13 Education:
21 7 BA 22 (Sociology (cum laude)) c
28 Harvard College, 1992.
21 7 MD 15 (Medicine) c
37 Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 1997.
21 9 MSHA 26 (Healthcare Administration) c
30 University of New Haven, 2016.
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1f Post-Graduate Training
24 5d Intern, Internal Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, 1997-1998.
24 5f Resident, Internal Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, 1998-2000.
24 86 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Geriatrics & Clinical Epidemiology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, NY, 2000-2003.
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17 Certifications
28 3b American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine 2 16 , 2006.
28 66 American Board of Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine, Recertification 2017, 2007.
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Selected Publications

7f Stites SD, Lee BN, Kuz C, Adams M, Harkins K, Xie SX, Walke L, Sankar P, Hamilton R 11f : An Online Vignette Study of Diagnostic Testing: Racial and Ethnic Differences in Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnosis Confidence and Stigma. Alzheimer's & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring 17(4), October 2025 Notes: DOI: 10.1002/dad2.70178.

135 Panchal V, Nagireddy H, Klusaritz H, Walke LM: Understanding and Addressing Disparities in Vaccination Rates Among Older Adults. American Geriatrics Society Annual Scientific Conference Chicago, IL, May 2025 Notes: Poster presentation.

17a Cho H, Oonjee O, Greene N, Gordon L, Morgan S, Walke LM, Demiris G: Engagement of Older Adults in the Design, Implementation and Evaluation of Artificial Intelligence Systems for Aging: A Scoping Review. The Journals of Gerontology: Series A 80(5), May 2025 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glaf024.

160 Agarwal N, Pagali S, Sharma K, Walke LM: Making the Leap from Idea Generation to Implementation: Ten Steps Every Geriatrics Specialist Should Know. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 73(1): 12-19, January 2025 Notes: first published 12 Aug 2024 doi.org/10.1111/jgs.19139

b6 Walke LM: Redefining how we age. WHYY Radio July 2024 Notes: https://whyy.org/episodes/redefining-how-we-age/

132 Pandit S, Walke L, Simone M, Michener A, Nembhard I: The Perceived Value of a Geriatrics-Surgery Co-Management Program: Perspectives from Three Surgical Specialties. J Am Geriatr Soc Page: 1-11, Nov 2023 Notes: doi:10.1111/jgs.18636.

140 Ha, YP, Pandit SG, Carson, LS, Moore ZR, Walke, LM : Helping older adults vote safely during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 69(12): 3401-3404, Dec 2021 Notes: Published online 2021 Oct 26. doi: 10.1111/jgs.17514.

13b Pandit, SG, Simone M, Michener A, Walke LM, Nembhard I: Comparative Perspectives on Geriatrics-Surgery Co-Management Program by Specialty and Staff Role. Gerontological Society of America 2021 Virtual Annual Scientific Meeting November 2021.

8a Michener AR, Gabriel M, Walke LM. : Goal Setting with Elderly Patients and Families. 3 e8 American Board of Surgeons, The SCORE Portal. Surgical Council on Resident Education (SCORE) curriculum (eds.). July 2021 Notes: http://www.surgicalcore.org/modulecontent.aspx?id=153166. Published July 2021.

e6 Pandit S, Walke LM: Geriatrics--Moving Forward with 2020 Vision. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 69(6): 1422-1428, Jun 2021 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.17203 22 Epub May 2021.

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