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Patrick P. Coll, MD

Professor, Family Medicine and Medicine
Medical Director for Senior Health
Associate Director for Clinical Geriatrics, UConn Center on Aging
Director Section on Geriatrics Education, Department of Family Medicine
Associate Director, Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program

NPI Number: 1487659173
Academic Office Location: Family Medicine UConn Health 263 Farmington Avenue Farmington, CT 06030-5215
Phone:	860-679-8400
Fax:	860-679-1307

Education & Training
Committees & Organizations
Publications

Education

Degree	Institution	Major
Other	Trinity College Dublin	Medicine

Degree

Institution

Major

Other

Trinity College Dublin

Medicine

Post-Graduate Training

Training	Institution	Specialty
Internship	Royal City of Dublin Hospital
Residency	Royal City of Dublin Hospital	Emergency Medicine
Residency	University of Connecticut School of Medicine	Family Medicine
Fellowship	University of Connecticut School of Medicine	Geriatric Medicine
Registrar	Bristol Hospital	Registrar in Geriatric Medicine

Training

Institution

Specialty

Internship

Royal City of Dublin Hospital

Residency

Royal City of Dublin Hospital

Emergency Medicine

Residency

University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Family Medicine

Fellowship

University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Geriatric Medicine

Registrar

Bristol Hospital

Registrar in Geriatric Medicine

Awards

Name of Award/Honor	Awarding Organization
Best Doctors in America (Geriatrics)	Woodward White Inc.
Best Geriatric Medicine Specialists in Connecticut	Connecticut Magazine
Best Geriatric Medicine Specialists in Greater Hartford	Hartford Magazine
Best Regional Hospitals, Geriatrics, John Dempsey Hospital, University of Connecticut Health Center	U.S. News and World Report
Fellow of the American Geriatrics Society	AGSF
Second Class Honors in Obstetrics and Gynecology	Trinity College
Second Class Honors in Forensic Medicine	Trinity College
Second Class Honors in Social Medicine	Trinity College

Name of Award/Honor

Awarding Organization

Best Doctors in America (Geriatrics)

Woodward White Inc.

Best Geriatric Medicine Specialists in Connecticut

Connecticut Magazine

Best Geriatric Medicine Specialists in Greater Hartford

Hartford Magazine

Best Regional Hospitals, Geriatrics, John Dempsey Hospital, University of Connecticut Health Center

U.S. News and World Report

Fellow of the American Geriatrics Society

AGSF

Second Class Honors in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Trinity College

Second Class Honors in Forensic Medicine

Trinity College

Second Class Honors in Social Medicine

Trinity College

Name & Description	Category	Role	Type	Scope	Start Year	End Year
Connecticut Department of Public Health Alzheimer's Disease & Related Dementia Committee	Advisory Committee	Member	External	State	2022
UConn John Dempsey Hospital Medical Board	Advisory Committee	President	UConn Health	University	2022
Nursing Home and Assisted Living Oversight Work Group (NHALOWG) I was appointed as the medical representative to serve on this work group that was convened to make recommendations to the CT legislature on future infection control efforts in the state's licensed nursing homes and assisted living facilities.	Advisory Committee	Medical Representative	External	State	2020	2020
American Geriatrics Society	Professional/Scientific Organization	Board Member	External	National

Name & Description

Journal Articles

Medicare's annual wellness visit: 10 years of opportunities gained and lost.
Coll, Patrick P; Batsis, John A; Friedman, Susan M; Flaherty, Ellen Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2022 Aug;
A comparison of two Tai Chi interventions tailored for different health outcomes.
Wu, Yin; Senk, Cindy; Coll, Patrick; Glenney, Susan; Zaborowski, Ken; Fortinsky, Richard; Taylor, Beth; Park, Crystal; Benson, Kirsten; McGowan, Matt; DiBiasi, Slyvia; Chen, Ming-Hui; Pescatello, Linda Complementary therapies in medicine 2021 Jun;59102731
Promoting Healthy Aging During COVID-19.
Batsis, John A; Daniel, Kathryn; Eckstrom, Elizabeth; Goldlist, Kady; Kusz, Halina; Lane, Douglas; Loewenthal, Julia; Coll, Patrick P; Friedman, Susan M Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2021 Mar;69(3):572-580
The prevention of osteoporosis and sarcopenia in older adults.
Coll, Patrick P; Phu, Steven; Hajjar, Samah H; Kirk, Ben; Duque, Gustavo; Taxel, Pam Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2021 Feb;
Cancer Prevention and Screening for Older Adults: Part 1. Lung, Colorectal, Bladder, and Kidney Cancer.
Coll, Patrick P; Korc-Grodzicki, Beatriz; Ristau, Benjamin T; Shahrokni, Armin; Koshy, Alexander; Filippova, Olga T; Ali, Imran Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2020 Sep;
Cancer Prevention and Screening for Older Adults: Part 2. Interventions to Prevent and Screen for Breast, Prostate, Cervical, Ovarian, and Endometrial Cancer.
Coll, Patrick P; Korc-Grodzicki, Beatriz; Ristau, Benjamin T; Shahrokni, Armin; Koshy, Alexander; Filippova, Olga T; Ali, Imran Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2020 Sep;
The Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Older Adults
Parick P. Coll MD, AGSF, Vivyenne Roche MD, AGSF, Jaclyn S. Olsen, DO, Jessica H. Voit MD, Emily Bowen MD, Manish Kumar MD Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2020 Feb;
The Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Older Adults.
Coll, Patrick P; Roche, Vivyenne; Olsen, Jaclyn S; Voit, Jessica H; Bowen, Emily; Kumar, Manish Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2020 Feb;
The Prevention of Infections in Older Adults: Oral Health.
Coll, Patrick P; Lindsay, Adam; Meng, Joyce; Gopalakrishna, Aadarsh; Raghavendra, Sree; Bysani, Pooja; O'Brien, Daniel Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2019 Sep;
Surgical care of the geriatric patient.
Katz, Marilyn; Silverstein, Nicole; Coll, Patrick; Sullivan, Gail; Mortensen, Eric M; Sachs, Adam; Gross, Jeffrey B; Girard, Eric; Liang, Joy; Ristau, Benjamin T; Stevenson, Christina; Smith, Phillip P; Shames, Brian D; Millea, Ryan; Ali, Irfan; Poulos, Constantine M; Ramaraj, Akila B; Otukoya, Azuka Onye; Nolan, James; Wahla, Zulara; Hardy, Cara; Al-Naggar, Iman; Bliss, Lindsay A; McFadden, David W Current problems in surgery 2019 Jul;56(7):260-329
Healthy Aging: American Geriatrics Society White Paper Executive Summary.
Friedman, Susan M; Mulhausen, Paul; Cleveland, Maryjo L; Coll, Patrick P; Daniel, Kathryn M; Hayward, Arthur D; Shah, Krupa; Skudlarska, Beata; White, Heidi K Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2018 Nov;6717-20
Dementia and the law in Connecticut.
Coll, Patrick P; McEvoy, Kate Connecticut medicine 2013 May;77(5):275-9
Medical malpractice and long-term care part I: Litigation
Coll P.P. Annals of Long-Term Care 2008 Jan;16(4):39-42
Best practices in hospital end-of-life care.
Coll, Patrick P; Duffy, James D; Micholovich, Elizabeth; Cohen, Sarah Connecticut medicine 2002 Nov;66(11):671-5
Successful withdrawal of thyroid hormone therapy in nursing home patients.
Coll, P P; Abourizk, N N The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice / American Board of Family Practice 2000 Jan;13(6):403-7
Effects of age, education, and physician advice on utilization of screening mammography.
Coll, P P; O'Connor, P J; Crabtree, B F; Besdine, R W Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 1989 Oct;37(10):957-62

Books

Healthy Aging: A Complete Guide to Clinical Management
2019 Jul;
Healthy Aging: A Complete Guide to Clinical Management

Book Chapters

Healthy Aging: Definition and Scope
Patrick P Coll Healthy Aging: A Complete Guide to Clinical Management. 2019 Jul;
Public Policy Supporting Healthy Aging
Patrick P. Coll, Richard H. Fortinsky Healthy Aging: A Complete Guide to Clinical Management 2019 Jul;

Erratums

Erratum to ``Surgical care of the geriatric patient'' [YMSG 56(7) (2019) 260-329].
Katz, Marilyn; Silverstein, Nicole; Coll, Patrick; Sullivan, Gail; Mortensen, Eric M; Sachs, Adam; Gross, Jeffrey B; Girard, Eric; Liang, Joy; Ristau, Benjamin T; Stevenson, Christina; Smith, Phillip P; Shames, Brian D; Millea, Ryan; Ali, Irfan; Poulos, Constantine M; Ramaraj, Akila B; Otukoya, Azuka Onye; McFadden, David W Current problems in surgery 2019 Dec;56(12):100647

Notes

Vitamin D deficiency in long-term care residents
Coll P.P. Annals of Long-Term Care 2006 Jan;14(3):36-37

Reviews

The Prevention of Infections in Older Adults: Vaccination.
Coll, Patrick P; Costello, Victoria W; Kuchel, George A; Bartley, Jenna; McElhaney, Janet E Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2019 Oct;
Determination of life expectancy: Implications for the practice of medicine
Coll P.P. Annals of Long-Term Care 2010 Jan;18(4):21-24
The Management of Thyroid Disorders in Long-Term Care
Coll P.P., Taxel P. Annals of Long-Term Care 2004 Jan;12(3):26-30
Diagnosis and management of Alzheimer's disease.
Coll, Patrick P; Fortinsky, Richard H; Kaplan, Richard; Song, Chaewon Connecticut medicine 2003 Sep;67(8):505-10
Promoting healthy and successful aging in everyday clinical practice.
Fortinsky, Richard H; Kuchel, George A; Coll, Patrick P Connecticut medicine 2003 Sep;67(8):455-60
[Prevention of infectious diseases in the drepanocytic child].
Koumakpai, S; Hazoume, F A; Dan, V; Ayivi, B Développement et santé : revue de perfectionnement médical et sanitaire en pays tropical 1992 Jan;13(98):27-8

Short Surveys

Medical malpractice and long-term care part II: Risk management
Coll P.P. Annals of Long-Term Care 2008 Jan;16(5):27-29
Medical malpractice and the primary care provider
Coll P.P. Clinical Geriatrics 2008 Jan;16(9):27-30