Jamehl Demons Shegog, MD
- Associate Professor, Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
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Jamehl Demons Shegog, MD
Research Interests
- Prevention of Disability
- Nursing Home Quality
- Post-Acute Rehabilitation
- Education
- MD, Emory University School of Medicine, 1994
- Residency
- Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, 1995
- Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, 1997
- Fellowship
- Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, 1998
- Board Certifications
- American Board of Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine
- Memberships
- Twin City Medical Society
- National Medical Association
- NC Medical Directors Association
- American Geriatrics Society
- American Medical Directors Association
- Positions
- Associate Professor, Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
- Departments and Affiliations
- Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
- Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity
- Sticht Center for Healthy Aging and Alzheimer’s Prevention
Research
- Effect of Physical Activity on Frailty: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial. Trombetti A, Hars M, Hsu FC, Reid KF, Church TS, Gill TM, King AC, Liu CK, Manini TM, McDermott MM, Newman AB, Rejeski WJ, Guralnik JM, Pahor M, Fielding RA. Ann. Intern. Med. 2018 03; 168(5):309-316.
- Association of Accelerometry-Measured Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Events in Mobility-Limited Older Adults: The LIFE (Lifestyle Interventions and Independence for Elders) Study. Cochrane SK, Chen SH, Fitzgerald JD, Dodson JA, Fielding RA, King AC, McDermott MM, Manini TM, Marsh AP, Newman AB, Pahor M, Tudor-Locke C, Ambrosius WT, Buford TW. J Am Heart Assoc. 2017 Dec; 6(12)
- Effects of Physical Activity Intervention on Physical and Cognitive Function in Sedentary Adults With and Without Diabetes. Espeland MA, Lipska K, Miller ME, Rushing J, Cohen RA, Verghese J, McDermott MM, King AC, Strotmeyer ES, Blair SN, Pahor M, Reid K, Demons J, Kritchevsky SB. J. Gerontol. A Biol. Sci. Med. Sci. 2017 Jun; 72(6):861-866.
- The Effect of Chronic Kidney Disease on a Physical Activity Intervention: Impact on Physical Function, Adherence, and Safety. Liu CK, Milton J, Hsu FC, Beavers KM, Yank V, Church T, Shegog JD, Kashaf S, Nayfield S, Newman A, Stafford RS, Nicklas B, Weiner DE, Fielding RA. . 2017; 3(1)
- Preserving older adults' routine outdoor activities in contrasting neighborhood environments through a physical activity intervention. King AC, Salvo D, Banda JA, Ahn DK, Chapman JE, Gill TM, Fielding RA, Demons J, Tudor-Locke C, Rosso A, Pahor M, Frank LD. Prev Med. 2017 Mar; 96:87-93.