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  • Jamehl Demons Shegog, MD

Jamehl Demons Shegog, MD

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

Jamehl Demons Shegog, MD

  • Associate Professor, Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Research Interests

  • Prevention of Disability
  • Nursing Home Quality
  • Post-Acute Rehabilitation
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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

  • Publications
  • 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.

Research Interests

  • Nursing Home Quality
  • Post-Acute Rehabilitation
  • Prevention of Disability

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