Jeffrey Wallace, MD, MPH

Clinical Professor, Medicine-Geriatrics


FacultyPhoto
Medical School
  • MD, University of Michigan Medical School (1984)
Languages
English
Department
Medicine-Geriatrics

Recognitions

  • Top Doctor in Denver, 5280 Magazine (2019)
    Voted a 5280 best doctor by my peers in response to the question, "Which physician would you trust to treat you and your family?"

Research Interests

My research interests relate to health promotion and disability prevention in older adults - with a particular interest in the nutritional health of older adults.

Publications

  • Ruscin JM, Page RL, Yeager BF, Wallace JI. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha and involuntary weight loss in elderly, community dwelling adults. Pharmacotherapy March 2005
  • Linnebur S, Wallace JI. Erectile Dysfunction. Primary Care Pharmacotherapy. McGraw-Hill, Inc. 2006
  • Wallace JI. Geriatrics. In: Paauw's Guide to the Internal Medicine Clerkship, 3rd edition. Paauw D, Burkholder L, Migeon M (eds). Mosby, Inc, 2006
  • Practical Reviews in Internal Medicine
  • ACP National Meeting: Weight loss, incontinence and falls: A few pearls on caring for the elderly
  • Family Medicine Board Review: Geriatric Medicine
  • Wallace JI. Geriatrics. In: Paauw's Guide to the Internal Medicine Clerkship, 3rd edition. Paauw D, Burkholder L, Migeon M (eds). Mosby, Inc, 2006
  • Linnebur S, Wallace JI. Erectile Dysfunction. Primary Care Pharmacotherapy. McGraw-Hill, Inc. 2006
  • Polypharmacy and Drug Interactions in the Elderly. Med Clinics North America: Gerontology
  • A Short-acting GLP-1 Analogue or Rapid-acting Insulin to Supplement Basal Insulin? – An Illustration of Personalizing Management of Type 2 Diabetes. Postgraduate Medicine
  • Geriatric Medicine, Practical Reviews in Internal Medicine, Oakstone Publishing
  • American Geriatrics Society Guidelines for Older Adults with Diabetes Mellitus and Use of New SGLT2 inhibitors. Diabetes Case File: Practical Problems, Real Solutions”, edited by Boris Draznin, MD, PhD, American Diabetes Association.
  • Geriatric Medicine, Practical Reviews in Internal Medicine. Johns Hopkins University and Oakstone Publishing, quarterly review 2013-14
  • Geriatric Board Review. Audio Digest Continuing Medical Education, Glendale CA.
  • Wallace JI. Geriatric Medicine, Practical Reviews in Internal Medicine. Johns Hopkins University and Oakstone Publishing, 4 quarterly reviews (16 annually), 2014-15
  • Paauw D, Wallace J. Drug Interactions and Appropriate Prescribing in the Elderly. Med Clinics North America, Spring 2015
  • Hirsch I, Schneider D, King A, Polonsky, Reid T, Shubrook A, Verderese C, Wallace J, Riddle M. A Short-Acting GLP-1 Analog or Prandial Insulin to Supplement Basal Insulin?- Moving Toward Personalized Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Postgrad Med 2014 May;126(3):135-44. PMID 24918799
  • Wallace JI. Geriatrics. Audio-Digest Internal Medicine Board Review. Audio Digest Continuing Medical Education, Glendale CA. April 2014
  • Geriatric Medicine, Practical Reviews In Internal Medicine, Oakstone Publishing
  • Merel SE, Wallace J. Toward improving the care of older adults. Med Clin North Am. 2015 Mar;99(2):xvii-xviii. PubMed PMID: 25700595
  • Geriatric Medicine, Approach to the Geriatric Patient, Urinary Incontinence at Family Medicine Board Review Courses (Seattle and Kansas City)
  • Wallace J, Paauw DS. Appropriate prescribing and important drug interactions in older adults. Med Clin North Am. 2015 Mar;99(2):295-310. PubMed PMID: 25700585
  • Geriatric Medicine, Practical Reviews in Internal Medicine. Johns Hopkins University and Oakstone Publishing
  • Wallace JI. Malnutrition and Enteral/Parenteral Alimentation. In: Principles of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, 6th Edition, Hazzard WR, Blass JP, Ettinger WH, Halter JB, Ouslander JG (eds) McGraw-Hill, Inc, publication pending
  • Malnutrition and Enteral/Parenteral Alimentation. In: Principles of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, 7th Edition, Hazzard WR, Blass JP, Ettinger WH, Halter JB, Ouslander JG (eds) McGraw-Hill, Inc
  • Wallace JI. Malnutrition and Enteral/Parenteral Alimentation. In: Principles of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, 6th Edition, Hazzard WR, Blass JP, Ettinger WH, Halter JB, Ouslander JG (eds) McGraw-Hill, Inc
  • Farrow JA, Wallace JI. Development in Late Life and Geriatric Medicine. In: The Behavioral Sciences and Health Care, 2nd edition, Sahler OJ and Carr J (eds.).
  • Practical Reviews in Internal Medicine. The Johns Hopkins University School or Medicine and Oakstone Medical Publishing. Birmingham, AL.
  • Practical Reviews in Internal Medicine. The Johns Hopkins University School or Medicine and Oakstone Medical Publishing. Birmingham, AL.
  • Ginde AA, Blatchford P, Breese K, Zarrabi L, Linnebur SA, Wallace JI, Schwartz RS. High-Dose Monthly Vitamin D for Prevention of Acute Respiratory Infection in Older Long-Term Care Residents: A Randomized Clinical Trial. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2017 Mar;65(3):496-503. PubMed PMID: 27861708
  • Wallace JI. Malnutrition and Enteral/Parenteral Alimentation. In: Principles of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, 7th Edition, Hazzard WR, Blass JP, Ettinger WH, Halter JB, Ouslander JG (eds) McGraw-Hill, Inc, 2017.
  • Top Ten Rules for Rounding on Hospitalized Elders, presented at ACP National Meeting, Washington DC, 5/16/08
  • Wallace JI. Geriatrics Update. Washington State ACP Annual Meeting, November 2007. Seattle, WA.
  • Geriatric Medicine, Approach to the Geriatric Patient, Urinary Incontinence at Family Medicine Board Review Courses, Seattle WA and Greensboro SC.
  • Ginde AA, Blatchford P, Breese K, Zarrabi L, Linnebur SA, Wallace JI, Schwartz RS. High-Dose Monthly Vitamin D for Prevention of Acute Respiratory Infection in Older Long-Term Care Residents: A Randomized Clinical Trial. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2017 Mar;65(3):496-503. PubMed PMID: 27861708
  • Wallace JI. Malnutrition and Enteral/Parenteral Alimentation. In: Principles of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, 7th Edition, Hazzard WR, Blass JP, Ettinger WH, Halter JB, Ouslander JG (eds) McGraw-Hill, Inc, 2017.
  • Wallace JI. Geriatric Medicine, Practical Reviews in Internal Medicine. Johns Hopkins University and Oakstone Publishing, quarterly reviews 2006-18
  • Wallace JI. Geriatric Medicine, Practical Reviews in Internal Medicine. Johns Hopkins University and Oakstone Publishing, quarterly review 2008
  • Wallace JI. Geriatric Medicine, Practical Reviews in Internal Medicine. Johns Hopkins University and Oakstone Publishing, quarterly review 2008-09.
  • Quarterly Review of Geriatric Medicine Publications for "Practical Reviews in Internal Medicine", Johns Hopkins University and Oakstone Publishing
  • Prescriber’s Letter Voices: Clinical Recommendations Webinar “Management of Depression in Older Adults” guest panelist. Nov 2018
  • Geriatric Medicine Board Review: American College of Physicians Internal Medicine Board Review. July 2008, Seattle WA
  • Geriatric Medicine Board Review: American Academy of Family Physicians. April 2008 Kansas City, MO and June 2008 Seattle WA
  • "Top 10 Rules for Rounding on Hospitalized Elders" American College of Physicians Annual Meeting, Washington DC, May 2008
  • Snellings MS, Linnebur SA, Pearson SM, Wallace JI, Saseen JJ, Fixen DR. Effectiveness of Methenamine for UTI Prevention in Older Adults. Ann Pharmacother. 2019 Nov 6;:1060028019886308. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31694390
  • Geriatric Medicine, Practical Reviews in Internal Medicine. Johns Hopkins University and Oakstone Publishing, quarterly reviews
  • Malnutrition and Enteral/Parenteral Alimentation. In: Principles of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, 6th Edition, Hazzard WR, Blass JP, Ettinger WH, Halter JB, Ouslander JG (eds) McGraw-Hill, Inc, 2009
  • Robinson T, Eiseman B, Wallace J, Church S, McFann K, Pfister S, Sharp T, Moss M. “Redefining Geriatric Pre-Operative Assessment Using Frailty, Disability And Co-Morbidity. American Surgical Association Annual Meeting, April 23-25, 2009
  • Jeff Wallace and Melver Andererson: Title: “Stroke”. In, Case-Based Geriatrics: A Global Approach ; (Eds) Victor A. Hirth, MD, Darryl Wieland, PhD, MPH (eds).Maureen Dever-Bumba, PhD(c) Assistant Editor. McGraw Hill
  • Nutrition in Older Adults, Principles of Geriatrics Medicine
  • Practical Reviews in Internal Medicine, Oakstone Publishing
  • “Post-operative medication choices in the elderly patient”. Authors: Thomas Robinson, Sunny Linnebur, Jeff Wallace. To be submitted to peer review surgical journal in spring 2009
  • Characteristics of U.S. Emergency Department Visits by Older Nursing Home Residents presented at Society for Academic Emergency Medicine conference. June 2010, Phoenix AZ.
  • AGS 784775, Influenza Vaccination in U.S. Nursing Homes: Why Some Residents Are Not Immunized? Presented at AGS Annual Meeting, May 2010, Orlando, FL.
  • Wallace JI, Sullivan D, Johnson L. Nutrition Disorders, Obestity and Enteral/Parenteral Alimentation. In: Principles of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, 8th Edition, Hazzard WR, Blass JP, Ettinger WH, Halter JB, Ouslander JG (eds) McGraw-Hill, Inc, publication pending
  • Wallace JI. Geriatric Medicine, Practical Reviews in Internal Medicine. Johns Hopkins University and Oakstone Publishing, 2006-21
  • Antidotes for Ageism in Healthcare Changing the Narrative Organization, Colorado
  • Geriatric Medicine, ACP National Internal Medicine Board Review, Seattle WA July 2021
  • "Monitoring Vitamin D Concentrations in the Elderly: A Clinical Perspective". Sunny A. Linnebur, Pharm.D., FCCP, FASCP, BCPS, CGP, Joseph P. Vande Griend, Pharm.D., BCPS, Jeffrey I. Wallace, M.D., MPH. Pharmacotherapy, March 2010.
  • Wallace JI. Alpha Omega Alpha, Professionalism Best Practices: Leadership and Professionalism in Times of Crisis. Respect your elders – how did we do during covid-19. Pharos, Alpha Omega Alpha July 2022
  • Wallace JI, Sullivan D, Johnson L. Nutrition Disorders, Obestity and Enteral/Parenteral Alimentation. In: Principles of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, 8th Edition, Hazzard WR, Blass JP, Ettinger WH, Halter JB, Ouslander JG (eds) McGraw-Hill, Inc, 2022
  • Wallace JI. Geriatric Medicine, Practical Reviews in Internal Medicine. Johns Hopkins University and Oakstone Publishing, 2022
  • Updates on Med Prescribing for Older Adults. Advances in Therapy. American College of Physicians Precourse Lecture
  • Anderson M, Wallace J. Stroke. In: Case-Based Geriatrics, Hirth and Wieland (eds), McGraw-Hill, Inc, publication pending 2010.
  • Update on Therapies in Older Adults. Med Clinics North America
  • Wallace JI. Geriatric Medicine, Practical Reviews in Internal Medicine. Johns Hopkins University and Oakstone Publishing, quarterly review 2009-10.
  • Wallace JI. Geriatric Medicine, Practical Reviews in Internal Medicine. Johns Hopkins University and Oakstone Publishing,2010.
  • Ginde A, Wallace J, Schwartz R. : Characteristics of U.S. Emergency Department Visits by Older Nursing Home Residents. Presented at Society for Academic Emergency Medicine annual conference. April 2010.
  • Ginde A, Wallace J, Schwartz R, et al. Influenza Vaccination in U.S. Nursing Homes: Why Some Residents Are Not Immunized? Am Geriatric Society Annual Meeting, May 2010, Orlando Florida
  • Hassan Azimi MS, Jeffrey I Wallace MD, Thomas N Robinson MD. An Accumulation of Frailty, Disability, and Comorbidity Characteristics Are Associated with Discharge to an Institutional Care Facility. Hartford Foundation Abstract accepted for AGS national meeting, WA DC May 2011.
  • Anderson M, Wallace J. Stroke. In: Case-Based Geriatrics, Hirth and Wieland (eds), McGraw-Hill, Inc, 2011
  • Wallace JI. Geriatric Medicine, Practical Reviews in Internal Medicine. Johns Hopkins University and Oakstone Publishing, quarterly review of geriatric realted articles.
  • Wallace JI. Geriatric Medicine, Practical Reviews in Internal Medicine. Johns Hopkins University and Oakstone Publishing, quarterly review of geriatric realted articles.
  • Linnebur S, Vande Griend JP, Wallace JI. Monitoring Vitamin D Concentrations in Patients with Osteoporosis: A Clinical Perspective. Pharmacotherapy 2010;30:224-7.
  • Dilemmas in the care of hospitalized elderly. Published online November 2011
  • Geriatric Medicine, Practical Reviews in Internal Medicine. Johns Hopkins University and Oakstone Publishing. Quarterly review of Geriatric Medicine articles.
  • Geriatric Medicine, Practical Reviews in Internal Medicine. Johns Hopkins University and Oakstone Publishing. Quarterly review of Geriatric Medicine articles.
  • Ten rules for managing hospitalized elderly patients. Audio Digest Continuing Medical Education, Glendale CA. March 2012.
  • Anderson M, Wallace J. Stroke. In: Case-Based Geriatrics, Hirth and Wieland (eds), McGraw-Hill, Inc, 2011.
  • Thomas N Robinson, Daniel S Wu MD, Jeffrey I Wallace MD, Shirley M Pfister NP, Terra J Sharp NP, Marc Moss MD. Simple Frailty Score Predicts Post-Operative Complications Across Surgical Specialties. Presented at American College of Surgeons National Meeting November 2011.
  • Robinson T, Wallace J. Geriatric Education Materials for Surgical Subspecialists. POGOe, accessed at http://www.pogoe.org/cme
  • Geriatric Medicine, Practical Reviews in Internal Medicine. Johns Hopkins University and Oakstone Publishing, quarterly review 2012-13
  • Wallace JI. Ten rules for managing hospitalized elderly patients. Audio Digest Continuing Medical Education, Glendale CA. March 2012.
  • Robinson T, Wallace J. Geriatric Education Materials for Surgical Subspecialists. POGOe, accessed at http://www.pogoe.org/cme

Practice Locations

UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital (UCH)
12605 E. 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-0000

UCHealth Seniors Clinic - Anschutz Medical Campus
1635 Aurora Ct
5th Floor
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-3400

CU Medicine Geriatric Medicine - Cherry Creek
11 South Adams Street
Floor HW
Denver, CO 80209
720-382-7800

Hospital Affiliation
  • University of Colorado Hospital

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Internal Medicine, Board Certification
  • Geriatric Medicine, Board Certification (2000)
Clinical Interests
I am interested in nutritional aspects of health in older adults, depression and cognitive impairment in older adults and end of life care.