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Anna Mirk

  • Department of Medicine
    Associate Professor
  • amirk@emory.edu
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Overview

Dr. Mirk is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of General Medicine and Geriatrics, the Associate Division Director for Education, and the program director for the Emory Geriatric Medicine Fellowship. She graduated from Washington and Lee University (BS) and received her MD from the University of Miami School of Medicine. Dr. Mirk completed her residency in internal medicine at Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, Washington and geriatrics fellowship at the Puget Sound Veterans Administration, also in Tacoma. Before coming to Emory and the Atlanta VA, Dr. Mirk served on active duty as an internist and geriatrician in the United States Army. Dr. Mirk is board certified in internal medicine and geriatric medicine. Dr. Mirk is the Associate Director for Clinical Innovation for the Birmingham/Atlanta VA Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), a VA aging center of excellence. Her area of interest involves polypharmacy and insuring high quality, safe medication prescribing for older adults.

Dr. Mirk is the lead investigator for an ongoing quality improvement project at the Atlanta VA Medical Center, Project IMPROVE (Integrated Management and Polypharmacy Review of Vulnerable Elders). Her clinical practice is based at that Atlanta VA Medical Center, providing geriatric consultation and specialty care in the VA continence clinic.

Dr. Mirk chairs the Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program Evaluation Committee, and Geriatrics and Gerontology Education Committee. She is active in teaching through Geriatrics Core Curriculum, Long Term Care Teaching rounds, and local, regional, and national invited lectures on various topics in geriatric medicine.

At the Atlanta VA, she has been a participant in several Quality Improvement and Patient Safety initiatives in the areas of medication reconciliation and improving discharge instructions and the hospital discharge process for Veterans. She is co-chair of the Atlanta VA Dementia Committee, working with an interdisciplinary team to insure access to coordinated care for Veterans and their caregivers. She is the VA Southeast region (VISN7) lead for implementation of the Institute for Health Care Improvement Age-Friendly Health System. Dr. Mirk is a graduate of the Veterans Administration VISN 7 Physician Leadership Training Program.

Academic Appointment

  • Associate Director for Clinical Innovation, Birmingham/Atlanta VA Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC)
  • Associate Director for Education, Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Emory University School of Medicine
  • Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
  • Distinguished Physician, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
  • Assistant Medical Director, Community Living Center , Skilled Nursing Facility, Atlanta VA Medical Center
  • Assistant Professor, Geriatrics, Extended Care and Rehabilitation Service Line

Education

Degrees

  • BS from Washington and Lee University
  • MD from University of Miami School of Medicine

Research

Publications

  • Seeing clearly: A novel model for low vision screening and evaluation in hospitalized older adults.
    J Am Geriatr Soc Volume: 73 Page(s): 636 - 638
    02/01/2025 Authors: Singleton K; Doubt AI; Restuccio SA; Honko AN; Stol IS; Visserman LF; Beldecos A; Lake RS; Mirk AK
  • Scaling and spreading age-friendly care: Early lessons from the VA National Age-Friendly Action Community.
    J Am Geriatr Soc Volume: 73 Page(s): 583 - 591
    02/01/2025 Authors: Schwartz AW; Munro S; Echt KV; Mirk A; Solberg LM; Wozneak K
  • Shifting Culture Toward Age-Friendly Care: Lessons From VHA Early Adopters.
    Fed Pract Volume: 40 Page(s): 344 - 348b
    10/01/2023 Authors: Kalsy M; Church K; Bowman E; Mirk A; Olunuga D; Edes T
  • Social Determinants of Health: Considerations for Care of Older Veterans.
    Nurs Clin North Am Volume: 57 Page(s): 329 - 345
    09/01/2022 Authors: Muirhead L; Echt KV; Alexis AM; Mirk A
  • Outcomes using direct-acting antiviral hepatitis-C treatment in older versus younger Veterans.
    J Am Geriatr Soc Volume: 69 Page(s): 3602 - 3607
    12/01/2021 Authors: Blanquicett CJ; Raavi T; Mirk A; Johnson TM; Jaglal M; Cartwright EJ
  • Academic Detailing to Reduce Sedative-Hypnotic Prescribing in Older Veterans.
    J Pharm Pract Volume: 34 Page(s): 287 - 294
    04/01/2021 Authors: Ragan AP; Aikens GB; Bounthavong M; Brittain K; Mirk A
  • Improving Geriatric Telehealth Support for Older, Rural
    Volume: 69 Page(s): S80 - S80
    04/01/2021 Authors: Allen L; Johnson TM; Vaughan C; Mirk AK
  • Promoting Age-Friendly Medication Use through Geriatric Clinical Pharmacy Specialist Consultation
    Volume: 69 Page(s): S251 - S251
    04/01/2021 Authors: Nurse-McLeod J; Kemp L; Manns K; Mirk AK
  • Comorbidities, Age, and Polypharmacy Limit the Use by US Older Adults with Nocturia of the Only FDA-approved Drugs for the Symptom.
    Clin Ther Volume: 42 Page(s): e259 - e274
    12/01/2020 Authors: Suvada K; Plantinga L; Vaughan CP; Markland AD; Mirk A; Burgio KL; Erni SM; Ali MK; Okosun I; Young H
  • Telehealth Geriatric Clinical Pharmacy Specialist Consultation: Integrated Management and Polypharmacy Review of Vulnerable Elders
    Volume: 68 Page(s): S278 - S278
    04/01/2020 Authors: Duru OO; Kemp L; Mirk AK
  • Uptake of Pharmacist Recommendations After Pharmacist-led Medication Management and Polypharmacy Review for Older Adults
    Volume: 70 Page(s): S119 - S119
    04/01/2020 Authors: Julien D; Kemp L; Manns K; Vandenberg A; Mirk A
  • Modified Implementation of STRIDE (AssiSTed EaRly MobIlity for HospitalizeD Older Veterans) at one Veterans Affairs Medical Center
    Volume: 67 Page(s): S205 - S205
    04/01/2019 Authors: Huynh P; Hackney M; Mirk A; Cruz D; Miller A; Hastings SN; Choate A; Mahanna E; Stevens MB
  • Improving follow up after reported falls in the ambulatory setting
    Volume: 66 Page(s): S49 - S50
    04/01/2018 Authors: Narukonda S; Anderson B; Mirk A
  • Academic Detailing with Provider Audit and Feedback Improve Prescribing Quality for Older Veterans.
    J Am Geriatr Soc Volume: 66 Page(s): 621 - 627
    03/01/2018 Authors: Vandenberg AE; Echt KV; Kemp L; McGwin G; Perkins MM; Mirk AK
  • Treatment of Hepatitis C with Sofosbuvir/Ledipasvir in Elderly Veterans
    Volume: 65 Page(s): S100 - S100
    05/01/2017 Authors: Blanquicett CJ; Mirk A; Cartwright E
  • Association of Nondisease-Specific Problems with Mortality, Long-Term Care, and Functional Impairment among Older Adults Who Require Skilled Nursing Care after Dialysis Initiation.
    Volume: 11 Page(s): 2218 - 2224
    12/07/2016 Authors: Bowling CB; Plantinga L; Hall RK; Mirk A; Zhang R; Kutner N
  • Academic Detailing and Peer Benchmarking IMPROVE Prescribing Quality for Rural Older Veterans.
    Volume: 64 Page(s): S143 - S144
    05/01/2016 Authors: Mirk A; Kemp L; Echt K; Perkins M; Vandenberg AE
  • Polypharmacy Review of Vulnerable Elders: Can We IMPROVE Outcomes?
    Fed Pract Volume: 33 Page(s): 39 - 41
    03/01/2016 Authors: Mirk A; Echt KV; Vandenberg AE; Kemp L; Johnson TM; Perkins MM
  • ENGAGING RURAL VA CLINICS TO IMPROVE PRESCRIBING FOR OLDER VETERANS
    GERONTOLOGIST Volume: 55 Page(s): 786 - 786
    11/01/2015 Authors: Vandenberg AE; Perkins MM; Kemp L; Echt KV; Mirk A
  • Implementing a Team-Based Medication Management Model for Older Veterans: Translating Evidence into Clinical Practice
    Volume: 63 Page(s): S79 - S79
    04/01/2015 Authors: Perkins M; Kemp L; Echt KV; Vandenberg AE; Johnson TM; Mirk AK
  • Can We IMPROVE prescribing for Rural Geriatric Veterans? Barriers and Strategies to Clinical Translation.
    Volume: 63 Page(s): S73 - S73
    04/01/2015 Authors: Mirk A; Kemp L; Echt KV; Vandenberg AE; Perkins M
  • A Patient Centered Approach to Assess and Improve Quality of Care in Nursing Homes
    Volume: 63 Page(s): S86 - S86
    04/01/2015 Authors: Shah DR; Mirk A
  • Trends in Hypertension Management in a Long Term Care Facility: Effects of the Eighth Joint National Committee (JNC8) 2014 Evidence-Based Guidelines
    Volume: 63 Page(s): S84 - S85
    04/01/2015 Authors: Mahmud F; Mirk A
  • Underreporting of nursing home utilization on the CMS-2728 in older incident dialysis patients and implications for assessing mortality risk.
    BMC Nephrol Volume: 16 Page(s): 32
    03/21/2015 Authors: Bowling CB; Zhang R; Franch H; Huang Y; Mirk A; McClellan WM; Johnson TM; Kutner NG
  • Guidance Tool for Detection and Treatment of Osteoporosis in Men and Non-Ambulatory Patients in Long Term Care
    Volume: 62 Page(s): S57 - S57
    03/01/2014 Authors: Sharif R; Mirk AK
  • Integrated Management and Polypharmacy Review of Vulnerable Elders: Can we IMPROVE outcomes?
    Volume: 61 Page(s): S92 - S92
    04/01/2013 Authors: Mirk A; Kemp L; Echt KV; Perkins MM
  • A brief educational intervention to improve staff management of disruptive behaviors in the nursing home.
    Volume: 61 Page(s): S39 - S39
    04/01/2013 Authors: Rodriguez LN; Mirk A
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