Kenneth M. Langa

Kenneth M. Langa, photograph
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, Barnes DE, Jeon SY, et al. Development and External Validation of a Mortality Prediction Model for Community-Dwelling Older Adults With Dementia. JAMA Internal Medicine. Forthcoming. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.4326.
Davis MA, Lee KA, Harris M, et al. Time to dementia diagnosis by race: a retrospective cohort study. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. Forthcoming. doi:10.1111/jgs.18078.
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.
Westrick AC, Langa KM, Eastman M, Ospina-Romero M, Mullins MA, Kobayashi LC. Functional aging trajectories of older cancer survivors: A latent growth analysis of the US Health and Retirement Study. Journal of Cancer Survivorship. Forthcoming. doi:10.1007/s11764-022-01185-0.
Briceño EM, Rentería MArce, Gross AL, et al. A cultural neuropsychological approach to harmonization of cognitive data across culturally and linguistically diverse older adult populations. Neuropsychology. Forthcoming. doi:10.1037/neu0000816.