CPHAR Fellows Biographical Information

Michael LaMantia, MD

Michael LaMantia, MD, MPH is a Clinical Instructor of Medicine at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, a research fellow in Geriatric Medicine at the UNC Center for Aging and Health, and a former post-doctoral fellow at the UNC Institute on Aging.  Dr. LaMantia’s research focuses on the transitional care of elderly patients. He is interested in how older patients transfer between nursing homes, emergency departments, and hospitals. At the present, he is involved in a multi-disciplinary effort to improve care for vulnerable elderly as they transition across various sites of health care delivery.  Dr LaMantia received his Doctor of Medicine degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, his Master of Public Health degree from the University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health, and his Bachelor of Science degree from Duke University.  He is a licensed physician, board certified in Internal Medicine and practices geriatrics in outpatient clinic, hospital, and nursing home settings.
Dr. LaMantia has been honored with the Robert L. Ney and James Bryan Awards by the UNC Medicine Faculty for his work while a resident at UNC Hospitals. Dr. LaMantia’s post-doctoral work with the Institute on Aging was mentored by Dr. Jan Busby-Whitehead.

Selected Publications

LaMantia MA, Scheunemann LP, Viera AJ, Busby-Whitehead J, Hanson LC. Interventions to Improve Transitional Care Between Nursing Homes and Hospitals: A Systematic Review. J Am Geriatr Soc 2010; 58:777-782.

LaMantia MA, Platts-Mills T, Biese K, Khandelwal C, Forbach C, Cairns C, Busby- Whitehead J, Kizer JS. Predicting Admission to the Hospital and Returns to the Emergency Department for Elderly Patients. Acad Emerg Med 2010; 17:252-59.

Platts-Mills TF, Travers D, Biese K, McCall B, Kizer SB, LaMantia M, Busby-Whitehead J, Cairns CB. Accuracy of the Emergency Severity Index Triage Instrument for Identifying Elderly Emergency Department Patients Receiving an Immediate Life –Saving Intervention. Acad Emerg Med 2010; 17:238-43.

Platts-Mills TF, Biese K, LaMantia MA, Zamora Z, Patel LN, McCall B, RN, Egbulefu F, Busby-Whitehead J, Cairns CB, Kizer JS.  Differences in the Quantity of Information Available to Emergency Department Providers During the Evaluation of Nursing Home Patients Based on Nursing Home Revenue Source.  Journal of the American Medical Directors Association.  In press.

LaMantia MA, Platts-Mills TF, Biese K, Forbach C, Zamora E, McCall B, Shofer FS, Cairns CB, Busby-Whitehead J, Kizer JS.  Normal Triage Vital Signs in Elderly Emergency Department Patients Underestimate Severe Illness and Injury.  Under review.

Biese K, Forbach C, Platts-Mills TF, Scholer M, McCall B, Shofer F, LaMantia M, Hobgood C, Kizer JS, Cairns CB, Busby-Whitehead J.  The Utility of Computer-Facilitated Medical Record Review in Identifying Selected Low Frequency Emergency Department Interventions. Under review.