Chief, division of geriatrics
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Los Angeles, California, United States
David B. Reuben, MD
Dr. Reuben is Archstone Professor at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Director, Multicampus Program in Geriatrics Medicine and Gerontology and Chief, Division of Geriatrics at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He is the Director of the UCLA Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care program.
Dr. Reuben is a past President of the American Geriatrics Society and the Association of Directors of Geriatric Academic Programs. He served for 8 years on the American Board of Internal Medicine’s Board of Directors, including as Chair from 2010-2011.
In 2000, Dr. Reuben received the Dennis H. Jahnigen Memorial Award for outstanding contributions to education in the field of geriatrics and, in 2008, he received the Joseph T. Freeman Award from the Gerontological Society of America. In 2012, he received the Henderson award from the American Geriatrics Society.
In 2012, Dr. Reuben received one of the first CMMI Innovations Challenge awards to develop a model program to provide comprehensive, coordinated care for patients with Alzheimer’s Disease and other dementias. In 2018, he was awarded a multi-site PCORI- and NIA-funded pragmatic trial (D-CARE) to compare the effectiveness of health system-based dementia care versus community-based dementia care versus usual care. Dr. Reuben was co-chair of the 2020 National Research Summit in Care, Services, and Supports for Persons with Dementia and their Caregivers. He is a member of the National Advisory Council on Aging for the National Institute on Aging.
Dr. Reuben continues to provide primary care for frail older persons, including attending on inpatient and geriatric psychiatry units at UCLA, and making house calls. In his spare time, Dr. Reuben has written 7 plays and lyrics for more than 20 songs with composer Sidney Sharp. A compilation of the first 10 has been recorded.
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Saturday, November 5, 2022
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET