Nimit Agarwal MD is the Director of Division of Geriatric Medicine at BUMC-P and UA COM-P. Dr Agarwal received his medical degree from University of Delhi, India, followed by residency training in Internal Medicine at Harlem Hospital, Columbia University, New York. He then completed fellowship training in Geriatric Medicine at Loyola University in Illinois. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, and Geriatric Medicine.
He currently serves as the Program Director of the Geriatric Medicine fellowship program. Dr. Agarwal is a clinician, educator, researcher and innovator. He has been able to establish innovative models of care, leveraging the capabilities of the Electronic Health Record (EHR) to create smart protocols that can assist with identifying gaps in care related to delirium identification, mobility challenges and markers of increased complications during hospitalization of older adults. Under his leadership, Banner – UMC Phoenix became the first hospital in Arizona to receive the Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation from the American College of Emergency Physicians. Dr. Agarwal is passionate about bringing artificial intelligence (AI) technology to create a safer hospital environment for older adults.