Education
| Institution | Degree | Dept or School | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, San Francisco | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training | 2018 | |
| University of California, San Francisco | Fellowship | Geriatric Medicine | 2001 |
| University of California, San Francisco | Certificate | Advanced Training in Clinical Research | 1999 |
| University of California, San Francisco | Residency | Internal Medicine | 1998 |
| Stanford University | M.D. | Medicine | 1995 |
| Stanford University | B.S. | Biological Sciences | 1990 |
Awards & Honors
| Award | Conferred By | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Recipient of Named Professorship: The Helen Hoh Wu and Laurene Wu McClain Professor of Geriatrics | UCSF | 2022 |
| Elected into Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) | 2019 | |
| Elected into Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society | UCSF Medical Student Class of 2016 | 2016 |
| Outstanding Research Mentor of the Year | Society of General Internal Medicine | 2013 |
| Elected into American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI) | 2012 | |
| Academic Senate Distinction in Faculty Mentoring Award | UCSF | 2010 |
| Outstanding Scientific Achievement for Clinical Investigation Award | American Geriatrics Society | 2009 |
Collaboration Interests
I am interested in:
- policy change
Grants and Funding
- Midcareer Mentoring Award for Patient-Oriented Research in Aging | NIH | 2011-09-30 - 2019-05-31 | Role: Principal Investigator
- Prostate-Specific Antigen Practices and Outcomes in the Elderly | NIH | 2009-07-01 - 2015-04-30 | Role: Principal Investigator
Publications
MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 159
- Impact of age and comorbidity on colorectal cancer screening among older veterans.Walter LC, Lindquist K, Nugent S, Schult T, Lee SJ, Casadei MA, Partin MR| | PubMed
- Prevalence and risk factors for depressive symptoms in persons with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.Schane RE, Walter LC, Dinno A, Covinsky KE, Woodruff PG| | PubMed
- Screening mammography in older women. Effect of wealth and prognosis.Williams BA, Lindquist K, Sudore RL, Covinsky KE, Walter LC| | PubMed
- Prediction of mortality in community-living frail elderly people with long-term care needs.Carey EC, Covinsky KE, Lui LY, Eng C, Sands LP, Walter LC| | PubMed
- Maximizing informed cancer screening decisions.Walter LC, Lewis CL| | PubMed
- Age affects outcomes in chronic kidney disease.O'Hare AM, Choi AI, Bertenthal D, Bacchetti P, Garg AX, Kaufman JS, Walter LC, Mehta KM, Steinman MA, Allon M, McClellan WM, Landefeld CS| | PubMed
- The relationship between self-rated health and mortality in older black and white Americans.Lee SJ, Moody-Ayers SY, Landefeld CS, Walter LC, Lindquist K, Segal MR, Covinsky KE| | PubMed
- When to refer patients with chronic kidney disease for vascular access surgery: should age be a consideration?O'Hare AM, Bertenthal D, Walter LC, Garg AX, Covinsky K, Kaufman JS, Rodriguez RA, Allon M| | PubMed
- Evolution of medication use in Jerusalem elders: Results from the Jerusalem Longitudinal Study.Steinman MA, Maaravi Y, Walter LC, Hammerman-Rozenberg R, Stessman J| | PubMed
- PSA screening among elderly men with limited life expectancies.Walter LC, Bertenthal D, Lindquist K, Konety BR| | PubMed
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MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 159
- Cannabis Use Among Older Adults.Pravosud V, Lum E, Vali M, Cohen BE, Hoggatt KJ, Byers AL, Austin PC, Walter LC, Hasin D, Zaman T, Keyhani S| | PubMed
- Specialist Practices for Managing Persons Living with Dementia and Urinary Incontinence.Chawla SA, Harrison KL, Walter LC, Yank V, Wang L, Suskind AM| | PubMed
- Understanding frailty and the role of patient-centered care for older adults with gynecologic cancer.Cham S, Kumar A, Walter LC, Lichtman S, Tew WP| | PubMed
- External Validation of the Walter Index for Posthospitalization Mortality Prediction in Older Adults.Avelino-Silva TJ, Lee SJ, Covinsky KE, Walter LC, Deardorff WJ, Boscardin J, Campora F, Szlejf C, Suemoto CK, Smith AK| | PubMed
- Do Not Wait to Consider Life Expectancy Until After a Prostate Cancer Diagnosis.Schoenborn NL, Walter LC| | PubMed
- Associations of frailty with survival, hospitalization, functional decline, and toxicity among older adults with advanced non-small cell lung cancer.Lee HJ, Boscardin J, Walter LC, Smith AK, Cohen HJ, Giri S, Williams GR, Presley CJ, Singhal S, Huang LW, Velazquez AI, Gubens MA, Blakely CM, Mulvey CK, Cheng ML, Sakoda LC, Kushi LH, Quesenberry C, Liu R, Fleszar-Pavlovic S, Eskandar C, Cutler E, Mercurio AM, Wong ML| | PubMed
- Age Self Care, a program to improve aging in place through group learning and incremental behavior change: Preliminary data.Nguyen T, Tang B, Harrison KL, Stadler S, Walter LC, Hoepke K, Aronson L, Allison TA| | PubMed
- Function, cognition, and quality of life among older adults with lung cancer who live alone: A prospective cohort study.Singhal S, Walter LC, Smith AK, Boscardin WJ, Shi Y, Cohen HJ, Presley CJ, Kushi LH, Giri S, Magnuson A, Williams GR, Velazquez AI, Lee HJ, Sakoda LC, Quesenberry CP, Falvey JR, Van Dyk KM, Wong ML| | PubMed
- Risk factors and associated outcomes of postoperative delirium after open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.Gutierrez RD, Smith EJT, Matthay ZA, Gasper WJ, Hiramoto JS, Conte MS, Finlayson E, Walter LC, Iannuzzi JC| | PubMed
- How older men live with stress urinary incontinence: Patient experience and navigation to treatment.Shaw NM, Breyer BN, Walter LC, Sudore RL, Suskind AM, Baussan C, Quanstrom K, Allen IE, Cooperberg MR, Dohan D, Hampson LA| | PubMed
- Screening for lung cancer: 2023 guideline update from the American Cancer Society.Wolf AMD, Oeffinger KC, Shih TY, Walter LC, Church TR, Fontham ETH, Elkin EB, Etzioni RD, Guerra CE, Perkins RB, Kondo KK, Kratzer TB, Manassaram-Baptiste D, Dahut WL, Smith RA| | PubMed
- Improving older adults' telehealth through a novel community-academic partnership: Preliminary data.Neumann AV, Gonzalez A, Walter LC, Rivera J| | PubMed
- Multi-level Factors Influencing Decisions About Stopping Surveillance Colonoscopy in Older Adults: a Qualitative Study.Schifferdecker KE, Ramesh NP, Walter LC, Calderwood AH| | PubMed
- Association of Life Expectancy With Surveillance Colonoscopy Findings and Follow-up Recommendations in Older Adults.Calderwood AH, Tosteson TD, Wang Q, Onega T, Walter LC| | PubMed
- TReating Incontinence for Underlying Mental and Physical Health (TRIUMPH): a study protocol for a multicenter, double-blinded, randomized, 3-arm trial to evaluate the multisystem effects of pharmacologic treatment strategies for urgency-predominant urinarHuang AJ, Walter LC, Yaffe K, Vittinghoff E, Kornblith E, Schembri M, Chang A, Subak LL| | PubMed
- Patient-identified Treatment Attributes Among Older Men With Stress Urinary Incontinence: A Qualitative Look at What Matters to Patients Making Treatment Decisions.Hampson LA, Shaw NM, Breyer BN, Walter LC, Sudore RL, Cooperberg MR, Baussan C, Quanstrom K, Elaine Allen I, Dohan D| | PubMed
- The relationship between frailty, incontinence severity, and treatment decisions for men with post-prostatectomy stress urinary incontinence: a mixed methods analysis.Jones CP, Shaw NM, Mena J, Breyer BN, Walter LC, Baussan C, Quanstrom K, Allen IE, Dohan D, Hampson LA| | PubMed
- Patient decision-making for surgical treatment of post-prostatectomy stress urinary incontinence: a mixed-methods exploratory pilot study.Shaw NM, Nik-Ahd F, Jones C, Breyer BN, Walter LC, Sudore R, Cooperberg MR, Baussan C, Quanstrom K, Allen IE, Hampson LA| | PubMed
- Cognitive Impairment is Common in a Veterans Affairs Population with Peripheral Arterial Disease.Smith EJT, Gasper WJ, Schneider PA, Finlayson E, Walter LC, Covinsky KE, Conte MS, Iannuzzi JC| | PubMed
- The epidemiology of preexisting geriatric and palliative conditions in older adults with poor prognosis cancers.Tsang M, Gan S, Boscardin WJ, Wong ML, Walter LC, Smith AK| | PubMed
- Change in four measures of physical function among older adults during lung cancer treatment: A mixed methods cohort study.Singhal S, Walter LC, Smith AK, Loh KP, Cohen HJ, Zeng S, Shi Y, Boscardin WJ, Presley CJ, Williams GR, Magnuson A, Mohile SG, Wong ML| | PubMed
- "You have to be sure that the patient has the full picture": Adaptation of the Best Case/Worst Case communication tool for geriatric oncology.Wong ML, Nicosia FM, Smith AK, Walter LC, Lam V, Cohen HJ, Loh KP, Mohile SG, Ursem CJ, Schwarze ML| | PubMed
- Breast biopsy patterns and findings among older women undergoing screening mammography: The role of age and comorbidity.Advani S, Abraham L, Buist DSM, Kerlikowske K, Miglioretti DL, Sprague BL, Henderson LM, Onega T, Schousboe JT, Demb J, Zhang D, Walter LC, Lee CI, Braithwaite D, O'Meara ES, Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium| | PubMed
- Colonoscopy utilization and outcomes in older adults: Data from the New Hampshire Colonoscopy Registry.Calderwood AH, Tosteson TD, Walter LC, Hua P, Onega T| | PubMed
- Predictors of Regret among Older Men after Stress Urinary Incontinence Treatment Decisions.Hampson LA, Suskind AM, Breyer BN, Cooperberg MR, Sudore RL, Keyhani S, Allen IE, Walter LC| | PubMed
- Mammography adherence in relation to function-related indicators in older women.Zhang D, Abraham L, Sprague BL, Onega T, Advani S, Demb J, Miglioretti DL, Henderson LM, Wernli KJ, Walter LC, Kerlikowske K, Schousboe JT, Chrischilles E, Braithwaite D, O'Meara ES, Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium| | PubMed
- Assessment of Frailty and Association With Progression of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Symptoms and Serious Adverse Events Among Men Using Drug Therapy.Bauer SR, Walter LC, Ensrud KE, Suskind AM, Newman JC, Ricke WA, Liu TT, McVary KT, Covinsky K| | PubMed
- Changes in older adults' life space during lung cancer treatment: A mixed methods cohort study.Wong ML, Shi Y, Smith AK, Miaskowski C, Boscardin WJ, Cohen HJ, Lam V, Mazor M, Metzger L, Presley CJ, Williams GR, Loh KP, Ursem CJ, Friedlander TW, Blakely CM, Gubens MA, Allen G, Shumay D, Walter LC| | PubMed
- NCCN Guidelines® Insights: Older Adult Oncology, Version 1.2021.Dotan E, Walter LC, Browner IS, Clifton K, Cohen HJ, Extermann M, Gross C, Gupta S, Hollis G, Hubbard J, Jagsi R, Keating NL, Kessler E, Koll T, Korc-Grodzicki B, McKoy JM, Misra S, Moon D, O'Connor T, Owusu C, Rosko A, Russell M, Sedrak M, Siddiqui F, Stella A, Stirewalt DL, Subbiah IM, Tew WP, Williams GR, Hollinger L, George GV, Sundar H| | PubMed
- Examining the association of social risk with heart failure readmission in the Veterans Health Administration.Wray CM, Vali M, Walter LC, Christensen L, Chapman W, Austin PC, Byers AL, Keyhani S| | PubMed
- Association of Breast Density With Breast Cancer Risk Among Women Aged 65 Years or Older by Age Group and Body Mass Index.Advani SM, Zhu W, Demb J, Sprague BL, Onega T, Henderson LM, Buist DSM, Zhang D, Schousboe JT, Walter LC, Kerlikowske K, Miglioretti DL, Braithwaite D, Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium| | PubMed
- Function-related Indicators and Outcomes of Screening Mammography in Older Women: Evidence from the Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium Cohort.Zhang D, Abraham L, Demb J, Miglioretti DL, Advani S, Sprague BL, Henderson LM, Onega T, Wernli KJ, Walter LC, Kerlikowske K, Schousboe JT, O'Meara ES, Braithwaite D, Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium| | PubMed
- Understanding the Health Characteristics and Treatment Choices of Older Men with Stress Urinary Incontinence.Hampson LA, Suskind AM, Breyer BN, Lai L, Cooperberg MR, Sudore RL, Keyhani S, Allen IE, Walter LC| | PubMed
- Characteristics Associated With Functional Changes During Systemic Cancer Treatments: A Systematic Review Focused on Older Adults.Loh KP, Lam V, Webber K, Padam S, Sedrak MS, Musinipally V, Grogan M, Presley CJ, Grandi J, Sanapala C, Castillo DA, DiGiovanni G, Mohile SG, Walter LC, Wong ML| | PubMed
- Guiding Academic Clinician Educators at Research-Intensive Institutions: a Framework for Chairs, Chiefs, and Mentors.Chang A, Schwartz BS, Harleman E, Johnson M, Walter LC, Fernandez A| | PubMed
- Individualizing Surveillance Mammography for Older Patients After Treatment for Early-Stage Breast Cancer: Multidisciplinary Expert Panel and International Society of Geriatric Oncology Consensus Statement.Freedman RA, Minami CA, Winer EP, Morrow M, Smith AK, Walter LC, Sedrak MS, Gagnon H, Perilla-Glen A, Wildiers H, Wildes TM, Lichtman SM, Loh KP, Brain EGC, Ganschow PS, Hunt KK, Mayer DK, Ruddy KJ, Jagsi R, Lin NU, Canin B, LeStage BK, Revette AC, Schonberg MA, Keating NL| | PubMed
- Examining the Interfacility Variation of Social Determinants of Health in the Veterans Health Administration.Wray CM, Vali M, Walter LC, Christensen L, Abdelrahman S, Chapman W, Keyhani S| | PubMed
- Expanding Beyond Maximum Grade: Chemotherapy Toxicity over Time by Age and Performance Status in Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in CALGB 9730 (Alliance A151729).Wong ML, Gao J, Thanarajasingam G, Sloan JA, Dueck AC, Novotny PJ, Jatoi A, Hurria A, Walter LC, Miaskowski C, Cohen HJ, Wood WA, Feliciano JL, Stinchcombe TE, Wang X| | PubMed
- Cancer Screening in Older Adults: Individualized Decision-Making and Communication Strategies.Kotwal AA, Walter LC| | PubMed
- Cancer Screening Among Older Adults: a Geriatrician's Perspective on Breast, Cervical, Colon, Prostate, and Lung Cancer Screening.Kotwal AA, Walter LC| | PubMed
- Cervical cancer screening for individuals at average risk: 2020 guideline update from the American Cancer Society.Fontham ETH, Wolf AMD, Church TR, Etzioni R, Flowers CR, Herzig A, Guerra CE, Oeffinger KC, Shih YT, Walter LC, Kim JJ, Andrews KS, DeSantis CE, Fedewa SA, Manassaram-Baptiste D, Saslow D, Wender RC, Smith RA| | PubMed
- Mammography use in relation to comorbidities and functional limitations among older breast cancer survivors.Zhang D, Advani S, Zhu Z, Dang L, Walter LC, Braithwaite D| | PubMed
- Screening Mammography Outcomes: Risk of Breast Cancer and Mortality by Comorbidity Score and Age.Demb J, Abraham L, Miglioretti DL, Sprague BL, O'Meara ES, Advani S, Henderson LM, Onega T, Buist DSM, Schousboe JT, Walter LC, Kerlikowske K, Braithwaite D, Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium| | PubMed
- Development of a patient decision aid for the management of superficial basal cell carcinoma (BCC) in adults with a limited life expectancy.Junn A, Shukla NR, Morrison L, Halley M, Chren MM, Walter LC, Frosch DL, Matlock D, Torres JS, Linos E| | PubMed
- Lipid metabolic differences in cows producing small or large milk fat globules: Fatty acid origin and degree of saturation.Walter L, Shrestha P, Fry R, Leury BJ, Logan A| | PubMed
- Do what you love. Love what you do. Dr. Arti Hurria's trailblazing transdisciplinary legacy.Carpenter CR, Mody L, Lundebjerg NE, Walter LC, Schmader KE, High K| | PubMed
- Cores for geriatric oncology infrastructure in the Cancer and Aging Research Group: Biostatistics, epidemiology, and research design (the analytics core).Sedrak MS, Li D, Walter LC, Mustian K, High KP, Canin B, Mohile SG, Dale W, Sun CL| | PubMed
- Geriatric oncology health services research: Cancer and Aging Research Group infrastructure core.Wong ML, Lichtman SM, Morrow GR, Simmons J, Hargraves T, Gross CP, Lund JL, Lowenstein LM, Walter LC, McDermott CL, Mohile SG, Cohen HJ| | PubMed
- Having an Adult Child in the United States, Physical Functioning, and Unmet Needs for Care Among Older Mexican Adults.Torres JM, Rudolph KE, Sofrygin O, Wong R, Walter LC, Glymour MM| | PubMed
- Validation of Administrative Measures of Social and Behavioral Risk in Veterans Affairs Medical Records.Wray CM, Vali M, Abraham A, Zhang A, Walter LC, Keyhani S| | PubMed
- Are We Choosing Wisely? Older Adults' Cancer Screening Intentions and Recalled Discussions with Physicians About Stopping.Kotwal AA, Walter LC, Lee SJ, Dale W| | PubMed
- Examining the Utility of 30-day Readmission Rates and Hospital Profiling in the Veterans Health Administration.Wray CM, Vali M, Walter LC, Lopez L, Austin PC, Byers A, Keyhani S| | PubMed
- Moonstone: a novel natural language processing system for inferring social risk from clinical narratives.Conway M, Keyhani S, Christensen L, South BR, Vali M, Walter LC, Mowery DL, Abdelrahman S, Chapman WW| | PubMed
- The Association Between Race and Frailty in Older Adults Presenting to a Nononcologic Urology Practice.Washington SL, Porten SP, Quanstrom K, Jin C, Bridge M, Finlayson E, Walter LC, Suskind AM| | PubMed
- The NCCN Older Adult Oncology Panel Remembers Arti Hurria.Dotan E, Walter LC| | PubMed
- Leadership Lessons: Developing Mentoring Infrastructure for GEMSSTAR Scholars.Carpenter CR, Hurria A, Lundebjerg NE, Walter LC, Mody L| | PubMed
- Functional Status and Survival After Breast Cancer Surgery in Nursing Home Residents.Tang V, Zhao S, Boscardin J, Sudore R, Covinsky K, Walter LC, Esserman L, Mukhtar R, Finlayson E| | PubMed
- Interpersonal trauma and aging-related genitourinary dysfunction in a national sample of older women.Gibson CJ, Lisha NE, Walter LC, Huang AJ| | PubMed
- Comorbidity Assessment in the National Cancer Database for Patients With Surgically Resected Breast, Colorectal, or Lung Cancer (AFT-01, -02, -03).Wong ML, McMurry TL, Schumacher JR, Hu CY, Stukenborg GJ, Francescatti AB, Greenberg CC, Chang GJ, McKellar DP, Walter LC, Kozower BD| | PubMed
- Characteristics Associated With Physical Function Trajectories in Older Adults With Cancer During Chemotherapy.Wong ML, Paul SM, Mastick J, Ritchie C, Steinman MA, Walter LC, Miaskowski C| | PubMed
- Age, comorbidity, life expectancy, and pulmonary nodule follow-up in older veterans.Wong ML, Shi Y, Fung KZ, Ngo S, Elicker BM, Brown JK, Hiatt RA, Tang VL, Walter LC| | PubMed
- Urinary Incontinence in a National Cohort of Older Women: Implications for Caregiving and Care Dependence.Yang E, Lisha NE, Walter L, Obedin-Maliver J, Huang AJ| | PubMed
- Colorectal cancer screening for average-risk adults: 2018 guideline update from the American Cancer Society.Wolf AMD, Fontham ETH, Church TR, Flowers CR, Guerra CE, LaMonte SJ, Etzioni R, McKenna MT, Oeffinger KC, Shih YT, Walter LC, Andrews KS, Brawley OW, Brooks D, Fedewa SA, Manassaram-Baptiste D, Siegel RL, Wender RC, Smith RA| | PubMed
- Individualizing PSA Monitoring Among Older Prostate Cancer Survivors.Shi Y, Fung KZ, John Boscardin W, Ngo S, Freedland SJ, Wong ML, Walter LC| | PubMed
- Family History and Breast Cancer Risk Among Older Women in the Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium Cohort.Braithwaite D, Miglioretti DL, Zhu W, Demb J, Trentham-Dietz A, Sprague B, Tice JA, Onega T, Henderson LM, Buist DSM, Ziv E, Walter LC, Kerlikowske K, Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium| | PubMed
- Mortality and Functional Outcomes After Minor Urological Surgery in Nursing Home Residents: A National Study.Suskind AM, Zhao S, Walter LC, Boscardin WJ, Finlayson E| | PubMed
- Contribution of patient, physician, and environmental factors to demographic and health variation in colonoscopy follow-up for abnormal colorectal cancer screening test results.Partin MR, Gravely AA, Burgess JF, Haggstrom DA, Lillie SE, Nelson DB, Nugent SM, Shaukat A, Sultan S, Walter LC, Burgess DJ| | PubMed
- Overactive Bladder Is Strongly Associated With Frailty in Older Individuals.Suskind AM, Quanstrom K, Zhao S, Bridge M, Walter LC, Neuhaus J, Finlayson E| | PubMed
- The Timed Up and Go Test as a Measure of Frailty in Urologic Practice.Pangilinan J, Quanstrom K, Bridge M, Walter LC, Finlayson E, Suskind AM| | PubMed
- Predictors of the multidimensional symptom experience of lung cancer patients receiving chemotherapy.Wong ML, Paul SM, Cooper BA, Dunn LB, Hammer MJ, Conley YP, Wright F, Levine JD, Walter LC, Cartwright F, Miaskowski C| | PubMed
- Frailty and the Role of Obliterative versus Reconstructive Surgery for Pelvic Organ Prolapse: A National Study.Suskind AM, Jin C, Walter LC, Finlayson E| | PubMed
- Functional Outcomes After Transurethral Resection of the Prostate in Nursing Home Residents.Suskind AM, Walter LC, Zhao S, Finlayson E| | PubMed
- Impact of age and comorbidity on treatment of non-small cell lung cancer recurrence following complete resection: A nationally representative cohort study.Wong ML, McMurry TL, Stukenborg GJ, Francescatti AB, Amato-Martz C, Schumacher JR, Chang GJ, Greenberg CC, Winchester DP, McKellar DP, Walter LC, Kozower BD| | PubMed
- NCCN Guidelines Insights: Older Adult Oncology, Version 2.2016.VanderWalde N, Jagsi R, Dotan E, Baumgartner J, Browner IS, Burhenn P, Cohen HJ, Edil BH, Edwards B, Extermann M, Ganti AK, Gross C, Hubbard J, Keating NL, Korc-Grodzicki B, McKoy JM, Medeiros BC, Mrozek E, O'Connor T, Rugo HS, Rupper RW, Shepard D, Silliman RA, Stirewalt DL, Tew WP, Walter LC, Wildes T, Bergman MA, Sundar H, Hurria A| | PubMed
- Barrett's Esophagus Commonly Diagnosed in Elderly Men with Limited Life Expectancy.Ko MS, Fung KZ, Shi Y, Espaldon R, Shergill A, Walter LC| | PubMed
- Author Reply.Suskind AM, Finlayson E, Walter LC| | PubMed
- Preoperative Frailty Is Associated With Discharge to Skilled or Assisted Living Facilities After Urologic Procedures of Varying Complexity.Suskind AM, Jin C, Cooperberg MR, Finlayson E, Boscardin WJ, Sen S, Walter LC| | PubMed
- Age and Prostate-Specific Antigen Level Prior to Diagnosis Predict Risk of Death from Prostate Cancer.MacKintosh FR, Sprenkle PC, Walter LC, Rawson L, Karnes RJ, Morrell CH, Kattan MW, Nawaf CB, Neville TB| | PubMed
- Clinician Factors Associated With Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening in Older Veterans With Limited Life Expectancy.Tang VL, Shi Y, Fung K, Tan J, Espaldon R, Sudore R, Wong ML, Walter LC| | PubMed
- An Individualized Approach to Cancer Screening Decisions in Older Adults: A Multilevel Framework.Breslau ES, Gorin SS, Edwards HM, Schonberg MA, Saiontz N, Walter LC| | PubMed
- Benefits and Harms of Screening Mammography by Comorbidity and Age: A Qualitative Synthesis of Observational Studies and Decision Analyses.Braithwaite D, Walter LC, Izano M, Kerlikowske K| | PubMed
- Impact of frailty on complications in patients undergoing common urological procedures: a study from the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement database.Suskind AM, Walter LC, Jin C, Boscardin J, Sen S, Cooperberg MR, Finlayson E| | PubMed
- Breast Cancer Screening for Women at Average Risk: 2015 Guideline Update From the American Cancer Society.Oeffinger KC, Fontham ET, Etzioni R, Herzig A, Michaelson JS, Shih YC, Walter LC, Church TR, Flowers CR, LaMonte SJ, Wolf AM, DeSantis C, Lortet-Tieulent J, Andrews K, Manassaram-Baptiste D, Saslow D, Smith RA, Brawley OW, Wender R, American Cancer Society| | PubMed
- Capsule Commentary on Wolff, et al., A Look at Person- and Family-Centered Care Among Older Adults: Results from a National Survey.Perissinotto CM, Walter LC| | PubMed
- Bridging the gap: determinants of undiagnosed or untreated urinary incontinence in women.Duralde ER, Walter LC, Van Den Eeden SK, Nakagawa S, Subak LL, Brown JS, Thom DH, Huang AJ| | PubMed
- Treatment patterns for older veterans with localized prostate cancer.Hoffman RM, Shi Y, Freedland SJ, Keating NL, Walter LC| | PubMed
- A Randomized Controlled Effectiveness Trial for PSA Screening Decision Support Interventions in Two Primary Care Settings.Lewis CL, Adams J, Tai-Seale M, Huang Q, Knowles SB, Nielsen ME, Pignone MP, Walter LC, Frosch DL| | PubMed
- Day-to-Day Impact of Vaginal Aging questionnaire: a multidimensional measure of the impact of vaginal symptoms on functioning and well-being in postmenopausal women.Huang AJ, Gregorich SE, Kuppermann M, Nakagawa S, Van Den Eeden SK, Brown JS, Richter HE, Walter LC, Thom D, Stewart AL| | PubMed
- The burden of nocturia among middle-aged and older women.Hsu A, Nakagawa S, Walter LC, Van Den Eeden SK, Brown JS, Thom DH, Lee SJ, Huang AJ| | PubMed
- Organizational predictors of colonoscopy follow-up for positive fecal occult blood test results: an observational study.Partin MR, Burgess DJ, Burgess JF, Gravely A, Haggstrom D, Lillie SE, Nugent S, Powell AA, Shaukat A, Walter LC, Nelson DB| | PubMed
- Reply: To PMID 25443902.Shi Y, Boscardin WJ, Walter LC| | PubMed
- Statin medications are associated with a lower probability of having an abnormal screening prostate-specific antigen result.Shi Y, Fung KZ, Freedland SJ, Hoffman RM, Tang VL, Walter LC| | PubMed
- Lag time to benefit for preventive therapies--reply.Lee SJ, Leipzig RM, Walter LC| | PubMed
- Screening mammography in older women: a review.Walter LC, Schonberg MA| | PubMed
- A framework for crafting clinical practice guidelines that are relevant to the care and management of people with multimorbidity.Uhlig K, Leff B, Kent D, Dy S, Brunnhuber K, Burgers JS, Greenfield S, Guyatt G, High K, Leipzig R, Mulrow C, Schmader K, Schunemann H, Walter LC, Woodcock J, Boyd CM| | PubMed
- Probability of an abnormal screening prostate-specific antigen result based on age, race, and prostate-specific antigen threshold.Espaldon R, Kirby KA, Fung KZ, Hoffman RM, Powell AA, Freedland SJ, Walter LC| | PubMed
- Senior adult oncology, version 2.2014: clinical practice guidelines in oncology .Hurria A, Wildes T, Blair SL, Browner IS, Cohen HJ, Deshazo M, Dotan E, Edil BH, Extermann M, Ganti AK, Holmes HM, Jagsi R, Karlekar MB, Keating NL, Korc-Grodzicki B, McKoy JM, Medeiros BC, Mrozek E, O'Connor T, Rugo HS, Rupper RW, Silliman RA, Stirewalt DL, Tew WP, Walter LC, Weir AB, Bergman MA, Sundar H| | PubMed
- Incorporating lag time to benefit into prevention decisions for older adults.Lee SJ, Leipzig RM, Walter LC| | PubMed
- Disability during the last two years of life.Smith AK, Walter LC, Miao Y, Boscardin WJ, Covinsky KE| | PubMed
- Patient-reported problems after office procedures.Linos E, Wehner MR, Frosch DL, Walter L, Chren MM| | PubMed
- Five-year downstream outcomes following prostate-specific antigen screening in older men.Walter LC, Fung KZ, Kirby KA, Shi Y, Espaldon R, O'Brien S, Freedland SJ, Powell AA, Hoffman RM| | PubMed
- Talking about stopping cancer screening-not so easy.Schonberg MA, Walter LC| | PubMed
- Every patient is an individual: clinicians balance individual factors when discussing prognosis with diverse frail elderly adults.Thai JN, Walter LC, Eng C, Smith AK| | PubMed
- American Cancer Society lung cancer screening guidelines.Wender R, Fontham ET, Barrera E, Colditz GA, Church TR, Ettinger DS, Etzioni R, Flowers CR, Gazelle GS, Kelsey DK, LaMonte SJ, Michaelson JS, Oeffinger KC, Shih YC, Sullivan DC, Travis W, Walter L, Wolf AM, Brawley OW, Smith RA| | PubMed
- Time lag to benefit after screening for breast and colorectal cancer: meta-analysis of survival data from the United States, Sweden, United Kingdom, and Denmark.Lee SJ, Boscardin WJ, Stijacic-Cenzer I, Conell-Price J, O'Brien S, Walter LC| | PubMed
- Individualizing cancer screening in older adults: a narrative review and framework for future research.Eckstrom E, Feeny DH, Walter LC, Perdue LA, Whitlock EP| | PubMed
- Addressing the aging crisis in U.S. criminal justice health care.Williams BA, Goodwin JS, Baillargeon J, Ahalt C, Walter LC| | PubMed
- 80 is the new 60: implications of irrational exuberance regarding longevity on prostate cancer treatment decisions.Freedland SJ, Walter LC| | PubMed
- Impact of age and comorbidity on non-small-cell lung cancer treatment in older veterans.Wang S, Wong ML, Hamilton N, Davoren JB, Jahan TM, Walter LC| | PubMed
- Senior adult oncology.Hurria A, Browner IS, Cohen HJ, Denlinger CS, deShazo M, Extermann M, Ganti AK, Holland JC, Holmes HM, Karlekar MB, Keating NL, McKoy J, Medeiros BC, Mrozek E, O'Connor T, Petersdorf SH, Rugo HS, Silliman RA, Tew WP, Walter LC, Weir AB, Wildes T| | PubMed
- Impact of comorbidity on colorectal cancer screening cost-effectiveness study in diabetic populations.Dinh TA, Alperin P, Walter LC, Smith R| | PubMed
- Medical center characteristics associated with PSA screening in elderly veterans with limited life expectancy.So C, Kirby KA, Mehta K, Hoffman RM, Powell AA, Freedland SJ, Sirovich B, Yano EM, Walter LC| | PubMed
- What is the right cancer screening rate for older adults.Walter LC| | PubMed
- Health services research is translational: lessons learned from VHA-funded research on cancer screening in older adults.Walter LC| | PubMed
- "Knowing is better": preferences of diverse older adults for discussing prognosis.Ahalt C, Walter LC, Yourman L, Eng C, Pérez-Stable EJ, Smith AK| | PubMed
- Quality indicators for older adults: preventing unintended harms.Lee SJ, Walter LC| | PubMed
- Adverse events in older patients undergoing colonoscopy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Day LW, Kwon A, Inadomi JM, Walter LC, Somsouk M| | PubMed
- Cost-effectiveness of oral bisphosphonates for osteoporosis at different ages and levels of life expectancy.Pham AN, Datta SK, Weber TJ, Walter LC, Colón-Emeric CS| | PubMed
- Clinical significance of postvoid residual volume in older ambulatory women.Huang AJ, Brown JS, Boyko EJ, Moore EE, Scholes D, Walter LC, Lin F, Vittinghoff E, Fihn SD| | PubMed
- A clinical index to stratify hospitalized older adults according to risk for new-onset disability.Mehta KM, Pierluissi E, Boscardin WJ, Kirby KA, Walter LC, Chren MM, Palmer RM, Counsell SR, Landefeld CS| | PubMed
- Long-term outcomes following positive fecal occult blood test results in older adults: benefits and burdens.Kistler CE, Kirby KA, Lee D, Casadei MA, Walter LC| | PubMed
- Colorectal cancer screening and surveillance in the elderly patient.Day LW, Walter LC, Velayos F| | PubMed
- Lack of follow-up after fecal occult blood testing in older adults: inappropriate screening or failure to follow up?Carlson CM, Kirby KA, Casadei MA, Partin MR, Kistler CE, Walter LC| | PubMed
- Patient perceptions of mistakes in ambulatory care.Kistler CE, Walter LC, Mitchell CM, Sloane PD| | PubMed
- Recognizing dementia as a terminal illness in nursing home residents: Comment on "Survival and comfort after treatment of pneumonia in advanced dementia".Chang A, Walter LC| | PubMed
- Impact of cognitive impairment on screening mammography use in older US women.Mehta KM, Fung KZ, Kistler CE, Chang A, Walter LC| | PubMed
- Colorectal cancer screening in the elderly: the need for informed decision making.Hoffman RM, Walter LC| | PubMed
- Improvement of hospital care of elderly patients: thinking outside the (hospital) box: comment on "hospital at home for elderly patients with acute decompensation of chronic heart failure".Kao H, Walter LC| | PubMed
- Medication prescribing practices for older prisoners in the Texas prison system.Williams BA, Baillargeon JG, Lindquist K, Walter LC, Covinsky KE, Whitson HE, Steinman MA| | PubMed
- Caregiving behind bars: correctional officer reports of disability in geriatric prisoners.Williams BA, Lindquist K, Hill T, Baillargeon J, Mellow J, Greifinger R, Walter LC| | PubMed
- Impact of age and comorbidity on colorectal cancer screening among older veterans.Walter LC, Lindquist K, Nugent S, Schult T, Lee SJ, Casadei MA, Partin MR| | PubMed
- Prevalence and risk factors for depressive symptoms in persons with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.Schane RE, Walter LC, Dinno A, Covinsky KE, Woodruff PG| | PubMed
- Screening mammography in older women. Effect of wealth and prognosis.Williams BA, Lindquist K, Sudore RL, Covinsky KE, Walter LC| | PubMed
- Prediction of mortality in community-living frail elderly people with long-term care needs.Carey EC, Covinsky KE, Lui LY, Eng C, Sands LP, Walter LC| | PubMed
- Maximizing informed cancer screening decisions.Walter LC, Lewis CL| | PubMed
- Age affects outcomes in chronic kidney disease.O'Hare AM, Choi AI, Bertenthal D, Bacchetti P, Garg AX, Kaufman JS, Walter LC, Mehta KM, Steinman MA, Allon M, McClellan WM, Landefeld CS| | PubMed
- The relationship between self-rated health and mortality in older black and white Americans.Lee SJ, Moody-Ayers SY, Landefeld CS, Walter LC, Lindquist K, Segal MR, Covinsky KE| | PubMed
- When to refer patients with chronic kidney disease for vascular access surgery: should age be a consideration?O'Hare AM, Bertenthal D, Walter LC, Garg AX, Covinsky K, Kaufman JS, Rodriguez RA, Allon M| | PubMed
- Evolution of medication use in Jerusalem elders: Results from the Jerusalem Longitudinal Study.Steinman MA, Maaravi Y, Walter LC, Hammerman-Rozenberg R, Stessman J| | PubMed
- PSA screening among elderly men with limited life expectancies.Walter LC, Bertenthal D, Lindquist K, Konety BR| | PubMed
- Functional impairment, race, and family expectations of death.Williams BA, Lindquist K, Moody-Ayers SY, Walter LC, Covinsky KE| | PubMed
- New-onset diabetes and pancreatic cancer.Gupta S, Vittinghoff E, Bertenthal D, Corley D, Shen H, Walter LC, McQuaid K| | PubMed
- Older adults' attitudes about continuing cancer screening later in life: a pilot study interviewing residents of two continuing care communities.Lewis CL, Kistler CE, Amick HR, Watson LC, Bynum DL, Walter LC, Pignone MP| | PubMed
- Targeting screening mammography according to life expectancy among women undergoing dialysis.Walter LC, Lindquist K, O'Hare AM, Johansen KL| | PubMed
- Being old and doing time: functional impairment and adverse experiences of geriatric female prisoners.Williams BA, Lindquist K, Sudore RL, Strupp HM, Willmott DJ, Walter LC| | PubMed
- Older adults' beliefs about physician-estimated life expectancy: a cross-sectional survey.Kistler CE, Lewis CL, Amick HR, Bynum DL, Walter LC, Watson LC| | PubMed
- Mortality risk stratification in chronic kidney disease: one size for all ages?O'Hare AM, Bertenthal D, Covinsky KE, Landefeld CS, Sen S, Mehta K, Steinman MA, Borzecki A, Walter LC| | PubMed
- Screening for colorectal, breast, and cervical cancer in the elderly: a review of the evidence.Walter LC, Lewis CL, Barton MB| | PubMed
- Development and validation of a functional morbidity index to predict mortality in community-dwelling elders.Carey EC, Walter LC, Lindquist K, Covinsky KE| | PubMed
- Pitfalls of converting practice guidelines into quality measures: lessons learned from a VA performance measure.Walter LC, Davidowitz NP, Heineken PA, Covinsky KE| | PubMed
- Relationship between health status and use of screening mammography and Papanicolaou smears among women older than 70 years of age.Walter LC, Lindquist K, Covinsky KE| | PubMed
- Association of older age and female sex with inadequate reach of screening flexible sigmoidoscopy.Walter LC, de Garmo P, Covinsky KE| | PubMed
- Risk of hip fracture in disabled community-living older adults.Walter LC, Lui LY, Eng C, Covinsky KE| | PubMed
- Reduced employment in caregivers of frail elders: impact of ethnicity, patient clinical characteristics, and caregiver characteristics.Covinsky KE, Eng C, Lui LY, Sands LP, Sehgal AR, Walter LC, Wieland D, Eleazer GP, Yaffe K| | PubMed
- Screening mammography for frail older women: what are the burdens?Walter LC, Eng C, Covinsky KE| | PubMed
- Development and validation of a prognostic index for 1-year mortality in older adults after hospitalization.Walter LC, Brand RJ, Counsell SR, Palmer RM, Landefeld CS, Fortinsky RH, Covinsky KE| | PubMed
- Cancer screening in elderly patients: a framework for individualized decision making.Walter LC, Covinsky KE| | PubMed
- Functional status before hospitalization in acutely ill older adults: validity and clinical importance of retrospective reports.Covinsky KE, Palmer RM, Counsell SR, Pine ZM, Walter LC, Chren MM| | PubMed
- Immunogenicity of leukemia L1210 cells after neuraminidase treatment.Bekesi JG, St Arneault G, Walter L, Holland JF| | PubMed