{"id":4779,"date":"2023-10-18T13:38:57","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T17:38:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/geriatrics\/?page_id=4779"},"modified":"2025-07-03T15:36:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T19:36:22","slug":"dr-jan-busby-whitehead-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/geriatrics\/research\/dr-jan-busby-whitehead-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Jan Busby-Whitehead Research"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dr. Jan Busby-Whitehead, MD<\/div>
M. Andrew Greganti Distinguished Professor of Medicine
\nDirector, Center for Aging and Health
\nChief, Division of Geriatric Medicine<\/div><\/div>
\nJan Busby-Whitehead, CV<\/a>
\nPubMed Bibliography<\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n
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Areas of Interest<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n
\nGeriatric syndromes including urinary & fecal incontinence; Memory disorders; Falls; Functional decline; Polypharmacy; Complex disease.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Projects Pages<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n
\nCGWEP<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 NIDUS<\/a>
\nDuke\/UNC Alzheimer\u2019s Disease Research Center<\/a>
\nCDC: Deprescribing & Falls in Older Adults<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

About Dr. Busby-Whitehead<\/span><\/h2>Dr. Busby-Whitehead is a Board Certified Geriatrician and serves as a content expert in the field. In all her roles, she is committed to the preservation and improvement of patient health through research and to funded programs that serve to develop an increase the reach of geriatric education and training of physicians and healthcare professionals in the field of aging. Her research in aging includes preserving musculoskeletal health, mitigating falls in older adults, assessment of racial disparities regarding treatment of urinary incontinence in Southeastern United States nursing homes, and developing & testing a treatment program for fecal incontinence in frail elders.<\/p>\n

Read: Investiture Celebration Honors Jan Busby-Whitehead, Inaugural M. Andrew Greganti Distinguished Professor<\/a>
\nRead: Dr. Busby-Whitehead speaks on postoperative delirium<\/a>
\nRead: Busby-Whitehead Talked With the Wall Street Journal About Older People Participating in Activities After the COVID-19 Vaccine<\/a><\/p>\n

Education and Training<\/span><\/h2>\n