University of California San Francisco

Louise Walter, MD

Louise Walter, MD
Louise Walter, MD

Professor, Department of Medicine; Chief, Division of Geriatrics

Address

490 Illinois Street, #81H
San Francisco, CA 94158
United States

Email: [email protected]

Education

Institution Degree Dept or School End Date
University of California, San Francisco Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training 2018
University of California, San Francisco Fellowship Geriatric Medicine 2001
University of California, San Francisco Certificate Advanced Training in Clinical Research 1999
University of California, San Francisco Residency Internal Medicine 1998
Stanford University M.D. Medicine 1995
Stanford University B.S. Biological Sciences 1990

Awards & Honors

Award Conferred By Date
Recipient of Named Professorship: The Helen Hoh Wu and Laurene Wu McClain Professor of Geriatrics UCSF 2022
Elected into Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) 2019
Elected into Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society UCSF Medical Student Class of 2016 2016
Outstanding Research Mentor of the Year Society of General Internal Medicine 2013
Elected into American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI) 2012
Academic Senate Distinction in Faculty Mentoring Award UCSF 2010
Outstanding Scientific Achievement for Clinical Investigation Award American Geriatrics Society 2009

Mentoring and Training Narrative

Dr. Walter has completed the UCSF Mentor Development Program. She is interested in mentoring faculty, fellows, residents and students interested in clinical outcomes research in aging. Specifically, her research is focused on the use and outcomes of cancer screening in older adults.

Collaboration Interests

I am interested in:

  • policy change

Grants and Funding

  • Midcareer Mentoring Award for Patient-Oriented Research in Aging | NIH | 2011-09-30 - 2019-05-31 | Role: Principal Investigator
  • Prostate-Specific Antigen Practices and Outcomes in the Elderly | NIH | 2009-07-01 - 2015-04-30 | Role: Principal Investigator

Publications

MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 166
  1. Colorectal cancer screening: An update to the American Cancer Society guideline, 2026.
    Wolf AMD, Hoffman RM, Walter LC, Zeigler-Johnson C, Church TR, Guerra CE, Elkin EB, Etzioni R, Herzig A, Oeffinger KC, Perkins RB, Raoof S, Tina Shih YC, Skates SJ, Kratzer TB, Manassaram-Baptiste D, Smith RA| | PubMed
  2. Mortality and Generalizability of the National Lung Screening Trial.
    Rustagi AS, Vali M, Graham FJ, Lum E, Walter LC, Byers AL, Hoggatt KJ, Cohen BE, Keyhani S| | PubMed
  3. Frailty and Days at Home After Ovarian Cancer Surgery- A Patient-Centered Outcome for Older Adults.
    Cham S, Gan S, Boscardin WJ, Walter LC, Chen LM, Lai JC, Finlayson E, Covinsky KE, Wright AA| | PubMed
  4. Self-collected vaginal specimens for human papillomavirus testing and guidance on screening exit: An update to the American Cancer Society cervical cancer screening guideline.
    Perkins RB, Wolf AMD, Church TR, Elkin EB, Skates SJ, Etzioni RD, Guerra CE, Herzig A, Hoffman RM, Oeffinger KC, Raoof S, Shih YT, Walter LC, Zeigler-Johnson C, Manassaram-Baptiste D, Smith RA| | PubMed
  5. Utilization of More Than One Minimally Invasive Overactive Bladder Therapy Among Older Adults; a National Medicare Study.
    Shatkin-Margolis A, Crow A, Wang L, Nseyo U, Walter L, Covinsky K, John Boscardin W, Suskind AM| | PubMed
  6. Associations of frailty with survival, hospitalization, functional decline, and toxicity among older adults with advanced non-small cell lung cancer.
    Lee HJ, Boscardin J, Walter LC, Smith AK, Cohen HJ, Giri S, Williams GR, Presley CJ, Singhal S, Huang LW, Velazquez AI, Gubens MA, Blakely CM, Mulvey CK, Cheng ML, Sakoda LC, Kushi LH, Quesenberry C, Liu R, Fleszar-Pavlovic S, Eskandar C, Cutler E, Mercurio AM, Wong ML| | PubMed
  7. Cannabis Use Among Older Adults.
    Pravosud V, Lum E, Vali M, Cohen BE, Hoggatt KJ, Byers AL, Austin PC, Walter LC, Hasin D, Zaman T, Keyhani S| | PubMed
  8. Specialist Practices for Managing Persons Living with Dementia and Urinary Incontinence.
    Chawla SA, Harrison KL, Walter LC, Yank V, Wang L, Suskind AM| | PubMed
  9. Understanding frailty and the role of patient-centered care for older adults with gynecologic cancer.
    Cham S, Kumar A, Walter LC, Lichtman S, Tew WP| | PubMed
  10. External Validation of the Walter Index for Posthospitalization Mortality Prediction in Older Adults.
    Avelino-Silva TJ, Lee SJ, Covinsky KE, Walter LC, Deardorff WJ, Boscardin J, Campora F, Szlejf C, Suemoto CK, Smith AK| | PubMed
  11. Do Not Wait to Consider Life Expectancy Until After a Prostate Cancer Diagnosis.
    Schoenborn NL, Walter LC| | PubMed
  12. Age Self Care, a program to improve aging in place through group learning and incremental behavior change: Preliminary data.
    Nguyen T, Tang B, Harrison KL, Stadler S, Walter LC, Hoepke K, Aronson L, Allison TA| | PubMed
  13. Function, cognition, and quality of life among older adults with lung cancer who live alone: A prospective cohort study.
    Singhal S, Walter LC, Smith AK, Boscardin WJ, Shi Y, Cohen HJ, Presley CJ, Kushi LH, Giri S, Magnuson A, Williams GR, Velazquez AI, Lee HJ, Sakoda LC, Quesenberry CP, Falvey JR, Van Dyk KM, Wong ML| | PubMed
  14. Risk factors and associated outcomes of postoperative delirium after open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.
    Gutierrez RD, Smith EJT, Matthay ZA, Gasper WJ, Hiramoto JS, Conte MS, Finlayson E, Walter LC, Iannuzzi JC| | PubMed
  15. How older men live with stress urinary incontinence: Patient experience and navigation to treatment.
    Shaw NM, Breyer BN, Walter LC, Sudore RL, Suskind AM, Baussan C, Quanstrom K, Allen IE, Cooperberg MR, Dohan D, Hampson LA| | PubMed
  16. Screening for lung cancer: 2023 guideline update from the American Cancer Society.
    Wolf AMD, Oeffinger KC, Shih TY, Walter LC, Church TR, Fontham ETH, Elkin EB, Etzioni RD, Guerra CE, Perkins RB, Kondo KK, Kratzer TB, Manassaram-Baptiste D, Dahut WL, Smith RA| | PubMed
  17. Improving older adults' telehealth through a novel community-academic partnership: Preliminary data.
    Neumann AV, Gonzalez A, Walter LC, Rivera J| | PubMed
  18. Multi-level Factors Influencing Decisions About Stopping Surveillance Colonoscopy in Older Adults: a Qualitative Study.
    Schifferdecker KE, Ramesh NP, Walter LC, Calderwood AH| | PubMed
  19. Association of Life Expectancy With Surveillance Colonoscopy Findings and Follow-up Recommendations in Older Adults.
    Calderwood AH, Tosteson TD, Wang Q, Onega T, Walter LC| | PubMed
  20. TReating Incontinence for Underlying Mental and Physical Health (TRIUMPH): a study protocol for a multicenter, double-blinded, randomized, 3-arm trial to evaluate the multisystem effects of pharmacologic treatment strategies for urgency-predominant urinar
    Huang AJ, Walter LC, Yaffe K, Vittinghoff E, Kornblith E, Schembri M, Chang A, Subak LL| | PubMed
  21. Patient-identified Treatment Attributes Among Older Men With Stress Urinary Incontinence: A Qualitative Look at What Matters to Patients Making Treatment Decisions.
    Hampson LA, Shaw NM, Breyer BN, Walter LC, Sudore RL, Cooperberg MR, Baussan C, Quanstrom K, Elaine Allen I, Dohan D| | PubMed
  22. The relationship between frailty, incontinence severity, and treatment decisions for men with post-prostatectomy stress urinary incontinence: a mixed methods analysis.
    Jones CP, Shaw NM, Mena J, Breyer BN, Walter LC, Baussan C, Quanstrom K, Allen IE, Dohan D, Hampson LA| | PubMed
  23. Patient decision-making for surgical treatment of post-prostatectomy stress urinary incontinence: a mixed-methods exploratory pilot study.
    Shaw NM, Nik-Ahd F, Jones C, Breyer BN, Walter LC, Sudore R, Cooperberg MR, Baussan C, Quanstrom K, Allen IE, Hampson LA| | PubMed
  24. Cognitive Impairment is Common in a Veterans Affairs Population with Peripheral Arterial Disease.
    Smith EJT, Gasper WJ, Schneider PA, Finlayson E, Walter LC, Covinsky KE, Conte MS, Iannuzzi JC| | PubMed
  25. The epidemiology of preexisting geriatric and palliative conditions in older adults with poor prognosis cancers.
    Tsang M, Gan S, Boscardin WJ, Wong ML, Walter LC, Smith AK| | PubMed
  26. Change in four measures of physical function among older adults during lung cancer treatment: A mixed methods cohort study.
    Singhal S, Walter LC, Smith AK, Loh KP, Cohen HJ, Zeng S, Shi Y, Boscardin WJ, Presley CJ, Williams GR, Magnuson A, Mohile SG, Wong ML| | PubMed
  27. "You have to be sure that the patient has the full picture": Adaptation of the Best Case/Worst Case communication tool for geriatric oncology.
    Wong ML, Nicosia FM, Smith AK, Walter LC, Lam V, Cohen HJ, Loh KP, Mohile SG, Ursem CJ, Schwarze ML| | PubMed
  28. Breast biopsy patterns and findings among older women undergoing screening mammography: The role of age and comorbidity.
    Advani S, Abraham L, Buist DSM, Kerlikowske K, Miglioretti DL, Sprague BL, Henderson LM, Onega T, Schousboe JT, Demb J, Zhang D, Walter LC, Lee CI, Braithwaite D, O'Meara ES, Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium| | PubMed
  29. Colonoscopy utilization and outcomes in older adults: Data from the New Hampshire Colonoscopy Registry.
    Calderwood AH, Tosteson TD, Walter LC, Hua P, Onega T| | PubMed
  30. Predictors of Regret among Older Men after Stress Urinary Incontinence Treatment Decisions.
    Hampson LA, Suskind AM, Breyer BN, Cooperberg MR, Sudore RL, Keyhani S, Allen IE, Walter LC| | PubMed
  31. Mammography adherence in relation to function-related indicators in older women.
    Zhang D, Abraham L, Sprague BL, Onega T, Advani S, Demb J, Miglioretti DL, Henderson LM, Wernli KJ, Walter LC, Kerlikowske K, Schousboe JT, Chrischilles E, Braithwaite D, O'Meara ES, Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium| | PubMed
  32. Assessment of Frailty and Association With Progression of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Symptoms and Serious Adverse Events Among Men Using Drug Therapy.
    Bauer SR, Walter LC, Ensrud KE, Suskind AM, Newman JC, Ricke WA, Liu TT, McVary KT, Covinsky K| | PubMed
  33. Changes in older adults' life space during lung cancer treatment: A mixed methods cohort study.
    Wong ML, Shi Y, Smith AK, Miaskowski C, Boscardin WJ, Cohen HJ, Lam V, Mazor M, Metzger L, Presley CJ, Williams GR, Loh KP, Ursem CJ, Friedlander TW, Blakely CM, Gubens MA, Allen G, Shumay D, Walter LC| | PubMed
  34. NCCN Guidelines® Insights: Older Adult Oncology, Version 1.2021.
    Dotan E, Walter LC, Browner IS, Clifton K, Cohen HJ, Extermann M, Gross C, Gupta S, Hollis G, Hubbard J, Jagsi R, Keating NL, Kessler E, Koll T, Korc-Grodzicki B, McKoy JM, Misra S, Moon D, O'Connor T, Owusu C, Rosko A, Russell M, Sedrak M, Siddiqui F, Stella A, Stirewalt DL, Subbiah IM, Tew WP, Williams GR, Hollinger L, George GV, Sundar H| | PubMed
  35. Examining the association of social risk with heart failure readmission in the Veterans Health Administration.
    Wray CM, Vali M, Walter LC, Christensen L, Chapman W, Austin PC, Byers AL, Keyhani S| | PubMed
  36. Association of Breast Density With Breast Cancer Risk Among Women Aged 65 Years or Older by Age Group and Body Mass Index.
    Advani SM, Zhu W, Demb J, Sprague BL, Onega T, Henderson LM, Buist DSM, Zhang D, Schousboe JT, Walter LC, Kerlikowske K, Miglioretti DL, Braithwaite D, Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium| | PubMed
  37. Function-related Indicators and Outcomes of Screening Mammography in Older Women: Evidence from the Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium Cohort.
    Zhang D, Abraham L, Demb J, Miglioretti DL, Advani S, Sprague BL, Henderson LM, Onega T, Wernli KJ, Walter LC, Kerlikowske K, Schousboe JT, O'Meara ES, Braithwaite D, Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium| | PubMed
  38. Understanding the Health Characteristics and Treatment Choices of Older Men with Stress Urinary Incontinence.
    Hampson LA, Suskind AM, Breyer BN, Lai L, Cooperberg MR, Sudore RL, Keyhani S, Allen IE, Walter LC| | PubMed
  39. Characteristics Associated With Functional Changes During Systemic Cancer Treatments: A Systematic Review Focused on Older Adults.
    Loh KP, Lam V, Webber K, Padam S, Sedrak MS, Musinipally V, Grogan M, Presley CJ, Grandi J, Sanapala C, Castillo DA, DiGiovanni G, Mohile SG, Walter LC, Wong ML| | PubMed
  40. Guiding Academic Clinician Educators at Research-Intensive Institutions: a Framework for Chairs, Chiefs, and Mentors.
    Chang A, Schwartz BS, Harleman E, Johnson M, Walter LC, Fernandez A| | PubMed
  41. Individualizing Surveillance Mammography for Older Patients After Treatment for Early-Stage Breast Cancer: Multidisciplinary Expert Panel and International Society of Geriatric Oncology Consensus Statement.
    Freedman RA, Minami CA, Winer EP, Morrow M, Smith AK, Walter LC, Sedrak MS, Gagnon H, Perilla-Glen A, Wildiers H, Wildes TM, Lichtman SM, Loh KP, Brain EGC, Ganschow PS, Hunt KK, Mayer DK, Ruddy KJ, Jagsi R, Lin NU, Canin B, LeStage BK, Revette AC, Schonberg MA, Keating NL| | PubMed
  42. Examining the Interfacility Variation of Social Determinants of Health in the Veterans Health Administration.
    Wray CM, Vali M, Walter LC, Christensen L, Abdelrahman S, Chapman W, Keyhani S| | PubMed
  43. Expanding Beyond Maximum Grade: Chemotherapy Toxicity over Time by Age and Performance Status in Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in CALGB 9730 (Alliance A151729).
    Wong ML, Gao J, Thanarajasingam G, Sloan JA, Dueck AC, Novotny PJ, Jatoi A, Hurria A, Walter LC, Miaskowski C, Cohen HJ, Wood WA, Feliciano JL, Stinchcombe TE, Wang X| | PubMed
  44. Cancer Screening in Older Adults: Individualized Decision-Making and Communication Strategies.
    Kotwal AA, Walter LC| | PubMed
  45. Cancer Screening Among Older Adults: a Geriatrician's Perspective on Breast, Cervical, Colon, Prostate, and Lung Cancer Screening.
    Kotwal AA, Walter LC| | PubMed
  46. Cervical cancer screening for individuals at average risk: 2020 guideline update from the American Cancer Society.
    Fontham ETH, Wolf AMD, Church TR, Etzioni R, Flowers CR, Herzig A, Guerra CE, Oeffinger KC, Shih YT, Walter LC, Kim JJ, Andrews KS, DeSantis CE, Fedewa SA, Manassaram-Baptiste D, Saslow D, Wender RC, Smith RA| | PubMed
  47. Mammography use in relation to comorbidities and functional limitations among older breast cancer survivors.
    Zhang D, Advani S, Zhu Z, Dang L, Walter LC, Braithwaite D| | PubMed
  48. Screening Mammography Outcomes: Risk of Breast Cancer and Mortality by Comorbidity Score and Age.
    Demb J, Abraham L, Miglioretti DL, Sprague BL, O'Meara ES, Advani S, Henderson LM, Onega T, Buist DSM, Schousboe JT, Walter LC, Kerlikowske K, Braithwaite D, Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium| | PubMed
  49. Development of a patient decision aid for the management of superficial basal cell carcinoma (BCC) in adults with a limited life expectancy.
    Junn A, Shukla NR, Morrison L, Halley M, Chren MM, Walter LC, Frosch DL, Matlock D, Torres JS, Linos E| | PubMed
  50. Lipid metabolic differences in cows producing small or large milk fat globules: Fatty acid origin and degree of saturation.
    Walter L, Shrestha P, Fry R, Leury BJ, Logan A| | PubMed
  51. Do what you love. Love what you do. Dr. Arti Hurria's trailblazing transdisciplinary legacy.
    Carpenter CR, Mody L, Lundebjerg NE, Walter LC, Schmader KE, High K| | PubMed
  52. Cores for geriatric oncology infrastructure in the Cancer and Aging Research Group: Biostatistics, epidemiology, and research design (the analytics core).
    Sedrak MS, Li D, Walter LC, Mustian K, High KP, Canin B, Mohile SG, Dale W, Sun CL| | PubMed
  53. Geriatric oncology health services research: Cancer and Aging Research Group infrastructure core.
    Wong ML, Lichtman SM, Morrow GR, Simmons J, Hargraves T, Gross CP, Lund JL, Lowenstein LM, Walter LC, McDermott CL, Mohile SG, Cohen HJ| | PubMed
  54. Having an Adult Child in the United States, Physical Functioning, and Unmet Needs for Care Among Older Mexican Adults.
    Torres JM, Rudolph KE, Sofrygin O, Wong R, Walter LC, Glymour MM| | PubMed
  55. Validation of Administrative Measures of Social and Behavioral Risk in Veterans Affairs Medical Records.
    Wray CM, Vali M, Abraham A, Zhang A, Walter LC, Keyhani S| | PubMed
  56. Are We Choosing Wisely? Older Adults' Cancer Screening Intentions and Recalled Discussions with Physicians About Stopping.
    Kotwal AA, Walter LC, Lee SJ, Dale W| | PubMed
  57. Examining the Utility of 30-day Readmission Rates and Hospital Profiling in the Veterans Health Administration.
    Wray CM, Vali M, Walter LC, Lopez L, Austin PC, Byers A, Keyhani S| | PubMed
  58. Moonstone: a novel natural language processing system for inferring social risk from clinical narratives.
    Conway M, Keyhani S, Christensen L, South BR, Vali M, Walter LC, Mowery DL, Abdelrahman S, Chapman WW| | PubMed
  59. The Association Between Race and Frailty in Older Adults Presenting to a Nononcologic Urology Practice.
    Washington SL, Porten SP, Quanstrom K, Jin C, Bridge M, Finlayson E, Walter LC, Suskind AM| | PubMed
  60. The NCCN Older Adult Oncology Panel Remembers Arti Hurria.
    Dotan E, Walter LC| | PubMed
  61. Leadership Lessons: Developing Mentoring Infrastructure for GEMSSTAR Scholars.
    Carpenter CR, Hurria A, Lundebjerg NE, Walter LC, Mody L| | PubMed
  62. Functional Status and Survival After Breast Cancer Surgery in Nursing Home Residents.
    Tang V, Zhao S, Boscardin J, Sudore R, Covinsky K, Walter LC, Esserman L, Mukhtar R, Finlayson E| | PubMed
  63. Interpersonal trauma and aging-related genitourinary dysfunction in a national sample of older women.
    Gibson CJ, Lisha NE, Walter LC, Huang AJ| | PubMed
  64. Comorbidity Assessment in the National Cancer Database for Patients With Surgically Resected Breast, Colorectal, or Lung Cancer (AFT-01, -02, -03).
    Wong ML, McMurry TL, Schumacher JR, Hu CY, Stukenborg GJ, Francescatti AB, Greenberg CC, Chang GJ, McKellar DP, Walter LC, Kozower BD| | PubMed
  65. Characteristics Associated With Physical Function Trajectories in Older Adults With Cancer During Chemotherapy.
    Wong ML, Paul SM, Mastick J, Ritchie C, Steinman MA, Walter LC, Miaskowski C| | PubMed
  66. Age, comorbidity, life expectancy, and pulmonary nodule follow-up in older veterans.
    Wong ML, Shi Y, Fung KZ, Ngo S, Elicker BM, Brown JK, Hiatt RA, Tang VL, Walter LC| | PubMed
  67. Urinary Incontinence in a National Cohort of Older Women: Implications for Caregiving and Care Dependence.
    Yang E, Lisha NE, Walter L, Obedin-Maliver J, Huang AJ| | PubMed
  68. Colorectal cancer screening for average-risk adults: 2018 guideline update from the American Cancer Society.
    Wolf AMD, Fontham ETH, Church TR, Flowers CR, Guerra CE, LaMonte SJ, Etzioni R, McKenna MT, Oeffinger KC, Shih YT, Walter LC, Andrews KS, Brawley OW, Brooks D, Fedewa SA, Manassaram-Baptiste D, Siegel RL, Wender RC, Smith RA| | PubMed
  69. Individualizing PSA Monitoring Among Older Prostate Cancer Survivors.
    Shi Y, Fung KZ, John Boscardin W, Ngo S, Freedland SJ, Wong ML, Walter LC| | PubMed
  70. Family History and Breast Cancer Risk Among Older Women in the Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium Cohort.
    Braithwaite D, Miglioretti DL, Zhu W, Demb J, Trentham-Dietz A, Sprague B, Tice JA, Onega T, Henderson LM, Buist DSM, Ziv E, Walter LC, Kerlikowske K, Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium| | PubMed
  71. Mortality and Functional Outcomes After Minor Urological Surgery in Nursing Home Residents: A National Study.
    Suskind AM, Zhao S, Walter LC, Boscardin WJ, Finlayson E| | PubMed
  72. Contribution of patient, physician, and environmental factors to demographic and health variation in colonoscopy follow-up for abnormal colorectal cancer screening test results.
    Partin MR, Gravely AA, Burgess JF, Haggstrom DA, Lillie SE, Nelson DB, Nugent SM, Shaukat A, Sultan S, Walter LC, Burgess DJ| | PubMed
  73. Overactive Bladder Is Strongly Associated With Frailty in Older Individuals.
    Suskind AM, Quanstrom K, Zhao S, Bridge M, Walter LC, Neuhaus J, Finlayson E| | PubMed
  74. The Timed Up and Go Test as a Measure of Frailty in Urologic Practice.
    Pangilinan J, Quanstrom K, Bridge M, Walter LC, Finlayson E, Suskind AM| | PubMed
  75. Predictors of the multidimensional symptom experience of lung cancer patients receiving chemotherapy.
    Wong ML, Paul SM, Cooper BA, Dunn LB, Hammer MJ, Conley YP, Wright F, Levine JD, Walter LC, Cartwright F, Miaskowski C| | PubMed
  76. Frailty and the Role of Obliterative versus Reconstructive Surgery for Pelvic Organ Prolapse: A National Study.
    Suskind AM, Jin C, Walter LC, Finlayson E| | PubMed
  77. Functional Outcomes After Transurethral Resection of the Prostate in Nursing Home Residents.
    Suskind AM, Walter LC, Zhao S, Finlayson E| | PubMed
  78. Impact of age and comorbidity on treatment of non-small cell lung cancer recurrence following complete resection: A nationally representative cohort study.
    Wong ML, McMurry TL, Stukenborg GJ, Francescatti AB, Amato-Martz C, Schumacher JR, Chang GJ, Greenberg CC, Winchester DP, McKellar DP, Walter LC, Kozower BD| | PubMed
  79. NCCN Guidelines Insights: Older Adult Oncology, Version 2.2016.
    VanderWalde N, Jagsi R, Dotan E, Baumgartner J, Browner IS, Burhenn P, Cohen HJ, Edil BH, Edwards B, Extermann M, Ganti AK, Gross C, Hubbard J, Keating NL, Korc-Grodzicki B, McKoy JM, Medeiros BC, Mrozek E, O'Connor T, Rugo HS, Rupper RW, Shepard D, Silliman RA, Stirewalt DL, Tew WP, Walter LC, Wildes T, Bergman MA, Sundar H, Hurria A| | PubMed
  80. Barrett's Esophagus Commonly Diagnosed in Elderly Men with Limited Life Expectancy.
    Ko MS, Fung KZ, Shi Y, Espaldon R, Shergill A, Walter LC| | PubMed
  81. Author Reply.
    Suskind AM, Finlayson E, Walter LC| | PubMed
  82. Preoperative Frailty Is Associated With Discharge to Skilled or Assisted Living Facilities After Urologic Procedures of Varying Complexity.
    Suskind AM, Jin C, Cooperberg MR, Finlayson E, Boscardin WJ, Sen S, Walter LC| | PubMed
  83. Age and Prostate-Specific Antigen Level Prior to Diagnosis Predict Risk of Death from Prostate Cancer.
    MacKintosh FR, Sprenkle PC, Walter LC, Rawson L, Karnes RJ, Morrell CH, Kattan MW, Nawaf CB, Neville TB| | PubMed
  84. Clinician Factors Associated With Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening in Older Veterans With Limited Life Expectancy.
    Tang VL, Shi Y, Fung K, Tan J, Espaldon R, Sudore R, Wong ML, Walter LC| | PubMed
  85. An Individualized Approach to Cancer Screening Decisions in Older Adults: A Multilevel Framework.
    Breslau ES, Gorin SS, Edwards HM, Schonberg MA, Saiontz N, Walter LC| | PubMed
  86. Benefits and Harms of Screening Mammography by Comorbidity and Age: A Qualitative Synthesis of Observational Studies and Decision Analyses.
    Braithwaite D, Walter LC, Izano M, Kerlikowske K| | PubMed
  87. Impact of frailty on complications in patients undergoing common urological procedures: a study from the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement database.
    Suskind AM, Walter LC, Jin C, Boscardin J, Sen S, Cooperberg MR, Finlayson E| | PubMed
  88. Environmental stress in the Gulf of Mexico and its potential impact on public health.
    Singleton B, Turner J, Walter L, Lathan N, Thorpe D, Ogbevoen P, Daye J, Alcorn D, Wilson S, Semien J, Richard T, Johnson T, McCabe K, Estrada JJ, Galvez F, Velasco C, Reiss K| | PubMed
  89. Breast Cancer Screening for Women at Average Risk: 2015 Guideline Update From the American Cancer Society.
    Oeffinger KC, Fontham ET, Etzioni R, Herzig A, Michaelson JS, Shih YC, Walter LC, Church TR, Flowers CR, LaMonte SJ, Wolf AM, DeSantis C, Lortet-Tieulent J, Andrews K, Manassaram-Baptiste D, Saslow D, Smith RA, Brawley OW, Wender R, American Cancer Society| | PubMed
  90. Capsule Commentary on Wolff, et al., A Look at Person- and Family-Centered Care Among Older Adults: Results from a National Survey.
    Perissinotto CM, Walter LC| | PubMed
  91. Bridging the gap: determinants of undiagnosed or untreated urinary incontinence in women.
    Duralde ER, Walter LC, Van Den Eeden SK, Nakagawa S, Subak LL, Brown JS, Thom DH, Huang AJ| | PubMed
  92. Treatment patterns for older veterans with localized prostate cancer.
    Hoffman RM, Shi Y, Freedland SJ, Keating NL, Walter LC| | PubMed
  93. A Randomized Controlled Effectiveness Trial for PSA Screening Decision Support Interventions in Two Primary Care Settings.
    Lewis CL, Adams J, Tai-Seale M, Huang Q, Knowles SB, Nielsen ME, Pignone MP, Walter LC, Frosch DL| | PubMed
  94. Day-to-Day Impact of Vaginal Aging questionnaire: a multidimensional measure of the impact of vaginal symptoms on functioning and well-being in postmenopausal women.
    Huang AJ, Gregorich SE, Kuppermann M, Nakagawa S, Van Den Eeden SK, Brown JS, Richter HE, Walter LC, Thom D, Stewart AL| | PubMed
  95. The burden of nocturia among middle-aged and older women.
    Hsu A, Nakagawa S, Walter LC, Van Den Eeden SK, Brown JS, Thom DH, Lee SJ, Huang AJ| | PubMed
  96. Organizational predictors of colonoscopy follow-up for positive fecal occult blood test results: an observational study.
    Partin MR, Burgess DJ, Burgess JF, Gravely A, Haggstrom D, Lillie SE, Nugent S, Powell AA, Shaukat A, Walter LC, Nelson DB| | PubMed
  97. Reply: To PMID 25443902.
    Shi Y, Boscardin WJ, Walter LC| | PubMed
  98. Statin medications are associated with a lower probability of having an abnormal screening prostate-specific antigen result.
    Shi Y, Fung KZ, Freedland SJ, Hoffman RM, Tang VL, Walter LC| | PubMed
  99. Lag time to benefit for preventive therapies--reply.
    Lee SJ, Leipzig RM, Walter LC| | PubMed
  100. Screening mammography in older women: a review.
    Walter LC, Schonberg MA| | PubMed
  101. A framework for crafting clinical practice guidelines that are relevant to the care and management of people with multimorbidity.
    Uhlig K, Leff B, Kent D, Dy S, Brunnhuber K, Burgers JS, Greenfield S, Guyatt G, High K, Leipzig R, Mulrow C, Schmader K, Schunemann H, Walter LC, Woodcock J, Boyd CM| | PubMed
  102. Probability of an abnormal screening prostate-specific antigen result based on age, race, and prostate-specific antigen threshold.
    Espaldon R, Kirby KA, Fung KZ, Hoffman RM, Powell AA, Freedland SJ, Walter LC| | PubMed
  103. Senior adult oncology, version 2.2014: clinical practice guidelines in oncology .
    Hurria A, Wildes T, Blair SL, Browner IS, Cohen HJ, Deshazo M, Dotan E, Edil BH, Extermann M, Ganti AK, Holmes HM, Jagsi R, Karlekar MB, Keating NL, Korc-Grodzicki B, McKoy JM, Medeiros BC, Mrozek E, O'Connor T, Rugo HS, Rupper RW, Silliman RA, Stirewalt DL, Tew WP, Walter LC, Weir AB, Bergman MA, Sundar H| | PubMed
  104. Incorporating lag time to benefit into prevention decisions for older adults.
    Lee SJ, Leipzig RM, Walter LC| | PubMed
  105. Disability during the last two years of life.
    Smith AK, Walter LC, Miao Y, Boscardin WJ, Covinsky KE| | PubMed
  106. Patient-reported problems after office procedures.
    Linos E, Wehner MR, Frosch DL, Walter L, Chren MM| | PubMed
  107. Five-year downstream outcomes following prostate-specific antigen screening in older men.
    Walter LC, Fung KZ, Kirby KA, Shi Y, Espaldon R, O'Brien S, Freedland SJ, Powell AA, Hoffman RM| | PubMed
  108. Talking about stopping cancer screening-not so easy.
    Schonberg MA, Walter LC| | PubMed
  109. Every patient is an individual: clinicians balance individual factors when discussing prognosis with diverse frail elderly adults.
    Thai JN, Walter LC, Eng C, Smith AK| | PubMed
  110. American Cancer Society lung cancer screening guidelines.
    Wender R, Fontham ET, Barrera E, Colditz GA, Church TR, Ettinger DS, Etzioni R, Flowers CR, Gazelle GS, Kelsey DK, LaMonte SJ, Michaelson JS, Oeffinger KC, Shih YC, Sullivan DC, Travis W, Walter L, Wolf AM, Brawley OW, Smith RA| | PubMed
  111. Time lag to benefit after screening for breast and colorectal cancer: meta-analysis of survival data from the United States, Sweden, United Kingdom, and Denmark.
    Lee SJ, Boscardin WJ, Stijacic-Cenzer I, Conell-Price J, O'Brien S, Walter LC| | PubMed
  112. Individualizing cancer screening in older adults: a narrative review and framework for future research.
    Eckstrom E, Feeny DH, Walter LC, Perdue LA, Whitlock EP| | PubMed
  113. Addressing the aging crisis in U.S. criminal justice health care.
    Williams BA, Goodwin JS, Baillargeon J, Ahalt C, Walter LC| | PubMed
  114. 80 is the new 60: implications of irrational exuberance regarding longevity on prostate cancer treatment decisions.
    Freedland SJ, Walter LC| | PubMed
  115. Impact of age and comorbidity on non-small-cell lung cancer treatment in older veterans.
    Wang S, Wong ML, Hamilton N, Davoren JB, Jahan TM, Walter LC| | PubMed
  116. Senior adult oncology.
    Hurria A, Browner IS, Cohen HJ, Denlinger CS, deShazo M, Extermann M, Ganti AK, Holland JC, Holmes HM, Karlekar MB, Keating NL, McKoy J, Medeiros BC, Mrozek E, O'Connor T, Petersdorf SH, Rugo HS, Silliman RA, Tew WP, Walter LC, Weir AB, Wildes T| | PubMed
  117. Impact of comorbidity on colorectal cancer screening cost-effectiveness study in diabetic populations.
    Dinh TA, Alperin P, Walter LC, Smith R| | PubMed
  118. Medical center characteristics associated with PSA screening in elderly veterans with limited life expectancy.
    So C, Kirby KA, Mehta K, Hoffman RM, Powell AA, Freedland SJ, Sirovich B, Yano EM, Walter LC| | PubMed
  119. What is the right cancer screening rate for older adults.
    Walter LC| | PubMed
  120. Health services research is translational: lessons learned from VHA-funded research on cancer screening in older adults.
    Walter LC| | PubMed
  121. "Knowing is better": preferences of diverse older adults for discussing prognosis.
    Ahalt C, Walter LC, Yourman L, Eng C, Pérez-Stable EJ, Smith AK| | PubMed
  122. Quality indicators for older adults: preventing unintended harms.
    Lee SJ, Walter LC| | PubMed
  123. Adverse events in older patients undergoing colonoscopy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
    Day LW, Kwon A, Inadomi JM, Walter LC, Somsouk M| | PubMed
  124. Cost-effectiveness of oral bisphosphonates for osteoporosis at different ages and levels of life expectancy.
    Pham AN, Datta SK, Weber TJ, Walter LC, Colón-Emeric CS| | PubMed
  125. Clinical significance of postvoid residual volume in older ambulatory women.
    Huang AJ, Brown JS, Boyko EJ, Moore EE, Scholes D, Walter LC, Lin F, Vittinghoff E, Fihn SD| | PubMed
  126. A clinical index to stratify hospitalized older adults according to risk for new-onset disability.
    Mehta KM, Pierluissi E, Boscardin WJ, Kirby KA, Walter LC, Chren MM, Palmer RM, Counsell SR, Landefeld CS| | PubMed
  127. Long-term outcomes following positive fecal occult blood test results in older adults: benefits and burdens.
    Kistler CE, Kirby KA, Lee D, Casadei MA, Walter LC| | PubMed
  128. Colorectal cancer screening and surveillance in the elderly patient.
    Day LW, Walter LC, Velayos F| | PubMed
  129. Lack of follow-up after fecal occult blood testing in older adults: inappropriate screening or failure to follow up?
    Carlson CM, Kirby KA, Casadei MA, Partin MR, Kistler CE, Walter LC| | PubMed
  130. Patient perceptions of mistakes in ambulatory care.
    Kistler CE, Walter LC, Mitchell CM, Sloane PD| | PubMed
  131. Recognizing dementia as a terminal illness in nursing home residents: Comment on "Survival and comfort after treatment of pneumonia in advanced dementia".
    Chang A, Walter LC| | PubMed
  132. Impact of cognitive impairment on screening mammography use in older US women.
    Mehta KM, Fung KZ, Kistler CE, Chang A, Walter LC| | PubMed
  133. Colorectal cancer screening in the elderly: the need for informed decision making.
    Hoffman RM, Walter LC| | PubMed
  134. Improvement of hospital care of elderly patients: thinking outside the (hospital) box: comment on "hospital at home for elderly patients with acute decompensation of chronic heart failure".
    Kao H, Walter LC| | PubMed
  135. Medication prescribing practices for older prisoners in the Texas prison system.
    Williams BA, Baillargeon JG, Lindquist K, Walter LC, Covinsky KE, Whitson HE, Steinman MA| | PubMed
  136. Caregiving behind bars: correctional officer reports of disability in geriatric prisoners.
    Williams BA, Lindquist K, Hill T, Baillargeon J, Mellow J, Greifinger R, Walter LC| | PubMed
  137. Impact of age and comorbidity on colorectal cancer screening among older veterans.
    Walter LC, Lindquist K, Nugent S, Schult T, Lee SJ, Casadei MA, Partin MR| | PubMed
  138. Prevalence and risk factors for depressive symptoms in persons with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
    Schane RE, Walter LC, Dinno A, Covinsky KE, Woodruff PG| | PubMed
  139. Screening mammography in older women. Effect of wealth and prognosis.
    Williams BA, Lindquist K, Sudore RL, Covinsky KE, Walter LC| | PubMed
  140. Prediction of mortality in community-living frail elderly people with long-term care needs.
    Carey EC, Covinsky KE, Lui LY, Eng C, Sands LP, Walter LC| | PubMed
  141. Maximizing informed cancer screening decisions.
    Walter LC, Lewis CL| | PubMed
  142. Age affects outcomes in chronic kidney disease.
    O'Hare AM, Choi AI, Bertenthal D, Bacchetti P, Garg AX, Kaufman JS, Walter LC, Mehta KM, Steinman MA, Allon M, McClellan WM, Landefeld CS| | PubMed
  143. The relationship between self-rated health and mortality in older black and white Americans.
    Lee SJ, Moody-Ayers SY, Landefeld CS, Walter LC, Lindquist K, Segal MR, Covinsky KE| | PubMed
  144. When to refer patients with chronic kidney disease for vascular access surgery: should age be a consideration?
    O'Hare AM, Bertenthal D, Walter LC, Garg AX, Covinsky K, Kaufman JS, Rodriguez RA, Allon M| | PubMed
  145. Evolution of medication use in Jerusalem elders: Results from the Jerusalem Longitudinal Study.
    Steinman MA, Maaravi Y, Walter LC, Hammerman-Rozenberg R, Stessman J| | PubMed
  146. PSA screening among elderly men with limited life expectancies.
    Walter LC, Bertenthal D, Lindquist K, Konety BR| | PubMed
  147. Functional impairment, race, and family expectations of death.
    Williams BA, Lindquist K, Moody-Ayers SY, Walter LC, Covinsky KE| | PubMed
  148. New-onset diabetes and pancreatic cancer.
    Gupta S, Vittinghoff E, Bertenthal D, Corley D, Shen H, Walter LC, McQuaid K| | PubMed
  149. Older adults' attitudes about continuing cancer screening later in life: a pilot study interviewing residents of two continuing care communities.
    Lewis CL, Kistler CE, Amick HR, Watson LC, Bynum DL, Walter LC, Pignone MP| | PubMed
  150. Targeting screening mammography according to life expectancy among women undergoing dialysis.
    Walter LC, Lindquist K, O'Hare AM, Johansen KL| | PubMed
  151. Being old and doing time: functional impairment and adverse experiences of geriatric female prisoners.
    Williams BA, Lindquist K, Sudore RL, Strupp HM, Willmott DJ, Walter LC| | PubMed
  152. Older adults' beliefs about physician-estimated life expectancy: a cross-sectional survey.
    Kistler CE, Lewis CL, Amick HR, Bynum DL, Walter LC, Watson LC| | PubMed
  153. Mortality risk stratification in chronic kidney disease: one size for all ages?
    O'Hare AM, Bertenthal D, Covinsky KE, Landefeld CS, Sen S, Mehta K, Steinman MA, Borzecki A, Walter LC| | PubMed
  154. Screening for colorectal, breast, and cervical cancer in the elderly: a review of the evidence.
    Walter LC, Lewis CL, Barton MB| | PubMed
  155. Development and validation of a functional morbidity index to predict mortality in community-dwelling elders.
    Carey EC, Walter LC, Lindquist K, Covinsky KE| | PubMed
  156. Pitfalls of converting practice guidelines into quality measures: lessons learned from a VA performance measure.
    Walter LC, Davidowitz NP, Heineken PA, Covinsky KE| | PubMed
  157. Relationship between health status and use of screening mammography and Papanicolaou smears among women older than 70 years of age.
    Walter LC, Lindquist K, Covinsky KE| | PubMed
  158. Association of older age and female sex with inadequate reach of screening flexible sigmoidoscopy.
    Walter LC, de Garmo P, Covinsky KE| | PubMed
  159. Risk of hip fracture in disabled community-living older adults.
    Walter LC, Lui LY, Eng C, Covinsky KE| | PubMed
  160. Reduced employment in caregivers of frail elders: impact of ethnicity, patient clinical characteristics, and caregiver characteristics.
    Covinsky KE, Eng C, Lui LY, Sands LP, Sehgal AR, Walter LC, Wieland D, Eleazer GP, Yaffe K| | PubMed
  161. Screening mammography for frail older women: what are the burdens?
    Walter LC, Eng C, Covinsky KE| | PubMed
  162. Development and validation of a prognostic index for 1-year mortality in older adults after hospitalization.
    Walter LC, Brand RJ, Counsell SR, Palmer RM, Landefeld CS, Fortinsky RH, Covinsky KE| | PubMed
  163. Cancer screening in elderly patients: a framework for individualized decision making.
    Walter LC, Covinsky KE| | PubMed
  164. Functional status before hospitalization in acutely ill older adults: validity and clinical importance of retrospective reports.
    Covinsky KE, Palmer RM, Counsell SR, Pine ZM, Walter LC, Chren MM| | PubMed
  165. Angiotropic large cell lymphoma (intravascular malignant lymphomatosis) of the kidney: presentation as minimal change disease.
    D'Agati V, Sablay LB, Knowles DM, Walter L| | PubMed
  166. Immunogenicity of leukemia L1210 cells after neuraminidase treatment.
    Bekesi JG, St Arneault G, Walter L, Holland JF| | PubMed