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Susan Charette, MD, Geriatrics, Los Angeles, CA, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

SusanLouiseCharetteMD

Geriatrics Los Angeles, CA

Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Clinical Professor, Medicine; Member, Geriatric Medicine Practice at UCLA, UCLA School of Medicine

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  • Office

    UCLA Medical Center
    200 Medical Plaza, Suite 420
    Los Angeles, CA 90095
    Phone+1 310-206-8272
    Fax+1 310-206-8272
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Education & Training

  • UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
    UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine), 2000 - 2001
  • UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
    UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1996 - 2000
  • David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
    David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLAClass of 1995
  • Stanford University
    Stanford UniversityBA, Human Biology, 1985 - 1989

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1998 - 2026
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Geriatric Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • The Arthur Cherkin Award Multicampus Program in Geriatric Medicine & Gerontology and the VA-University of California, Los Angeles Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program, 2010
  • Best Clinical Mentor University of California, Los Angeles, 2010
  • Listed as a "Best Doctor in So Cal" Los Angeles Times, 2009
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Education, income and ethnic differences in cumulative biological risk profiles in a national sample of US adults: NHANES III (1988-1994)  
    Seeman TT, Merkin SS, Crimmins E, Koretz B, Charette S, Karlamangla A, Social Science and Medicine, 1/1/2008
  • Macrocytosis in the elderly  
    Sehl M, Naeim A, Charette SL, Clinical Geriatrics, 1/1/2008
  • The next step: palliative care for advanced heart failure  
    Charette SL, Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 1/1/2006
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Consider the unexpected:  altered mental status secondary to new-onset seizure disorder.
    Chen GI, Charette S, Journal of the American Geriatric Society, 1/1/2008
  • Medical education rotation for geriatric medicine fellows: developing the educational skills of future geriatricians.
    Charette S, Weintraub NT, Ferrell BA, Journal of the American Geriatric Society, 1/1/2005
  • "Geriatric Medicine: Training & Measurement of Competencies"
    Charette S, Paper Presentation, Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, DC, 1/1/2004
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Lectures

  • "Management of Pain at the End of Life" 
    Anaheim, CA - 1/1/2013
  • "Dementia in Palliative Medicine" 
    Los Angeles, CA - 1/1/2013
  • "Taking Call" 
    Los Angeles, CA - 1/1/2013
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Other

  • Geriatrician drawn to the wisdom of her patients. 
    Charette S, Angie's List
    1/1/2012
  • Precepting Challenging Students (Standardized Student Videos) 
    Charette S, Multicampus Program in Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
    Los Angeles, CA - 1/1/2011
  • Describing pain effectively. 
    Charette S, Interview, Healthy Years, Belvoir Media Group, LLC
    1/1/2005

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