MindyJoyFainMD

Geriatrics • Tucson, AZ

Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Chief, Geriatrics, General Internal Medicine and Palliative Medicine Co-Director, University of Arizona Center on Aging

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Office
1624 N Campbell Ave
suite 7401
Tucson, AZ 85719
Phone+1 520-626-5800

Fax+1 520-626-5801
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Education & Training

Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1980 - 1981
Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1977 - 1978
New York University School of MedicineClass of 1977

Certifications & Licensure

AZ State Medical License 1984 - 2025
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Geriatric Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Frailty: The Sixth and Seventh Ages of Man: Disability and Dementia.
Joseph S Alpert, Mindy Fain> ;The American Journal of Medicine. 2024 Mar 21
John T. (Jack) Boyer, MD: Reflections of an aging geriatrician.
Rosemary Browne, Mindy Fain, Leslie Boyer> ;Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2022 Dec 1
6 citations
Frailty Identification Using Heart Rate Dynamics: A Deep Learning Approach.
Maryam Eskandari, Saman Parvaneh, Hossein Ehsani, Mindy Fain, Nima Toosizadeh> ;IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics. 2022 Jul 1
1 citations
The association between heart rate behavior and gait performance: The moderating effect of frailty.
Kayleigh Ruberto, Hossein Ehsani, Saman Parvaneh, Jane Mohler, Mindy Fain, Nancy K Sweitzer, Nima Toosizadeh> ;Plos One. 2022 Jan 1
5 citations
Physical and Cognitive Function Assessment to Predict Postoperative Outcomes of Abdominal Surgery.
Martha Ruiz, Miguel Peña, Audrey Cohen, Hossein Ehsani, Bellal Joseph, Mindy J. Fain, Jane Mohler, Nima Toosizadeh> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2021 Nov 1
5 citations
An assisted living interprofessional education and practice geriatric screening clinic (IPEP-GSC): a description and evaluation.
Jeannie K. Lee, Hannah Cioltan, Patty N. Goldsmith, Beverly Heasley, Marlene Dermody, Mindy J. Fain, Jane Mohler> ;Gerontology & Geriatrics Education. 2021 Apr 1
8 citations
IL-6 can singlehandedly drive many features of frailty in mice
Mladen Jergović, Heather L. Thompson, Christine M. Bradshaw, Sandip Ashok Sonar, Arveen Ashgar, Bellal Joseph, Mindy J. Fain, Kristan H. Cleveland, Rick G. Schnellman,...> ;Geroscience. 2021 Feb 24
8 citations
Mechanisms of Racial Disparities in Cognitive Aging: An Examination of Material and Psychosocial Well-Being.
Rachel Peterson, Emily A. Butler, John E. Ehiri, Mindy J. Fain, Scott C. Carvajal> ;The Journals of Gerontology. Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences. 2021 Feb 17
Psychotropic medication use patterns in home-based primary care: A scoping review.
Nina Vadiei, Carol L. Howe, Beth Zerr, Nicholas Ladziak, Mindy J. Fain, Jeannie K. Lee> ;The Mental Health Clinician. 2020 Sep 1
31 citations
Correction to: SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 in older adults: what we may expect regarding pathogenesis, immune responses, and outcomes
Janko Nikolich-Zugich, Kenneth S. Knox, Carlos Tafich Rios, Bhupinder Natt, Deepta Bhattacharya, Mindy J. Fain> ;Geroscience. 2020 Jun 1
2 citations
Building the Infrastructure for Rapid Implementation of High-Value Home-Care Delivery Models.
Michael L. Malone, Mindy J. Fain> ;Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2020 Apr 28
317 citations
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 in older adults: what we may expect regarding pathogenesis, immune responses, and outcomes.
Janko Nikolich-Zugich, Kenneth S. Knox, Carlos Tafich Rios, Bhupinder Natt, Deepta Bhattacharya, Mindy J. Fain> ;Geroscience. 2020 Apr 10
14 citations
The role of social and behavioral risk factors in explaining racial disparities in age-related cognitive impairment: a structured narrative review.
Rachel Peterson, Mindy J. Fain, Emily A. Butler, John E. Ehiri, Scott C. Carvajal> ;Neuropsychology, Development, and Cognition. Section B, Aging, Neuropsychology and Cognition. 2020 Mar 3
36 citations
Frailty as a prognostic factor for the critically ill older adult trauma patients
Mohammad Hamidi, Muhammad Zeeshan, Valeria Leon-Risemberg, Janko Nikolich-Zugich, Kamil Hanna, Narong Kulvatunyou, Abdul Tawab Saljuqi, Mindy J. Fain, Bellal Joseph> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2019 Sep 1
6 citations
Leadership, Inside and Out: The Tideswell-AGS-ADGAP Emerging Leaders in Aging Program.
Anna Chang, Nancy E. Lundebjerg, Joan Abrams, Deborah E. Barnes, Mindy J. Fain, William J. Hall, Theodore M. Johnson, G. Michael Harper, Brie Williams, Christine S. Ri...> ;Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2019 Mar 1
21 citations
State inequality, socioeconomic position and subjective cognitive decline in the United States.
Rachel Peterson, Scott C. Carvajal, Lisa C. McGuire, Mindy J. Fain, Melanie L. Bell> ;SSM - Population Health. 2019 Feb 22
20 citations
The acute inflammatory response after trauma is heightened by frailty: A prospective evaluation of inflammatory and endocrine system alterations in frailty.
James M. Palmer, Viraj Pandit, Muhammad Zeeshan, Narong Kulvatunyou, Mohammad Hamidi, Kamil Hanna, Mindy J. Fain, Janko Nikolich-Zugich, El Rasheid Zakaria, Bellal Joseph> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2019 Jul 1
40 citations
Failure to Rescue After Emergency General Surgery in Geriatric Patients: Does Frailty Matter?
Muhammad Khan, Faisal Jehan, Muhammad Zeeshan, Narong Kulvatunyou, Mindy J. Fain, Abdul Tawab Saljuqi, Terence O'Keeffe, Bellal Joseph> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2019 Jan 1
7 citations
Frailty Syndrome, Cognition, and Dysphonia in the Elderly
Robin A. Samlan, Mindy A. Black, Meira Abidov, Jane Mohler, Mindy J. Fain> ;Journal of Voice. 2020 Jan 1
40 citations
The Resurgence of Home-Based Primary Care Models in the United States.
Mattan Schuchman, Mindy J. Fain, Thomas Cornwell> ;Geriatrics. 2018 Jul 16
22 citations
Prospective evaluation of surgical palliative care immersion training for general surgery residents
Mustafa Raoof, Lisa O'Neill, Leigh Neumayer, Mindy J. Fain, Robert S. Krouse> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2017 Aug 1
Dementia Care: More Than Just Prescription Drugs.
Barry D. Weiss, Mindy J. Fain> ;American Family Physician. 2017 Jun 15
73 citations
Redefining the association between old age and poor outcomes after trauma: The impact of frailty syndrome
Bellal Joseph, Tahereh Orouji Jokar, Ahmed Hassan, Asad Azim, Martha Jane Mohler, Narong Kulvatunyou, Shirin Siddiqi, Herb A. Phelan, Mindy J. Fain, Peter Rhee> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2017 Mar 1
49 citations
Variation in use of antipsychotic medications in nursing homes in the United States: A systematic review.
Hannah Cioltan, Samah Alshehri, Carol L. Howe, Jeannie K. Lee, Mindy J. Fain, Howard Eng, Kenneth Schachter, Jane Mohler> ;BMC Geriatrics. 2017 Jan 26
17 citations
Prospective evaluation of frailty and functional independence in older adult trauma patients.
Mohammad Hamidi, Muhammad Zeeshan, Terence O'Keeffe, Bryn Nisbet, Ashley Northcutt, Janko Nikolich-Zugich, Muhammad Khan, Narong Kulvatunyou, Mindy J. Fain, Bellal Joseph> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2018 Dec 1
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Press Mentions

Aging Experts to Address UArizona Living Healthy with Arthritis Virtual ConferenceMay 16th, 2022
University of Arizona Launches End-of-Life Medical Training ProgramDecember 8th, 2021
Watermark, Mather Improve Resident Experiences with THRIVE ApproachJuly 8th, 2018
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Hospital Affiliations

Banner - University Medical Center SouthTucson, Arizona
Banner - University Medical Center TucsonTucson, Arizona