Louise Christie Walter MD
Professor, Medicine, UCSF School of Medicine and San Francisco VA
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4150 Clement StVa Medical Center 181GSan Francisco, CA 94121
Phone+1 415-221-4810
Fax+1 415-750-6641
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Education & Training
University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine), 1998 - 2001- University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1995 - 1998
Stanford University School of MedicineClass of 1995
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1996 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine- American Board of Internal Medicine Geriatric Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
- Elected Member The American Society for Clinical Investigation, 2012
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Understanding frailty and the role of patient-centered care for older adults with gynecologic cancer.Stephanie Cham, Amanika Kumar, Louise C Walter, Stuart Lichtman, William P Tew
Gynecologic Oncology. 2025-04-02 - Age Self Care, a program to improve aging in place through group learning and incremental behavior change: Preliminary data.Tracy Nguyen, Belinda Tang, Krista L Harrison, Susanne Stadler, Louise C Walter
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2025-03-01 - External Validation of the Walter Index for Posthospitalization Mortality Prediction in Older Adults.Thiago J Avelino-Silva, Sei J Lee, Kenneth E Covinsky, Louise C Walter, W James Deardorff
JAMA Network Open. 2025-01-02
Journal Articles
- Individualizing Surveillance Mammography for Older Patients After Treatment for Early-Stage Breast CancerEric P Winer, Louise C Walter, Mina S Sedrak, Tanya M Wildes, Stuart M Lichtman, Kathryn J Ruddy, JAMA Oncology
- Interpersonal Trauma and Aging-Related Genitourinary Dysfunction in a National Sample of Older WomenLouise Walter, MD, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Press Mentions
VA Study Asks: Has Active Surveillance Solved the Problem of Overtreatment?January 28th, 2025- How to Avoid Overtreatment of Prostate CancerJanuary 15th, 2025
Prostate Cancer: Has Active Surveillance Solved the Problem of Overtreatment?November 18th, 2024- Join now to see all
Grant Support
- Prostate-Specific Antigen Practices And Outcomes In The ElderlyNational Cancer Institute2009–2012
- Midcareer Mentoring Award For Patient-Oriented Research In AgingNational Institute On Aging2011
Committees
- Author, Guideline Development Group, American Cancer Society 2015 - Present
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