Jamehl Demons Shegog, MD
- Associate Professor, Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Jamehl Demons Shegog, MD
Research Interests
- Prevention of Disability
- Nursing Home Quality
- Post-Acute Rehabilitation
- Education
- BS, Spelman College, 1990
- 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
- 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)
- Muscle strength is associated with adipose tissue gene expression of inflammatory adipokines in postmenopausal women. Wang X, You T, Yang R, Lyles MF, Demons J, Gong DW, Nicklas BJ. Age Ageing. 2010 Sep; 39(5):656-9.
- Effect of exercise intensity on abdominal fat loss during calorie restriction in overweight and obese postmenopausal women: a randomized, controlled trial. Nicklas BJ, Wang X, You T, Lyles MF, Demons J, Easter L, Berry MJ, Lenchik L, Carr JJ. Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 2009 Apr; 89(4):1043-52.
- Addition of aerobic exercise to dietary weight loss preferentially reduces abdominal adipocyte size. You T, Murphy KM, Lyles MF, Demons JL, Lenchik L, Nicklas BJ. Int J Obes (Lond). 2006 Aug; 30(8):1211-6.