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photo Timothy Anderson, MD, MAS

General Internal Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

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Email: tsander@pitt.edu
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E-mail: tsander@pitt.edu
Education and Training
Education
BA, Economics & Biochemistry, Case Western Reserve University, 2008
MD, Bioethics, Case Western Reserve University, 2008
MD, Case Western Reserve University, 2012
MAS, Clinical Research, University of California San Francisco, 2018
Training
Internal Medicine Residency, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 2015
Chief Residency, Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 2016
Primary Care Research Fellow, University of California San Francisco, 2019
Research Interest
Dr. Anderson’s research portfolio studies the prescribing and deprescribing of older adults’ chronic medications, the impact of hospitalization on patients’ chronic disease trajectories, and care delivery for medically complex populations. His research methodologies include retrospective studies of insurance and pharmacy claims databases, national surveys, and electronic health records, prospective cohort studies using mixed methods, and interventional trials targeting clinician and patient behavior. He is currently funded by a National Institute of Aging K76 Paul B. Beeson Emerging Leaders Career Development Award in Aging and an American Heart Association Career Development Award. Dr. Anderson also serves as an associate editor the Journal of General Internal Medicine.
Clinical Interest
Dr. Anderson is a board-certified general internist who sees adult patients in the General Internal Medicine Office at UPMC Montefiore.
Educational Interest
Dr. Anderson greatly enjoys mentoring medical students, residents, and fellows interested in health services and health policy research. Prior mentees and their accomplishments can be found at the: Prescribing Wisely Lab website: prescribingwiselylab.org.
Publications
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Selected Publications:
Anderson, T. S., Jing, B., Wray, C. M., Ngo, S., Xu, E., Fung, K., Steinman, M. A. Comparison of Pharmacy Database Methods for Determining Prevalent Chronic Medication Use. Med Care. 2019; 57(10): 836-842.
Anderson, T. S., Jing, B., Auerbach, A., Wray, C. M., Lee, S., Boscardin, W. J., Fung, K., Ngo, S., Silvestrini, M., Steinman, M. A. Clinical Outcomes After Intensifying Antihypertensive Medication Regimens Among Older Adults at Hospital Discharge. JAMA Intern Med. 2019; 179(11): 1528-1536.
Anderson, T. S., Marcantonio, E. R., McCarthy, E. P., Herzig, S. J. National Trends in Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations of Older Adults with Dementia. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2020; 68(10): 2240-2248.
Anderson, T. S., Ayanian, J. Z., Souza, J., Landon, B. E. Representativeness of Participants Eligible to Be Enrolled in Clinical Trials of Aducanumab for Alzheimer Disease Compared With Medicare Beneficiaries With Alzheimer Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment. JAMA. 2021; 326(16): 1627-1629.
Notable Achievements
Legacy of Leadership Award, American Medical Student Association, 2011
NIA K76 Paul B. Beeson Emerging Leaders Career Development Award in Aging, 2022
New England Regional Award for Excellence as a Clinician Investigator, SGIM, 2022
Outstanding Junior Investigator of the Year Award, American Geriatrics Society, 2023

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