University of Utah Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence

Cherie Brunker, MD

Cherie Brunker, MDTitle: Associate Professor
Current Position: Chief, LDS Hospital Geriatrics Division
Research Specialty: Geriatric Primary Care

Education/Training

  • BS University of Utah
  • MD University of Utah

Research/Scholarly Activities

  • 04/01/07 – 03/31/11 Dissemination of Care Management Plus: Information Technology Tools for the Care of Seniors (JA Hartford Foundation)
  • 07/01/2006 - 06/30/2010 Comprehensive Program to Strengthen Physicians' Training in Geriatrics (Donald W. Reynolds Foundation)

Honors

  • 2004 Named as a top geriatrician in Wasatch Front by Consumers' Guide to Top Doctors
  • 1993 Fellow Research Award, American Geriatric Society Annual Meeting

Publications

  • Dorr DA. Wilcox A. McConnell KJ. Burns L. Brunker CP. Productivity Enhancement for Primary Care Providers Using Multicondition Care Management. Am J Manag Care. 2007 Jan;13(1):22-8.
  • Dorr DA. Wilcox A. Jones SS, Brunker CP. Donnelly SM. Burns L. Care Management Dosage. JGIM, 2007 Jun;22(6):736-41. Epub 2007 Apr 6.
  • Wilcox AB, Dorr DA, Burns L, Jones S, Poll J, Brunker C. Physician Perspectives of Nurse Care Management Located in Primary Care Clinics. Care Manag J. 2007; 8(2):58-63

Academic Activities

  • Member of the Utah Medical Association, Ethics Committee
  • Member of the Utah Commission on Aging
  • Member of the University of Utah Center on Aging
  • Utah Gerontological Society
  • American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine

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