Mary Elizabeth Tinetti, MD
Gladys Phillips Crofoot Professor of Medicine (Geriatrics) and Professor of Epidemiology (Chronic Diseases) and of Investigative Medicine; Director, Program on Aging; Director, Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center at Yale

Departments & Organizations
Yale Medical GroupSchool of Public Health: Secondary Faculty
Internal Medicine: Geriatric Medicine: Dorothy Adler Geriatric Assessment Center | Yale Core Center for Musculoskeletal Disorders
Research Interests
Falls and injuries; Mobility; Clinical decision-making in the face of multiple health conditions; Harms and benefits of medications
Clinical Interests
Geriatric assessment; Falls and injuries; Dementia; Cognitive impairment
Education
- M.D., University of Michigan, 1978
Selected Publication
- Tinetti ME, McAvay G, Fried TR, Allore HG, Salmon J, Foody JM, Bianco L, Ginter S, Fraenkel L. Variable priorities in the face of competing outcomes: The tradeoff among cardiovascular events, medication symptoms, and fall injuries. J Am Geriatr Soc 56:1409-1416, 2008.
Latest Honor and Recognition
- John M. Eisenberg Award (2009), Society for General Internal Medicine
Articles

March/April 2011
Expert on prevention of falls in the elderly is honored for a pioneering body of research
The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) has awarded Mary E. Tinetti, M.D., the Edward Henderson Award, which recognizes a...
Sept/Oct 2008
A decline in falls
When taught how to prevent falls, clinicians and their older patients can significantly reduce the likelihood of one...

Nov/Dec 2008
Grants and contracts awarded to Yale School of Medicine
FederalSerap Aksoy, NIH, Evolutionary Genetics of Tsetse and its Symbionts, 5 years, $3,609,045Norma Andrews, NIH,...

Nov/Dec 2007
Three faculty members named to the Institute of Medicine
In October, three School of Medicine faculty members were named to the Institute of Medicine (IOM), a part of the...

May/June 2006
A steadying influence
To say that Mary E. Tinetti, M.D., never thought she would find herself in New Haven, hailed as a leading researcher...


