Donovan T Maust, MD, MS
Williard C Blackney Jr and Geraldine LaTendresse Blackney Research Professor of Geriatric Psychiatry
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Donovan T Maust, MD, MS
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Donovan Maust, MD, MS, is a geriatric psychiatrist and health services researcher. He is the Willard C. Blackney Jr. and Geraldine LaTendresse Blackney Research Professor of Geriatric Psychiatry at the University of Michigan Medical School and is a Research Scientist with the VA Ann Arbor Center for Clinical Management Research. A primary focus of his research is psychotropic prescribing to older adults in community and residential settings. He is also multiple PI of the National Dementia Workforce Study, a NIA-funded cooperative agreement launched in 2023 to develop and field national surveys of the workforce caring for older adults with dementia. He earned his medical degree from Johns Hopkins University and completed his clinical training at the University of Pennsylvania.
Qualifications
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MSUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
2013 - 2014
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MDJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 733 North Broadway, suite 147 Edward D. Miller Research Building, Baltimore, MD, 21205, United States
2003 - 2007
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BSThe College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA, United States
1996 - 2001
Center Memberships
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Center MemberInstitute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation
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Center MemberEisenberg Family Depression Center
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Center MemberUniversity of Michigan Injury Prevention Center
Recent Publications
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Lei L, Krein SL, Petzold K, Kim HM, Intrator O, Van Houtven CH, Min L, Strominger J, Maust DT. Medical Care, 2026 Aug 1; 64 (8): 512 - 520.Journal ArticleConsistency of a Dementia Diagnosis Between Systems for Patients Receiving Care Through the VA, Traditional Medicare, and Medicare Advantage
DOI:10.1097/MLR.0000000000002342 PMID: 42240107 -
Maust DT, Davis RC, Strominger J, Marcus SC, Kim HM, Caverly T, Blow FC, Wallner LP, Krein S, Vordenberg SE. Alzheimer S and Dementia, 2026 Jun 1; 22 (6):Journal ArticleCharacterizing treatment initiation with central nervous system–active polypharmacy among adults with dementia
DOI:10.1002/alz.71608 PMID: 42324490 -
Bonar EE, Tan CY, Patyk A, Lei L, Maust DT. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2026 Jul 28; 34 (4): 639 - 644.Journal ArticleAgitation in Alzheimer’s Disease as a Qualifying Condition for Medical Cannabis in the United States: A Brief Report on Current Trends
DOI:10.1016/j.jagp.2025.06.003 -
Ratliff HC, Petzold KR, Maust DT, Thomas KS. Health Services Research, 2026 Apr 1; 61 (2):Journal ArticleAn Approach to Estimating State-Level Medicaid Nursing Home Spending
DOI:10.1111/1475-6773.70112 PMID: 41937205 -
Zhao AY, Parel PM, Maust DT, Sala-Rabanal M, Grucza RA, Park TW, Pennington BRT, Nunley RM, Avidan MS, Tang VL, Lenze EJ, Gu A, Xu KY. Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 2026 Feb 1; 242 (2): 322 - 334.Journal ArticlePre- and Postoperative Prescription of Opioids and Benzodiazepines in the US
DOI:10.1097/XCS.0000000000001627 PMID: 40951955 -
Chaitoff A, Taunque A, Langa KM, Maust DT. JAMA Internal Medicine, 2026 Jan 1;Journal ArticleAre Large Language Models Good or Bad for Brain Health?
DOI:10.1001/jamainternmed.2026.2212 -
Chaitoff A, Jungo KT, Min L, Maust DT. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2026 Jan 1;Journal ArticleAssessing Associations of Three Types of Higher-Risk Medication Use and Mortality in Older Adults
DOI:10.1111/jgs.70569 -
Kleykamp BA, Devoto A, Lindsay D, Mazer‑Amirshahi M, Brunner E, Chen CYA, Klein T, Maust DT, Mecca M, Najera D, Ogbonna C, Rajneesh KF, Roll E, Sanders AE, Snodgrass B, VandenBerg A, Wright T, Boyle MP. Journal of Addiction Medicine, 2026 Jan 1;Journal ArticleBenzodiazepine Tapering: Evidence Limitations and Research Recommendations
DOI:10.1097/ADM.0000000000001715 PMID: 42160770
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