Rosanne M. Leipzig, MD, PhD

Rosanne M. Leipzig, MD, PhD, the Gerald and May Ellen Ritter Professor and Vice Chair Emerita for the Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She is editor-in-chief of the monthly newsletter Focus on Healthy Aging, coeditor of the fourth edition of Geriatric Medicine and author of Honest Aging: An Insider’s Guide to the Second Half of Life. RosanneMD.com

Age Better Through Exercise
Exercise & Fitness

Age Better Through Exercise

Rosanne M. Leipzig, MD, PhD | June 18, 2023

The more you engage in aerobic exercise, strength training and balance work, the lower your risk for age-related functional limitations…

What Happens as You Get Older
Retirement Living

What Happens as You Get Older

Rosanne M. Leipzig, MD, PhD | March 18, 2023

As a geriatrician who has spent 40 years treating older patients, Rosanne M. Leipzig, MD, PhD, hears the same question…

Don’t Get Killed by a Pill!

Don’t Get Killed by a Pill!

Rosanne M. Leipzig, MD, PhD | July 13, 2012

When a dear older friend was being discharged from the hospital after brain surgery, I sat with her as doctors…