Bio

Bio


Dr. Pompei is a general internist and geriatrician with 20 years of clinical experience. After graduating from the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Medicine, he completed his residency in Internal Medicine at the University of North Carolina. He then pursued a research fellowship in General Internal Medicine at Cornell University where he focused on measures of co-morbidity and predictors of mortality. He returned to the University of Chicago and served as Fellowship Director in Geriatric Medicine and studied delirium in hospitalized patients. In 1993, he joined the faculty at Stanford where his work has included: Director of the Fellowship in Geriatric Medicine, associate program director for the Internal Medicine Residency, and quarter lead for the Practice of Medicine Course during the 2nd year. He is active in the work of the American Geriatrics Society’s efforts to infuse geriatric principles into the surgical disciplines, and he volunteers for AFS, an international program for high school student exchanges.

Clinical Focus


  • Internal Medicine

Academic Appointments


Administrative Appointments


  • Deputy Director, Increasing Geriatrics Expertise in non-Primary Care Specialties, American Geriatrics Society (1994 - Present)
  • Director, Fellowship Program in Geriatric Medicine, VA Palo Alto Health Care System (1995 - 2003)
  • Member, National Scientific Advisory Council, American Federation for Aging Research (1995 - 2000)
  • Member, Resident Review Committee, Stanford University Medical Center, Department of Medicine (1996 - 2009)
  • Member, Department of Medicine Intern Selection Committee, Stanford University Medical Center, Department of Medicine (1996 - 2009)
  • Member, Committee for Resident Training and Clinical Service, Stanford University Medical Center, Department of Medicine (1996 - 2009)
  • Medical Director, Lytton Gardens Health Care Center (1996 - Present)
  • Medical Director, Internal Medicine Clinic, Stanford University, Division of GIM (1997 - 2010)
  • Member, External Peer Review Committee, UC Davis, Academic Geriatric Resource Center (1998 - 2000)
  • Reviewer and Interviewer, Medical School Admissions Committee, Stanford University Medical Center, School of Medicine (1998 - Present)
  • Chair, Education Committee, American Geriatrics Society (2000 - 2004)
  • Member, Jahnigan Career Development Awards Review Committee, American Geriatrics Society (2000 - Present)
  • Member, Adverse Drug Committee, Stanford University Medical Center, Department of Medicine (2000 - 2012)
  • Associate Program Director, Medicine Residency Program, Stanford University School of Medicine (2000 - 2009)
  • Member, ITE/ABIM Questions Review Project, American Geriatrics Society (2003 - 2003)
  • Member, Test-Writing Committee/Recent Advances Self-Evaluation Process Module in Geriatric Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine (2003 - 2003)
  • Member, Improving Doctoring for Elder Americans Task Force, Society of General Internal Medicine (2003 - 2004)
  • Member, Professional Education Executive Committee, American Geriatrics Society (2004 - 2008)

Honors & Awards


  • Phi Beta Kappa, The Johns Hopkins University (1973)
  • Alpha Omega Alpha, Pritzker School of Medicine (1977)
  • Fellow, American College of Physicians (1994)
  • Geriatrics Recognition Award, American Geriatrics Society (1999)
  • Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching, Stanford University School of Medicine (2000)
  • General Internal Medicine Divisional Teaching Award, Stanford University School of Medicine (2001)
  • Department of Medicine Chief Resident Teaching Award, Stanford University School of Medicine (2003)
  • Department of Medicine David A. Rytand Clinical Teaching Award, Stanford University School of Medicine (2004)

Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations


  • member, American College of Physicians (1993 - Present)
  • member, American Geriatrics Society (1993 - Present)
  • member, Society of General Internal Medicine (1993 - Present)

Professional Education


  • Fellowship:Weill Cornell School of Medicine (1985) NY
  • Internship:University of North Carolina School of Medicine (1983) NC
  • Residency:University of North Carolina School of Medicine (1983) NC
  • Board Certification: Geriatric Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine (1988)
  • Board Certification: Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine (1983)
  • Medical Education:University of Chicago Hospitals (1977) IL
  • Fellowship, NY Hosp-Cornell Medical College, General Internal Medicine (1983)
  • Residency, Univ North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Medicine (1983)
  • Resident, Univ North Carolina, Chapel Hill, General Surgery (1979)
  • BA, The Johns Hopkins University, Biochemistry (1973)
  • MD, Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Medicine (1977)

Research & Scholarship

Current Research and Scholarly Interests


Geriatrics, Medical Education

Teaching

2017-18 Courses


Graduate and Fellowship Programs


Publications

All Publications


  • Diabetes Mellitus in later life GENERATIONS-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY ON AGING Pompei, P. 2006; 30 (3): 39-44
  • Benefits of resident work hours regulation ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE Skeff, K. M., Ezeji-Okoye, S., Pompei, P., Rockson, S. 2004; 140 (10): 816-817

    View details for Web of Science ID 000221520900007

    View details for PubMedID 15148069

  • Safety of antidepressants in the elderly. Expert opinion on drug safety Sommer, B. R., Fenn, H., Pompei, P., DeBattista, C., Lembke, A., Wang, P., Flores, B. 2003; 2 (4): 367-383

    Abstract

    Until the 1980s, the two major classes of antidepressants, the tricyclics and the monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs), were effective but had severe side effects, requiring monitoring by psychiatrists. The past several years have brought new classes of antidepressants that are safer for the patient to take and far easier for the non-psychiatrist to prescribe. Whilst this is of enormous value, it leaves the physician with the dilemma of which one to prescribe. These new antidepressants cannot safely be used interchangeably. This paper will discuss each of the antidepressants presently available, with particular emphasis on safety in the elderly. Drug interactions, side effects and particular challenges to the older patient will be described. The authors will then advise a general strategy for prescribing antidepressants.

    View details for PubMedID 12904093

  • Osteoarthritis: What to look for, and when to treat it GERIATRICS Pompei, P., Clyman, B. B. 1996; 51 (8): 36-?
  • Effective learning of geriatric medicine - A challenge to clinical teachers JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE Skeff, K. M., Pompei, P., Stratos, G. A. 1996; 11 (7): 435-436

    View details for Web of Science ID A1996UZ98300011

    View details for PubMedID 8842938