Kenneth M. Langa

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Associate Director

Contact Information

Department of Internal Medicine and Institute for Social Research
2800 Plymouth Road, Bldg 16, Room 444E
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2800

Phone: 734.647.8160
Fax: 734.936.8944
Email: klanga@umich.edu

Education

Ph.D., Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago
M.D., Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago

Website
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Research and Projects

Dr. Langa is a general internist and health services researcher. His current research focuses on identifying the risk factors and outcomes for chronic disease among older adults, with an emphasis on Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. He is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of General Medicine and an Associate Director of the Institute of Gerontology at the University of Michigan Medical School and the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System.

Selected Recent Publications

W Deardorff J, Jeon SY, Barnes DE, et al. Development and External Validation of Models to Predict Need for Nursing Home Level of Care in Community-Dwelling Older Adults With Dementia. JAMA Internal Medicine. Forthcoming. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.6548.
Jones RN, Manly JJ, Langa KM, et al. Factor structure of the Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol neuropsychological battery in the Health and Retirement Study. Neuropsychology. Forthcoming. doi:10.31234/osf.io/rvmhj.
Owsley KM, Langa KM, Macis M, Nicholas LHersch. Treatment preferences among adults with normal cognition and cognitive impairment. Journal of American Geriatrics Society. Forthcoming. doi:10.1111/jgs.18032.
Panikkar D, Vivek S, Crimmins E, Faul J, Langa KM, Thyagarajan B. Pre-Analytical Variables Influencing Stability of Blood-Based Biomarkers of Neuropathology. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. Forthcoming. doi:10.3233/JAD-230384.
Gross AL, LI CHIHUA, Briceño EM, et al. Harmonization of Later-Life Cognitive Function Across National Contexts: Results from the Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocols (HCAPs). medRxiv. Forthcoming. doi:10.1101/2023.06.09.23291217.