Stefan Gravenstein MD, MPH

Dr. Stefan Gravenstein is a geriatrician, former John Franklin Chair of Geriatrics, and Director of the Glennan Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology at Eastern Virginia Medical School (1996-2007). He is a Director of the Center for Geriatrics and Palliative Care at University Hospitals in Cleveland (2014-2017), he is now the David S. Greer Professor of Geriatrics and Professor in the Departments of Medicine and Health Services Policy and Practice at Brown's schools of medicine and public health. He serves as the Director, of the Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Associate Director of the Center on Innovation in Long-Term Services and Supports at the Providence Veterans Administration Medical Center.

Dr. Gravenstein has a long-standing interest in immunity, inflammation, cardiovascular outcomes, and aging especially in the context of vaccines and the long-term care setting, and the topic of the majority of his publications. He is also interested in quality improvement in health care, the culture of care, antimicrobial stewardship, and how to improve care transitions. Beginning in 2020, he became active in several COVID-related projects in long-term care. He was Clinical Director at Healthcentric Advisors, Medicare's Quality Improvement Organization for New England from 2007 to 2019.