Affiliated Faculty

Faculty participating in teaching geriatrics to students and residents come from all over the Miami Valley and are affiliated with local area hospitals and institutions. Most faculty in the Department of Geriatrics hold joint faculty appointments in other clinical departments within the Boonshoft School of Medicine.

Some participating faculty are from the university in related areas, such as the College of Nursing and Health, the School of Professional Psychology, and the Departments of Social Work, Sociology, and Biomedical, Industrial and Human Factors Engineering. All are helping advance the education and training experiences of students and residents in the area of geriatrics.

Larry W. Lawhorne, M.D.
Chair and Professor of Geriatrics

J. Michael Ballester, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and Geriatrics

Gordana Gataric, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Geriatrics

Mohan Reddy, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Geriatrics

Steven K. Swedlund, M.D.
Director, Geriatrics Fellowship Program
Assistant Professor of Geriatrics

Philip S. Whitecar, M.D.
Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Geriatrics