Jomarie
Zeleznik, MD,
FACP
Education and
Training
1989 Doctor of Medicine, Loyola University
of Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine
1989-1993 Intern/Resident/Chief Resident,
Internal Medicine, New York University, VA Medical Center,
New
York, NY
1993-1995 Fellow, Geriatric Medicine New York
University-Bellevue Hospital, New York, NY
Board
Certification
1992 Diplomat American Board Internal
Medicine, recertified 2002
1996 Certificate of Added Qualifications
in Geriatric Medicine, recertified 2002
Academic
Appointment
Assistant Clinical
Professor of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Hospital
Appointments
Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx,
NY
Schervier Nursing Care Center, Bronx,
NY
Administration and Hospital
Committee
1995-1997 Chair, QA Committee,
Division of Geriatrics, Montefiore Medical Center
1995-1999 Member, QA Committee, Department
of Medicine Moses Division, Montefiore Medical Center
1996-present Montefiore Medical Center
policy reviewer: Skin Care, Restraint Use, Bedrail Use,
Wandering
Professional
Memberships
Physicians for Social Responsibility
American College of Physicians
American Geriatrics Society
Gerontology Society of America
Medical Group Management
Association
Professional Interests
Pressure ulcers
Hospital care of geriatric
patients
Transitional care of geriatric
patients
Medical education
Other Professional
Activities
Ad hoc reviewer: Annals of Internal
Medicine, Journal of American Geriatric Society, Cleveland Clinic
Journal of Medicine, American Journal of Medicine
Expert legal consulting
Grant reviewer Department of Health and
Human Services, Bureau Health Professions
2005
Teaching
Skin Rounds
1996-2004 Department of Medicine
Residency Program, Montefiore Medical Center
2004-present Department of Family
Medicine Residency Program Montefiore Medical
Center
Delirium, Case-based teaching,
1998-present Albert Einstein College of
Medicine, Internal Medicine Clerkship
Pressure Ulcers
July 1997 - Department of Medicine Grand
Rounds, Montefiore Medical Center
January 1999 - Montefiore Home Health
Care Agency
February 2003 - Department of Family
Medicine Residency Program
March 2003 - Comprehensive Care
Management, PACE Program, Bronx, NY
April 2005 - St Vincent's Medical
Center, Geriatric Rounds
May 2005 - Department of Family Medicine
Residency Program
July 2005 - Schervier Nursing Care
Center
Outcomes of Delirium in Medical and
Surgical Patients
March 2000 - NYU-Bellevue Division of
Geriatrics Rounds
June 2000 - Department of Medicine Grand
Rounds, Montefiore Medical Center, Moses Division
December 2000 - Department of Medicine
Grand Rounds, Long Island Jewish Medical Center
April 2001 - Department of Medicine
Grand Rounds, Bronx-Lebanon Hospital
June 2001 - Department of Medicine Grand
Rounds, Allen Pavilion, Columbia Presbyterian Medical
Center
February 2003 - Department of Medicine
Grand Rounds, Montefiore Medical Center, Weiler
Division
The Medical Basis for Frailty
February 2002 - Department of Medicine
Grand Rounds, Montefiore Medical Center
July 2004 - Department of Family
Medicine, Palliative Care Grand Rounds, Montefiore Medical
Center
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on
Frailty
October 2000 - First International
Geriatric Palliative Care Congress, New York, NY
May 2003 - Nurses Section American
Geriatric Society Annual Meeting
Frailty and Palliative
Care
August 2001 - St Vincent's Medical
Center, Geriatric-Palliative Care Grand
Rounds
The Physiologic Changes Associated with
Aging
March 2005 - Department of Family
Medicine Residency Program
Selected Presentations and
Publications
Zeleznik J. Post LF, Mulvihil M, Jacobs LG,
Burton WB, Dubler NN. The doctor-proxy relationship: Perception and
communication. J Law Med Ethics 1999;27:13-9.
Jagadeesan U, Zeleznik J,Dubler NN.
Operational criteria to assess capacity in geriatric patients for
participation in low risk research. Poster presented at the
Presidential Award Session of the American Geriatrics society Annual
Meeting, May 2001, Chicago, IL. J Am Geriatr Soc
2001:49(suppl):S139
Thompson MM, Zeleznik J, Flores D, Taira E,
Miranda J, Goldberg J. An interdisciplinary comparison of pressure
ulcer textbook content. Poster presented at the American Geriatric
Society Annual Meeting, May 2002, Washington, DC. J Am Geriatr Soc
2002;50(suppl):S115.
Zeleznik J. Normative aging of the
respiratory system. Clin Geriatr Med 2003;19:1-18.
Eisenberger A, Zeleznik J. Pressure ulcer
prevention and treatment in hospices: a qualitative analysis. J Pall
Care 2003;19:9-14. Editorial: Sachs GA. Research at the interface of
palliative care and geriatrics. J Pall Care 2003:19:5-6.
Zeleznik J, Agard-Henriques B, Schnebel B.
Terminology used by different healthcare providers to document skin
ulcers. The blind men and the elephant. J Wound Ostomy Continence
Nurs Nov 2003;30:324-333. Editorial: Smith DL. Structuring clinical
information to bridge two solitudes. J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs
Nov 2003.
Greenberg
D, Zeleznik J. Newspaper obituaries used in case-based teaching with
medical students. A technique to explore the circle of life. Poster
presented at the American Geriatric Society Annual Meeting, May
2003, Baltimore, MD. J Am Geriatr Soc
2003;51(suppl):S63.
Eisenberger A, Zeleznik J, Jacobs
LG, Glanternik J. Qualitative analysis of fill-in-the blank
statements on health care proxies. Poster presented at the American
Geriatric Society Annual Meeting, May 2003, Baltimore, MD. J Am
Geriatr Soc 2003;51(suppl):S60.
Chau C,
Martino-Starvaggi F, Zeleznik J. Are preprinted hospice orders
appropriate for geriatric patients? Poster presented at the American
Geriatric Society Annual Meeting, May 2004, Las Vegas NV. J Am
Geriatr Soc 2004;52(suppl):S152.
Eisenberger A, Zeleznik J. Care planning for
patients with pressure ulcers in hospice: The team effect. Palliat
Supportive Care
2004:2:283-9. | 
