Professor, Medicine, UCSF School of Medicine
Internal Medicine
Dr. Louise C. Walter, MD
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Louise Walter practices Internal Medicine. She studied medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine. Stanford University School of Medicine is one of the top medical schools in the US. Stanford University School of Medicine has a rank of 2 in research and a 25 in primary care She received 3 awards: "Regional Top Doctor", "Elected Member" and "Super Doctor". Louise C. Walter is a published doctor as well. She has 68 publications published. The latest was: Breast Cancer Screening for Women at Average Risk: 2015 Guideline Update From the American Cancer Society.
Publications
- Breast Cancer Screening for Women at Average Risk: 2015 Guideline Update From the American Cancer Society.
- Organizational predictors of colonoscopy follow-up for positive fecal occult blood test results: an observational study.
- A Randomized Controlled Effectiveness Trial for PSA Screening Decision Support Interventions in Two Primary Care Settings.
- The burden of nocturia among middle-aged and older women.
- Statin Medications Are Associated With a Lower Probability of Having an Abnormal Screening Prostate-specific Antigen Result.
- Day-to-Day Impact of Vaginal Aging questionnaire: a multidimensional measure of the impact of vaginal symptoms on functioning and well-being in postmenopausal women.
- Screening mammography in older women: a review.
- Lag time to benefit for preventive therapies--reply.
- Probability of an Abnormal Screening Prostate-specific Antigen Result Based on Age, Race, and Prostate-specific Antigen Threshold.
- A Framework for Crafting Clinical Practice Guidelines that are Relevant to the Care and Management of People with Multimorbidity.
- Incorporating lag time to benefit into prevention decisions for older adults.
- Disability During the Last Two Years of Life.
- Patient-reported problems after office procedures.
- Five-year downstream outcomes following prostate-specific antigen screening in older men.
- Every patient is an individual: clinicians balance individual factors when discussing prognosis with diverse frail elderly adults.
- Time lag to benefit after screening for breast and colorectal cancer: meta-analysis of survival data from the United States, Sweden, United Kingdom, and Denmark.
- Addressing the aging crisis in U.S. criminal justice health care.
- Impact of Age and Comorbidity on Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Treatment in Older Veterans.
- Impact of Comorbidity on Colorectal Cancer Screening Cost-Effectiveness Study in Diabetic Populations.
- Medical Center Characteristics Associated with PSA Screening in Elderly Veterans with Limited Life Expectancy.
- What is the right cancer screening rate for older adults?: comment on "prevalence of cancer screening in older, racially diverse adults".
- "Knowing is Better": Preferences of Diverse Older Adults for Discussing Prognosis.
- Quality indicators for older adults: preventing unintended harms.
- Adverse events in older patients undergoing colonoscopy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
- Cost-Effectiveness of Oral Bisphosphonates for Osteoporosis at Different Ages and Levels of Life Expectancy.
- Clinical Significance of Postvoid Residual Volume in Older Ambulatory Women.
- A Clinical Index to Stratify Hospitalized Older Adults According to Risk for New-Onset Disability.
- Long-term Outcomes Following Positive Fecal Occult Blood Test Results in Older Adults: Benefits and Burdens.
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and Surveillance in the Elderly Patient.
- Lack of follow-up after fecal occult blood testing in older adults: inappropriate screening or failure to follow up?
- Impact of cognitive impairment on screening mammography use in older US women.
- Patient perceptions of mistakes in ambulatory care.
- Recognizing dementia as a terminal illness in nursing home residents: Comment on "Survival and comfort after treatment of pneumonia in advanced dementia".
- Medication prescribing practices for older prisoners in the Texas prison system.
- Colorectal cancer screening in the elderly: the need for informed decision making.
- Improvement of hospital care of elderly patients: thinking outside the (hospital) box: comment on "hospital at home for elderly patients with acute decompensation...
- Caregiving behind bars: correctional officer reports of disability in geriatric prisoners.
- Impact of age and comorbidity on colorectal cancer screening among older veterans.
- Prevalence and risk factors for depressive symptoms in persons with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
- Screening mammography in older women. Effect of wealth and prognosis.
- Prediction of mortality in community-living frail elderly people with long-term care needs.
- Maximizing informed cancer screening decisions.
- The relationship between self-rated health and mortality in older black and white Americans.
- Age affects outcomes in chronic kidney disease.
- PSA screening among elderly men with limited life expectancies.
- Functional impairment, race, and family expectations of death.
- New-onset diabetes and pancreatic cancer.
- Targeting screening mammography according to life expectancy among women undergoing dialysis.
- Being old and doing time: functional impairment and adverse experiences of geriatric female prisoners.
- Mortality risk stratification in chronic kidney disease: one size for all ages?
- Screening for colorectal, breast, and cervical cancer in the elderly: a review of the evidence.
- Development and validation of a functional morbidity index to predict mortality in community-dwelling elders.
- Pitfalls of converting practice guidelines into quality measures: lessons learned from a VA performance measure.
- Relationship between health status and use of screening mammography and Papanicolaou smears among women older than 70 years of age.
- Association of older age and female sex with inadequate reach of screening flexible sigmoidoscopy.
- Risk of hip fracture in disabled community-living older adults.
- Older adults'' attitudes about continuing cancer screening later in life: a pilot study interviewing residents of two continuing care communities.
- Evolution of medication use in Jerusalem elders: Results from the Jerusalem Longitudinal Study.
- Older adults'' beliefs about physician-estimated life expectancy: a cross-sectional survey.
- Functional status before hospitalization in acutely ill older adults: validity and clinical importance of retrospective reports.
- Cancer screening in elderly patients: a framework for individualized decision making.
- Development and validation of a prognostic index for 1-year mortality in older adults after hospitalization.
- Screening mammography for frail older women: what are the burdens?
- When to refer patients with chronic kidney disease for vascular access surgery: should age be a consideration?
- Reduced employment in caregivers of frail elders: impact of ethnicity, patient clinical characteristics, and caregiver characteristics.
- American Cancer Society lung cancer screening guidelines.
- Bridging the gap: determinants of undiagnosed or untreated urinary incontinence in women.
Schools
Stanford University
University Ca Sf School Of Med
Doctors Specialties
- Geriatric Medicine
- Internal Medicine
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- Regional Top Doctor
- Elected Member
- Super Doctor
Education
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UCSF -
Stanford University School of Medicine
Hospital
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San Francisco VA Medical Center -
UCSF Medical Center
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