Hazards of Hospitalization in the Elderly
Educator Biography
NAUSHIRA PANDYA M.D., CMD, FACP is Professor and Chair of the Geriatrics Department at NSU, Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, and the Project Director of the HRSA funded Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program. She is a certified medical director and a geriatrics fellowship program director at Aventura Hospital and Medical Center. She has an active clinical practice and teaches health profession students, residents and fellows. In addition she collaborates with health professionals in clinical research and the focus of her publications has been on the care of frail older adults, especially those with diabetes.
She is board-certified in Internal Medicine, Geriatrics and Endocrinology and Metabolism.
Dr. Pandya is Past President of AMDA, the national Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine, and past chair of the interdisciplinary Clinical Practice Committee. She has participated in the development of multiple clinical guidelines and position statements, and is a recognized for her work in the area of diabetes in the elderly. Dr Pandya also holds the distinction of being a Fulbright Senior Specialist Scholar.
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Recommended Citation
Nova Southeastern University, "Hazards of Hospitalization in the Elderly" (2025). GWEP Modules. 20.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/gwep_modules/20