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Peter Engel, M.D.
  • Acting Lead Physician, Geriatrics and Extended Care. VA Medical Center, Albany NY
  • Associate Professor of Medicine, Albany Medical College
Education
  • B.A. Biology, Dartmouth College
  • M.D. Duke University
  • Internal Medicine Residency: Cincinnati General Hospital and Case Western Reserve Affiliated Hospitals
  • Research Fellowship in Geriatrics: Harvard Medical School
Research Focus
  • Atypical dementia; comprehensive case studies
  • Alzheimer's disease clinical demonstration programs
  • Healthcare screening in older veterans
Selected Recent Publications

Engel PA, Kahlon GS, Shah S. Diagnosis of Colon and Rectal Cancer in a large VA Medical Center Practice: Does Fecal Occult Blood Screening make a Difference? Southern Medical Journal 2005; 98:495-496.

Engel PA, Qian J. Diabetic Amyotrophy and Autoimmune Thyroiditis: Are they Related? J Am Geriatr Soc 2004; 52:1408-1409.

Engel PA. New Onset Migraine Associated with use of soy isoflavone supplements. Neurology 2002;59: 1289-1290.

Engel PA, Grunnet M. Atypical dementia and spastic paraplegia in a patient with primary lateral sclerosis and numerous neocortical beta amyloid plaques: new disorder or Alzheimer's disease variant? J Geriatr Psychiatry and Neurology, 2000 Summer;13(2):60-64.
Contacts
Address
Geriatrics and Extended Care
Stratton VA Medical Center
113 Holland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
Phone
(518) 626-6032