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Dr. Wiggins joined the U-M geriatrics department in 1995. She is the Medical Director for the Geriatric Inpatient Consult Team and the former Medical Director for the Geriatrics Center Clinics from 2005-2019. She oversaw the relocation of the clinic from the main medical campus to its current location in the East Ann Arbor Health and Geriatrics Center. She previously co-chaired the geriatric advisory group for the American Society of Nephrology and oversaw the development of a geriatric nephrology curriculum to improve the care of older patients with kidney disease. She served on the external advisory committee for the association of subspecialty professors, T. Franklin Williams Scholars Program, to promote improved care for the elderly across the medical subspecialties. She is the current President for the Internal Medicine Clinical Excellence Society(CES), and former Chair of the CES Women’s Sub-Committee. Dr. Wiggins’ research and publications focus on aging in the kidney, and she reviews for several scientific journals.
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Min L, Saul D, Firn J, Chang R, Wiggins J, Khateeb R. J Am Geriatr Soc, 2022 Feb; 70 (2): 398 - 407.Journal ArticleInterprofessional geriatric and palliative care intervention associated with fewer hospital days.
DOI:10.1111/jgs.17545 PMID: 34752635 -
Lukela JR, Finta M, Secrest K, Wiggins J. J Grad Med Educ, 2023 Jun; 15 (3): 389 - 391.Journal ArticleFacilitated Peer Mentorship for Women Internal Medicine Residents: An Early Intervention to Address Gender Disparities.
DOI:10.4300/JGME-D-22-00765.1 PMID: 37363657 -
Kurella Tamura M, Gaussoin S, Pajewski NM, Zaharchuk G, Freedman BI, Rapp SR, Auchus AP, Haley WE, Oparil S, Kendrick J, Roumie CL, Beddhu S, Cheung AK, Williamson JD, Detre JA, Dolui S, Bryan RN, Nasrallah IM, SPRINT Research Group . Am J Kidney Dis, 2022 May; 79 (5): 677 - 687.e1.Journal ArticleKidney Disease, Hypertension Treatment, and Cerebral Perfusion and Structure.
DOI:10.1053/j.ajkd.2021.07.024 PMID: 34543687 -
Wiggins J, Naik AS, Patel SR. 2022 Hazzard's Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology,Chapter"Aging of the Kidney"
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Naik AS, Wang SQ, Chowdhury M, Aqeel J, O'Connor CL, Wiggins JE, Bitzer M, Wiggins RC. Sci Rep, 2021 Oct 1; 11 (1): 19605Journal ArticleCritical timing of ACEi initiation prevents compensatory glomerular hypertrophy in the remaining single kidney.
DOI:10.1038/s41598-021-99124-z PMID: 34599260 -
Zietlow KE, Wiggins J, Jenq G, Patel PK, Mody L, Dewar S. Aging Health Res, 2021 Sep; 1 (3): 100023Journal ArticleCommentary: Special care considerations in older adults hospitalized with COVID-19.
DOI:10.1016/j.ahr.2021.100023 PMID: 34151316 -
Gill TM, Bhasin S, Reuben DB, Latham NK, Araujo K, Ganz DA, Boult C, Wu AW, Magaziner J, Alexander N, Wallace RB, Miller ME, Travison TG, Greenspan SL, Gurwitz JH, Rich J, Volpi E, Waring SC, Manini TM, Min LC, Teresi J, Dykes PC, McMahon S, McGloin JM, Skokos EA, Charpentier P, Basaria S, Duncan PW, Storer TW, Gazarian P, Allore HG, Dziura J, Esserman D, Carnie MB, Hanson C, Ko F, Resnick NM, Wiggins J, Lu C, Meng C, Goehring L, Fagan M, Correa-de-Araujo R, Casteel C, Peduzzi P, Greene EJ. J Am Geriatr Soc, 2021 Jan; 69 (1): 173 - 179.Journal ArticleEffect of a Multifactorial Fall Injury Prevention Intervention on Patient Well-Being: The STRIDE Study.
DOI:10.1111/jgs.16854 PMID: 33037632 -
Bhasin S, Gill TM, Reuben DB, Latham NK, Ganz DA, Greene EJ, Dziura J, Basaria S, Gurwitz JH, Dykes PC, McMahon S, Storer TW, Gazarian P, Miller ME, Travison TG, Esserman D, Carnie MB, Goehring L, Fagan M, Greenspan SL, Alexander N, Wiggins J, Ko F, Siu AL, Volpi E, Wu AW, Rich J, Waring SC, Wallace RB, Casteel C, Resnick NM, Magaziner J, Charpentier P, Lu C, Araujo K, Rajeevan H, Meng C, Allore H, Brawley BF, Eder R, McGloin JM, Skokos EA, Duncan PW, Baker D, Boult C, Correa-de-Araujo R, Peduzzi P, STRIDE Trial Investigators . N Engl J Med, 2020 Jul 9; 383 (2): 129 - 140.Journal ArticleA Randomized Trial of a Multifactorial Strategy to Prevent Serious Fall Injuries.
DOI:10.1056/NEJMoa2002183 PMID: 32640131
