Meet Tacara Soones, M.D.
Tacara N. Soones, M.D., M.P.H.
Department of General Internal Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2009 | Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA, MD, Medicine |
| 2009 | Columbia Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, USA, MPH, General Public Health |
| 2003 | Harvard College, Cambridge, MA, USA, BA, Anthropology |
Postgraduate Training
| 2013-2014 | Clinical Fellowship, Geriatric Medicine, The University of California - San Francisco, San Francisco, CA |
| 2012-2013 | Chief Residency, Internal Medicine, The University of California - San Francisco, San Francisco, CA |
| 2010-2012 | Clinical Residency, Internal Medicine, The University of California - San Francisco, San Francisco, CA |
| 2009-2010 | Clinical Internship, Internal Medicine, The University of California - San Francisco, San Francisco, CA |
Board Certifications
| 2014 | American Board of Internal Medicine |
| 2012 | American Board of Internal Medicine |
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Ngo-Huang A, Ombres R, Saliba RM, Szewczyk N, Adekoya L, Soones TN, Ferguson J, Fontillas RC, Gulbis AM, Hosing C, Kebriaei P, Lindsay R, Marin DC, Mehta RS, Alousi AM, Srour S, Oran B, Olson AL, Qazilbash MH, Rivera Z, Champlin RE, Shpall EJ, Popat UR. Enhanced Recovery Stem-Cell Transplantation: Multidisciplinary Efforts to Improve Outcomes in Older Adults Undergoing Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplant. JCO Oncol Pract 19(3):e417-e427, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36626702.
- Soones T, Ombres R, Escalante C. An update on cancer-related fatigue in older adults: A narrative review. J Geriatr Oncol 13(2):125-131, 2022. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34353750.
- Soones TS, Guo A, Foreman JT, Leung CH, Lin HY, Popovich S, Sahai SK, Hwang JP. Preoperative internal medicine evaluation is associated with a reduction in 30-Day postoperative mortality risk in patients with cancer. Perioper Care Oper Room Manag 26, 2022.
- Szewczyk NA, Ngo-Huang A, Soones TN, Adekoya LM, Fontillas RC, Ferguson JK, Gale-Capps HE, Kurse BC, Lindsay RJ, Ombres R, Rivera ZR, Gulbis AM, Neumann JL, Braveman BH, Marin D, Shigle TL, Whited L, Wallis WD, Sullivan H, Cao L, Champlin RE, Shpall E, Popat UR. Feasibility and Implementation of a Multimodal Supportive Care Program to Improve Outcomes in Older Patients Undergoing Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation. Transplant Cell Ther 27(12):1008-1014, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34537421.
- DeCherrie LV, Wajnberg A, Soones T, Escobar C, Catalan E, Lubetsky S, Leff B, Federman A, Siu A. Hospital at Home-Plus: a platform for facility-based care. J Am Geriatr Soc 67(3):596-602, 2019. e-Pub 2018.
- Federman A, Soones T, DeCherrie L, Leff B, and Siu A. Association of a bundled hospital-at-home and 30-day postacute transitional care program with clinical outcomes and patient experiences. JAMA Intern Med 178(8):1033-1040, 2018.
- Mann E, Zepeda O, Soones T, Federman A, Leff B, Siu A, Boockvar K. Adverse drug events and medication problems in hospital at home patients. Home Health Care Serv Q 37(3):177-186, 2018. e-Pub 2018.
- Soones TN, Lin JL, Wolf MS, O'Conor R, Martynenko M, Wisnivesky JP, Federman AD. Pathways linking health literacy, health beliefs, and cognition to medication adherence in older adults with asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol 139(3):804-809, 2017. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27555454.
- Soones T, Federman A, Leff B, Siu AL, Ornstein K. Two-year mortality among homebound, older adults: an analysis of the National Health and Aging Trends Study. J Am Geriatr Soc 65(1):123-129, 2017. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27641001.
- Prioleau PG, Soones TN, Ornstein K, Zhang M, Smith CB, Wajnberg A. Predictors of place of death of individuals in a home-based primary and palliative care program. J Am Geriatr Soc 64(11):2317-2321, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27640817.
- Szanton SL, Roberts L, Leff B, Walker JL, Seplaki CL, Soones T, Thorpe RJ, Ornstein KA. Home but still engaged: participation in social activities among the homebound. Qual Life Res 25(8):1913-1920, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26883818.
- Lipska KJ, Krumholz H, Soones T, Lee SJ. Polypharmacy in the aging patient: a review of glycemic control in older adults with type 2 diabetes. JAMA 315(10):1034-45, 2016. PMID: 26954412.
- Wajnberg A, Soones TN, Smith KL, Russell D, Ross JS, Federman A. Identifying sociodemographic characteristics associated with burden among caregivers of the urban homebound: the importance of racial and relationship differences. Gerontol Geriatr Med 2:2333721416667878, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 28913372.
- Soones TN, O'Brien BC, Julian KA. Internal medicine residents' perceptions of team-based care and its educational value in the continuity clinic: a qualitative study. J Gen Intern Med 30(9):1279-85, 2015. PMID: 26173512.
- Soones T, Ahalt C, Garrigues S, Faigman D, Williams BA. "My older clients fall through every crack in the system": geriatrics knowledge of legal professionals. J Am Geriatr Soc 62(4):734-9, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24611718.