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Originally from Glendale, Kentucky, Dr. Hart completed residency, internal medicine and fellowship, geriatric medicine, while in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Hart has been interested in geriatric medicine since college and is now trained in the care of older adults including dementia care, memory loss, hospital care for older adults, geriatric primary care and post-acute geriatric rehabilitation. Her additional interests include dementia and memory loss, polypharmacy, and frailty.Dr. Harts grandfather was diagnosed with Alzheimers disease and it was her experience with his disease and the care he received that began her interest in geriatric medicine. Her primary goal is to provide compassionate quality patient care to older adults to help them achieve their best quality of life. She treats patients the way she would want herself and her family to be treated.Certifications:Medical Licensing Board of Indiana, December 2020Kentucky Board of Medical Licensures, December 2020American Board of Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine, November 2016American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine, August 2015State Medical Board of Ohio, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, May 2015Drug Enforcement and Administration, Registered practitioner, 2015American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support Provider, May 2014American Heart Association Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support, May 2014Article Publications:When is memory loss more serious than normal aging?Dementia or normal aging? 5 signs to look for with memory lossBehavior changes in dementia patients: Tips for caregiversWhat to consider as you age and contemplate whether its time to stop drivingLearning How to Care for Grandma and Grandpa. Journal of Graduate Medical Education: December 2018,Peer-reviewed Poster Presentations:Putting it Together: A Guide to an Inpatient Geriatric medicine Curriculum.American Geriatrics Society Annual Meeting, Portland, OR Hart, R (2018)Decubitus ulcers: A commonly encountered syndrome causing a rare, lethal infection.Hart R, Desai K, Schlaudecker J., American Geriatrics Society Annual Meeting. Long Beach, CA., May 2 4, 2019The Impact of a Delirium Prevention Order Set on Development of Delirium.Brown N, Hart R, Goroncy A, Lauter A, Schlaudecker S.American Geriatrics Society Annual Meeting. Long Beach, CA., , May 19 21, 2016Strategies to Ensure a Safe and Successful Hospitalization for the Older Adult.Schlaudecker, J and Hart, RCommunity Catalyst: The Dual Agenda. , March 23, 2016Acute liver injury in a frail, homebound patient.Hart R, Desai K, Schlaudecker J.American Geriatrics Society Annual Meeting. National Harbor, MD. ,May 15-17, 2015The Impact on Quality Metrics of a Newly Opened ACE Unit with Daily Interdisciplinary Bedside Rounds.Schlaudecker J, Shomo A, Hart R.American Geriatrics Society Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL. May 17-19, 2014Infective endocarditis: An unlikely cause of myocardial infarctionHart R, Desai K, Orabella C.American College of Physicians, Ohio Chapter Meeting. Columbus, OH. October 2013Late-life Depression, Cognitive Dysfunction, and Underlying Neuropathology:In Vivo Comparison of Beta-Amyloid and Cerebrovascular Pathology.Carosella C, Hart R, Ciccozzi J, Aizenstein H, Klunk W, Price J, Mathis C, Meltzer C, Reynolds C, Butters M.American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry Conference. San Antonio, TX., March 2011Amyloid and Cerebrovascular Disease Imaging in Late Life DepressionHart R, Aizenstein H, Price J, Klunk W, Mathis C, Reynolds C, Butters M.American Geriatrics Society Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL., May 12-15, 2010Cytokine Polymorphisms and their Role in Progressive Supranuclear PalsyHart R, Fernadez-Botrn R, Litvan I, Casanova M, Tillquist C, and Crespo F Autumn Immunology Conference. Chicago, IL., November 2007Senior Honors Thesis Defense Cytokine Polymorphisms and their Role in Progressive Supranuclear PalsyDr. Fabian Crespo, Advisor, University of Louisville, March 2008