Overview
Dr. Anthony Rosen is a Geriatric Emergency Medicine physician and health services researcher with more than 15 years of experience studying elder mistreatment and geriatric emergency care. His work focuses on improving the identification, intervention, and prevention of elder mistreatment in health care settings, and has examined forensic injury patterns associated with physical elder mistreatment as well as health care utilization among victims. He led the development of a first-of-its-kind Emergency Department–based multidisciplinary Vulnerable Elder Protection Team (VEPT), which assesses, treats, and helps ensure the safety of victims while collecting evidence and collaborating with law enforcement and Adult Protective Services.
His current research investigates health care utilization among elder abuse victims using Medicare claims data and machine learning, and includes developing a primary care screening tool to identify elder neglect among older adults with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) and a technology-driven point-of-care intervention for caregivers. He has published more than 100 peer-reviewed articles, supported by the Department of Justice and NIH grants including an NIA Beeson Career Development Award (K76 AG054866), an R01 (R01 AG060086), an R61/R33 (AG07901), and a K24 Mid-Career Mentoring Award (K24 AG022399).
An Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Associate Director of Research at Weill Cornell Medicine, Dr. Rosen also serves on the National Collaboratory to Address Elder Mistreatment, where he leads the mentorship program. Drawing on longstanding collaborations with PI Zhang, he will advise on patient mental and behavioral health and caregiver burden measures, refine recruitment and consent materials, interpret findings, and support dissemination.
Highlights
- 1JAMA network open · 2023
- 2Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2023
- 3Annals of emergency medicine · 2020
Publications
Funding
Active
7 grants- PIK24AG084923-02Mentoring and Research to Help Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias Experiencing Elder MistreatmentNational Institute on Aging · 2025–2030Career
- PIR61AG104480-01ACLink:Research Infrastructure to Provide Insight on Healthcare Utilization of Older Adults Exposed to Elder Mistreatment and Self-Neglect.National Institute on Aging · 2026–2028
- MPIR61AG079012-02Primary Care Screening and Intervention for Elder Neglect in Patients with Dementia: An Evidence-Based ApproachNational Institute on Aging · 2022–2028
- Co-I12680/2022-0025National Collaboratory to Address Elder Mistreatment, Phase III: Expanding the Impact of the Elder Mistreatment Emergency Department ToolkitJohn A. Hartford Foundation, Inc. · 2021–2027 · via Education Development Center, Inc
- Co-IR01AG076998-01A1GEMRA: Geriatric Emergency Medicine Risk Prediction Model for Return Visit AdmissionsNational Institute on Aging · 2023–2027
- Sub-PIOVS01-C11419GG-1080200Expanding the Vulnerable Elder Protection Team to Improve Acute Management of Elder Abuse and Neglect (Renewal)United States Department of Justice · 2022–2026 · via New York State Office of Victim Services
- Co-I2024-0117National Collaboratory to Address Elder Mistreatment, Phase IV: Integrating Elder Mistreatment Prevention and Intervention in Mainstream Health and Social CareJohn A. Hartford Foundation, Inc. · 2024–2026 · via Education Development Center, Inc
Completed grants (15)
- PIR01AG060086-05Identifying Patterns of Health Care Utilization among Physical Elder Abuse Victims Using Medicare Data and Legally Adjudicated CasesNational Institute on Aging · 2018–2025
- Co-I5964.02/12703National Collaboratory to Address Elder Mistreatment.Moore (Gordon and Betty) Foundation · 2021–2024 · via Education Development Center, Inc
- Sub-PI75P00119F37010Adult Protective Services Technical Assistance Resource Center (TARC) SUBCONTRACT No: 2023WRMA-APST300Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) · 2023–2024 · via WRMA, Inc.
- PISA 228288-02SA USCUniversity of Southern California · 2022–2024Contract
- PIEDC 232507-01Community Building in Niagara County to Address Elder MistreatmentEducation Development Center, Inc · 2023–2024
- KPUSDOJ 2019-MU-GX-K037National Elder Abuse MDT Training and Technical Assistance CenterUnited States Department of Justice · 2019–2023
- Sub-PIOVS01-C11113GG-1080200Expanding the Vulnerable Elder Protection Team to Improve Acute Management of Elder Abuse and NeglectUnited States Department of Justice · 2019–2022 · via New York State Office of Victim Services
- PISRA 212172-02Administration for Community Living - Predicting Risk of Adult Maltreatment (PRAM)Precise Software Solutions, Inc. · 2020–2022Contract
- PIK76AG054866-05S1Identifying Injury Patterns and Forensic Biomarkers Diagnostic of Physical Elder AbuseNational Institute on Aging · 2016–2022· 2 renewals
- Co-I5964.01National Collaboratory to Address Elder Mistreatment.Moore (Gordon and Betty) Foundation · 2019–2021 · via Education Development Center, Inc
- PIFFLSF 16122034-02Implementing and Evaluating the Vulnerable Elder Protection TeamFan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, Inc. · 2017–2018
- Co-I12114National Co-Laboratory to Address Elder MistreatmentJohn A. Hartford Foundation, Inc. · 2017–2018 · via Education Development Center, Inc
- Co-I12139National Collaboratory to Address Elder MistreatmentMoore (Gordon and Betty) Foundation · 2017–2018 · via Education Development Center, Inc
- PIEJF 2016-17(ROSEN)The Impact and Efficacy of Prosecutors' Responses to Elder Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation: Defining and Measuring Evidence of Best PracticesElder Justice Foundation · 2016–2018
- PIR03AG048109-02 EWImproving Recognition of Elder Abuse Through Analysis of Highly Adjudicated CasesNational Institute on Aging · 2014–2017
Clinical research
Active
8 studies- PINCT07758738Primary Care Screening and Intervention for Caregiving Assessment and Support for Patients With Dementia: Randomized Controlled TrialNA · Weill Medical College of Cornell University · OPEN TO ACCRUAL (as of 2026)Dementia; Elder Abuse; Elder Mistreatment
- PINCT07146581Primary Care Screening and Intervention for Caregiving Assessment and Support for Patients With Dementia: Technology-Based Intervention Usability and Pilot TestingNA · Weill Medical College of Cornell University · OPEN TO ACCRUAL (as of 2025)Dementia; Elder Abuse; Elder Neglect
- PIPrimary Care Screening and Intervention for Elder Neglect in Patients with Dementia: Pilot ScreeningWeill Medical College of Cornell University · OPEN TO ACCRUAL (as of 2025)
- PIAssessment of decision-making ability in older adults who refuse emergency transportWeill Medical College of Cornell University · OPEN TO ACCRUAL (as of 2023)
- PIIdentifying Patterns of Health Care Utilization among Physical Elder Abuse Victims Using Medicare Data and Legally Adjudicated CasesWeill Medical College of Cornell University · OPEN TO ACCRUAL (as of 2023)
- PIEvaluating Characteristics, Forensic Biomarkers, and Intervention Impact for VEPT Cases from RegistryWeill Medical College of Cornell University · OPEN TO ACCRUAL (as of 2021)
- PIHow Should Justice Be Defined and Measured in Elder Abuse Cases?Weill Medical College of Cornell University · OPEN TO ACCRUAL (as of 2020)
- PIExamination of Injury Patterns in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department after a FallWeill Medical College of Cornell University · OPEN TO ACCRUAL (as of 2019)
News mentions
- Weill Cornell Medicine Receives NIA Grant for Elder Neglect ResearchJanuary 10, 2023
The National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health has awarded a grant to Weill Cornell Medicine to develop a screening tool and intervention for elder neglect in patients with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
- Injury Patterns in ED Patients May Help Doctors Detect Cases of Physical Elder AbuseJuly 24, 2020
Certain patterns of injury may help doctors distinguish physical elder abuse, which is rarely reported, from unintentional falls
Media highlights
- Even In Geriatrics, Daily Living Needs Go UncheckedMedscape · November 10, 2026
Mentoring
- RBRana BarghoutMD mentee · Class of 2026