Laurie R Archbald-Pannone, MD
Geriatric Medicine
Bio & Overview
Laurie Archbald-Pannone, MD, MPH, AGSF, FACP, is a physician specializing in geriatric medicine and an associate professor of medicine at UVA. She is the medical director of the UVA Geriatrics Outpatient Clinic at JABA (Jefferson Area Board for Aging). This is an outpatient clinic located at JABA treating elderly patients in the community in geriatric primary care or geriatric consultation.
Dr. Archbald-Pannone earned her bachelor’s degree in the history of science, medicine and technology from The Johns Hopkins University and her medical degree from the Vanderbilt School of Medicine. She came to UVA in 2002 for residency in internal medicine. She then completed an infectious diseases research fellowship focused on Clostridium difficile (C. diff) infection, earned a master of public health and completed a fellowship in geriatric medicine. She joined the UVA faculty in 2008. She has also received the honor of fellow from the American Geriatrics Society and the American College of Physicians.
Academic Information
- Academic Role
- Associate Professor
- Research Interests
- Clostridium difficile, Infection control in hospitals and long-term care, Predictive models
- Gender
- Female
- Languages
- English
- Age Groups Seen
- Older Adults (65+)
- Primary Education
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Residency
- University of Virginia Medical Center
- Fellowships
- University of Virginia Medical Center
- Certification
- American Board of Internal Medicine (Geriatric Medicine), American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine)
Highlights
Dr. Laurie Archbald-Pannone Video Profile
I'm Laurie Archbald, and I am a doctor in geriatric medicine. So one of the great parts of geriatrics is that we get to be a primary care provider or a consultant, and so we can focus on a variety of geriatric conditions. Geriatric conditions like polypharmacy. As we age, we tend to accumulate diagnoses, medications, and so we can help to review those medications to see if they're all still needed. In addition, we focus on function. So how's somebody doing? Are they falling? Are they having difficulty with daily activities? And those are things that we can go through. In addition, cognition. So is anybody having difficulty with their memory? Is that normal aging memory, or is it more complex than that? And those are things that we sort through in geriatrics. The most rewarding part of my job is getting to know, not just my patients, but also their families. And understanding how their families work together and what their goals are, and helping them achieve their goals, both in health and in life. At our initial visits, we get to know our patient. Often, they'll come with family members, so we'll get to know the family as well. Understanding the social environment is really important. Who do they live with? How are things working? We'll go through medications and different medical conditions that they're had, hospitalizations, the standard internal medicine stuff, and how's their function, and how's their cognition. So there's a lot that we go through in that first initial visit. I'm passionate about helping people. About helping people, especially our geriatric patients that can be vulnerable in our medical system and have complex needs. I'm passionate about helping them, to be their advocate, and to make sure that we're working together for their health goals, and to really get the quality of life that they're looking for.
Awards
2018 Best Bedside Manner Awards, OurHealth Charlottesville and Shenandoah Valley Magazine; Second Place, Geriatric Care
Reviews
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