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Catherine Sarkisian, M.D.
   
 
Affiliations
Associate Professor, Medicine

Education:
Medical Degree: M.D., UC San Francisco School of Medicine, 1993
Certifications:
Medical Board Certification: Internal Medicine, 2006
Geriatric Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2000
Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, 1996
Education:
Fellowship: Geriatric Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine, 2000
Health Services, UCLA School of Public Health/Preventive Medicine, 1999
Residency: Internal Medicine, New York Hospital - Cornell University Medical Ctr, 1996
Internship: Internal Medicine, New York Hospital - Cornell University Medical Ctr, 1994


Contact Information:
Work Email Address: csarkisian@mednet.ucla.edu
Mailing Address: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Department of Medicine
Division of Geriatrics
10945 Le Conte Avenue
Suite 2339
Los Angeles, CA 90095
UNITED STATES


Direct Contact Information:
Work Phone Number: (310) 825-8253


Technical Research Interest:
Community-based research aimed at improving quality of life among lower income older adults, increasing physical activity among sedentary older adults, preventing and coping with disability and geriatric frailty.


Publications:
Karlamangla Arun S, Sarkisian Catherine A, Kado Deborah M, Dedes Howard, Liao Diana H, Kim Sungjin, Reuben David B, Greendale Gail A, Moore Alison A Light to moderate alcohol consumption and disability: variable benefits by health status.. American journal of epidemiology. 2009; 169(1): 96-104.
Sarkisian Catherine A, Gruenewald Tara L, John Boscardin W, Seeman Teresa E Preliminary evidence for subdimensions of geriatric frailty: the MacArthur study of successful aging.. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2008; 56(12): 2292-7.
Whiteman E, Ward K, Simmons SF, Sarkisian CA, Moore AA. Testing the effect of specific orders to provide oral liquid nutritional supplements to nursing home residents: A quality improvement project. . J Nutr Health Aging 2008; 12: 622-625.


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