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	G. Paul Eleazer, MD, FACP, AGSF Director, Division of Geriatrics Director, Fellowship Program Professor of Internal Medicine Year of Appointment: 1988 Residency in Internal Medicine University of Kentucky, 1982 Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina, Class of 1979	Dr. Eleazer is a tenured Professor of Medicine and has served as Division Director since 1988. He has served in numerous positions in the American Geriatrics Society including the Educational Committee. Presently, he is the treasurer of the Association of Directors of Geriatrics Academic Programs and chair of the National Fellowship Directors of Geriatrics. His interests include Medical Education Research, Health Service delivery and Ethnicity.
	Rachelle N. Gajadhar, MD Assistant Program Director, Geriatric Fellowship Program Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine Year of Appointment: 2006 Residency in Internal Medicine at Christiana Care, 1997 Fellowship in Geriatrics at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine, Class of 1997	Dr. Gajadhar is board certified in Internal Medicine and Geriatrics. She is a Primary Care physician with Senior Primary Care Practice in Columbia , S.C. Dr. Gajadhar is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Division of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, University of South Carolina School of Medicine. She is interested in educating medical students, internal medicine residents, and geriatrics fellows on principles of care for the elderly.
	Judith Pinner Baskins, RN, BSN Director, Palmetto Health Geriatric Services Faculty University of South Carolina School of Medicine Date of Appointment: 1990 BA: University of South Carolina School of Nursing, Class of 1974	Ms. Baskins oversees the Palmetto SeniorCare Program, a program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly; the Medically Fragile Children's Program, the Senior Primary Care Practice, the PACE Technical Assistance Center, Geriatric Research, and Geriatric Wellness Services. Her other appointments include faculty of USC School of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics and President of the National PACE Association from 1994 until 2003. She remains a member of the Board of NPA and chairs the Public Policy Committee. She is much sought after on the topic of innovative health care delivery services for the elderly and the PACE model. Ms. Baskins was named USC College of Nursing's Alumna of the Year for 2006.
	Tisha Boston, MD Clinical Faculty Assistant Professor of Family and Preventive Medicine Year of Appointment: 2005 Residency in Family Medicine at Palmetto Health/USC School of Medicine, 2001 Medical School: University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Class of 1998	Dr. Boston joined Senior Primary Care Practice as a full time clinician in November 2005 after working several years in a private family practice and urgent care. She is board certified in Family Medicine and is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine. Her areas of interest are preventive care and women's health.
	James Bouknight, MD, PhD, DFAPA Title, Associate professor of Clinical Neuropsychiatry, Director of Geriatric Psychiatry Date of Appointment: 1993 Residency in Psychiatry at William S. Hall Psychiatric Institute, Columbia, South Carolina, 1993 Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, 1989	Dr. Bouknight is board certified in Psychiatry and Geriatric Psychiatry. His special interests include Treatment of dementia and mood disorders. Dr. Bouknight joined the faculty of the USC School of Medicine in 1993, and was named Director of Geriatric Psychiatry in 2004. Dr. Bouknight spent almost a decade as an economist before returning to school in the mid-1980's to pursue his medical education. He earned a doctor of medicine from the Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina. Prior to his medical degree, he received a bachelor of arts in economics from Wofford College, Spartanburg, South Carolina; a master of arts in economics from Duke University, Durham, North Carolina; and a Ph D in economics from the University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina.
	Audrey Rhodes Boyd, MS, MD, FAAFP Clinical Faculty Assistant Professor of Family and Preventive Medicine Year of Appointment: 1992 Residency in Family Medicine at Palmetto Health /USC School of Medicine, 1983 Master of Science, Bowling Green State University Class of 1976 Medical School: Medical College of Ohio at Toledo, Class of 1980	Audrey Rhodes Boyd, MS, MD, is a Board Certified Family Physician and Medical Section Chief at C.M. Tucker Nursing Care Center. She is responsible for providing Intermediate, skilled and sub acute care to nursing home residents at CM Tucker. She is Preceptor to Medical Students and an Attending Physician for Residents in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine and Geriatric Fellows.
	Maureen Dever-Bumba, FNP, Dr PH (c) Associate Director for Undergraduate Medical Education Year of Appointment: 2006 School: University of South Carolina, Class of 2007	Dr. Bumba came to USC/Palmetto Health in 2006 from the Medical College of Georgia where she was Coordinator of Nurse Practitioner programs. She is the Associate Director of Undergraduate Medical Education and a family nurse practitioner. Her responsibilities include the Senior Mentor Program and all aspects of the Geriatric Vertical Curriculum. Research interests include the rising phenomena of Grandparents raising Grandchildren as well as the process of transition that healthy elders take when they become more medically dependent.
	Jonathan W. A. Donley, DPT, MEd, ATC Assistant Professor of Clinical Internal Medicine Adjunct Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology and Anatomy Year of Appointment: 2005 Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT): University of South Carolina Class of 2005 MEd: Penn State University Class of 1999 BS: Shenandoah University, Class of 1997	Dr. Donley was recruited to USC in 2005 after finishing his graduate work. His faculty responsibilities include medical education as well as geriatric research and education with emphasis on physical functioning in the older adult. His interests are anatomy, physical functioning and activity, fall prevention and joint replacement.
	Bruce Easterling, MD Director of Home Based Primary Care, Assistant Professor of Family and Preventive Medicine Year of Appointment: 2006 Residency in Family Practice at Palmetto Health/USC School of Medicine, 2004 Fellowship in Geriatric at Palmetto Health/USC School of Medicine, 2005 Medical School: Medical University of SC, Class of 2001	Dr. Easterling is Director of Home-based Primary Care at Dorn VA Hospital. His interests include elderly home care and driving in the elderly. He organizes home care training for students, residents and fellows.
	John R. Egbert, MD, PhD Medical Director, Palmetto Senior Care Palmetto Health Richland Year of Appointment: 1993 Residency in Internal Medicine University Hospitals of Cleveland, 1982 Medical School: Case Western Reserve University, Class of 1979	Dr. Egbert is board certified in Internal Medicine and Geriatrics. As Medical Director of Palmetto Senior Care, he actively participates on interdisciplinary teams in managing care for frail elderly participants in the PACE managed-care environment. Before joining Palmetto Senior Care, a successful PACE site in Columbia, he worked in both public and private practice in outpatient, hospital inpatient, and nursing home settings. A biomedical engineer as well as a physician, he has a broad background in systems theory, a humanistic approach to medical care, and an interest in the spiritual as well as the physical aspects of healing. Dr. Egbert holds a position as Clinical Assistant Professor in the Division of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, USCSM.
	Lynn H. Hackett, MD Chief of Geropsychiatry, Dorn VAMC Assistant Professor of Neuropsychiatry and Internal Medicine Year of Appointment: 1989 Residency in Internal Medicine University of Vermont, 1984 Fellowship in Geriatric Psychiatry University of South Florida, 1985 Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina, Class of 1981	Dr. Hackett has worked in multiple settings, including academia, private practice and forensic psychiatry. She has been Chief of Geropsychiatry at the WJB Dorn VA Medical Center since 1993. She is responsible for providing outpatient psychiatric services to veterans age 65 and over. Dr. Hackett's father flew B24s out of England during WWII as a squadron commander with the 448th Bomb Group of the 8th Air Force. He was shot down on his 24th mission two weeks after D-Day, and was interned at Stalag Luft III. The Third Army commanded by General George Patton in April 1945 liberated him and thousands of Allied POWs. As an "Air Force brat," Dr. Hackett grew up in Virginia, Kansas, Texas, Arkansas, South Carolina, Ohio, Florida, and Great Britain. Interests include writing, photography, US and European history, skiing, travel, whitewater and sea kayaking.
	Victor A. Hirth, MD, MHA, CMD, FACP, AGSF Associate Professor of Internal Medicine Medical Director, Geriatric Services Year of Appointment: 1994 Residency in Internal Medicine at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 1992 Fellowship in Geriatrics University of Washington, 1994 Medical School: University of Washington, Class of 1989	Dr. Hirth was recruited to USC in 1994. He is the Medical Director of Geriatric Services where his responsibilities include geriatric program development, geriatric research and education. His interests include dementia and driving, 3T MRI scanning in seniors and modifying old cars.
	David Johnson, MD Clinical Faculty Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine Date of Appointment: 2000 Residency in Internal Medicine at University of Rochester, 1991 Fellowship in Geriatrics at University of NC Chapel Hill, 1993 Medical School: University of NC Chapel Hill, Class of 1988	Dr. Johnson is a geriatrician for Palmetto Senior Care at Palmetto Health Richland. Dr. Johnson is board certified in internal medicine with added qualifications in geriatric medicine. He has practiced geriatrics in a variety of settings including: PACE (Program for all-inclusive care for the elderly), sub-acute and acute rehabilitation, nursing home long term care, hospice, outpatient consultation and outpatient primary care. Dr. Johnson is particularly interested in the care of frail older people, palliative care and medical student teaching.
	C. Scott Lamar, MD Assistant Professor of Family and Preventive Medicine Date of Appointment: 1996 Residency in Family Medicine at Palmetto Health/USC SOM, 1994 Fellowship in Geriatrics at Palmetto Health/USC SOM, 2005 Medical School: South Carolina School of Medicine, Class of 1991	Dr. Lamar has been on the faculty of the University of South Carolina School of Medicine since 1996. Before his appointment to the Department of Family Medicine, he served on the faculty of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee. In 2005, Dr. Lamar completed a geriatric fellowship with the USC School of Medicine/Palmetto Health Richland. Dr. Lamar has a particular interest in wound healing. He has published articles, conducted research and made presentations on the topic. In 2002 his efforts were recognized with the School of Medicines Humanism in Medicine Award.
	Andres F. Leone, MD Clinical Faculty Assistant Professor of Family and Preventive Medicine Year of Appointment: 2007 Residency in Family Medicine at Palmetto Health/USC SOM, 2006 Fellowship in Geriatrics at Palmetto Health/USC SOM, 2007 Medical School:Universidad Central Del Ecuador, Class of 2001	Dr. Leone joined the Division of Geriatrics and Palmetto Health Senior Primary Care in 2006. He works in both the inpatient and outpatient settings and very much enjoys serving the elderly population. His interests include medical missions both in the US and abroad, working with diverse populations, exploring the spiritual aspects of medicine, and the emerging field of ethnogeriatrics. In addition, he places special importance on the education of future medical providers.
	William C. Logan, Jr., MD, MHS, AGSF Associate Professor of Clinical Internal Medicine Year of Appointment: 2009 Residency in Internal Medicine at University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC, 1998. Fellowship in Geratrics at Duke University School of Medicine, 2009. Medical School: University of North Carolina School of Medicine, 1992.	It is Dr. Logans desire as a geriatrician is to teach medical students, residents & fellows in didactic and clinical teaching. Dr. Logan's research interest lies with medical student, resident and fellow education. He is also interested in the physical functions, driving and other independence issues of older adults. Dr. Logan is passionate about being a good husband and father. He has a terrific wife, Victoria, since 1998 and they have two great kids, Rebekah (15) and Will (12). He also enjoys being involved in the music ministry of his church as a guitar player.
	Debra E. Krotish, PhD Clinical Research Professional Division of Geriatrics, Palmetto Health Assistant Professor of Clinical Internal Medicine, University of South Carolina of Medicine Assistant Director for SeniorSMART	Dr. Krotish joined Palmetto Health and USC in 2007 after teaching at Winthrop University, where she received her MS. Her Ph.D. from the Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, is in Exercise Science. Dr. Krotish's responsibilities include clinical research in geriatrics, medical education with an emphasis in physical functioning, and SeniorSMART infrastructure. Her interests include physical activity and cognition and 3T MRI scanning.
	Margaret Matthews, MD, PhD Clinical Faculty Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine Year of Appointment: 2000 Residency in Internal Medicine University of Colorado, 1998 Fellowship in Geriatrics Palmetto Health/USC School of Medicine, 2000 Medical School: University of NC School of Medicine, Class of 1994	Dr. Matthews came to USC/Palmetto Health from University of Colorado in 1998 where she completed a two-year fellowship in Geriatric Medicine. She has been a staff physician at Senior Primary Care Practice since 2000. Her major interest has been in physical activity in older adults. Other interests include frailty, urinary incontinence and sleep disorders in older adults.
	Karen Mattocks, MD Clinical Faculty Associate Professor of Family Medicine Year of Appointment: 1998 Residency in Family Medicine at Palmetto Health/USC School of Medicine,1997 Fellowship in Geriatrics at Palmetto Health/USC School of Medicine, 1998 Medical School: NC Chapel Hill School of Medicine,1994	Dr. Mattocks joined Senior Primary Care Practice as a full time clinician in October 2009. She was previously employed by Palmetto Senior Care 1998-2006. She is board certified in Family Medicine and is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine. She was the first geriatric fellow to graduate from Palmetto Health/USC SOM Geriatric Fellowship Program in 1998. It is her desire as a geriatrician to help her patients experience healthy aging and a fulfilling and satisfying quality of life. Patient education empowerment is important to her and working together with the patients to optimize their health. In Dr. Mattock's spare time she enjoys spending time with her family, crochetting, reading books and listening to music.
	Craig Maylath, MD Clinical Faculty Associate Professor of Internal Medicine Year of Appointment: 1995 Residency in Internal Medicine at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, 1996 Fellowship in Geriatrics at Palmetto Health/USC School of Medicine, 2005 Medical School: Temple University, Class of 1993	Dr. Maylath joined the Senior Primary Care group in 2005 after completing a Geriatric Fellowship at Palmetto Health/USC School of Medicine.
	Thomas W. Norris MD, FAAFP Medical Director of Health South Rehabilitation Hospital Associate Professor of Family and Internal Medicine Year of Appointment: 1989 Residency in Family Medicine at Palmetto Health Richland, 1989 Fellowship in Geriatrics, 1994 Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine, Class of 1986	While a full-time academic physician, Dr. Norris received the Outstanding Teacher Award from the residency classes of 1992 and 1993 as well as Faculty Member of the Year from the medical school class of 1994. He holds a CAQ in Geriatrics and supervises residents and fellows at HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital. He regularly participates in wound-related national research projects. He is an associate professor of Family and Prevention Medicine as well as Internal Medicine and an associate Medical Director of HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital in Columbia, South Carolina.
	Charles Petit, MD Associate Professor of Internal Medicine Attending Physician at Palmetto Health Senior Primary Care Year of Appointment: 2005 Residency in Family Medicine at Wheeling Hospital, 1981 Medical School: West Virginia University School of Medicine, Class of 1978	Dr. Petit joined the Senior Primary Care group in 2005 and has been active in teaching geriatric fellows, as well as medical and pharmacy students. He is a geriatric hospitalist for the practice and his special interests include overseas medicine, palliative care, and faith issues as they apply to the care of patients.
	Donna Ray, MD Director, Faculty Development Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine Year of Appointment: 2003 Residency in Internal Medicine at Palmetto Health/USC School of Medicine, 1997 Fellowship in Geriatrics at Palmetto Health/ USC School of Medicine, 2003 Medical School: USC School Of Medicine, Class of 1994	Dr. Ray brings an experienced background of business training and development and disability assessment to her medical practice which began in 1997. Her primary interests are in long-term care, functional assessment of the geriatric patient, performance improvement processes and medical education at all levels.
	Elaine Roque-Nazario, MD Clinical Faculty Year of Appointment: 2010 Residency in Family Medicine, AnMed Health Family Medicine Program,2008 Fellowship in Geriatrics at Palmetto Health/USC School of Medicine, 2009 Medical School: San Juan Bautista School of Medicine, Class of 2002	Dr. Roque-Nazario is a board certified geriatrician. She joined the Division of Geriatrics and Palmetto Health Senior Primary Care in 2010. Dr. Roque-Nazario completed her family medicine residency at the AnMed Health Family Medicine Residency Program, and recently completed geriatric fellowship at Palmetto Health Richland/USC School of Medicine in 2009.
	Sarah Schumacher, DO Clinical Faculty Assistant Professor of Family and Preventive Medicine Year of Appointment: 2007 Residency in Family Medicine at Warren Hospital, Phillipsburg, NJ, 2000 Fellowship in Geriatrics at Palmetto Health/USC School of Medicine, 2007 Medical School: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, Class of 1997	Dr. Schumacher specializes in providing primary care services to patients 65 and older. Her focus is keeping seniors healthy through preventive care. Before joining the Senior Primary Care Practice, Dr. Schumacher spent four years in Allendale, SC working mostly with older adults. Her passion for helping seniors actually began in medical school, where she treated her first geriatric patients and learned how to treat each person as a unique individual. It was there Dr. Schumacher completed her family medicine residency at the Warren Hospital Family Practice Residency Program, which emphasized geriatric care, recently completed geriatric fellowship at Palmetto Health Richland/USC School of Medicine in 2007. Dr. Schumacher enjoys teaching and loves spending her free time with her husband, also a physician, and their three children.
	Shilpa Srinivasan, MD Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Adjunct Assistant professor in the Division of Geriatrics, Dept of Internal Medicine Date of Appointment: 2006 Residency in Psychiatry at Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, 2001 Medical School: Albert Szent-Gyorgyi Medical University, Szent, Hungary, Class of 1996	Dr. Srinivasan is board certified in General Adult and Geriatric Psychiatry. Dr. Srinivasan is active in medical student, resident and fellow education. She is also actively involved in research. Her clinical areas include outpatient and nursing home patient care. Dr. Srinivasan is active in the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry where she serves on the teaching and training committee and the Program Committee, as well as the South Carolina Psychiatric Association where she is president-elect. Her clinical interests include dementia, depression in the elderly and disaster preparedness for older adults.
	Paul K. Switzer, III, MD Adjunct Clinical Professor in the Division of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, USC School of Medicine Date of Appointment: 1999 Residency in Psychiatry at University of Alabama School of Medicine, 1999 Medical School: St. George School of Medicine, Class of 1983	Dr. Switzer is board certified in Psychiatry with added qualifications in Geriatric, Forensic, and Addiction Psychiatry. He currently is the Director of Professional Services in the South Carolina Department of Mental Health's Long-Term Nursing Care Services Division. Dr. Switzer is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Science, and Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor in the Geriatric Division, Department of Internal Medicine, USCSOM.
	Darryl Wieland, PhD, MPH Research Director, Division of Geriatric Services at Palmetto Health Professor, Division of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine at USC School of Medicine Date of Appointment: 1996 University of Rochester, PhD in Anthropology, 1982 Masters in Public Health from UCLA in Health Sciences, Class of 1983	Dr. Wieland is a Fellow of the American Geriatrics Society, the Gerontological Society of America and the Society for Applied Anthropology. Dr. Wieland chairs the Research Taskforce of the Gerontological Society of America and is Deputy Editor of the Journals of Gerontology: Medical Sciences (2005-9). His research interests include comprehensive geriatric assessment, long-term care, cost-effectiveness and clinical epidemiological methods.
	Malissa Wilson, MD Clinical Faculty Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine Date of Appointment: 2003 Residency in Internal Medicine at Palmetto Health/USC School of Medicine, 1991 Medical School: University of SC School of Medicine, Class of 1988	Dr. Wilson is board certified in Internal Medicine and Geriatrics. She is a Primary Care physician with Palmetto Senior Care in Columbia, S.C. Dr. Wilson is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Division of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, University of South Carolina School of Medicine. She is interested in research regarding alternatives to hospitalization in the setting of the PACE Project.
	Matthew Wisdom, MD Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine Hospitalist, Palmetto Health Senior Primary Care Year of Appointment: 2006 Residency in Internal Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina, 2006 Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, Class of 2003	Dr. Wisdom joined the Senior Primary Care group in 2006 as a dedicated Hospitalist and has been active in teaching geriatric fellows as well as medical and pharmacy students in the inpatient setting. He also spends time attending inpatient wards for the University of South Carolina Internal Medicine program.