MauraJBrennanMD

Geriatrics • Springfield, MA

Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Associate Professor, Medicine, Tufts Medical Center

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Office
759 Chestnut St
Springfield, MA 01107
Phone+1 413-794-8120
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Education & Training

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiFellowship, Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine), 2006 - 2007
UMMS-BaystateFellowship, Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine), 1992 - 1994
UMass ChanResidency, Internal Medicine, 1989 - 1992
Yale School of MedicineClass of 1989

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 1990 - 2025
NY State Medical License 2006 - 2012
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Geriatric Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2011

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Whipple, wait, or watch? A multidisciplinary approach to care delivery for the nonagenarian.
Maura Brennan, Nicolas Jabbour, Peter A. Depergola, Maryam Hasan, Emilee Herringshaw> ;Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2021 Jun 1
3 citations
The Association Between Body Mass Index, Frailty and Long-Term Clinical Outcomes in Hospitalized Older Adults.
Prarthna V. Bhardwaj, Vida Rastegar, Rohini Meka, Khalid Sawalha, Maura Brennan, Mihaela S. Stefan> ;The American Journal of the Medical Sciences. 2021 Apr 21
1 citations
Frailty Recognition by Clinicians and its Impact on Advance Care Planning.
Munther M. Queisi, Suheil Albert Atallah-Yunes, Farah Adamali, Nageshwar Jonnalagadda, Vida Rastegar, Maura Brennan, Alok Kapoor, Mihaela S. Stefan> ;The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care. 2021 Mar 9
9 citations
The association of cognitive impairment as screened by the Mini-Cog with long term post-hospitalization outcomes.
Ali Shami, Maura Brennan Md, Peter St. Marie, Peter K. Lindenauer, Mihaela S. Stefan> ;Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics. 2019 Nov 1
An Acute Care for Elders Quality Improvement Program for Complex, High-Cost Patients Yields Savings for the System.
Brennan, M. J.,Knee, A. B.,Leahy, E. J.,Ehresman, M. J.,Courtney, H. A.,Coffelt, P.,Stefan, M. S.> ;J Hosp Med. 2019 May 22
A Quality Improvement Initiative to Improve Medication Management in an Acute Care for Elders Program Through Integration of a Clinical Pharmacist.
Chowdhury, T. P.,Starr, R.,Brennan, M.,Knee, A.,Ehresman, M.,Velayutham, L.,Malanowski, A. J.,Courtney, H. A.,Stefan, M. S.> ;J Pharm Pract. 2018 Jul 06
11 citations
The Association of Frailty with Discharge Disposition for Hospitalized Community Dwelling Elderly Patients.
Sheryl Ramdass, Maura Brennan Md, Rebecca Starr, Peter K. Lindenauer, Xiaoxia Liu, Penelope S. Pekow, Mihaela S. Stefan> ;Journal of Hospital Medicine. 2017 Dec 6
9 citations
Long‐term outcomes of elders discharged on antipsychotics
Kah Poh Loh, Sheryl Ramdass, Jane Garb, Monica Thim, Maura Brennan, Peter K. Lindenauer, Tara Lagu> ;Journal of Hospital Medicine. 2016 Aug 1
2 citations
A Rare Cause of Cauda Equina Syndrome by Infiltration: Case of a Sacral Chordoma
Sheryl Ramdass, Maura Brennan> ;Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2015 Jun 1
16 citations
From hospital to community: Use of antipsychotics in hospitalized elders
Kah Poh Loh, Sheryl Ramdass, Jane Garb, Maura Brennan, Peter K. Lindenauer, Tara Lagu> ;Journal of Hospital Medicine. 2014 Dec 1
1 citations
An Unusual Cause of Delirium and Debility: Refractory Hypercalcemia in a Man with B‐Cell Prolymphocytic Leukemia
Kah Poh Loh, Saurabh Dahiya, Michael J. Brennan> ;Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2014 Oct 1
27 citations
Do Elderly Patients Fare Well in the ICU
Brian H. Nathanson, Thomas L. Higgins, Maura Brennan, Andrew A. Kramer, Maureen Stark, Daniel Teres> ;Chest. 2011 Apr 1
His mother.
Verma, A., Brennan, M.J.> ;J Hosp Med. 2011 Mar
67 citations
AJM onlineReviewPostprandial Hypotension
Gina Luciano, Maura Brennan, Michael B. Rothberg> ;The American Journal of Medicine. 2010 Mar 1
35 citations
Recognition and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease in an Elderly Ambulatory Population
Michael B. Rothberg, Eileen Kehoe, Abbie L. Courtemanche, Thabo Kenosi, Penelope S. Pekow, Maura Brennan, Jeffrey G. Mulhern, Gregory Braden> ;Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2008 Apr 29
2 citations
Being a "good doctor".
Claire E. Magauran, Maura Brennan> ;Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2008 Mar 25
75 citations
Potentially inappropriate medication use in hospitalized elders
Michael B. Rothberg, Penelope S. Pekow, Fengjuan Liu, Beatriz Korc-Grodzicki, Maura Brennan, Sandra Bellantonio Md, Mark Heelon, Peter K. Lindenauer> ;Journal of Hospital Medicine. 2008 Mar 1
77 citations
Adverse Outcomes of Geriatric Patients Undergoing Abdominal Surgery Who Are at High Risk for Delirium
Sabha Ganai, K. Francis Lee, Andrea L. Merrill, Maggie H. Lee, Sandra Bellantonio Md, Maura Brennan, Peter K. Lindenauer> ;Archives of Surgery. 2007 Nov 1
Patient-doctor communication and the importance of clarifying end-of-life decisions.
Claire E. Magauran, Maura Brennan> ;The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care. 2005 Sep 1
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Press Mentions

Institute for Healthcare Improvement Announces New Age-Friendly Action CommunityJanuary 29th, 2020
Is Springfield, Mass. The Best Place in America to Grow Old?October 31st, 2019
How Baystate Is Using Dance to Improve the Quality of Life for Their Elder PatientsOctober 10th, 2017
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Hospital Affiliations

Baystate Medical CenterSpringfield, Massachusetts