Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program
Publications

Peer-reviewed publications by NJMS Medical Students, Internal Medicine Residents, Geriatric Medicine Fellows and Faculty

• Badell CS, Ponce-Ponte OJ, Ruiz EF. Tea and Tablets: What I Learned About Healing in Chupuro, Peru. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2025 Jun 25. doi: 10.1111/jgs.19597.


• Apuy AR, Badell CS, Ponce OJ, Ruiz EF, Palomino LE. Unveiling the storm: delirium coding trends among hospitalized Peruvian older adults. Dement Neuropsychol. 2025 Jan 17;18:e20240200.


• Ruiz EF, Ponce OJ, Fernandez HM. Can We Improve Geriatrics Recruitment? An Analysis of U.S. Geriatrics Fellowship Programs on X. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2025 Jun;73(6):1857-1862.


• Mittal A, Patel M, Wang D, Khrais A, Chyn ETY. Does Dysphagia Predict Inpatient Morbidity and Mortality in Geriatric Patients Admitted for Aspiration Pneumonia? Cureus. 2023 May 19;15(5):e39223.


• Brankovic M, Jeon H, Markovic N, Choi C, Adam S, Ampey M, Pergament K, Chyn ETY. Palliative care of COVID-19 patients with do-not-resuscitate status in underrepresented minorities. Eur J Clin Invest. 2023 Jan;53(1):e13889.


• Mittal A, Ahlawat S, Chyn ETY. A Unique Division of Abdominal Pain Etiologies: Multiseptated Gallbladder. Brown J Hosp Med. 2022 May 16;1(2):35583.


• Walse RF, Sorrells R, Crawford B, Rhodes D, Chyn E, Longbottom T, Barton O. Mobility Improvement and Rehospitalization Risk Following Discharge From Skilled Nursing Facility: A Pilot Study. Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation. 2020;36(2):132-137.

Abstracts by NJMS Medical Students, Internal Medicine Residents, Geriatric Medicine Fellows and Faculty

2025

• Bojja S, Qasim A, Chyn E. Tough to Swallow with a Swollen Heart. American Geriatrics Society 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting. Chicago, IL, 2025.


• Brodowski K, Aoyama K, Chyn E. When to Consider PEG Tube Placement in Patients with Memory Loss? American Geriatrics Society 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting. Chicago, IL, 2025.


• Qasim A, Bojja A, Chyn E. Antipsychotics: The Lesser Option A. American Geriatrics Society 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting. Chicago, IL, 2025.


• Qasim A, Bojja A, Shamsi Z. An Uncommon Presentation of Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome in a Geriatric Patient: Clinical Implications and Management Challenges. American Geriatrics Society 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting. Chicago, IL, 2025.


• Weller M, Brodowski K, Chyn E. Urogesic Blue: Why So Blue? American Geriatrics Society 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting. Chicago, IL, 2025.

2024

• Caplan K, Hortelano C, Balboul Y, Ruiz Mendoza E, Sohn N, Chen H, Le S, Spinner R. Worth the Weight: Improving Weight Loss Evaluation and Management in Long-term Care Residents. American Geriatrics Society 2024 Virtual Annual Scientific Meeting.


• Bolaji O, Fung K. Apathy in Dementia. American Geriatrics Society 2024 Virtual Annual Scientific Meeting.

2023

• Adabale O, Bolaji O, Ouedraogo F, Bandaru RR, Reddy MA, Antia A, Yanogo A, Oghoghorie SO, Kamanu C, Graham S, Chyn E. In-Hospital Outcomes and Complications of Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: A Comparison Between Geriatric and Non-Geriatric Population. American Heart Association 2023 Scientific Sessions


• Chen A, Fung K. Altered Mental Status: Catatonia or Hypoactive Delirium? American Geriatrics Society 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting. Long Beach, CA, 2023.


• Metgud S, Duardo R, Chyn E. Empiric Antibiotics: Are They Always Helping? American Geriatrics Society 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting. Long Beach, CA, 2023.


• Ruiz EF, Tariq F, Fung K. Severe Constipation in a Patient with Alzheimer Dementia at Subacute Rehabilitation. American Geriatrics Society 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting. Long Beach, CA, 2023

2021

• Patel M, Mittal A, Chyn E.  Changes in the Prevalence and the Associated Hospital Burden in the Geriatric Population Diagnosed with Dysphagia: A National Inpatient Sample Study. American Geriatrics Society 2021 Virtual Annual Scientific Meeting.


• Patel M, Mittal A, Chyn E. Does the Diagnosis of Dysphagia Predict Outcomes of Complications in Geriatric Patients Admitted for Aspiration Pneumonia? American Geriatrics Society 2021 Virtual Annual Scientific Meeting.


• Patel M, Shah K, Subramanian M, Abreu Diaz M, Chyn E. Delirium Evaluation: What is Missing? American Geriatrics Society 2021 Virtual Annual Scientific Meeting.

2020

• Fung K, Muca V, Sarkar A, Rogers C, Parulekar M. Does hyponatremia severity worsen outcomes in geriatric inpatients? American Geriatrics Society 2020 Annual Scientific Meeting.