Alexia M. Torke

Biography

Dr. Torke is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Department of General Medicine and Geriatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine,  Research Scientist with the Indiana University Center for Aging Research and the Regenstrief Institute, and Director of the Daniel F. Evans Center for Spiritual and Religious Values in Healthcare. Dr. Torke received her undergraduate degree from Carleton College and her M.D. from Indiana University.  She completed her residency in Primary Care-Internal Medicine at Emory University in Atlanta, GA, and a fellowship in Primary Care Health Services Research and Ethics, funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration. 

Research Interest

Dr. Torke’s research focuses on ethical, spiritual and communication aspects of medical decision making for older adults, with a focus on the process by which physicians, family members and others make decisions for older patients who lose the capacity to decide for themselves.