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Christine Chang, MD
Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, Palliative Care, Primary Care
About Me
Christine Chang, MD, AGSF
Associate Professor
Quality Improvement Director for Department and Fellows and faculty QI curriculum
Firm Chief, Martha Stewart Center for Living
Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Dr. Chang currently directs the Quality Improvement curriculum for the geriatric and
palliative care fellows and faculty at Mount Sinai and serves as director for the uptown
ambulatory and departmental Quality at main campus. She is an active educator and has
trained numerous medical students and geriatric and palliative medicine fellows and faculty
on quality improvement and geriatrics topics such as how to evaluate dementia,
recurrent falls and urinary incontinence and how to manage Behavioral and Psychological
Symptoms of Dementia BPSD.
In addition, Dr. Chang had served as Firm Chief at the Martha Stewart Center for Living
as well as Medical Director of the Home-Based Primary Care and Respite Programs at the
Washington D.C. Veterans Affair Medical Center. She has coached the Veterans
Administration Medical Center Interdisciplinary QI scholars program since 2016.
Dr. Chang completed her medical school and residency training in internal medicine at
Duke and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, respectively. She then
completed her geriatrics fellowship at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.
Publications, Areas of Research
Peer Reviewed original contributions (Print):
Chang C1, Hung WW2,3, Bhatia S1, Thomas DC1, Leipzig RM1, DeCherrie LV1, Callahan EH1. Teaching Geriatric Concepts in Internal Medicine Residency Continuity Clinic Did Not Affect Practice. 2017 Oct 23. doi: 10.1111/jgs.15152. [Epub ahead of print]
Chang C1, Callahan EH, Hung WW, Thomas DC, Leipzig RM, DeCherrie LV. A Model for Integrating the Assessment and Management of Geriatric Syndromes Into Internal Medicine Continuity Practice: 5-Year Report. Gerontol Geriatr Educ. 2017 Jul-Sep; 38 (3): 271-282. Epub 2015 Jul 9:1-15.
Chang C1, Jackson SS, Bullman TA, Cobbs EL. Impact of a home-based primary care program in an urban Veterans Affairs medical center. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2009 Feb; 10(2):133-7.
Freudenreich, C. H., Chang, C., & Kreuzer, K. N. (1998). Mutations of the bacteriophage T4 type II DNA topoisomerase that alter sensitivity to antitumor agent 4'-(9-acridinylamino)methanesulfon-m-anisidide and an antibacterial quinolone. Cancer research, 58(6), 1260–1267.
Books and Book Chapters
Chang C. Delirium. In Chai E, Morris J, Goldhirsch SL, Meier DE. Eds. Geriatric Palliative Care. New York. Oxford University Press, in press. April/May 2013 https://doi-org.eresources.mssm.edu/10.1093/med/9780195389319.001.0001
Chang C. Behavioral Disorders in Dementia. In Chai E, Morris J, Goldhirsch SL, Meier DE. Eds. Geriatric Palliative Care. New York. Oxford University Press, in press. April/May 2013 https://doi-org.eresources.mssm.edu/10.1093/med/9780195389319.001.0001
Chang C. Non-pharmacologic Management of BPSD: Agitation and Behavioral Problems in Dementia.
“Geriatric Practice: A Competency Based Approach to Caring for Older Adults” ISBN 978-3-030-19625-7
Book link- https://www.springer.com/us/book/9783030196240 2020
E book/chapter links- https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007%2F978-3-030-19625-7
Awards, Accolades
Alpha Omega Alpha (AWA) Original Studies Symposium-Outstanding Poster Presentation. “Identification of a mutation of type II topoisomerase that confers resistance to antitumor agent 4’-(9-acridinylamino) methanesulfon-m-anisidide (m-AMSA).” Duke University. 1994
AGS-American Academy of Home Care Physicians Abstract of the Year Award. “Outcomes of a Medical House Call Program in an Urban VA Medical Center.” Annual Meeting of the American Geriatrics Society. 2003
AGS Presidential Best Abstract Award In the Geriatric Education Category “A Model Quality Improvement Curriculum for Geriatric and Palliative Care Fellows.” 2020
Presidential Poster Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Geriatrics Society
2003 “Impact of an Interdisciplinary House Call Program on Use of Acute Hospital and Emergency Department Services in an Urban VA Medical Center.”
2009 “Description of the Nonreimbursable Care Coordination Efforts of an Academic Geriatric Medical Practice for an Inner-City Geriatric Population."
2012 “Improving Documentation of Advance Care Planning in an Electronic Medical Record.”
2015 “Teaching Geriatric Concepts in Internal Medicine (IM) Residency Continuity Practice does not Impact Clinical Practice”
2019 “Using Quality Improvement to Improve Falls Evaluation and Documentation.”
2020 “A Model Quality Improvement Curriculum for Geriatric and Palliative Care Fellows”
2023 “Increasing Institutional Quality Improvement Capacity: Training Faculty and Fellows to lead QI initiatives”
2023 “A Dynamic Quality Improvement Curriculum for Fellowship Training”
Excellence in Medical Student Teaching. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. 2007
Castle Connelly’s Top Doctors: New York Metro Area since 2008 to present
Geriatric Clinician of the Year. Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. 2010
AGS Best submission and Oral Presentation for Geriatric Education section. “Do US Medical Graduates know how to use screens for Cognitive Disorders and Falls?” May 2015
AGS Oral Presentation for Geriatric Education section, “Is Granny Really Safe on July 1? Evaluating the Impact of Medical Student Geriatric Competencies in Internal Medicine Residents.” E. Chu, W. Hung, S. Bhatia, E. Callahan, L. DeCherrie, D. Thomas, R. Leipzig, C. Chang. May 2017.
Geriatric Educator of the Year. Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. 2019
American Geriatric Society Presidential Best Abstract Award In the Geriatric Education Category “A Model Quality Improvement Curriculum for Geriatric and Palliative Care Fellows” C Chang, N Nami Safai Haeri, K Cummings, H Fernandez. May 8, 2020
American Geriatric Society Annual Meeting. Geriatric Education Paper Session Oral presentation. Quality Improvement Curriculum for Geriatric and Palliative Care Fellows: A Triple Win for Patients, Learners, and Institution. Christine Chang, Abhinav Menon, Rebecca Masutani, William Hung, Stephanie Chow, Brijen Shah, Helen Fernandez. May 4, 2023
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Language
English
Position
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Medicine
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Morningside
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Mount Sinai Brooklyn
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai West
Clinical Focus
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Cognitive or Memory Impairment / Dementia
- Delirium
- Dementia
- Depression
- Falls
- Frailty
- Impaired Gait
- Palliative Care
- Polypharmacy
- Urinary Incontinence-Female
- Urinary Incontinence-Male
Education
MD, Duke University School of Medicine
Residency, Internal Medicine
University of Pittsburgh
Fellowship, Geriatric Medicine
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine
Insurance Information
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- 1199 SEIU
- AETNA - Commercial
- AETNA - Medicare
- Affinity Medicaid-Medicare-Essential Exchange
- Amidacare Medicaid
- CIGNA Healthcare
- Centivo
- Elderplan
- EmblemHealth - GHI-PPO
- EmblemHealth - HIP
- EmblemHealth - HIP-Medicaid
- EmblemHealth - HIP-Medicare
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Commercial/Exchange
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - HealthPlus Medicaid
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Medicare
- Fidelis Health Care
- HealthFirst Medicaid
- HealthFirst Medicare
- Horizon NJ
- Magnacare-Health Care
- Medicare - NJ
- Medicare - NY
- Metroplus
- Multiplan PHCS
- NJ Medicaid
- NY Medicaid
- Oscar
- Oxford - Freedom and Liberty
- Partners Health Plan
- Senior Whole Health
- United Health Care - Commercial
- United Health Care - Empire Plan
- United Health Care - Oxford Care
- United Health Care - Top Tier
- VNSNY Choice Medicare
- VNSNY Select Health Medicaid
- VillageCareMax
- WellCare Health Plan
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Industry Relationships
Physicians and scientists on the faculty of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai often interact with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology companies, and other outside entities to improve patient care, develop new therapies and achieve scientific breakthroughs. In order to promote an ethical and transparent environment for conducting research, providing clinical care and teaching, Mount Sinai requires that salaried faculty inform the School of their outside financial relationships.
Dr. Chang has not yet completed reporting of Industry relationships.
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