BEERS, Mark H.

BEERS, Mark H. American, b. 1954. Genres: Gerontology/Senior issues, Medicine/Health. Career: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, research assistant in developmental biology, 1975-77; New England Medical Center, Boston, intern, 1982-83, assistant in medicine, 1982-84; junior assistant resident, 1983-84; Mount Sinai Hospital, NYC, senior assistant resident and assistant in medicine, 1984-85; Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, clinical fellow, 1985-87; University of California, Los Angeles, assistant professor of medicine and medical director of Inpatient Geriatric Unit at university Medical Center, 1987-92, medical adviser to Dept of Coordinated Care and Discharge Planning, 1988-92; Merck and Co. Inc., West Point, PA, associate editor, 1992-. Harvard University, Medical School, clinical fellow in geriatric medicine and fellow of Program for the Analysis of Clinical Strategies, Division on Aging, 1985-87; Brigham and Women's Hospital, clinical fellow, 1985-87; Hebrew Rehabilitation Center for the Aged, Boston, clinical fellow, 1985-87; Jewish Memorial Hospital, Boston, attending physician, 1985-86; RAND Corp., senior natural scientist, 1989-92; California Department of Health, member of Aging Program advisory board, 1989-. Publications: (with I.M. Rollingher) A Guide to Medications for Older Persons, 1991; (with S.K. Urice) Aging in Good Health, 1992. EDITOR: The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, 17th ed., 1999; The Merck Manual of Geriatrics, 2000. Work represented in anthologies. Contributor of articles and reviews to medical journals. Address: Merck and Co Inc, BLA-22, PO Box 4, West Point, PA 19486, U.S.A.