of one of the first Brookdale National Fellowships in Geriatric Medicine and was also named one of the first Joy McCann Scholars for exemplary leadership and mentorship in medical education.  She has received the American College of Physicians Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Foundation Award, the ACP-New York Laureate Award, and the Society of General Internal Medicine Mid-Atlantic Region award for excellence as a clinician-teacher, the 2008 Dennis Jahnigen award from the American Geriatrics Society in recognition of her contributions to geriatrics education nationally, and was the 2008 honoree for the Friends and Relatives of the Institutionalized Aged (FRIA).   She is a member of the Board of Directors for the American Board of Internal Medicine and serves on the United States Preventive Services Task Force.

Dr. Leipzig's research and publications highlight evidence-based treatment for older adults, the use of restraints in hospitalized elderly, and models for teaching geriatrics, chronic care, and evidence-based medicine. Dr. Leipzig is the principal investigator of a grant from the D.W. Reynolds Foundation to improve the training of non-geriatricians in geriatric medicine, and the inventor of the Portal of Online Geriatric Education (www.POGOe.org), a web-based clearinghouse for geriatric educational materials also supported by the Reynolds Foundation. She is the deputy editor of the 4th edition of Geriatric Medicine, edited by Dr. Christine K. Cassel and the editor-in-chief of Focus on Healthy Aging, a monthly newsletter for consumers
Read The Patients Doctors Don't Know, an  Op-Ed by Dr. Leipzig published in The New York Times..

Education and Training	MD, Univ. of Michigan Medical School
	Residency, Internal Medicine, Strong Memorial Hospital
	Fellowship, Clin. Pharmocology, New York Hospital
Board Certification	Geriatric Medicine - Internal Medicine

Subspecialty	Geriatric Medicine - Internal Medicine
Clinical Interests	Geriatric Medicine
Languages	English
Board Certification	Geriatric Medicine - Internal Medicine

Leipzig RM, Cumming RG, Tinetti ME. Psychotropic drugs and falls: a meta-analysis. J Am Geriatr Soc 1999; 47: 30-39.

Leipzig RM, Cumming RG, Tinetti ME. Cardiac and analgesic drugs and falls: a meta-analysis. J Am Geriatr Soc 1999; 47: 40-50.

Leipzig RM, Hyer K, Ek K, Wallenstein S, Vezina ML, Fairchild S, Cassel CK, Howe JL. Attitudes toward working on interdisciplinary health care teams: A comparison by disciplines. JAGS 2002; 50: 1141-1148.

Leipzig RM, Wallace EZ, Smith LG, Sullivant J, Dunn K, McGinn T. Teaching Evidence-Based Medicine: A Regional Dissemination Model. Teaching and Learning in Medicine 2003; 15(3): 204-209.

Thomas DC, Leipzig RM, Smith LG, Dunn K, Sullivan G, Callahan E. Improving Geriatrics Training in Internal Medicine Residency Programs: Best Practices and Sustainable Solutions. Ann Intern Med 2003; 139: 628-634.

Kornitzer B, Manace L, Fischberg D, Leipzig RM. Prevalence of Meperidine Use in Older Surgical Patients. Arch Surg 2006 Jan; 141(1): 76-81.

Ruiz JG, Mintzer MJ, Leipzig RM. The Impact of E-Learning in Medical Education. Acad Med 2006; 81: 1-1.

Minnick AF, Mion LC, Johnson ME, Catrambone C, Leipzig RM. Prevalence and Variation of Physical Restraint Use in Acute Care Settings in the US. Journal of Nursing Scholarship 2007 Aug; First Quarter : 30-37.

Fernandez HF, Callahan KE, Likourezos A, Leipzig RM. Housestaff Awareness of Their Older Inpatients' Risks for Hazards of Hospitalization. Arch Int Med 2008 Feb 25; 168(4): 390-396.

Leipzig RM, Granville L, Simpson D, Anderson B, Sauvigne K, Soriano R. "Don't Kill Granny". A Consensus on Geriatric Competencies for Graduating Medical Students. Academic Medicine 2009 May; 84(5): 604-610.