Abraham Brody is associate director of the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing, Mathy Mezey Professor of Geriatric Nursing at NYU Meyers College of Nursing and Professor of Medicine at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. He is also the founder of Aliviado Health and the Pilot Core Lead of the NIA IMACT Collaboratory. His work focuses on the intersection of geriatrics, palliative care, quality, and equity. The primary goal of his research, clinical, and policy pursuits is to improve the quality of care for older adults with serious illness wherever they reside. His primary mode for doing so is through the development, testing, and dissemination of real-word, technology, and informatics supported by quality improvement interventions. He is currently the principal investigator of two NIH-funded large-scale pragmatic clinical trials to improve the quality of care and quality of life for persons with dementia and their caregivers living in the community and a co-investigator on several other pragmatic trials and health services research projects in geriatrics and palliative care.
From a leadership perspective, Brody works across disciplines to help advance geriatrics and palliative care nationally. As pilot core lead of the $53.4 million nationwide Collaboratory, he is responsible for heading the pilot program, which, in collaboration with the National Insitute of Aging, reviews and awards funds to help investigators prepare for large-scale pragmatic clinical trials for persons with dementia and their caregivers. He also serves on the Steering Committee of the NINR Funded Palliative Care Research Cooperative, the policy-setting body for the organization.
In addition to his research and national leadership responsibilities, Brody is passionate about mentoring and developing a diverse nursing and scientific workforce. To this end, he developed and currently leads the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association Leadership Development Program and is enrichment program director of NYU Meyer’s P20 Exploratory Center for Precision Health in Diverse Populations, and serves on the Executive Committee of the Training, Research, and Education Core of the NYU-HHC Clinical Translational Sciences Institute. He mentors faculty, post-doctoral scholars, and PhD students across multiple disciplines and institutions. Brody also maintains an active practice in the Geriatric and Palliative Consult Services at NYU Langone Health.
Home Health Study
HAS-QOL Study