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

Hartford Affiliation

Faculty member

Education

  • 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

Related Publications

  • Dorr, D. A., Wilcox, A., McConnell, K. J., Burns, L., & Brunker, C. P. (2007). Productivity enhancement for primary care providers using multicondition care management. American Journal of Managed Care, 13(1), 22-8.
  • Dorr, D. A., Wilcox, A., Jones, S. S., Brunker, C. P., Donnelly, S. M., & Burns, L. (2007). Care management dosage. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 22(6),736-41. Epub 2007 Apr 6.
  • Wilcox, A. B., Dorr, D. A., Burns, L., Jones, S., Poll, J., & Brunker, C. (2007). Physician perspectives of nurse care management located in primary care clinics. Care Management Journal, 8(2),58-63

Academic Activities

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

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