Fellows in the Geriatric Medicine Fellowship at NYU Long Island School of Medicine are encouraged to participate in research projects, including case reports, quality improvement projects, posters, oral presentations, and written manuscripts with support and guidance from our faculty.

Selected Publications

We are proud of the wonderful academic accomplishments of our fellows. The following selected publications demonstrate the breadth of research that fellows in our program conduct with the support of our faculty.

Zinder R … Flattau A. COVID-19 wounds: Unusual lower extremity bullae. Int J Low Extrem Wounds. 2020. DOI.

Lester P … Scott J. Road map for opioid management in the inpatient setting: A structured approach to opioid selection and titration. MedEdPORTAL. 2016. DOI.

Berger J, Lester P, and Rodrigues L. Medical therapy with of malignant bowel obstruction with octreotide, dexamethasone, and metoclopramide. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2016. DOI.

Lester PE … Gomolin IH. Impact of computerized physician order entry alerts on prescribing in older patients. Drugs Aging. 2015. DOI.

Lester PE, Garite A, and Kohen I. Wandering and elopement in nursing homes. Ann Longterm Care. 2012. 20(3).

Lester PE … Kohen I. Smoking rates in dementia patients in the outpatient setting. Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2011. DOI.

Berger JT … Grendell J. Surrogate consent for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy. Arch Intern Med. 2011. DOI.

Lester P … Feuerman M. Falls in the nursing home setting: Does time matter? J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2008. DOI.

Lester PE … Gomolin IH. Internal medicine residents’ perception of nursing home demographics and regulations: A pilot study. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2008. DOI.