Jeremy D. Walston, MD

Professional Titles

• Raymond and Anna Lublin Professor of Geriatric Medicine & Gerontology
• Deputy Director, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology
• Co-Director, Biology of Healthy Aging Program

Primary Academic Title

Professor of Medicine

Background

Centers and Institutes

• Aging and Health, Center on
• Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program
• Heart and Vascular Institute
• Mind-Body Research (CMBR), Center for

Clinical Trials Summary

A Study of Muscle Strength Maintenance in Older Adults

Recent News Articles and Media Coverage

• How to Keep Your Muscles Strong as You Age, The Wall Street Journal, June 22, 2014
• A Firm Diagnosis of Frailty, The New York Times, June 25, 2012

Additional Academic Titles

Professor of Oncology

Research Interests

and chronic inflammation observed in older adults, clinical translation and related intervention development, Healthy aging and resiliency, renin-angiotensin system, sarcopenia, the etiology and treatment of frailty

Lab Website

Frailty Science and the Biology of Healthy Aging - Lab Website

• Our Mission: To provide scientists, students, and community members with state-of-the-art information on frailty-related science and how it might impact health and wellness for older adults. Our Goal: To improve the understanding of how frailty develops, how to best assess it, and how to best treat and prevent frailty-related decline.

Research Summary

Dr. Walston’s research focuses on the biology that influences chronic inflammation, frailty and vulnerability to adverse outcomes observed in older adults. Working closely with a multidisciplinary group of investigators at Johns Hopkins and across the country, Dr. Walston has led developmental efforts for important conceptual frameworks surrounding frailty and risk for adverse outcomes. The results of these studies hold great promise for decreasing chronic disease burden and improving quality of life for older adults. Dr. Walston is the primary investigator for the Older Americans Independence Center (OAIC) Research Cores.

PubMed

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=WALSTON+JEREMY

Selected Publications

• McAdams-DeMarco MA, Isaacs K, Darko L, Salter ML, Gupta N, King EA, Walston J, Segev DL. “Changes in frailty after kidney transplantation.” J Am Geriatr Soc. 2015 Oct;63(10):2152-7. doi: 10.1111/jgs.13657. Epub 2015 Sep 29.

• Piggott DA, Varadhan R, Mehta SH, Brown TT, Li H, Walston JD, Leng SX, Kirk GD. “Frailty, inflammation, and mortality among persons aging with HIV infection and injection drug use.” J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2015 Sep 18. pii: glv107. [Epub ahead of print]

• Robinson TN, Walston JD, Brummel NE, Deiner S, Brown CH 4th, Kennedy M, Hurria A. “Frailty for surgeons: Review of a national institute on aging conference on frailty for specialists.” J Am Coll Surg. 2015 Sep 11. pii: S1072-7515(15)01489-1. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2015.08.428. [Epub ahead of print] Review.

• Theou O, Walston J, Rockwood K. “Operationalizing frailty using the frailty phenotype and deficit accumulation approaches.” Interdiscip Top Gerontol Geriatr. 2015;41:66-73. doi: 10.1159/000381164. Epub 2015 Jul 17.

• Walston JD. “Connecting age-related biological decline to frailty and late-life vulnerability.” Nestle Nutr Inst Workshop Ser. 2015 Oct 20;83:1-10. [Epub ahead of print]

Honors

• Appointment to the Raymond and Anna Lublin Professorship in Medicine, 1/1/10
• State of the Art Symposium Award, Gerontology Society of America, 1/1/05
• Honorary Doctoral Degree, Capital University, Columbus, Ohio, 1/1/04
• The Rehabilitation Accreditation Commission Certification for the Terrace, 1/1/98
• Paul Beeson Faculty Scholar, American Federation for Aging Research, 1/1/98
• New Investigators Award, American Geriatrics Society, 1/1/95
• Summer Training Course, University of Texas Health Science, 1/1/95
• Brookdale National Fellowship, Rehabilitation Unit (CARF), 1/1/95
• American Geriatrics Society Fellowship, Experimental Aging Research Center, San Antonio Pfizer, 1/1/93
• Resident Teaching Award, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, 1/1/91

Memberships

• Aging Systems and Geriatrics Study Section, (Reviewer)
• American College of Physicians
• American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine
• American Diabetes Association
• American Geriatrics Society
• Bayview Scientific Advisory board
• Beeson K-23 Career Development in Aging Research, (Reviewer)
• Chase Brexton Health Services, Board of Directors
• Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Executive Committee
• European Union Health Commission's 7th Research Framework Program (FP7)
• GCRC Advisory Committee
• Gerontologic Society of America
• Muscle Weakness Program, (Reviewer)
• University of Florida Older American Independent Center (OAIC), Advisory Board
• University of Michigan Older American Independent Center (OAIC), Advisory Board
• University of Pittsburgh American Independent Center (OAIC), Advisory Board

Professional Activities

• Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Co-Director, 1/1/08
• Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Advisory Board Member
• Johns Hopkins Geriatrics Center, Medical Director, 1/1/97 - 1/1/03