Michele Ann Haber, MD, MS, MPH, CMD, FACP

OFFICE:               Post Office Box 4529
                             Greensboro, North Carolina 27404
                             Phone: (336) 292-7622 Fax: (336) 294-1229

HOME:                 1104 North Holden Road
                             Greensboro, North Carolina 27410-4828
                             (336) 323-2892
                             E-MAIL: mahaber@att.net

CURRENT POSITION:

Principal of Geriatrics Consulting Services of Greensboro, P.A., specializing in services to
senior citizens, their families, and the organizations that serve them, including the entire
spectrum of biomedical, psychosocial and functional health needs. Available services include:
(1) comprehensive geriatric assessment, (2) specialized Alzheimer’s Disease care and
management of challenging behaviors associated with dementias, (3) consultation on general
frailty, polypharmacy and other common geriatric conditions, (4) assessment of memory,
decision-making ability and functional status, (5) medical care management and advocacy, (6)
end-of-life care, (7) forensic geriatrics, and (8) quality improvement, staff development and
program development in facilities and organizations serving seniors, Greensboro, NC
                                  Website: www.geriatricsconsultingservices.medem.com

Adjunct Associate Professor of Public Health Education and Gerontology, University of North
Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC

EDUCATION:

1985-1989
Texas Tech University
Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
Lubbock, Texas
M.D. Medicine

1979-1983
Columbia University
School of Public Health
New York, New York
M.P.H. Public Health
1980-1982
Columbia University
School of Social Work
New York, New York
M.S. Social Work
1975-1979
Wesleyan University
Middletown, Connecticut
B.A. Biology and Physiology
High Honors

POSTDOCTORAL:

1992-1994
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Fellow, Geriatric Medicine

1990-1992
Medical College of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Resident, Internal Medicine

1989-1990
 University Hospitals of Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio
Intern, Internal Medicine

FELLOWSHIPS:

1993
 Summer Institute in Research on Aging
Brookdale Foundation/National Institute on Aging
Airlie Conference Center
Warrenton, Virginia

1987
Research Project
Texas Tech Alzheimer's Center
Lubbock, Texas

1986
NIH Summer Research Fellowship
National Institute on Aging
Bethesda, Maryland

1978
 Four Week Neurobiology Course
Boston University Marine Program
Marine Biology Laboratory
Woods Hole, Massachusetts

PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE:
North Carolina Medical License #99-00522
Pennsylvania Medical License #MD-044969-L (inactive)

SPECIALTY CERTIFICATION:
Certified Medical Director Recertification, 2004
Geriatric Medicine Board Recertification, 2002
Internal Medicine Board Recertification, 2002
Certified Medical Director in Long Term Care, 1999
Fellow of the American College of Physicians, 1998
Added Qualifications in Geriatric Medicine, 1994
American Board of Internal Medicine Certification, 1992
National Board of Medical Examiners, 1990

EMPLOYMENT:

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:
2003-Present
 Adjunct Associate Professor of Public Health Education and Gerontology
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, North Carolina

1999-2002
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

1995-1999
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Temple University School of Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS:

1999-2002
 Attending Physician
Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

1997-1999
Attending Physician
Internal Medicine and Geriatrics
Abington Memorial Hospital
Abington, Pennsylvania

1994-1997
Attending Physician
General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics
Albert Einstein Medical Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

MEDICAL DIRECTORSHIPS:

2003
Interim Assistant Medical Director
Beverly Healthcare-Greensboro
Greensboro, North Carolina

2000-2002
Medical Director
Geriatric Outpatient Clinic
J. Paul Sticht Center on Aging and Rehabilitation
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

1999-2002
Medical Director
Transitional Care Unit
J. Paul Sticht Center on Aging and Rehabilitation
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

1998-1999
Medical Director
Geriatric Assessment Center
Abington Memorial Medical Center
Willow Grove, Pennsylvania

1998-1999
Medical Director
Genesis ElderCare Senior Day Health Center
Willow Grove, Pennsylvania

1997-1999
Medical Director
Willow Ridge Center-Genesis ElderCare
Hatboro, Pennsylvania

OTHER PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS:

2003
Interim Attending Physician
Beverly Healthcare-Greensboro
Greensboro, North Carolina
1999-2002
Attending Physician
J. Paul Sticht Center on Aging and Rehabilitation
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
1997-1999
 Attending Physician
Willow Ridge Center-Genesis ElderCare
Hatboro, Pennsylvania
1997-1999
Attending Physician
Foulkeways at Gwynedd
Gwynedd, Pennsylvania
1997-1999
Attending Physician
Geriatric Assessment Center
Abington Memorial Medical Center
Willow Grove, Pennsylvania
1994-1997
Director of Continuous Quality Improvement
Director/Founder of Physician Home Care Program
Attending Physician, Department of Medicine
Albert Einstein Medical Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1992-1994
House Physician
Philadelphia Geriatric Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1984-1985
Gero-psychiatric Social Worker
The Methodist Hospital
Houston, Texas
1984
Psychiatric Social Worker
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, Texas
1982-1984
Prenatal Clinic Social Worker
Mount Sinai Hospital
New York, New York

OTHER PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS AND ACTIVITIES:

July-August 2009
Volunteer geriatric medicine physician consultant at Padeh
Medical Center, Poria, Lower Galilee, Israel

TRAINING AND CONSULTING:

July 2009
Grand Grounds Presentor and Consultant on End of Life
and Palliative Care at Nazareth Hospital E.M.M.S.,
Nazareth, Lower Galilee, Israel
August 2007
Present Medical Advisor, Professional Advisory Board
Home Health Professionals
High Point, North Carolina
May 2007
Trainer for Institute on Older Adult Protective Services,
Temple University School of Social Administration,
Harrisburg, PA. Conducted two 6-hour training course,
“Evaluating Older Adults in the Field (A Geriatrician’s
Perspective): Part 1 - Behavioral, Cognitive and
Functional Changes and Decision-Making Abilities), Part 2
- Clues, Tools and Case Studies”
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
April 2007
Trainer for North Carolina Judicial College, University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Government
Handling Incompetency Hearings: Guardianship Training
for Clerks and Assistant Clerks of Superior Court.
Conducted 90-minute session, “Medical Assessment of
Incapacity”
Durham, North Carolina

February & June 2006
Trainer for Clerk Mediation Program sponsored by
Mediation, Inc. and Carolina Dispute Settlement Services.
Conducted two-hour session, “The Aging Process”
Durham, North Carolina
September 2005
 Trainer for Adult Guardianship/Family Caregiving
Mediation Course sponsored by the NC Association of
Professional Family Mediators, NC Division of Aging and
Adult Services, and The Center for Social Gerontology.
Conducted one-hour session, “Working with Older
Adults”
Greensboro, North Carolina
June 2005
Trainer for Institute on Older Adult Protective Services,
Temple University School of Social Administration,
Harrisburg, PA. Conducted 3-hour training course,
“Exploring Mental Health and Capacity Issues in Aging”
Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania
2004-2005
Facility Consultant for Special Care Alzheimer’s Unit
Providence Place - Westchester Manor
High Point, North Carolina
1999-Present
Independent forensic medical/geriatric evaluations, expert
record review and multidisciplinary team planning around
matters of cognitive capacity, guardianship and elder
mistreatment

2002
 Facility Consultant
Carolina Commons Healthcare-Rehabilitation Center
Greensboro, North Carolina
2000-2002
Utilization Review Physician and Facility Consultant
Beverly Healthcare-Greensboro
Greensboro, North Carolina
2000-2002
Utilization Review Physician
Beverly Healthcare-Starmount
Greensboro, North Carolina
1998-2002
Medical/Legal Advisory Board on Elder Abuse and Neglect
Office of Attorneys General
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
1998-2001
Statewide Trainer for Pennsylvania Programs on Elder
Abuse Legislation (Acts 28, 13 and 14)
Office of Attorneys General
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
1995-2000
Medical Director, Professional Advisory Committee
US HomeCare
Broomall, Pennsylvania
1998-1999
Task Force for Protection of Older Pennsylvanians
Southeastern Region Office of Attorney General
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
1996
Southeastern Pennsylvania Task Force-Long Term Care
Medicaid Fraud Control Section
Office of Attorney General
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
1993-1997
Medical Consultant to Older Adult Protective Services
Philadelphia Corporation for Aging
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

MEDIATION TRAINING:

August 2007
6-hour training program for non-attorney mediators
October 2007
 40-hour course in Family and Divorce Mediation
November 2007
 40-hour course in Superior Court Mediation Training

EDITORIAL WORK:

2002-Present
Editorial Board, Hospital Physician
1993-Present
Manuscript Review Board, Hospital Physician
1999, 2000
Abstract Reviewer, Gerontological Society of America

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

American College of Physicians
American Geriatrics Society
American Medical Association
American Medical Director Association
Gerontological Society of America
Clinical Medicine Section, Membership Committee, 1995-1997
North Carolina Medical Society
COMMITTEES:

Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, 1999-2002:
Rehabilitation Programs Committee
Geriatric Rehabilitation Task Force – Chairperson
Women’s Health Programs – Geriatrics Subcommittee
Medical School Faculty Fringe Benefits Committee
Hospital Fall Reduction Task Force

Albert Einstein Medical Center, 1994-1997:
Medical Staff
     Medical Staff Board
     Blood Utilization Quality Assessment and Improvement Group
     Drug Utilization Quality Assessment and Improvement Group
     Health Information Management Quality Assessment and Improvement Group
     Medical Staff Medical Ethics Advisory Panel - Chair, Education Subcommittee
     Quality Assessment and Improvement Panel
     Utilization Review Quality Assessment and Improvement Group
Other Medical Center
     Patient Progression Steering Committee
     Cancer Center Quality Assessment and Improvement Committee
     Heart Center Quality Assessment and Improvement Committee
     Intensive Care Unit Quality Assessment and Improvement Committee
Departmental
     GI Continuous Quality Improvement Committee
     Nutrition Support Committee
     Resident Clinical Competence Committee

HONORS AND AWARDS:
2003
Sigma Phi Omega, Delta Gamma Chapter
National Gerontology Academic Honor and Professional Society
1998
Fellow of the American College of Physicians
American Society of Internal Medicine (FACP)
1996
Medical Staff Board, Elected Member (2-year term)
Albert Einstein Medical Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1994
Outstanding Fellow Research Paper
Delaware Valley Geriatrics Society and Section
of Geriatrics College of Physicians of Philadelphia

1979
B.A. High Honors
Wesleyan University
Middletown, Connecticut
1979
Thorndike Prize, Psychology
Wesleyan University
Middletown, Connecticut
GRANT SUPPORT:

1995-1997
Functional Outcomes of Cardiac Surgery in the Elderly
Albert Einstein Society
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Principal Investigator
$24,973 (1995-1996)
$13,653 (1996-1997)
DISSERTATIONS:

Haber, M.A. A Time and Cost Study of a Hospital Social Work Department (The Mount Sinai
Hospital, New York, New York), Master's Thesis, Columbia University School of Public Health,
New York, New York, 1982.

Haber, M.A. Stimulant Drug Treatment of Hyperactive Children, Bachelor's Thesis, Wesleyan
University, Middletown, Connecticut, 1979.

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND SERVICE:

2004-Present
Volunteer Physician Consultant
Adult Center for Enrichment Adult Day Services
Greensboro, North Carolina
2003-2008
Chair, Clinical Services Committee, Jewish Family Services,
Greensboro, North Carolina
2002-2008
Secretary, Executive Board, Jewish Family Services, Greensboro,
North Carolina
2002-2003
Board of Directors, Adult Center for Enrichment, Greensboro,
North Carolina
2001-Present
 Executive Committee, Blumenthal Foundation for Senior Services,
Greensboro, North Carolina
2001-2008
Senior Services Committee, Jewish Family Services, Greensboro,
North Carolina
1995
Board Member, Advocates for Jewish Mentally Ill,
Delaware Valley, Pennsylvania
1995
Philadelphia Nursing Home Citizens' Advisory Board
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1994
LaSalle University Neighborhood Nursing Center Advisory Board,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

RECURRENT TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES:

University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2003-Present (Spring Semester)
     Professor for graduate-level course entitled “Health and Aging” in the Departments of
     Public Health Education and Gerontology (4 credit hours)
Wake Forest University School of Medicine, 1999-2002:
     Preceptor for geriatric fellows in outpatient, geriatric assessment, subacute care and
     acute care settings; organized geriatric fellow continuity clinic program
     Preceptor for evaluation exercises for first, second and three year medical students (8-
     10 hours per year)
Abington Memorial Hospital, 1997-1999:
     Preceptor for internal medicine residents in geriatric assessment, primary care and longterm
     care (8 hours/week)
     Director and preceptor for three-week mandatory geriatrics rotation developed and
     implemented for internal medicine residents in a newly-created nursing home (8
     hours/week)
Albert Einstein Medical Center, 1994-1997:
     Preceptor for resident general medicine clinic (8 hours/week)
        Inpatient internal medicine teaching attending (1-2 months/year)
     Preceptor for 6-month block resident ambulatory care experience in home care (4
     hours/week)
     Preceptor for sophomore medical student physical diagnosis course (4 hours/week, 4
     months/year)
     Medical Education:
        Internal Medicine Resident Clinical Competence Committee
        Internal Medicine Resident Advisor (4 residents/year)

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

ARTICLES:

Johnson, J.C., Haber, M. Advance Directives, Editorial in the American Geriatrics Society
Fellows-in-Training Newsletter, 1994.

Johnson, J.C., Haber, M. Diagnosis and Management of Delirium, Geriatric Medicine News &
Reports, October 1993.

May, C., Haber, M., Young, S.H., Gold P.W., Tomel, T.P., Csako, G., Friedland, R.P.
Osmoregulation in Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, Vol.1, 90-94, 1990.

Kirby, H.B., Haber, M., Baer, J., Pickman, S. Geriatric Evaluation Program in a Private Hospital:
Implications for Health Care Planning, Texas Medicine, Vol. 83(6), 27-33, 1987.

Haber, M. Costing Social Work Services in a Hospital Setting, Social Work in Health Care, Vol.
11 (1), 3-129, 1985.

PRESENTATIONS AT NATIONAL MEETINGS:

Haber, M.A., Rebirth of a Special Care Unit, Presented at the American Medical Directors
Association Annual Symposium, Dallas, Texas, March 2006.

Haber, M.A. and Johns, A.F. Decision Making in Impaired Seniors: An Important Opportunity for
Collaboration Among Geriatricians and Elder Law Attorneys. Gerontological Society of America
Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, November 2004.

Haber, M.A. and Sabatino, C. Assessment of Decision-Making Ability in Cognitively Impaired
Older Adults: A Medical and Legal Perspective. Fifth Annual National Aging and Law
Conference, Arlington, VA, October 2004.

Haber, M.A. Integrating Traditional Didactics with Service Learning Concepts, Association for
Gerontology in Higher Education, St. Petersburg, Florida, March 2003.

Haber, M.A., Chen, J.G., Fine, R. An Observational Study of Cardiac Surgery in the Elderly:
Functional Outcomes, Presented at the Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting,
Chicago, Illinois, November 2001.

Haber, M. and Fine, R., Functional Outcomes of Cardiac Surgery in the Elderly, Presented at the
Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, November 1996.

Haber, M. Perspectives in Clinical Medicine Research. Evolving Research Issues in a Changing
Healthcare Environment: A View from the Trenches, Pre-Conference Workshop, Gerontological
Society of America Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, November 1996.

Haber, M., Slotkin, J., Johnson, J., and Gottlieb, G., Impact of Dementia on Postoperative
Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Psychiatric Consultation, Presented at the American Public
Health Association Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, November 1994.

Haber, M.A., Hook, D.J., and duClair, K.A., DRG's and Psychiatric Hospitalization of Older Adults:
Deinstitutionalization Revisited, Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting, Anaheim, California, November 1984.

Haber, M., The Development of a Cost Study Methodology for Hospital-based Social Work
Services, Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Dallas, Texas,
November 1983.

PRESENTATIONS AT REGIONAL MEETINGS:

Managing Challenging Behaviors in Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias: Reducing
Caregiver Burden and Patient Distress, North Carolina Conference on Aging, Winston-Salem,
North Carolina, September 11, 2007.

North Carolina Initiatives for Guardianship Proceedings: A Legal and Medical Perspective, with
D.J. Toman, North Carolina Conference on Aging, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, September
11, 2007.

Individualizing the Guardianship Evaluation: Setting the Stage for Limited Guardianship aka
“Different Strokes for Different Folks”, North Carolina Guardianship Association Conference,
Boone, NC, May 10, 2007

Challenging Behaviors in Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias: Strategies for an
Integrated Behavioral and Medical Management Approach, Southern Gerontological Society
Annual Meeting, Greensboro, North Carolina, April 12, 2007.

Issues About Guardianship: A Medical and Legal Perspective Focusing on Newer Development
in North Carolina, with D.J. Toman, Southern Gerontological Society Annual Meeting,
Greensboro, North Carolina, April 12, 2007.

The Need for Guardianship: A Medical and Legal Perspective, with D.J. Toman, North Carolina
Conference on Aging, Research Triangle, Park, NC, October 26, 2006.

Management of Challenging Behaviors in Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias:
Integrating Behavioral and Medical Approaches, North Carolina Conference on Aging, New
Bern, North Carolina, October 19, 2005.

Mental Capacity in Impaired Seniors: Assessment of Decision-Making and Protecting the
Vulnerable, with E.J. Harrington, North Carolina Conference on Aging, New Bern, North
Carolina, October 19, 2005.

Competency and Decision-Making for Seniors: A Discussion with the Experts, with D.J. Toman,
Joint Conference of the North Carolina Conference on Aging and the Southeastern Association
of Area Agencies on Aging, Durham, North Carolina, October 18, 2004.

S/he Did WHAT??? Effective Management of Challenging Behaviors in Dementia Using a
Combination of Behavioral and Pharmacologic Approaches, Alzheimer’s Association Western
Carolina Chapter 2000 Spring Education Conference, Charlotte, North Carolina, March 11,
2004.

Service-Learning to Prepare a Workforce Serving the Aging Population, with J.I. Wassel, North
Carolina Conference on Aging, Charlotte, North Carolina, September 11, 2003.

Merging Ethics of Various Professions When Serving Older Adults: How to Play by the Rules of
Other Professions Without Breaking Your Own, with A.F. Johns and K.J. Strom-Gottfried, North
Carolina Conference on Aging, Charlotte, North Carolina, September 10, 2003.

Getting Through the Night: Nonpharmacologic Management of Challenging Behaviors in
Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias, North Carolina/South Carolina Medical Directors
Symposium, Charlotte, North Carolina, October 18, 2002.

Conceptualizing Alternatives in Post Acute Hospital Care, Florida Conference on Aging, Ft.
Lauderdale, Florida, August 14, 2001.

Postacute Care. The J. Paul Sticht Center on Aging and the Section of Geriatrics and
Gerontology of the Department of Medicine of the Wake Forest University School of Medicine -
International Geriatrics Conference, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, May 23, 2001.

Women Aging Successfully Through Knowledge About Their Health, Panel Moderator and
Speaker on Hormone Replacement Therapy, Philadelphia Summer Series on Aging sponsored
by American Society on Aging, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 14, 1999.

Women Aging Successfully Through Knowledge About Their Health, Panel Moderator and
Speaker on Hormone Replacement Therapy, Philadelphia Summer Series on Aging sponsored
by American Society on Aging, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August 7, 1997.

POSTERS AT NATIONAL MEETINGS:

Haber, M.A. Decision-Making in Older Adults: Informed Consent and Diminished Capacity,
Presented at the American Geriatric Society Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, May 2005.

Atkinson, H.H. and Haber, M.A., Challenges of Subacute Care for Clinical Geriatrics Fellows,
Presented at the American Geriatrics Society Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, May 2002.

Haber, M.A., Residency Training in Geriatrics and Long Term Care: A Working Model. Presented
at the American Medical Directors Association Annual Symposium, Orlando, Florida, March 1999.

Haber, M.A., The New Medical Director: Opportunities and Challenges, Presented at the
American Medical Directors Association Annual Symposium, San Antonio, Texas, March 1998.

Haber, M.A., Interagency Collaboration: An Important Aspect of Hospital Quality Improvement for
Geriatrics, Presented at the Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting, Los Angeles,
California, November 1995.

Vailoces, V.J.T.O. and Haber, M.A., Housestaff Recognition of Dementia in an Outpatient Setting:
An Area Ripe of Training and Quality Improvement, Presented at the Gerontological Society of
America Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, California, November 1995.

Haber, M., Johnson, J., Salhani, R., Sims, R., Cordts, G., and Gottlieb, G., The Impact of
Dementia on Postoperative Outcomes, Presented at the American Geriatrics Society Annual
Meeting, Los Angeles, California, April 1994.

REFERENCES AND FULL LIST OF INVITED PRESENTATIONS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
 



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