Dartmouth-Hitchcock

Faculty and Staff

Core Faculty

Stephen J. Bartels, MD, MS serves as Principal Investigator (PI). Dr. Bartels has primary responsibility for developing, implementing, and evaluating the entire Geriatric Education Center in his roles as Professor of Psychiatry and Community and Family Medicine at The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth and The Dartmouth Institute, Director of the Dartmouth Centers for Health and Aging, and Research Director of the Geriatric Psychiatry Residency program.

Suzanne C. Beyea, PhD, RN, FAAN serves Project Director and Co-PI. Dr. Beyea works collaboratively with Dr. Bartels to develop, implement, and evaluate the efforts of the GEC as Director of Geriatric Nursing Research and Education at the Dartmouth Centers for Health and Aging and in her role as Associate Professor of Community and Family Medicine and The Dartmouth Institute. She coordinates efforts with the project coordinator, evaluation team, geriatric educators, and other healthcare professionals and clinical sites.

John Batsis, MD serves as an expert Medical Geriatrician Trainer responsible for developing and implementing experiential educational experiences for faculty, internal medicine residents, students, and other clinicians in his role at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) as Geriatrician and Assistant Professor at DMS. He serves as a content expert on the project planning team, ensuring that curriculum materials address evidence-based best practices in the care of older adults, and serves on the planning committee for courses relating to care of geriatric patient.

Kenneth M. Dolkart, MD serves as an expert Medical Geriatrician Trainer responsible for developing and implementing experiential educational experiences for faculty, students, and other clinicians as a Geriatrician and Assistant Professor at DMS. He serves as a content expert on the project planning team related to geriatrics and specifically the falls evidence-based quality improvement project, ensuring that curriculum materials address evidence-based best practices in the care of older adults.

Margo J. Krasnoff, MD serves as an expert Medical Geriatrician Trainer responsible for developing and implementing educational programs for faculty, students, and clinicians in her role as Geriatrician and Assistant Professor of Medicine at DMS. As medical director of the Falls Clinic in General Internal Medicine, she oversees learning experiences in the Falls Prevention Clinic Learning Lab. She serves as a content expert on the project planning team, ensuring that curriculum materials address evidence-based best practices in the care of older adults, and serves on the planning committee for courses relating to care of geriatric patient.

Dawna Pidgeon, PT serves as a falls risk assessment trainer. She is a physical therapist and coordinator of the balance and vestibular program. In her role as the chair of DHMC’s Falls Risk Reduction Task Force, she will work with various teams and frontline staff members in various ambulatory care settings, assisted living facilities, and senior centers to train and assess competency in completing a falls risk assessment.

Sharona Sachs, MD serves as the expert Palliative Care Trainer responsible for developing and implementing education programs for faculty, students, and clinicians in her role as the Clinical Director of Palliative Care Service at DHMC and as an Assistant Professor at DMS. She serves as a content expert on the project planning team, ensuring that curriculum materials address evidence-based best practice, and serve on planning committees for courses specific to end-of-life and palliative care for older adults.

Bernadette Seifert, MSW, LICSW is responsible for providing experiential education in geriatric mental health.  She assists in developing manuals, training workshops, and supervision of interdisciplinary geriatric mental health interventions. She serves as a training expert on the planning team and planning committee related to evidence-based geriatric mental health services.

Collaborating Faculty

• Daniel Bateman, MD
• Robert Santulli, MD

Staff

Rebecca Desilets, BA provides support for program implementation and evaluation of the NNEGEC.