Butler-Williams Scholar Program 2022 Cohort Applications

The National Institute on Aging Butler-Williams Scholars Program is currently accepting applications for the 2022 cohort. The Butler-Williams (B-W) Scholars Program provides a powerful pathway for early-career scientists to expand their networks, advance grant writing skills, and gain a broader understanding of the science NIA conducts and supports. Early Career Scientists who are new to […]

Elizabeth Mahanna-Gabrielli, MD

Frailty, Postoperative Delirium and Cognitive Dysfunction: Where is the Association?

Contributed by Elizabeth Mahanna-Gabrielli, MD Department of Anesthesiology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida As a neuroanesthesiologist and intensivist, I’ve seen many frail patients come into the operating room and intensive care unit. During the early years of my career, frailty was informally defined as patient who was elderly, weak, and deconditioned; clinicians […]