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Kathryn M Denson, MD

Kathryn M. Denson, MD

Interim Chief, Professor

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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

Medical Director, Home-Based Primary Care, Zablocki VA Medical Center
Interim Chief, Division of Geriatrics at MCW and Section Chief, Section of Geriatrics, 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 as an Assistant Professor and has since been promoted to Associate Professor. 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.

Specialty Lectures

Depression
Falls

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