Craig Rubin, M.D. Professor & Division Chief Endowed Title Distinguished Teaching Professor; Margaret and Trammell Crow Distinguished Chair in Alzheimer's and Geriatric Research; Seymour Eisenberg Distinguished Professorship in Geriatric Medicine; Sinor/Pritchard (Katy Sinor and Kay Pritchard) Professorship in Medical Education Honoring Donald W. Seldin, M.D.; Walsdorf Professorship in Geriatrics Research School Medical School Department Internal Medicine | Charles and Jane Pak Center for Mineral Metabolism and Clinical Research You have reached the Academic Profile. For more information on the doctor and patient care, please visit the clinical profile. Biography Craig D. Rubin, M.D., is a Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine and Chief of the Division of Geriatric Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in Alzheimer’s disease, osteoporosis, and polypharmacy. Dr. Rubin earned his medical degree at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School and completed a residency in internal medicine at UT Southwestern. Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in geriatric medicine, he joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 1985. Dr. Rubin’s research focuses on geriatrics, Alzheimer’s disease, and age-related osteoporosis. He has received significant grant support for his research and published numerous academic articles. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and of the American Geriatrics Society, for which he also serves as a representative on the AMA House of Delegates. Additionally, he is a member of several other professional organizations, including the Association of Directors of Geriatrics Academic Programs and the American College of Physicians. Education Medical School University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey- New Jersey Medical School (1982) Internship Parkland Health & Hospital System (1983), Internal Medicine Residency UT Southwestern Medical Center (1985), Internal Medicine Research Interest Age-Related Osteoporosis and Sarcopenia Alzheimer's Disease Publications Featured Publications Development of geriatrics-oriented faculty in general internal medicine Rubin CD, Stieglitz H, Vicioso B, Kirk L Ann Intern Med October 2003 139(7) 615-620 Sustained-release sodium fluoride in the treatment of the elderly with established osteoporosis Rubin CD, Pak CYC, Adams-Huet B, Genant HK, Li J, Rao DS Arch. Intern Med 2001 161 2325-2333 A randomized, controlled trial of outpatient geriatric evaluation and management in a large public hospital. Rubin CD, Sizemore MT, Loftis PA, Loret-de-Mola N. J Am Geriatr Soc 1993 41(10) 1023-1028 The effect of geriatric evaluation and management on Medicare reimbursement in a large public hospital: A randomized clinical trial Rubin CD, Sizemore MT, Loftis PA, Adams-Huet B, Anderson RJ J Am Geriatr Soc 1992 40 989-995 Characterization of osteoporosis in a patient with Werner’s syndrome Rubin CD, Zerwekh JE, Reed-Gitomer BY, Pak CYC J Am Geriatr Soc 1992 40 1161-1163 The Primary Care of Alzheimer Disease. Rubin CD Am J Med Sci 2006 332(6) 314-333 Differential activation on fMRI of monozygotic twins discordant for AD Lipton AM, McColl R, Cullum CM, Allen G, Ringe WK, Bonte FJ, McDonald E, Rubin CD Neurology May 2003 60 1713-1716 Treating a patient with the Werner syndrome and osteoporosis with recombinant human insulin-like growth factor Rubin CD, Reed B, Sakhaee K, Pak CYC Ann Intern Med 1994 121(9) 665-668 Results 1-8 of 8 1 Honors & Awards Margaret and Trammell Crow Distinguished Chair in Alzheimer’s and Geriatric Research (2002) Seymour Eisenberg Distinguished Professor in Geriatric Medicine (2000) Walsdorf Professor Professorship in Geriatrics Research (1996) Fellow American Geriatrics Society (1992) Fellow American College of Physicians (1990) Professional Associations/Affiliations American College of Physicians American Geriatrics Society American Society for Bone and Mineral Research Texas Geriatrics Society Texas Medical Association
