ChristinaLouiseBellMDPhD

Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Hawaii Permanente Medical Group Clinical Associate Professor, Geriatric Medicine, University of Hawaii John A Burns School of Medicine

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Office
1010 Pensacola St
Honolulu, HI 96814
Phone+1 808-432-2547

Fax+1 808-528-1897
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Education & Training

University of HawaiiFellowship, Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine), 2005 - 2007
Full Circle Health/Family Medicine Residency of Idaho (Boise)Residency, Family Medicine, 1999 - 2002
University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of MedicineClass of 1999

Certifications & Licensure

ID State Medical License 1999 - Present
HI State Medical License 2002 - 2026
American Board of Family Medicine Family Medicine
American Board of Family Medicine Geriatric Medicine
American Board of Family Medicine Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Adaptive Care Planning: A paradigm shift.
Reid, M., Moody, S., Bell, C., Lindenberger, E.> ;Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2024 Feb 1
4 citations
Evolving Palliative Care Practices among Marshall Islanders in Hawai'i: Generational Comparisons.
Lauren Okamoto, Sheldon Riklon, Kamal Masaki, Christina L. Bell, Anna Tamai, Gregory G. Maskarinec> ;Hawai'i Journal of Health & Social Welfare. 2020 Jun 1
21 citations
Fall Ascertainment and Development of a Risk Prediction Model Using Electronic Medical Records.
Caryn Oshiro, Timothy B. Frankland, A. Gabriela Rosales, Nancy Perrin, Christina L. Bell, Serena H. Y. Lo, Connie Mah Trinacty> ;Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2019 Jul 1
19 citations
Perceived social support and the risk of cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality in the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study.
Nancy Freeborne, Samuel J. Simmens, JoAnn E. Manson, Barbara V. Howard, Crystal W. Cené, Matthew A. Allison, Giselle Corbie-Smith, Christina L. Bell, Natalie L. Denbur...> ;Menopause. 2019 Jul 1
1 citations
What's the Plan? Needing Assistance with Plan of Care Is Associated with In-Hospital Death for ICU Patients Referred for Palliative Care Consultation.
Ayano Kiyota, Christina L. Bell, Kamal Masaki, Daniel Fischberg> ;Hawai'i Journal of Medicine & Public Health. 2016 Aug 1
9 citations
Correlates of Successful Aging in Racial and Ethnic Minority Women Age 80 Years and Older: Findings from the Women’s Health Initiative
Crystal W. Cené, Peggye Dilworth-Anderson, Iris Leng, Lorena Garcia, Viola Benavente, Milagros C. Rosal, Leslie Vaughan, Laura H. Coker, Giselle Corbie-Smith, Mimi Kim...> ;The Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. 2016 Mar 1
44 citations
The Impact of Multimorbidity and Coronary Disease Comorbidity on Physical Function in Women Aged 80 Years and Older: The Women’s Health Initiative
Eileen Rillamas-Sun, Andrea Z. LaCroix, Christina L. Bell, Kelli K. Ryckman, Judith K. Ockene, Robert B. Wallace> ;The Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. 2016 Mar 1
2 citations
Person-centered Feeding Care: A Protocol to Re-introduce Oral Feeding for Nursing Home Patients with Tube Feeding.
Christina L. Bell, Ruth Palan Lopez, Nidhi Mahendra, A. Tamai, James Davis, Elaine J. Amella, Kamal Masaki> ;The Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging. 2016 Feb 17
6 citations
Global cognitive function before, surrounding, and after ischemic stroke: the role of risk and protective factors varies with time among ischemic stroke survivors.
Leslie Vaughan, Cheryl Bushnell, Christina L. Bell, Mark A. Espeland> ;Neuropsychology, Development, and Cognition. Section B, Aging, Neuropsychology and Cognition. 2016 Jan 1
9 citations
Factors Associated with Nursing Home Admission after Stroke in Older Women
Christina L. Bell, Andrea Z. LaCroix, Manisha Desai, Haley Hedlin, Stephen R. Rapp, Crystal W. Cené, Jyoti Savla, Tetyana P Shippee, Sylvia Wassertheil-Smoller, Marcia...> ;Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. 2015 Oct 1
26 citations
Mid-life proteinuria and late-life cognitive function and dementia in elderly men: the Honolulu-Asia Aging Study.
Masaya Higuchi, Randi Chen, Robert D. Abbott, Christina L. Bell, Lenore J. Launer, G. Webster Ross, Helen Petrovitch, Kamal Masaki> ;Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders. 2015 Jul 1
18 citations
Total and Differential White Blood Cell Counts in Late Life Predict 8-Year Incident Stroke: The Honolulu Heart Program
Ji Young Huh, George W. Ross, Randi Chen, Robert D. Abbott, Christina L. Bell, Bradley J. Willcox, Lenore J. Launer, Helen Petrovitch, Brock Kaya, Kamal Masaki> ;Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2015 Mar 1
99 citations
Malnutrition in the nursing home.
Christina L. Bell, Angela S W Lee, Bruce K. Tamura> ;Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care. 2015 Jan 1
4 citations
Factors associated with in-hospital death by site of consultation among elderly inpatients receiving pain and palliative care consultations.
Kenji Sekiguchi, Christina L. Bell, Kamal Masaki, Daniel Fischberg> ;Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2014 Dec 15
8 citations
Combining Quality Improvement and Geriatrics Training: The Nursing Home Polypharmacy Outcomes Project
Gotaro Kojima, Christina L. Bell, Bruce K. Tamura, James Davis, Michiko Inaba, Pia Lorenzo, Patricia L. Blanchette, Wendy Iwasaki, Kamal Masaki> ;Gerontology & Geriatrics Education. 2014 May 14
4 citations
Proteinuria in midlife and 39-year total mortality: the Honolulu Heart Program.
Gotaro Kojima, Kei Sonoda, Christina L. Bell, Randi Chen, Helen Petrovitch, Robert D. Abbott, George W. Ross, Suryadutt Venkat, Kamal Masaki> ;Annals of Epidemiology. 2014 May 1
36 citations
Late-Life Factors Associated with Healthy Aging in Older Men
Christina L. Bell, Randi Chen, Kamal Masaki, Priscilla Yee, Qimei He, John S. Grove, Timothy A. Donlon, J. David Curb, D. Craig Willcox, Leonard W. Poon, Bradley J. Wi...> ;Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2014 May 1
3 citations
Low dietary vitamin D in mid-life predicts total mortality in men with hypertension: the Honolulu heart program.
Gotaro Kojima, Christina L. Bell, Randi Chen, G W Ross, Robert D. Abbott, Lenore J. Launer, F. Lui, Kamal Masaki> ;Journal of the American College of Nutrition. 2014 Apr 14
54 citations
Obesity and Late-Age Survival Without Major Disease or Disability in Older Women
Eileen Rillamas-Sun, Andrea Z. LaCroix, Molly E. Waring, Candyce H. Kroenke, Michael J. LaMonte, Mara Z. Vitolins, Rebecca A. Seguin, Christina L. Bell, Margery Gass, ...> ;JAMA Internal Medicine. 2014 Jan 1
7 citations
Prestroke weight loss is associated with poststroke mortality among men in the Honolulu-Asia Aging Study.
Christina L. Bell, Taina Rantanen, Randi Chen, James Davis, Helen Petrovitch, G. Webster Ross, Kamal Masaki> ;Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2014 Mar 1
43 citations
Prestroke factors associated with poststroke mortality and recovery in older women in the Women's Health Initiative.
Christina L. Bell, Andrea Z. LaCroix, Kamal Masaki, Erinn M. Hade, Todd M. Manini, W. Jerry Mysiw, J D Curb, Sylvia Wassertheil-Smoller> ;Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2013 Aug 1
82 citations
Prevalence and Measures of Nutritional Compromise Among Nursing Home Patients: Weight Loss, Low Body Mass Index, Malnutrition, and Feeding Dependency, a Systematic Rev...
Christina L. Bell, Bruce K. Tamura, Kamal Masaki, Elaine J. Amella> ;Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 2013 Feb 1
49 citations
Low Dietary Vitamin D Predicts 34-Year Incident Stroke: The Honolulu Heart Program
Gotaro Kojima, Christina L. Bell, Robert D. Abbott, Lenore J. Launer, Randi Chen, Heather Motonaga, G. Webster Ross, J. David Curb, Kamal Masaki> ;Stroke. 2012 Aug 1
12 citations
Pain outcomes of inpatient pain and palliative care consultations: differences by race and diagnosis.
Christina L. Bell, Meiko Kuriya, Daniel Fischberg> ;Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2011 Oct 17
33 citations
Hospice Referrals and Code Status: Outcomes of Inpatient Palliative Care Consultations Among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders With Cancer
Christina L. Bell, Meiko Kuriya, Daniel Fischberg> ;Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2011 Oct 1
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External Links

University of Hawaii Geriatric Medicine Fellowshiphttp://www.hawaiiresidency.org/geriatric-fellowship/geriatric-medicine-home