UConn AgingNet Faculty

Richard Fortinsky, Ph.D.

Academic Title
Professor of Medicine
Physicians Health Services Endowed Chair in Geriatrics and Gerontology

Education
Ph.D. Sociology, Brown University

Research Interests
Dementia Care by Primary Care Physicians and Families
Disability Throughout Adulthood
Fall Prevention
Functional Status Measurement
Hip Fracture Recovery
Home Health Care Use and Patient Outcomes
Long-term Care Needs

Selected Publications
Fortinsky RH, Fenster JR, Judge JO.  Medicare and Medicaid home health and Medicaid waiver services for dually eligible older adults: risk factors for use and correlates of expenditures.  Gerontologist. 2004 Dec;44(6):739-49.
PMID: 15611210 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Educational Contribution
Fellows (MD)
Residents (MD)

Contact Information
Phone: 860-679-8069
Fax: 860-679-1307
E-mail: Fortinsky@nso1.uchc.edu