Chief, division of geriatrics
University of California Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine
Los Angeles, California, United States
Dr. Reuben is Archstone Professor and Chief, Division of Geriatrics at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Dr. Reuben is also Director of the UCLA Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care Program and the UCLA Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) program.
Dr. Reuben is a past President of the American Geriatrics Society. He served for 8 years on the American Board of Internal Medicine’s Board of Directors, including as Chair.
In 2012, Dr. Reuben received one of the first CMMI Innovations Challenge awards to develop a model program to provide comprehensive, coordinated care for patients with dementias. In 2018, he was awarded a multi-site PCORI- and NIA-funded pragmatic trial (D-CARE) to compare the effectiveness of health system-based versus community-based dementia care versus usual care. He is a member of the National Advisory Council on Aging for the National Institute on Aging.
Dr. Reuben provides primary care for frail older persons, including attending on the inpatient geriatrics unit, and making house calls. In his spare time, Dr. Reuben has written 8 plays and lyrics for 20 songs with composer Sidney Sharp. A compilation of the first 10 has been recorded.
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Friday, November 15, 2024
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM PST
Friday, November 15, 2024
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM PST