James Pacala, MD, MS
Professor and Head, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
Contact Info
Professor and Head, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
MD, University of Rochester
University of Wisconsin-Madison Family Medicine Residency
Fellowship, University of Connecticut (geriatrics)
Fellowship, Brown University (health services research)
MS, Brown University
Summary
James Pacala, MD, MS, is professor and head of the University of Minnesota Department of Family Medicine and Community Health. James Pacala, MD, MS, has performed research and published extensively on models of care delivery to geriatric populations and innovative teaching methods. He is a past president of the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) and is co-author of the AGS practice handbook, Geriatrics At Your Fingertips. Pacala currently chairs the UCare Board of Directors. In 2013, he was appointed to the 2013-14 Health and Aging Policy Fellowship.
Expertise
Geriatrics, medical student education, health services research
Research
Publications
Pacala JT, Yueh B. Hearing deficits in the older patient: "I didn't notice anything." JAMA. 2012;307(11):1185-94.
Resnick B, Pacala JT. 2012 Beers criteria. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2012;60(4):612-3.
Reuben DB, Herr KA, Pacala JT, et al. Geriatrics At Your Fingertips: 2012. 14th ed. New York: American Geriatrics Society; 2012.
Pacala JT. Prevention of disease and disability in the elderly. In: Porter RS, Kaplan JL, eds. The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy. Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck Sharp & Dohme; 2011.
Pacala JT. Promoting quality of life in chronically ill and older people. In: Sloane PD, Slatt LM, Ebell MH, Smith MA, Power D, Viera AJ, eds. Essentials of Family Medicine. 6th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2011.
Clinical
Specialties
- Geriatrics
- Medical student education