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</span> </h1> <section class="layout-columns"> <div class="layout-columns__main -padding--vertical -padding--horizontal"> <div class="layout-columns__main__content"> <ul class="content-tease__list"> <li class="content-tease__item"> <div class="content-tease" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ScholarlyArticle" data-image-swap="source" data-image-swap-1x="/geriatrics/assets/feature-specialty_geriatrics_frailty-hands_advances.jpg" data-image-swap-2x="/geriatrics/assets/feature-specialty_geriatrics_frailty-hands_advancesx2.jpg"> <p class="content-tease__topic"> <span class="highlight">Featured</span> </p> <h3 class="content-tease__heading" itemprop="name"> <a href="/geriatrics/article.aspx?id=1538" itemprop="url">New Multidisciplinary Clinic Aims to Improve Surgical Outcomes in Older Adults</a> </h3> <p itemprop="description"> <p><span>A multidisciplinary team at Massachusetts General Hospital offers specialized geriatric assessments and personalized interventions to optimize surgical outcomes in older adults.</span></p></p> <p class="content-tease__related"> <a href="/digestive-health/specialty.aspx?id=1007" itemprop="relatedLink">Digestive Health</a>, <a href="/geriatrics/topic.aspx?id=1112" itemprop="relatedLink">Frailty</a>, <a href="/geriatrics/specialty.aspx?id=1009" itemprop="relatedLink">Geriatrics and Palliative Care</a> </p> <p class="content-metadata"> <span class="content-metadata__media -article">Article</span> <time class="date" datetime="2023-08-30" itemprop="datePublished">August 30, 2023</time> </p> </div> </li> <li class="content-tease__item"> <div class="content-tease" itemtype="http://schema.org/ScholarlyArticle"> <h3 class="content-tease__heading" itemprop="name"> <a href="/geriatrics/article.aspx?id=1583" itemprop="url"> Advocating for a Home-Based Care Approach to Support Homebound Patients and Those Living With Dementia</a> </h3> <p itemprop="description"> <p>A Massachusetts General Hospital researcher has developed frameworks and tools to 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Ritchie, MD, MSPH</a> </h3> <p itemprop="jobTitle"> Director of Research, Division of Palliative Care and Geriatric Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Director, Mongan Institute Center for Aging and Serious Illness, Massachusetts General Hospital, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School</p> <p class="profile-card__article"> <strong>Recent Article</strong><br> <a href="/geriatrics/article.aspx?id=1583">Advocating for a Home-Based Care Approach to Support Homebound Patients and Those Living With Dementia</a> </p> </div> <p class="profile-card__image"> <img alt="Dr. Christine Ritchie" itemprop="image" srcset="/assets/images/contributors/christine_ritchie_advances.png, /assets/images/contributors/christine_ritchie_advances_2x.png 2x" src="/assets/images/contributors/christine_ritchie_advances.png"> </p> </li> <li class="profile-card" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <div class="profile-card__content"> <p class="profile-card__content__image"> <img alt="Dr. Aaronson" itemprop="image" srcset="/assets/images/contributors/emily_aaronson_advances.png, /assets/images/contributors/emily_aaronson_advances_2x.png 2x" src="/assets/images/contributors/emily_aaronson_advances.png"> </p> <h3 class="profile-card__name" itemprop="name"> <a href="/contributors/contributor.aspx?id=1777" itemprop="url">Emily L. Aaronson, MD, MPH</a> </h3> <p itemprop="jobTitle"> Assistant Chief Quality Officer, Massachusetts General Hospital, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School</p> <p class="profile-card__article"> <strong>Recent Article</strong><br> <a href="/geriatrics/journal.aspx?id=2450">Social Worker鈥搇ed Serious Illness Conversations Feasible in the ED</a> </p> </div> <p class="profile-card__image"> <img alt="Dr. Aaronson" itemprop="image" srcset="/assets/images/contributors/emily_aaronson_advances.png, /assets/images/contributors/emily_aaronson_advances_2x.png 2x" src="/assets/images/contributors/emily_aaronson_advances.png"> </p> </li> <li class="profile-card" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <div class="profile-card__content"> <p class="profile-card__content__image"> <img alt="Dr. Krakauer" itemprop="image" srcset="/assets/images/contributors/eric_krakauer_advances.png, /assets/images/contributors/eric_krakauer_advances_2x.png 2x" src="/assets/images/contributors/eric_krakauer_advances.png"> </p> <h3 class="profile-card__name" itemprop="name"> <a href="/contributors/contributor.aspx?id=1549" itemprop="url">Eric L. Krakauer, MD, PhD</a> </h3> <p itemprop="jobTitle"> Attending Physician, Palliative Care Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Associate Professor of Medicine and Global Health & Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School</p> <p class="profile-card__article"> <strong>Recent Article</strong><br> <a href="/geriatrics/article.aspx?id=1305">Addressing Global Palliative Care Disparities</a> </p> </div> <p class="profile-card__image"> <img alt="Dr. Krakauer" itemprop="image" srcset="/assets/images/contributors/eric_krakauer_advances.png, /assets/images/contributors/eric_krakauer_advances_2x.png 2x" src="/assets/images/contributors/eric_krakauer_advances.png"> </p> </li> <li class="profile-card" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <div class="profile-card__content"> <h3 class="profile-card__name" itemprop="name"> <a href="/contributors/contributor.aspx?id=1548" itemprop="url">Juliet C. Jacobsen, MD, DPhil</a> </h3> <p itemprop="jobTitle"> </p> <p class="profile-card__article"> <strong>Recent Article</strong><br> <a href="/geriatrics/journal.aspx?id=2483">Training in Serious Illness Conversations Boosts Confidence of Students, Interns</a> </p> </div> <p class="profile-card__image"> <img alt="" itemprop="image" srcset=", 2x" src=""> </p> </li> <li class="profile-card" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <div class="profile-card__content"> <h3 class="profile-card__name" itemprop="name"> <a href="/contributors/contributor.aspx?id=1537" itemprop="url">Leah B. Rosenberg, MD</a> </h3> <p itemprop="jobTitle"> Attending Physician, Palliative Care Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School</p> <p class="profile-card__article"> <strong>Recent Article</strong><br> <a href="/geriatrics/journal.aspx?id=2088">Group Report: Psychological Aspects of Palliative Care</a> </p> </div> <p class="profile-card__image"> <img alt="" itemprop="image" srcset=", 2x" src=""> </p> </li> <li class="profile-card" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <div class="profile-card__content"> <h3 class="profile-card__name" itemprop="name"> <a href="/contributors/contributor.aspx?id=1351" itemprop="url">Margarita Alegria, PhD</a> </h3> <p itemprop="jobTitle"> Chief of the Disparities Research Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School</p> <p class="profile-card__article"> <strong>Recent Article</strong><br> <a href="/geriatrics/journal.aspx?id=2572">Prior 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