Dr. Kenneth Madden

What is your current position and geographical location?
I am currently an assistant professor of geriatric medicine at the University of British Columbia. Clinically I manage the Acute Care for Elders Unit at Vancouver General Hospital, where I practice both geriatric medicine and internal medicine. My main research interest is the effect of aging and disease on cardiovascular physiology, specifically fainting in older adults, and the use of exercise interventions to improve cardiovascular health in older adults with type 2 diabetes. I am currently in the middle of a CIHR-funded study examining the ability of a home-based walking program to improve arterial stiffness in adults at very high cardiovascular risk (older age, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and hypercholesterolemia). Work from this project was recently featured as the sixth most-read article in the field of geriatric medicine in the American College of Physicians (ACP) Journal Club “Hit Parade.” I am also involved in projects examining possible treatments and mechanisms underlying postprandial hypotension, and the effects of sedentary lifestyle on patients with the metabolic syndrome. MORE

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