Mfon Umoh, MD PhD
Dr. Umoh holds a bachelor's degree in Bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science and a Doctor of Medicine and a Doctor of Philosophy in Neuroscience from Emory University. She completed her Internal Medicine residency training at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Internal Medicine Residency Program. She completed her clinical fellowship in Geriatric Medicine. She is board certified in Internal Medicine and Geriatric Medicine. Her research aims to improve health outcomes for older adults with cognitive decline. She is interested in improving our understanding of the overlap between delirium and dementia in older adults and the social, demographic, and biological factors that influence this relationship. Additionally, she is interested in social connections in older adults and identification of risk and protective factors for social isolation in older adults to decrease this detrimental condition that has been closely linked to dementia. She is currently completing postdoctoral research training and a part of the health service and research outcomes T32 training program funded by the National Institute on Aging.
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Type of financial relationship:There are no financial relationships to disclose.Date added:05/06/2024Date updated:05/06/2024