Rachel N Hart, DO

Originally from Glendale, Kentucky, Dr. Hart completed residency, internal medicine and fellowship, geriatric medicine, while in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Hart has been interested in geriatric medicine since college and is now trained in the care of older adults including dementia care, memory loss, hospital care for older adults, geriatric primary care and post-acute geriatric rehabilitation. Her additional interests include dementia and memory loss, polypharmacy, and frailty. Dr. Hart’s grandfather was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and it was her experience with his disease and the care he received that began her interest in geriatric medicine. Her primary goal is to provide compassionate quality patient care to older adults to help them achieve their best quality of life. She treats patients the way she would want herself and her family to be treated. Certifications:  Medical Licensing Board of Indiana, December 2020 Kentucky Board of Medical Licensures, December 2020 American Board of Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine, November 2016 American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine, August 2015 State Medical Board of Ohio, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, May 2015 Drug Enforcement and Administration, Registered practitioner, 2015 American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support Provider, May 2014 American Heart Association Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support, May 2014 Article Publications: When is memory loss more serious than normal aging? Dementia or normal aging? 5 signs to look for with memory loss Behavior changes in dementia patients: Tips for caregivers What to consider as you age and contemplate whether it’s time to stop driving Learning How to Care for Grandma and Grandpa. Journal of Graduate Medical Education: December 2018, Peer-reviewed Poster Presentations: Putting it Together: A Guide to an Inpatient Geriatric medicine Curriculum. American Geriatrics Society Annual Meeting, Portland, OR Hart, R (2018) Decubitus ulcers: A commonly encountered syndrome causing a rare, lethal infection. Hart R, Desai K, Schlaudecker J., American Geriatrics Society Annual Meeting. Long Beach, CA., May 2 – 4, 2019 The Impact of a Delirium Prevention Order Set on Development of Delirium. Brown N, Hart R, Goroncy A, Lauter A, Schlaudecker S.  American Geriatrics Society Annual Meeting. Long Beach, CA. , , May 19 – 21, 2016 “Strategies to Ensure a Safe and Successful Hospitalization for the Older Adult.” Schlaudecker, J and Hart, R Community Catalyst: The Dual Agenda. , March 23, 2016 Acute liver injury in a frail, homebound patient. Hart R, Desai K, Schlaudecker J. American Geriatrics Society Annual Meeting. National Harbor, MD. ,May 15-17, 2015 The Impact on Quality Metrics of a Newly Opened ACE Unit with Daily Interdisciplinary Bedside Rounds.  Schlaudecker J, Shomo A, Hart R. American Geriatrics Society Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL. May 17-19, 2014 Infective endocarditis: An unlikely cause of myocardial infarction  Hart R, Desai K, Orabella C. American College of Physicians, Ohio Chapter Meeting. Columbus, OH. October 2013 Late-life Depression, Cognitive Dysfunction, and Underlying Neuropathology: In Vivo Comparison of Beta-Amyloid and Cerebrovascular Pathology.  Carosella C, Hart R, Ciccozzi J, Aizenstein H, Klunk W, Price J, Mathis C,     Meltzer C, Reynolds C, Butters M. American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry Conference. San Antonio, TX., March 2011 Amyloid and Cerebrovascular Disease Imaging in Late Life Depression Hart R, Aizenstein H, Price J, Klunk W, Mathis C, Reynolds C, Butters M.  American Geriatrics Society Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL. , May 12-15, 2010 Cytokine Polymorphisms and their Role in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Hart R, Fernadez-Botrán R, Litvan I, Casanova M, Tillquist C, and Crespo F           Autumn Immunology Conference. Chicago, IL., November 2007 Senior Honors’ Thesis Defense                                  Cytokine Polymorphisms and their Role in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy  Dr. Fabian Crespo, Advisor , University of Louisville, March 2008