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Kathryn M Denson, MD

Kathryn M. Denson, MD

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Locations

Zablocki VA Medical Center
Zablocki VA Medical Center

Specialties

Geriatric Medicine

Languages

English

Education

MD - Doctor of Medicine

Biography

Appointments

Division Chief and Professor, Division of Geriatric & Palliative Medicine, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin
Medical Director, Home-Based Primary Care, Zablocki VA Medical Center

Dr. Denson is a graduate of St. Louis University School of Medicine. She first joined the Medical College of Wisconsin in 1996 where she completed her residency training in Internal Medicine. She completed her Geriatric Medicine fellowship at the University of Washington and rejoined the Medical College of Wisconsin in 2002. Denson was appointed Interim Chief for the Division of Geriatrics in July 2020 and then appointed Chief for the newly merged Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine in January 2021. She is board certified in internal medicine, geriatric medicine and hospice and palliative care. Her areas of interest include home and community care and palliative care.

Home Health Aides in the Era of COVID-19 and Beyond.

(D'Cruz L, Denson KM, Carnahan JL.) J Gen Intern Med. 2022 Jun;37(8):1827-1829 PMID: 35132557 PMCID: PMC8821862 02/09/2022
Teaching geriatrics during the COVID-19 pandemic: Aquifer Geriatrics to the rescue.

(Ramaswamy R, Shah AA, Denson KM, Sehgal M, Syed Q, Powers BB, Schwartz AW, Leipzig RM, Gleason LJ.) J Am Geriatr Soc. 2021 Jul;69(7):1740-1742 PMID: 33834476 PMCID: PMC8250526 04/10/2021
Positioning medical students for the geriatric imperative: using geriatrics to effectively teach medicine.

(Nguyen AL, Duthie EA, Denson KM, Franco J, Duthie EH.) Gerontol Geriatr Educ. 2013;34(4):342-53 PMID: 23972230 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84886396535 08/27/2013
Exposing physicians.

(Denson KM.) Ann Intern Med. 2009 Feb 03;150(3):218 PMID: 19189913 02/05/2009
A challenging patient, an innovative solution.

(Hariharan J, Denson KM.) WMJ. 2005 Nov;104(8):72-5 PMID: 16425926 01/24/2006