James Rudolph
· Professor of Medicine, Professor of Health Services, Policy and PracticeBrown University · Health Services, Policy and Management
Active 1974–2026
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About
James L Rudolph is a Professor of Medicine and a Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice. He is a Geriatrician and Palliative Care physician with a long-term goal of improving care for older patients. His research, education, and clinical work are focused on enhancing care delivery to older patients, with particular emphasis on areas such as cognitive aging, delirium, frailty, implementation science, long-term care, and quality improvement in healthcare. Rudolph seeks to share his enthusiasm for improving care with students, residents, fellows, and junior faculty, aiming to inspire the next generation of health improvement professionals.
Research topics
- Medicine
- Internal medicine
- Emergency medicine
- Endocrinology
- Immunology
- Demography
- Environmental health
- Pediatrics
- Database
- Gerontology
Selected publications
Risk Factors Associated With All-Cause 30-Day Mortality in Nursing Home Residents With COVID-19
JAMA Internal Medicine · 2021 · 223 citations
Importance: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has severely affected nursing homes. Vulnerable nursing home residents are at high risk for adverse outcomes, but improved understanding is needed to identify risk factors for mortality among nursing home residents. Objective: To identify risk factors for 30-day all-cause mortality among US nursing home residents with COVID-19. Design, Setting, and Participants: This cohort study was conducted at 351 US nursing homes among 5256 nursing…
Journal of the American Medical Directors Association · 2020 · 71 citations
Senior authorCorrespondingMMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report · 2022 · 56 citations
Nursing home residents continue to experience significant COVID-19 morbidity and mortality (1). On March 29, 2022, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended a second mRNA COVID-19 vaccine booster dose for adults aged ≥50 years and all immunocompromised persons who had received a first booster ≥4 months earlier.* On September 1, 2022, ACIP voted to recommend bivalent mRNA COVID-19 vaccine boosters for all persons aged ≥12 years who had completed the primary series using…
Outcomes of Human Metapneumovirus Infections in Nursing Home Residents: A Matched Cohort Analysis
The Journal of Infectious Diseases · 2025-07-15 · 3 citations
articleOpen accessSenior authorBACKGROUND: Identified in 2001, human metapneumovirus (hMPV) infection can lead to hospitalization and death, especially in older adults and children. METHODS: This retrospective, propensity-matched study compared cases of hMPV infection with cases of influenza virus and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection for hospitalization and death outcomes in older adults living in Community Living Centers (CLCs), nursing homes operated by the US Department of Veterans Affairs. We evaluated electron…
Schizophrenia Bulletin · 2025-07-26 · 3 citations
articleOpen accessSenior authorBACKGROUND AND HYPOTHESIS: People with schizophrenia are at heightened risk for physical multimorbidity and premature death. Semaglutide improves cardiometabolic outcomes, yet research is limited among individuals with schizophrenia. This study explored weight loss in Veterans with schizophrenia and physical multimorbidity (ie, heart failure and diabetes) prescribed semaglutide and compared weight changes to those in Veterans without schizophrenia. We hypothesized that those with schizophrenia w…
Recent grants
Greater Boston Medical Student Training in Aging Research
NIH · $991k · 2010–2025
Evaluation of Veteran-Directed Home and Community Based Services
NIH · 2017–2020
NIH · $112k · 2010
Frequent coauthors
- 299 shared
Edward R. Marcantonio
Harvard University
- 244 shared
Wen‐Chih Wu
Brown University
- 215 shared
Sebhat Erqou
Providence VA Medical Center
- 213 shared
Sharon K. Inouye
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
- 209 shared
Richard N. Jones
Butler Hospital
- 128 shared
Stefan Gravenstein
Brown University
- 123 shared
Andrew R. Zullo
Brown University
- 115 shared
Frances M. Yang
University of Kansas Medical Center
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