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Holly M. Holmes, M.D.

Present Title & Affiliation

Primary Appointment

Assistant Professor, Department of General Internal Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Education & Training

Degree-Granting Education

2000 University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, MD, Medicine
1996 University of Texas, Austin, TX, BS, Pharmacy

Postgraduate Training

8/2004-5/2006 Clinical Research Training Program, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, Dr. Fred Coe and Dr. Ronald Thisted
7/2003-6/2005 Geriatric Medicine Clinical and Research Fellowship, University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, IL, Dr. Daniel Brauner
6/2000-6/2003 Internal Medicine Residency, University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, IL, Dr. Holly Humphrey

Board Certifications

2004 Certification of Added Qualification in Geriatrics, American Board of Internal Medicine
2003 American Board of Internal Medicine

Experience/Service

Other Appointments/Responsibilities

Member, Societe Internationale d'Oncologie Geriatrique (SIOG) Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment Task Force, Genolier, Switzerland, 2012-present
Board Member, Commission for Certification in Geriatric Pharmacy, Alexandria, VA, 2012-present
Fellow, Sealy Center on Aging, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, 2011-present
Member, National Comprehensive Cancer Network Senior Adult Oncology Panel, Fort Washington, PA, 4/2008-present
Staff Pharmacist, Walgreen's Pharmacy, Houston, TX, 1996-2000

Honors and Awards

2011-2016 K23 Mentored Career Development Award
2011 The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Division of Internal Medicine Research Retreat, Best Poster Award
2008-2010 Hartford Geriatrics Health Outcomes Research Scholar Award
1995 Phi Lambda Sigma Pharmacy Leadership Society
1994 Kappa Epsilon National Pharmacy Sorority

Selected Publications

Peer-Reviewed Original Research Articles
1. Holmes HM, Hayley DC, Alexander GC, Sachs GA. Reconsidering medication appropriateness for patients late in life. Arch Intern Med 166(6):605-9, 2006. PMID: 16567597.
2. Alexander GC, Sayla MA, Holmes HM, Sachs GA. Prioritizing and stopping prescription medicines. CMAJ 174(8):1083-4, 2006. PMID: 16606954.
3. Pickens S, Burnett J, Naik AD, Holmes HM, Dyer CB. Is pain a significant factor in elder self-neglect? J Elder Abuse Negl 18(4):51-61, 2006. PMID: 17972659.
4. Bain KT, Holmes HM, Beers MH, Maio V, Handler SM, Pauker SG. Discontinuing medications: a novel approach for revising the prescribing stage of the medication-use process. J Am Geriatr Soc 56(10):1946-1952, 2008. PMID: 18771457.
5. Holmes HM, Sachs GA, Shega JW, Hougham GW, Cox Hayley D, Dale W. Integrating palliative medicine into the care of persons with advanced dementia: identifying appropriate medication use. J Am Geriatr Soc 56(7):1306-11, 2008. PMID: 18482301.
6. Scholz BA, Holmes, HM, Marcus DM. Use of herbal medications in elderly patients. Annals of Long Term Care 16(12):24-8, 2008.
7. Holmes HM. Rational prescribing for patients with a reduced life expectancy. Clin Pharmacol & Ther 85(1):103-7, 2009. PMID: 19037198.

Abstracts
1. Holmes HM, and Brauner DJ. Renal transplantation in the older patient: a case report and literature review. J Am Geriatr Soc 2004; 52(4): S71, 2004.
2. Holmes HM, Cox Hayley D, Hougham GW, Shega JW, Dale W, and Sachs GA. Overuse of medications in palliative care patients. J Am Geriatr Soc 2005 53(4): S63., 2005.
3. Scholz BA, Holmes HM, Marcus D. Herbals: Potentially inappropriate medicines in the elderly. Poster presentation at the Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting. San Francisco, California, 2007.
4. Shin HS, Holmes HM, Bao R, Jiminez C, Evan D, Lee JE, Perrier N. Parathyroidectomy for elderly patients is safe. J Amer Coll Surg 207(35):S48, 2008.

Book Chapters
1. Holmes HM, Stein R. Alleviating psychological and spiritual pain in patients with life-limiting illness. In: UNIPAC Two, third edition: Glenview, IL, 2008.
2. Holmes HM, Shega JW. Vision Loss. In: Geriatric Clinical Advisor: Instant Diagnosis and Treatment. Elsevier: Philadelphia, PA, 2006.

Manuals, Teaching Aids, Other Teaching Publications
1. Drugs and Aging. Curriculum for the Hospitalized Aging Medical Patient. University of Chicago Faculty Development Program, 9/2004.

Grant & Contract Support

Title: Utility of Medications for Patients with Cancer in Hospice Care
Funding Source: Hartford Foundation and the AGS Foundation for Health in Aging
Role: Principal Investigator
Duration: 7/2008 - 6/2010

Last updated: 1/10/2013