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Stephen D'Amico, MD, Internal Medicine, Brentwood, TN, Ascension Saint Thomas

StephenJD'AmicoMDCMD

Internal Medicine Brentwood, TN

Geriatric Medicine

Medical Director Deberry Special Needs Facility

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Summary

  • I am an Internist and Geriatric specialist at Cornerstone Medical Group, PC, an integrated group of healthcare professionals specializing in individuals with chronic disease at home and in long-term care. I am a Certified Medical Director through The American Board of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine and currently serves as the Medical Director for the Deberry Special Needs Facility in Nashville, Tennessee Family Solutions, which attends people with intellectual disabilities and is a consultant to Spiras Health, Inc. I attended the University of Rome, Italy, and graduated from Central University Medical School in the Dominican Republic in 1983. I completed residency in Internal Medicine at The Griffin Hospital, a Yale University Medical School Affiliate and was a Geriatric Research Fellow at the Veteran’s Administration Medical Center in Minneapolis. After fellowship, I became the Associate Director of Clinical Research for Duphar Laboratories located in Weesp, Holland. In 1990 I co-founded Geriatric Research and Evaluation, Inc., GRAE, to provide consultation and information to individuals, families and organizations about aging and chronic disease. I am a member of the Assisted Living Non-Institutional Subcommittee for the American Medical Directors Association and served on the Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators for the state of Tennessee. He previously was the Regional Director of Life Care Physician Services LLC, where he received the Physician of the Year Award – Eastern Division for 2017 and Executive Medical Director for Avalon Hospice. Dr. D’Amico created a palliative care program for nurse practitioners and physicians for TeamMD / United Health Care. The program equipped providers to interact more effectively with families on end of life care.

Education & Training

  • U Minnesota
    U Minnesota1987
  • Griffin Hospital
    Griffin HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1986
  • Griffin Hospital
    Griffin HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 1983 - 1984
  • CETEC University Santo Domingo
    CETEC University Santo DomingoClass of 1983
  • Universita di Roma, School of Medicine
    Universita di Roma, School of MedicineBasic and Clinical Studies in Medicine, 1981
  • Universita di Perugia
    Universita di PerugiaDiploma, Arts and Science, Language and Cultural Studies, 1976
  • Evangel Univeristy
    Evangel UniveristyBS, Biology, 1970 - 1974

Certifications & Licensure

  • TN State Medical License
    TN State Medical License 1987 - 2024
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2017 - 2019
  • MN State Medical License
    MN State Medical License 1987 - 1989
  • Certified Medical Director, CMD American College of Geriatric Specialist

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Physician of The Year, Eastern Division Life Care Physician Services, LLC, 2017
  • Diplomat of the American College of Geriatric Specialists
  • Strafford’s Who’s Who in Medicine 1999-2000 Edition
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Other Languages

  • Italian

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