Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Director, Center for Transformative Geriatric Research, Co-Director, Elder House Call Program

Internal Medicine

Dr. Bruce Leff is an expert in the field of Internal Medicine. He graduated from NYU School of Medicine. He received 17 awards: "CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification", "Excellence in Teaching Award", "Named ""Top Geriatric Medicine Doctor in Baltimore"", "Winner Presidential Poster Session Award", "Health and Aging Policy Fellow", "David M. Levine Excellence in Mentoring Award", "Recognition of Hospital at Home for its Health Care Innovations Exchange Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)", "Associate Fellow", "Fellow", "Presidential Poster Session Award", "Named ""Top Internal Medicine Doctor in Baltimore"", "Outstanding Teacher Award", "Resident Award for Excellence in Teaching and Clinical Skills", "Howard K. Rathbun Award for Outstanding Intern", "Summer Research Fellow, Dept. Geriatric Psychiatry", "Summer Research Fellow, Dept. of Medicine" and "Super Doctor". Dr. Bruce Leff is also a published MD. He has 15 paper published. The most recent paper is: Home but still engaged: participation in social activities among the homebound. Dr. Bruce Leff accepts Medicare payments and is registered with Medicare.gov.

Publications

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• Home but still engaged: participation in social activities among the homebound.
• Preliminary data from community aging in place, advancing better living for elders, a patient-directed, team-based intervention to improve physical function and decrea...
• Multiple chronic conditions and life expectancy: a life table analysis.
• A Framework for Crafting Clinical Practice Guidelines that are Relevant to the Care and Management of People with Multimorbidity.
• Healthcare task difficulty among older adults with multimorbidity.
• CAPABLE trial: A randomized controlled trial of nurse, occupational therapist and handyman to reduce disability among older adults: Rationale and design.
• A tool to strengthen the older patient-companion partnership in primary care: results from a pilot study.
• Survival in Octogenarians Undergoing Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Compared to the General Population.
• The coming crisis: obtaining care for the growing burden of neurodegenerative conditions.
• Effects of Guided Care on Providers' Satisfaction with Care: A Three-Year Matched-Pair Cluster-Randomized Trial.
• Risk of hospital readmission for older adults discharged on friday.
• A Matched-Pair Cluster-Randomized Trial of Guided Care for High-Risk Older Patients.
• Comparison of functional outcomes associated with hospital at home care and traditional acute hospital care.
• Systematic Review of Programs Treating High-Need and High-Cost People With Multiple Chronic Diseases or Disabilities in the United States, 2008-2014.

Schools

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• New York University School Of Medicine

• Fs Key Med Center Baltimore Ci

• Johns Hopkins

Doctors Specialties

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• Geriatric Medicine
• Internal Medicine

Accepted Insurances

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Awards

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• CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
• Excellence in Teaching Award
• Named ""Top Geriatric Medicine Doctor in Baltimore"
• Winner Presidential Poster Session Award
• Health and Aging Policy Fellow
• David M. Levine Excellence in Mentoring Award
• Recognition of Hospital at Home for its Health Care Innovations Exchange Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
• Associate Fellow
• Fellow
• Presidential Poster Session Award
• Named ""Top Internal Medicine Doctor in Baltimore"
• Outstanding Teacher Award
• Resident Award for Excellence in Teaching and Clinical Skills
• Howard K. Rathbun Award for Outstanding Intern
• Summer Research Fellow, Dept. Geriatric Psychiatry
• Summer Research Fellow, Dept. of Medicine
• Super Doctor

Education

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• Johns Hopkins University
• Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
• NYU School of Medicine
• University of Pennsylvania

Hospital

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• Johns Hopkins Hospital
• Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

Drug Facts

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NPI NUMBER		1164466157
NPPES Provider LastName		LEFF
NPPES Provider FirstName		BRUCE
NPPES Provider ZIPCode		212246821
NPPES Provider State		MD
Specialty Description		Internal Medicine
Total Claim Count		812.0
Distinct Opioid Count		1.0
Opioid Claim Count		12.0
Percent Opioid Claims		1.48

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1164466157
Last Name Of The Provider	LEFF
First Name Of The Provider	BRUCE
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