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Mark Steven Lachs, MD, MPH is a Distinguished Professor of Clinical Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College and Co-Chief of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine. He also serves as Director of Geriatrics for New York Presbyterian Health Care System and maintains clinical practice at the Irving Sherwood Wright Center on Aging. His career spans roles at Yale and Cornell, with a focus on the disenfranchised elderly.
Education includes MD from NYU School of Medicine (1985), MPH in Chronic Disease Epidemiology from Yale (1990), and Board Certification in Internal Medicine and Geriatric Medicine. Research interests center on elder abuse and neglect, functional status measurement, healthcare ethics, and aging population health outcomes.
His 15 most recent articles (2025-2024) cover topics like EMS protocols for elder abuse, caregiver neglect interventions, medication complexity in heart failure, and cost analysis of elder mistreatment. Trends reflect interdisciplinary work at the intersection of emergency medicine, geriatric psychiatry, and health policy.
Scientific Awards include the Paul Beeson Physician Faculty Scholarship, National Institute on Aging Academic Leadership Award, and NIH RO1 funding. He has served as advisor to the World Health Organization and on the Institute of Medicine Committee.
Professional Services encompass advisory roles at Consonance Capital Management LP and leadership positions at American Federation for Aging Research, CompassCare Digital LLC, and L3G Medtrics, LLC ownership. Grants include $2.3M from National Institute on Aging (2022-2025) and DOJ funding for elder protection teams.
