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Thomas M. Holland, MD, MS

Thomas M. Holland, MD, MS
Instructor
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition, RUSH Medical College
Rush Institute for Healthy Aging
Study Clinician & Medical Advisor, US POINTER Trial
Education

MD, Rush University MS, Clinical Research, Rush University BS, Saint Louis University Post-doctoral fellowship training, Rush Institute for Healthy Aging, Section of Community and Nutritional Epidemiology

Contact Info:

1700 W. Van Buren St.
Suite 245
Chicago, IL 60612 (312) 563.1045thomas_holland@rush.edu
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Biography

Thomas M. Holland, MD, MS, is a physician scientist investigating the impact of lifestyle modifications on chronic diseases of aging.

Holland has expertise in general acute care clinical knowledge and lifestyle medicine (nutrition, physical activity, cognitive activities, etc.) and aging research, specifically related to neuro-degenerative diseases: e.g. Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia’s, cognition, cardio-vascular disease, oncology, and various other chronic diseases of aging. Holland’s newest areas of interest include pharmaco-epidemiology and best practices for implementation of lifestyle modifications in primary care and the community to help improve public health.

Publications

Dietary flavonols and risk of Alzheimer dementia: https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000008981

Toward a theory-based specification of non-pharmacological treatments in aging and dementia: Focused reviews and methodological recommendations: https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.12188

Primary prevention recommendations to reduce the risk of cognitive decline: https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.12535

View publications by Thomas M. Holland, MD, MS on ResearchGate

Invited Presentations

Oral Presentations

International

  • Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC)
  • Nutrition Metabolism Professional Interest Area 2020, 2019, 2018
  • Nutrition and Dementia Featured Research Symposium, 2020, 2018
  • Non-pharmacological Intervention Professional Interest Area, 2021

National

  • Annual Nutrition Meeting, American Society for Nutrition, 2018

Regional

  • Annual Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center ROS/MAP Investigator’s Meeting - 2020, 2019, 2018

Invited Lectures

  • Invited Lecturer, HNRCA, Tufts University, Boston, MA, Diet Patterns and their association to neurodegenerative diseases. July 2021, July 2020, March, 2020
  • Invited Lecturer, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, Boston, MA-Nutritional Epidemiology. Nutritional Interventions Associated to Brain Health. 2022, 2021, 2020
  • Invited Lecturer, Rush University, Chicago, IL, Clinical Nutrition: Nutrition and Cardiovascular/Neurovascular Outcomes, 2021, 2020
  • Invited Lecturer, Rush University, Chicago, IL, Health Systems Management: The Physician Administrator Relationship. 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019
  • Invited Lecturer, Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, Lifestyle interventions for Brain Health, 08/2020

Grand Round Invitations

  • Neuroepidemiology grand rounds, 2018, Bioactives and Brain Health: Dietary intake of flavonols and their association to Cognition, Alzheimer’s dementia, and Alzheimer’s Neuropathology
  • Internal Medicine grand rounds, 2020, Lifestyle modifications associated with COVID outcomes.
  • Rush Post-doctoral Society grand rounds, 2021, 2020, How to Navigate the Public Media’s Translation of Your Scientific Work