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  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Thomas M. Gill is affiliated with Yale University in the United States and conducts research primarily in the field of Medicine, with a specific focus on Geriatrics and Gerontology. Their work explores various aspects related to aging, health outcomes, and clinical care for older adults.

The scientist has published extensively on topics including:

  • Frailty in Older Adults
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
  • Nutrition and Health in Aging
  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Hip and Femur Fractures

Their research output spans several well-recognized publication venues, consistently contributing to fields related to geriatrics and neurology. Frequent venues for their work include:

  • Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Stroke
  • Neurology
  • The Journals of Gerontology Series A

Thomas M. Gill collaborates regularly with a group of coauthors, among whom frequent partners are:

  • Guido J. Falcone (45 coauthored works)
  • Kevin N. Sheth (40 coauthored works)
  • Linda Leo-Summers (36 coauthored works)
  • Terrence E. Murphy (34 coauthored works)
  • Cyprien Rivier (32 coauthored works)

Selected recent publications include:

  • A Randomized Trial of a Multifactorial Strategy to Prevent Serious Fall Injuries (2020, New England Journal of Medicine)
  • Intrinsic Capacity Predicts Negative Health Outcomes in Older Adults (2021, The Journals of Gerontology Series A)
  • Association of Unhealthy Lifestyle and Childhood Adversity With Acceleration of Aging Among UK Biobank Participants (2022, JAMA Network Open)
  • Population-Based Estimates of 1-Year Mortality After Major Surgery Among Community-Living Older US Adults (2022, JAMA Surgery)
  • CCR2 Deficiency Alters Activation of Microglia Subsets in Traumatic Brain Injury (2021, Cell Reports)

The main subfields of study associated with their research include:

  • Geriatrics and Gerontology
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • General Health Professions
  • Health
  • Physiology

Thomas M. Gill is a member of the Association of American Physicians. Their research contributions provide insight into aging processes, clinical outcomes, and preventive strategies relevant to older populations.

Best Publications

  • A critical appraisal of the quality of quality-of-life measurements

    Thomas M. Gill;Alvan R. Feinstein

  • A standard procedure for creating a frailty index

    Samuel D Searle;Arnold Mitnitski;Arnold Mitnitski;Evelyne A Gahbauer;Thomas M Gill

  • Effect of Structured Physical Activity on Prevention of Major Mobility Disability in Older Adults: The LIFE Study Randomized Clinical Trial

    Marco Pahor;Jack M. Guralnik;Jack M. Guralnik;Walter T. Ambrosius;Steven Blair

  • Transitions Between Frailty States Among Community-Living Older Persons

    Thomas M. Gill;Evelyne A. Gahbauer;Heather G. Allore;Ling Han

  • Shared risk factors for falls, incontinence, and functional dependence, unifying the approach to geriatric syndromes

    Mary E. Tinetti;Sharon K. Inouye;Thomas M. Gill;John T. Doucette

  • A Program to Prevent Functional Decline in Physically Frail, Elderly Persons Who Live at Home

    Thomas M. Gill;Dorothy I. Baker;Margaret Gottschalk;Peter N. Peduzzi

  • Trajectories of Disability in the Last Year of Life

    Thomas M. Gill;Evelyne A. Gahbauer;Ling Han;Heather G. Allore

  • Effects of a physical activity intervention on measures of physical performance: Results of the lifestyle interventions and independence for Elders Pilot (LIFE-P) study.

    Marco Pahor;Steven N. Blair;Mark Espeland;Roger Fielding

  • Effects of Testosterone Treatment in Older Men

    P. J. Snyder;S. Bhasin;G. R. Cunningham;A. M. Matsumoto

  • Hospitalization, restricted activity, and the development of disability among older persons

    Thomas M. Gill;Heather G. Allore;Theodore R. Holford;Zhenchao Guo

  • Assessing Risk for the Onset of Functional Dependence Among Older Adults: The Role of Physical Performance

    Thomas M. Gill;Thomas M. Gill;Christianna S. Williams;Mary E. Tinetti

  • Characteristics Associated with Fear of Falling and Activity Restriction in Community-Living Older Persons

    Susan L. Murphy;Christianna S. Williams;Thomas M. Gill

  • Change in Disability After Hospitalization or Restricted Activity in Older Persons

    Thomas M. Gill;Heather G. Allore;Evelyne A. Gahbauer;Terrence E. Murphy

  • Prognostic Significance of Potential Frailty Criteria

    Marc D. Rothman;Linda Leo-Summers;Thomas M. Gill

  • Patterns of Weight Change Preceding Hospitalization for Heart Failure

    Sarwat I. Chaudhry;Yongfei Wang;John Concato;Thomas M. Gill

  • Recovery from disability among community-dwelling older persons.

    Susan E. Hardy;Thomas M. Gill

  • Resilience of community-dwelling older persons.

    Susan E. Hardy;John Concato;John Concato;Thomas M. Gill

  • Dizziness among Older Adults: A Possible Geriatric Syndrome

    Mary E. Tinetti;Christianna S. Williams;Thomas M. Gill

  • Restricted Activity among Community-Living Older Persons: Incidence, Precipitants, and Health Care Utilization

    Thomas M. Gill;Mayur M. Desai;Evelyne A. Gahbauer;Theodore R. Holford

  • National trends in US hospital admissions for hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia among Medicare beneficiaries, 1999 to 2011.

    Kasia J. Lipska;Joseph S. Ross;Yun Wang;Silvio E. Inzucchi

Frequent Co-Authors

Marco Pahor
Marco Pahor University of Florida
Abby C. King
Abby C. King Stanford University
Anne B. Newman
Anne B. Newman University of Pittsburgh
Jack M. Guralnik
Jack M. Guralnik University of Maryland, Baltimore
Roger A. Fielding
Roger A. Fielding Tufts University
Mary M. McDermott
Mary M. McDermott Northwestern University
Mary E. Tinetti
Mary E. Tinetti Yale University
John Concato
John Concato Yale University
Shalender Bhasin
Shalender Bhasin Brigham and Women's Hospital
Kristine E. Ensrud
Kristine E. Ensrud University of Minnesota

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