Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Geriatrics Fellowship Program
Staff Physician (SFVAMC)

Contact Information

Office Address:
4150 Clement Street  
Bldg. 1, Rm 303
UCSF Box VA-181G
San Francisco, CA 94121

Phone: 415-221-4810 x2967
Fax: 415-750-6641
Email: Michael.Harper3@med.va.gov

Areas of Specialization/Research Interests

Medical education

Educational program development

 

Selected Publications/Presentations

1. Leff B, Burton L, Bynum JW, Harper M, Greenough WB, Steinwachs D, Burton JR. Prospective evaluation of clinical criteria to select older persons with acute medical illnesses for care in a hypothetical home hospital. J Am Geriatr Soc 1997;45:1066-73.

2. Burton LC, Leff B, Harper M, Ghoshtagore I, Steinwachs DA, Greenough III WB, Burton JR. Acceptability to patients of a home hospital. J Am Geriatr Soc 1998;46:605-9.

3. Leff BA, Harper GM. Exercising autonomy in an inescapable community. Ann Long Term Care 1998; 6:439-41.

4. De Jonge KE, Sulmasy DP, Gold KG, Epstein A, Harper MG, Eisenberg JM, Schulman KA. The timing of do-not-resuscitate orders and cost. J Gen Intern Med 1999;14:190-92.

5. Finucane TE, Harper GM. Attempting resuscitation in nursing homes: policy considerations. J Am Geriatr Soc 1999;47:1261-64.

6. Harper GM, Leff B, Thomas P, Burton J. Overview of the Geriatrics Curriculum- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Acad Med 2004;79:1-2.

7. Rosenblatt A, Samus QM, Steele C, Baker A, Harper M, Brandt J, Rabins PV, Lyketsos CG. The Maryland Assisted Living Study: Prevalence, recognition, and treatment of dementia and other psychiatric disorders in the assisted living population of Central Maryland. J Am Geriatr Soc 2004; 52:1618-25.

8. Burdick DJ, Rosenblatt A, Samus QM, Steele CS, Baker A, Harper M, Mayer L, Brandt J, Rabins PV, Lyketsos CG. Predictors of functional impairment in residents of Assisted Living facilities: the Maryland Assisted Living Study (MD-AL). J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2005; 60(2):258-64.

9. Samus QM, Rosenblatt A, Steele CD, Baker A, Harper M, Brandt J, Mayer L, Rabins PV, Lyketsos CG. The association of neuropsychiatric symptoms and environment with quality of life in assisted living residents with dementia. Gerontologist 2005;45 suppl 1:19-26.

10. Rao, A, Spiro JR, Samus QM, Rosenblatt A, Steele C, Baker A, Harper M, Brandt J, Mayer L, Rabins PV, Lyketsos CG. Sleep disturbances in the elderly residing in assisted living: findings from the Maryland Assisted Living Study. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2005;20:956-66.

11. Knight AM, Kravet SJ, Harper GM, Leff B. The effect of computerized provider order entry on medical student clerkship experiences. J Am Med Inform Assoc 2005;12:554-560.

12. Harper GM. Managing urinary incontinence in older patients. Adv Stud Med 2005;5:537-545.