Chanmi Park, MD, MPH
- Assistant Scientist I
- Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
- Faculty
Dr. Park is a geriatrician and clinical investigator with clinical and research expertise in geriatric pharmacoepidemiology and health services research. Her goal is to improve the transition of care process by adapting innovative care interventions and safe medicine use for older adults with frailty.
Chanmi Park, MD, MPH, is a geriatrician and Assistant Scientist at the Hebrew SeniorLife Marcus Institute for Aging Research. Her research focuses on improving transitional care for older adults with frailty, with a focus on medication safety, care coordination, and patient-centered outcomes. Her work leverages large datasets to study frailty and optimize medication use during the post-acute period. She is currently supported by an NIA GEMSSTAR R03 award and has published over 35 peer-reviewed articles, including her JAMA Internal Medicine paper on perioperative gabapentin use, which influenced national guidelines and was featured in major conferences. Her GEMSSTAR project investigates the epidemiology of medication substitution during transitions from acute to post-acute care utilizing innovative national-level EHR data linked to Medicare. She is also a member in the US Deprescribing Network Junior Investigator Intensive Program, where she advances research on deprescribing to promote safer medication use in older adults.
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Key Publications:
Park CM, Kim W, Rhim HC, Lee ES, Kim JH, Cho KH, Kim DH. Frailty and hospitalization-associated disability after pneumonia: A prospective cohort study. BMC Geriatr. 2021 Feb 5;21(1):111. doi: 10.1186/s12877-021-02049-5. PMID: 33546614; PMCID: PMC7864132
Park CM, Inouye SK, Marcantonio ER, Metzger E, Bateman BT, Lie JJ, Lee SB, Levin R, Kim DH. Perioperative Gabapentin Use and In-Hospital Adverse Clinical Events Among Older Adults After Major Surgery. JAMA Intern Med. 2022 Nov 1;182(11):1117-1127. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.3680. PMID: 36121671; PMCID: PMC9486639.
Invited Commentary: Perioperative Gabapentin Use in Older Adults: Revisiting Multimodal Pain Management. JAMA Intern Med.2022;182(11):1127-1128. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.3757
Park CM, Sison SDM, McCarthy EP, Shi S, Gouskova N, Lin KJ, Kim DH. Claims-Based Frailty Index as a Measure of Dementia Severity in Medicare Claims Data. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2023 Jul 10:glad166. PMID: 37428879
Kim DH, Park CM, Ko D, Lin KJ, Glynn RJ. Assessing the Benefits and Harms of Pharmacotherapy in Older Adults with Frailty: Insights from Pharmacoepidemiologic Studies of Routine Health Care Data. Drugs Aging. 2024 Jul 2. doi: 10.1007/s40266-024-01121-0. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38954400
Lee Y, Shi SM, Sison SM, Park CM, Kim DH. Discontinuation of Cholinesterase Inhibitors Following Initiation of Memantine and Admission to Long-Term Care Among Older Adults. JAMA Netw Open. 2024;7(11):e2445878. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.45878 PMID: 39560943
Park CM, Shi S, Jones RN, Metzger ED, Vasunilashorn SM, Fong T, Kim DH, Inouye SK. Persistence of Delirium in Postacute Care at Skilled Nursing Facilities. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Mar 3;8(3):e250860. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.0860. PMID: 40094664
| 2020 | Young Investigator Award Korean Geriatrics Society |
| 2022 | Scientist-in-Training Research Award American Geriatrics Society |
| 2022 | Best Paper Award American Geriatrics Society |
| 2023 | Junior Investigator Intensive Program Scholar The US Deprescribing Network |
| 2024 | Korea University College of Medicine Alumni Association Medical Award Korea University College of Medicine |
