Anita Chopra,   MD

Education

Government Medical College & Hospital, Punja
MD , 1972

Philadelphia Geriatric Center, PA
MD (Residency) , 1986

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Honors and Awards

2003-2007,   Top Doctor in Geriatric Medicine, SJ Magazine

2006,   Stuart D. Cook Master Educators Guild Award

2006,   Good Neighbor Award, Camden County Chapter of the American Red Cross

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Publications

Anita Chopra, MD and Michael Srulevich, DO Urinary Incontinence in Older Men. Clinical Geriatrics. Vol. 15: 38-45 (2007 ) .

Anita Chopra, MD, Thomas Cavalieri, DO, David Libon, PhD Dementia Screening Tools for the Primary Care Physician. Clinical Geriatrics. Vol. 15(1): 38-45 (2007 ) .

Scheinthal, S., Chopra, A., Lieto, J. Basehore, P. Rovner, B. (2006) The Geriatric Setting in Principles and Practice of Geriatric Psychiatry,. ed. Agronon, M. & Maletta, G. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia. Vol. : (2006 ) .

Chopra A. Pain Management in the Older Patient. . Clinical Geriatrics. Vol. 2006;14(3): 40-46 (2006 ) .

Tran P, Schmidt K, Gallo J, Chopra A, Libon, DJ, et al. The association between neuropsychiatric symptoms and medical illness in an outpatient dementia population.. Neurobiology of Aging.. Vol. Jul 2004;25: S480-S480 (2004 ) .

Reid T, Skand C, Pomerantz SC, Chopra A, Cavalieri TA, Forman LJ. Taste preferences of two nutritional supplements in the elderly. . Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.. Vol. Apr 2003;51(4): S87-S87 (2003 ) .

Cousins-Brown K, Sweeney M, Saad N, Chopra A, et al. Driving licensure: Survey of the elderly.. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.. Vol. Apr 2003;51(4): S88-S88 (2003 ) .

Tuppo EE, Forman LJ, Spur BW, Chan-Ting RE, Chopra A, Cavalieri TA. Sign of lipid peroxidation as measured in the urine of patients with probable Alzheimer's disease.. Brain Res Bull.. Vol. Mar 15 2001;54(5): 565-568 (2001 ) .

Chopra A. Communicating effectively at the end of life.. J Am Osteopath Assoc.. Vol. Oct 2001;101(10): 594-598 (2001 ) .

Tuppo E, Zielinski MB, Forman L, Pomerantz SC, Chopra A. Older adult knowledge about geriatric health care issues.. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.. Vol. Aug 2000;48(8): S89-S89 (2000 ) .

Chopra A Osteoporosis: a new understanding of its impact and pathogenesis.. J Am Osteopath Assoc.. Vol. Jan 2000;100(1 Suppl): S1-4 (2000 ) .

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Grants and Contracts

Title: Principal Investigator, New Jersey Geriatric Education Center (NJGEC), US Department of Health and Human Services/Health Resources and Services Administration
Sponsor: HRSA
Effective Date(s): 2007 - 2010
Role:

Title: Principal Investigator, New Jersey Geriatric Education Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services/Health Resources and Services Administration/Bureau of Health Professions
Sponsor: HRSA
Effective Date(s): 2005 - 2006
Role:

Title: Geriatric Academic Career Award (GACA)
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources Services Administration
Effective Date(s): 2003 - 2008
Role: Co-Mentor

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Research Areas

Dementia with behavioral problems:

Long term care:

End-of-Life Care:

Pain Management:

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