Faculty Profile

Tia Kostas
Section of Geriatrics
Associate Professor of Medicine
tkostas@bsd.uchicago.edu
Referring Physician Access Line: 1-877-DOM-2730
Director of Interprofessional Education, Pritzker School of Medicine

Academic Interests

Dr. Kostas is the medical director of the Outpatient Senior Health Center. She has a special interest in medication management in older adults, including issues related to polypharmacy and high-risk medications. She also has expertise in caring for patients with cognitive impairment Dr. Kostas is a medical educator, specifically teaching trainees to care for the growing elderly population as part of an interprofessional healthcare team.
 

Clinical Interests

Polypharmacy, Dementia, Medical Education, Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
 

Publications

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Training

  • MD, 2007, Mayo Medical School
  • Residency, 2010, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Internal Medicine
  • Fellowship, 2011, Harvard Medical School, Gerontology
  • Fellowship, 2012, Geriatrics Research, Education, and Clinical Centers (GRECC), Geriatrics