Joseph V. Agostini, M.D.

• Assistant Professor of Medicine, Section of Geriatric Medicine
• BS, Yale University
• MD, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
• Residency: Yale University
• ellowship: Yale University
  

Research Interests

Dr. Agostini is the recipient of an American Geriatrics Society New Investigator Award, and a Merck/American Federation for Aging Research Junior Investigator Award in Clinical Pharmacology. He holds a VA Health Services Career Development Award. His research interests focus on medication use and management in older adults and methods to evaluate risks and benefits of multiple medication use among older persons with chronic illnesses.

Selected Publications

1. Kalb RG, Agostini JV. Molecular evidence for nitric oxide-mediated motor neuron development. Neurosc. 1993;57:1-8.
2. Agostini JV, Leo-Summers LS, Inouye SK. Cognitive and other adverse effects of diphenhydramine use in hospitalized older patients. Arch Intern Med. 2001;161:2091-2097.
3. Agostini JV, Baker DI, Bogardus ST Jr. Prevention of falls in hospitalized and institutionalized older people. In: Making Health Care Safer: A Critical Analysis of Patient Safety Practices. Shojania KG, Duncan BW, McDonald KM, Wachter RM, eds. Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 43, AHRQ Publication No. 01-E058; July 2001.
4. Agostini JV, Baker DI, Bogardus ST Jr. Prevention of pressure ulcers in older adults. In: Making Health Care Safer: A Critical Analysis of Patient Safety Practices. Shojania KG, Duncan BW, McDonald KM, Wachter RM, eds. Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 43, AHRQ Publication No. 01-E058; July 2001.
5. Agostini JV, Baker DI, Bogardus ST Jr. Geriatric evaluation and management units for hospitalized patients. In: Making Health Care Safer: A Critical Analysis of Patient Safety Practices. Shojania KG, Duncan BW, McDonald KM, Wachter RM, eds. Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 43, AHRQ Publication No. 01-E058; July 2001.
6. Agostini JV, Baker DI, Inouye SK, Bogardus ST Jr. Prevention of delirium in older hospitalized patients. In: Making Health Care Safer: A Critical Analysis of Patient Safety Practices. Shojania KG, Duncan BW, McDonald KM, Wachter RM, eds. Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 43, AHRQ Publication No. 01-E058; July 2001.
7. Agostini JV, Baker DI, Inouye SK, Bogardus ST Jr. Multidisciplinary geriatric consultation services. In: Making Health Care Safer: A Critical Analysis of Patient Safety Practices. Shojania KG, Duncan BW, McDonald KM, Wachter RM, eds. Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 43, AHRQ Publication No. 01-E058; July 2001.
8. Agostini JV, Tinetti ME. Drugs and falls: rethinking the approach to medication risk in older adults. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2002;50:1744-1745. [editorial]
9. Fick DM, Agostini JV, Inouye SK. Delirium superimposed on dementia: a systematic review. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2002;50:1723-1732.
10. Agostini JV, Inouye SK. Delirium. In: Hazzard WR, Blass JP, Halter JB, Ouslander JG, Tinetti ME. Principles of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology. Fifth edition. New York: McGraw-Hill. 2003.
11. Inouye SK, Bogardus ST Jr, Williams CS, Leo-Summers L, Agostini JV. The role of adherence on the effectiveness of nonpharmacologic interventions: evidence from the Delirium Prevention Trial. Arch Intern Med. 2003;163:958-64.
12. Agostini JV, Han L, Tinetti ME. The relationship between the number of medications and weight loss or impaired balance in older adults. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2004;52:1719-23.
13. Tinetti ME, Bogardus ST Jr, Agostini JV. Potential pitfalls of disease-specific guidelines for patients with multiple conditions. NEJM. 2004;351:2870-4.
14. Agostini JV, Foody JM. The pros and cons of lipid lowering in octogenarians: clinical decision making. Aging Health . 2005;1:77-83.