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Jatupol Kositsawat, MD, DMSc, MPH

Assistant Professor, Medicine
UConn Center on Aging

NPI Number: 1841223286
Academic Office Location: UConn Center on Aging UConn Health 263 Farmington Avenue Farmington, CT 06030
Phone:	860-679-8400
Website(s):	UConn Center on Aging

Education & Training
Publications
Presentations

Education

Degree	Institution	Major
MD	Chulalongkorn University	Medicine
DMSc	University of Tokyo School of Medicine	Ophthalmology and Cell Biology
MPH	University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Public Health	Epidemiology

Degree

Institution

Major

Chulalongkorn University

Medicine

DMSc

University of Tokyo School of Medicine

Ophthalmology and Cell Biology

MPH

University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Public Health

Epidemiology

Post-Graduate Training

Training	Institution	Specialty
Professional Training	Department of Ophthalmology, Khonkaen University Hospital	Trainee
Professional Training	Department of Ophthalmology, University of Tokyo	Clinical and Research Trainee
Professional Training	Department of Ophthalmology, Chulalongkorn University	Trainee
Internship	St. Vincent's Medical Center, Columbia University	Internal Medicine
Residency	St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, University of Arizona	Internal Medicine
Fellowship	University of Illinois at Chicago	Geriatric Medicine

Training

Institution

Specialty

Professional Training

Department of Ophthalmology, Khonkaen University Hospital

Trainee

Professional Training

Department of Ophthalmology, University of Tokyo

Clinical and Research Trainee

Professional Training

Department of Ophthalmology, Chulalongkorn University

Trainee

Internship

St. Vincent's Medical Center, Columbia University

Internal Medicine

Residency

St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, University of Arizona

Internal Medicine

Fellowship

University of Illinois at Chicago

Geriatric Medicine

Awards

Name of Award/Honor	Awarding Organization
-Claude D Pepper Older Americans Independence Center Award Scholar Funding Agency: University of Connecticut Health Center/NIH/NIA Amount: $60,000 Period: 09/01/2025-08/31/2026 Project Title: “Effects of Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists (GLP-1RAs) as Gerotherapeutics on Physical Function in Older Adults with Multimorbidity” Role: Award Investigator	-Claude D Pepper Older Americans Independence Center
In-Training Examination in Internal Medicine 93 Percentile
In-Training Examination in Internal Medicine 91 Percentile
USMLE Step 2 (Score 92, 245)
USMLE Step 1 (Score 92, 231)
Scholarship from Noguchi Medical Research Institute, Japan to Study at Cornea Service, Wills Eye Hospital, September to October 1993 and May 1996 to May 1997	Noguchi Medical Research Institute
Japanese Language Proficiency Certificate
Japanese Government Scholarship to Study at the University of Tokyo, Japan	Japanese Government
Top Score in Physiology Examination

Name of Award/Honor

Awarding Organization

-Claude D Pepper Older Americans Independence Center Award Scholar Funding Agency: University of Connecticut Health Center/NIH/NIA Amount: $60,000 Period: 09/01/2025-08/31/2026 Project Title: “Effects of Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists (GLP-1RAs) as Gerotherapeutics on Physical Function in Older Adults with Multimorbidity” Role: Award Investigator

-Claude D Pepper Older Americans Independence Center

In-Training Examination in Internal Medicine 93 Percentile

In-Training Examination in Internal Medicine 91 Percentile

USMLE Step 2 (Score 92, 245)

USMLE Step 1 (Score 92, 231)

Scholarship from Noguchi Medical Research Institute, Japan to Study at Cornea Service, Wills Eye Hospital, September to October 1993 and May 1996 to May 1997

Noguchi Medical Research Institute

Japanese Language Proficiency Certificate

Japanese Government Scholarship to Study at the University of Tokyo, Japan

Japanese Government

Top Score in Physiology Examination

Journal Articles

Testosterone therapy effects adipose distribution in older females post hip-fracture: The STEP-HI study.
Earp, Jacob E; Zhao, Shangshu; Xu, Furong; Kuo, Chia-Ling; Bartley, Jenna M; Fortinsky, Richard H; Kositsawat, Jatupol; Rehbein, Carlos O; Binder, Ellen F; Stevens-Lapsley, Jennifer; Kuchel, George A Obesity Pillars. 2026 Mar;17100247
The nonlinear U-shaped association between vitamin D deficiency and biological aging acceleration is enhanced in individuals with higher inflammation levels.
Kositsawat, Jatupol; Kuchel, George A; Zhong, Kelin; Zhao, Shangshu; Fortinsky, Richard H; Kuo, Chia-Ling. The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences. 2025 Dec;
Interactions between vitamin D deficiency and inflammation on diabetes risk: data from 336,500 UK Biobank adults: Short title Vitamin D Deficiency, Inflammation, and Diabetes.
Kositsawat, Jatupol; Zhao, Shangshu; Kuchel, George A; Barry, Lisa C; Fortinsky, Richard H; Kirk, Ben; Duque, Gustavo; Kuo, Chia-Ling The Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging. 2024 Dec;29(2):100446
Leukocyte telomere length is associated with MRI-thigh fat-free muscle volume: data from 16 356 UK Biobank adults.
Kirk, Ben; Kuo, Chia-Ling; Liu, Peiran; Xiang, Meiruo; Earp, Jacob E; Kositsawat, Jatupol; Kuchel, George A; Duque, Gustavo Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle 2024 Mar;
Dynamic model assuming mutually inhibitory biomarkers of frailty suggests bistability with contrasting mobility phenotypes.
Schaumburger, Nathan; Pally, Joel; Moraru, Ion I; Kositsawat, Jatupol; Kuchel, George A; Blinov, Michael L. Frontiers in Network Physiology. 2023 May;31079070
Interaction between Vitamin D and Interleukin 6 on Slow Gait Speed: 6-year Follow-up Data of Older Adults from InCHIANTI.
Kositsawat, Jatupol; Kuo, Chia-Ling; Barry, Lisa; Melzer, David; Bandinelli, Stefania; Ferrucci, Luigi; Wu, Rong; Kuchel, George A The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences 2019 Jul;
Vitamin D insufficiency and abnormal hemoglobin a1c in black and white older persons.
Kositsawat, Jatupol; Kuchel, George A; Tooze, Janet A; Houston, Denise K; Cauley, Jane A; Kritchevsky, Stephen B; Strotmeyer, Elsa S; Kanaya, Alka M; Harris, Tamara B; Johnson, Karen C; Barry, Lisa C The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences 2014 Aug;70(4):525-31
C-reactive protein, vitamin D deficiency, and slow gait speed.
Kositsawat, Jatupol; Barry, Lisa C; Kuchel, George A Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2013 Aug;61(9):1574-9
Vitamin C and A1c relationship in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2003-2006.
Kositsawat, Jatupol; Freeman, Vincent L Journal of the American College of Nutrition 2011 Dec;30(6):477-83
Vitamin C and A1c relationship in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2003-2006.
Kositsawat, Jatupol; Freeman, Vincent L Journal of the American College of Nutrition 2011 Dec;30(6):477-83
Relation of high heart rate variability to healthy longevity.
Zulfiqar, Usman; Jurivich, Donald A; Gao, Weihua; Singer, Donald H The American journal of cardiology 2010 Apr;105(8):1181-5
Association of A1c Levels with Vitamin D Status in U.S. Adults: Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
Kositsawat J, Freeman VL, Gerber B, Geraci SA. Diabetes Care 2010 Jan;33(6):1236-1238
Screening for vitamin D deficiency in the elderly.
Kositsawat, Jatupol; Geraci, Stephen A Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association 2010 Jan;51(1):7-10
The ratio of oleic-to-stearic acid in the prostate predicts biochemical failure after radical prostatectomy for localized prostate cancer.
Kositsawat, Jatupol; Flanigan, Robert C; Meydani, Mohsen; Choi, Young-Ku; Freeman, Vincent L The Journal of urology 2007 Dec;178(6):2391-6; discussion 2396
Preservation of Autonomic Function and Survival of Chronic Heart Failure Patients.
Kositsawat J, Jurivich DA , Singer DH. J Am Geriatr Soc 2005 Jan;53S121
Routine Holter Monitoring in Elderly Heart Failure Patients.
Kositsawat J, Jurivich DA , Singer DH. J Card Fail 2005 Jan;11(6 Suppl):S147
Erythromelalgia, A Rare Disease in Geriatrics.
Kositsawat J, Perez F, Memon A. J Am Geriatr Soc 2004 Jan;52S72
Low Heart Rate Variability (HRV) and Autonomic Dysfunction in Elderly Heart Failure (HF) Patients.
Kositsawat J, Singer DH, Jurivich DA, Perez F. J Am Geriatr Soc 2004 Jan;52S69
Interaction Between Vitamin D and Interleukin 6 on Slow Gait Speed: 6-Year Follow-up Data of Older Adults From InCHIANTI.
Kositsawat J, Kuo CL, Barry LC, Melzer D, Bandinelli S, Ferrucci L, Wu R, Kuchel GA. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2020 May 22;75(6):1161-1166. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glz165.
Kositsawat J, Orkaby A. What Comes Next for Vitamin D Supplementation and Trials in Older Adults? J Am Geriatr Soc. 2025 Apr;73(4):1005-1007. doi: 10.1111/jgs.19390. Epub 2025 Mar 13.
Kositsawat J, Vogrin S, French C, Gebauer M, Candow DG, Duque G, Kirk B. Relationship Between Plasma Homocysteine and Bone Density, Lean Mass, Muscle Strength and Physical Function in 1480 Middle-Aged and Older Adults: Data from NHANES. Calcif Tissue Int. 2022 Nov 7. doi: 10.1007/s00223-022-01037-0.

Book Chapters

Kositsawat J, Mirza F, Coll P. Osteoporosis and bone health. Geriatrics, Lifestyle Medicine and Healthy Aging: A Practical Guide: Chapter 25. Published 2025. p. 367-378. DOI: 10.1201/9781032638560-28

Reviews

Nutrients with anabolic/anticatabolic, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory properties: Targeting the biological mechanisms of aging to support musculoskeletal health.
Kositsawat, Jatupol; Duque, Gustavo; Kirk, Ben Experimental gerontology 2021 Aug;154111521

Title or Abstract	Type	Sponsor/Event	Date/Year	Location
New Concept to Cover Completely the Limbal Circumferential Area in Keratoepithelioplasty.	Poster	16th Corneal Conference	1992	Yokohama, Japan
Prognosis in Patients with Repeated Penetrating Keratoplasty.	Poster	16th Corneal Conference	1992	Yokohama, Japan

Title or Abstract

Type

Sponsor/Event

Date/Year

Location

New Concept to Cover Completely the Limbal Circumferential Area in Keratoepithelioplasty.

Poster

16th Corneal Conference

1992

Yokohama, Japan

Prognosis in Patients with Repeated Penetrating Keratoplasty.

Poster

16th Corneal Conference

1992

Yokohama, Japan