Name: Malaz A. Boustani, M.D., M.P.H.
Phone Number: (317) 423-5633
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Secretary Name: Roberta Manns
Secretary Phone Number: (317) 423-5633
Fax: (317) 423-5695
 

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Dr. Boustani's main research interest relates to improving the quality of life of patients with dementia syndromes by designing a system-based approach across settings of care including the community, primary care, hospital, and long-term care. He is currently conducting multiple research studies on dementia care funded from the NIH, not-for profit organizations, and PHARMA.
    Over the past 3 years, Dr. Boustani has authored multiple papers with significant policy implications such as the United States Preventive Services Task Force guideline for dementia screening in primary care, the only population-based description of mental illness in assisted living, and the development of an innovative dementia care standard in long-term care. He is also evaluating the impact of a system-based approach to prevent hospital-acquired complications, delirium and postoperative cognitive deficits among older adults with cognitive impairment admitted for medical illness, elective and/or urgent join placement.

POSITION/TITLE

Assistant Professor of Medicine

EDUCATION/TRAINING
Institution and Location Degree  Year Field of Study
University of Damascus, Faculty of Medicine, Damascus, Syria M.D. 1994 Medicine
Neurological & Genetic Medicinesi, Rush-Presbyterian Medical Center, Chicago Research Assistant 1995-1996  
Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Cleveland, Case Western Reserve University Resident 1996-1999 Internal Medicine
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina Fellowship 1999-2002 Geriatric Medicine
UNC-CH, School of Medicine Fellowship 2000-2002 Clinical Research Curriculum
UNC-CH, School of Public Health M.P.H. 2000-2002 Public Health Care and Prevention

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS

2002 - Present Staff Physician, Department of Medicine, Wishard Memorial Hospital, Indianapolis, IN
2002 - Present Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
2002 - Present Research Scientist, Regenstrief Institute, Inc.
2002 - Present Scientist, Indiana University Center for Aging Research, Indianapolis, IN

HONORS

1998 Recognition of Excellence, Assistant Chief Resident, Department of Medicine, Mt. Sinai Medical Center
2000 - 2002 AFAR/Hartford Foundation Academic Fellowship Award in Geriatrics
2003 - 2004

Outstanding Researcher Award, Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine

2005

American Geriatrics Society New Investigator Award
2005 - 2008 Paul B. Beeson Career Development Award in Aging Research

CURRENT AND RECENT FUNDING

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

  1. Sloane P, Boustani M. Institutional care. In: Ham R, Sloane P, Warshaw G. Primary Care Geriatrics, A Cased-Based Approach. 4th ed. Mosby, Inc.; 2001. p. 199-215.
  2. Sloane PD, Zimmerman S, Suchindran C, Reed P, Wang L, Boustani M, Sudha S. The public health impact of Alzheimer's disease, 2000-2050: Potential implication of treatment advances. Ann Rev Public Health 2002;23:213-31.
  3. Boustani M, Sloane P. Should residential care/assisted living facilities institute falls prevention programs for their residents? Annals of Long-Term Care 2003 Feb;11(2):39-44.
  4. Boustani M, Peterson B, Hanson L, Harris R, Lohr K. Screening for dementia in primary care: A summary of the evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Ann Intern Med 2003;138(11):927-37.
  5. Boustani M, Watson L, Fultz B, Perkins AJ, Druckenbrod R. Acceptance of dementia screening in continuous care retirement communities: a mailed survey. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2003;18(9):780-6.
  6. Watson LC, Lewis CL, Kistler CE, Amick HR, Boustani M. Can we trust depression screening instruments in healthy 'old-old' adults? Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2004;19(3):278-85.
  7. Guerriero Austrom M, Damush TM, Hartwell CW, Perkins T, Unverzagt F, Boustani M, Hendrie HC, Callahan CM. Development and implementation of nonpharmacologic protocols for the management of patients with Alzheimer's disease and their families in a multiracial primary care setting. Gerontologist. 2004 Aug;44(4):548-53.
  8. Boustani M , Watson L. The interface of depression and dementia. Psychiatric Times 2004; XXI (Issue 3): 46-49.
  9. Boustani M , Fox C. Preventing deliuium after hip fracture in older adults. Old Age Psychiatrist. 2004;34:10-1.
  10. Sloane PD, Gruber-Baldini AL , Zimmerman S, Roth M, Watson L, Boustani M, Magaziner J, Hebel JR. Medication undertreatment in assisted living settings. Arch Intern Med. 2004 Oct 11;164(18):2031-7.
  11. Gruber-Baldini AL , Boustani M, Sloane PD, Zimmerman S. Behavioral symptoms in residential care/assisted living facilities: prevalence, risk factors, and medication management. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2004 Oct;52(10):1610-7.
  12. Maidment ID, Fox C, Boustani M. A review of studies describing the use of acetyl cholinesterase inhibitors in Parkinson's disease dementia . Acta Psychiatr Scand. 2005 Jun;111(6):403-9.
  13. Boustani M, Callahan CM, Unverzagt FW, Austrom MG, Perkins AJ, Fultz BA, Hui SL, Hendrie HC. Implementing a screening and diagnosis program for dementia in primary care. J Gen Intern Med. 2005 Jul;20(7):572-7.
  14. Boustani M , Zimmerman S, Williams CS, Gruber-Baldini AL, Watson L, Reed PS, Sloane PD. Characteristics associated with behavioral symptoms related to dementia in long-term care residents. Gerontologist. 2005 Oct;45 Suppl 1:56 -61.
  15. Reed PS, Zimmerman S, Sloane PD, Williams CS, Boustani M. Characteristics associated with low food and fluid intake in long-term care residents with dementia. Gerontologist. 2005 Oct;45 Suppl 1:74-81.
  16. Gruber-Baldini AL, Zimmerman S, Boustani M, Watson LC, Williams CS, Reed PS. Characteristics associated with depression in long-term care residents with dementia. Gerontologist. 2005 Oct;45 Suppl 1:50 -5.
  17. Zimmerman S, Williams CS, Reed PS, Boustani M, Preisser JS, Heck E, Sloane PD. Attitudes, stress, and satisfaction of staff who care for residents with dementia. Gerontologist. 2005 Oct;45 Suppl 1:96-105.
  18. Dobbs D, Munn J, Zimmerman S, Boustani M, Williams CS, Sloane PD, Reed PS. Characteristics associated with lower activity involvement in long-term care residents with dementia. Gerontologist. 2005 Oct;45 Suppl 1:81-6.
  19. Williams SW, Williams CS, Zimmerman S, Sloane PD, Preisser JS, Boustani M, Reed PS. Characteristics associated with mobility limitation in long-term care residents with dementia. Gerontologist. 2005 Oct;45 Suppl 1:62-7.
  20. Zimmerman S, Sloane PD, Williams CS, Reed PS, Preisser JS, Eckert JK, Boustani M, Dobbs D. Dementia care and quality of life in assisted living and nursing homes. Gerontologist. 2005 Oct;45 Suppl 1:133-46.
  21. Maidment I, Fox C, Boustani M. Cholinesterase inhibitors for Parkinson's disease dementia . Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2006 Jan 25;(1):CD004747.
  22. Schubert CC, Boustani M, Callahan CM, Perkins AJ , Carney CP, Fox C, Unverzagt F, Hui S, Hendrie HC. Comorbidity profile of dementia patients in primary care: are they sicker? J Am Geriatr Soc. 2006 Jan;54(1):104-9.
  23. Samuel M, Maidment I, Boustani M, Fox C. Clinical management of Parkinson's disease dementia: pitfalls and progress . Advances in Psychiatric Treatment. 2006 Mar;12: 121-9.
  24. Callahan CM, Boustani MA, Unverzagt FW, Austrom MG, Damush TM, Perkins AJ, Fultz BA, Hui SL, Counsell SR, Hendrie HC. Effectiveness of collaborative care for older adults with Alzheimer disease in primary care: A randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2006 May 10;295(18):2148-57.
  25. Boustani M, Perkins AJ, Fox C, Unverzagt F, Austrom MG, Fultz B, Hui S, Callahan CM, Hendrie HC.  Who refuses the diagnostic assessment for dementia in primary care? Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2006 Jun 16;21(6):556-63.
  26. Guerriero Austrom M, Hartwell C, Moore P, Perkins AJ, Damush T, Unverzagt FW, Boustani M, Hendrie HC, Callahan CM. An integrated model of comprehensive care for people with Alzheimer’s disease and their caregivers in a primary care setting. Dementia. Sage Publications. 2006;5:339-52.
  27. Boustani M. The primary care physician and the unsafe older drivers. J Gen Intern Med. 2007 Apr;22(4):556-7.
  28. Holsinger T, Deveau J, Boustani M, Williams Jr J. Does this patient have dementia? JAMA. 2007 June 6; 297(21):2391-2404.
  29. Boustani M, Hall KS, Lane KA, Aljadhey H, Gao S, Unverzagt F, Murray MD, Ogunniyi A, Hendrie H.  The association between cognition and histamine-2 receptor antagonists in african americans. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2007 Aug;55(8):1248-53.
  30. Boustani M, Sachs G, Callahan CM. Can primary care meet the biopsychosocial needs of older adults with dementia? J Gen Intern Med. 2007 Nov;22(11):1625-7.
  31. Brayne C, Fox C, Boustani M. Dementia screening in primary care: is it time? JAMA. 2007 Nov 28;298(20):2409-11.
  32. Boustani M, Munger S, Beck R, Campbell N, Weiner M. A gero-informatics tool to enhance the care of hospitalized older adults with cognitive impairment. Clin Interv Aging. 2007;2(2):247-53.
  33. Boustani M, Schubert C, Sennour Y. The challenge of supporting care for dementia in primary care. Clin Interv Aging. 2007;2(4):631-6.
  34. Maidment ID, Fox CG, Boustani M, Rodriguez J, Brown RC, Katona CL. Efficacy of Memantine on Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms Related to Dementia: A Systematic Meta-Analysis (January). Ann Pharmacother. 2008 January;42(1):32-8.
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