Nicole Brandt, PharmD | Amy Davidoff  | Thomas Shaffer, MHS
Linda Simoni-Wastila, BSPharm, PhD
Bruce Stuart, PhD | Lirong Zhao  
Ilene Zuckerman, PharmD, PhD

Thomas Shaffer, MHS

Thomas Shaffer, MHS, is a Research Analyst who comes to the Lamy center with a long history of data analysis experience.  Before joining the Center he was a Research Fellow at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) where he was involved in both intramural and extramural work in long-term care.  He is currently involved in a number of projects involving prescription medications and the elderly.  Mr. Shaffer received his Master of Health Science degree from the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health and is currently enrolled in the Doctoral Program in Gerontology at the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) and University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC).

Tom Shaffer can be reached at 410-706-2747 or emailed at tshaffer@rx.umaryland.edu.

Recent Publications: 

Doshi, J. A., Shaffer, T., & Briesacher, B. A. (2005). National estimates of medication use in nursing homes: findings from the 1997 medicare current beneficiary survey and the 1996 medical expenditure survey. J Am Geriatr Soc, 53(3), 438-443.

Rector, T. S., Spector, W. D., Shaffer, T. J., & Finch, M. D. (2005). Pneumonia in nursing home residents: factors associated with in-home care of EverCare enrollees. J Am Geriatr Soc, 53(3), 472-477.