Samuel Christopher Durso
Professor
Medicine - Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology
Johns Hopkins University
United States of America
Biography
Graduated with honors from Baylor College of Medicine in 1978, Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Alabama Teaching Hospitals (1979 - 1981), Masters of Business Administration from the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School in 2007. Private practice of Internal Medicine in Columbia, SC until joining faculty in the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology in 1995. Clinical concentration on caring for older adults with complex health needs in the office and hospital settings. Academic concentration on teaching, program development in education and clinical care. Roles in the Division included Fellowship Program Director (2003 - 2006), Clinical Director and Director of Education (2004 - 2008), Interim Director of the Division (2008 - 2009) and Director, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology to present.
Research Interest
Education and health services research
Publications
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Durso SC, Wendel VI, Letzt AM, Lefkowitz J, Kaseman DF, Siefert RF. Older Adults Using Cellular Telephones for Diabetes Management: A Pilot Study. MedSurg Nursing. 2003; 12(5): 313-17.
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Remsburg RE, Bennett RG, Wendel VI, and Durso SC: Demographic and Health Characteristics of Residents Choosing to Use On-Site Medical Care in a Newly Opened Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC). J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2002; 3: 297-301.
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Wendel VI, Durso SC, Remsburg RE. Studying Coronary Artery Disease in the Retirement Community. The Nurse Practitioner. 2001; 26(10): 48 55.
