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The Section of Geriatrics at Boston Medical Center and the Boston University School of Medicine is an interdisciplinary group of health care professionals whose mission is to address the special needs of the diverse geriatric and homebound populations of the City of Boston.

We are committed to delivering high-quality, comprehensive care in a variety of settings and to providing leadership in geriatric education, research, patient advocacy and community outreach.

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Five of our physicians in Geriatrics recognized in Boston Magazine’s 2011 “Top Docs” issue. Congratulations to Heidi Auerbach, MD, Serena Chao, MD, MSc, Eric Hardt, MD, Sharon Levine, MD and Daniel Oates, MD, MSc, who were recognized for being "tops" in Geriatric Medicine. Boston Magazine recognized 67 BMC physicians in 29 different specialties.

Heidi Auerbach, MD 2011 Community Clinician of the Year by her physician peers of the Suffolk District Medical Society. The Community Clinician of the Year Award was established in 1998 by the Massachusetts Medical Society to recognize a physician from each of the Society’s 20 district medical societies who has made significant contributions to his or her patients and the community and who stands out as a leading advocate and caregiver. The Suffolk District is comprised of nearly 4,000 physicians who live and work in Boston and adjacent communities.

Second year medical student (and former BU Geriatrics employee), Matthew Sharbaugh, checks himself into a nursing home as part of a project for medical students to experience a nursing home from a patient's perspective.
Read about his experience as a nursing home patient.