Biography

Ana Tuya Fulton, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Chief of Medicine, Butler Hospital
Completed her internal medicine residency, chief residency, and geriatric fellowship at Brown University after graduating from The George Washington University School of Medicine. Currently, she is Chief of Medicine at Butler Hospital and an assistant professor of Medicine and a member of the Division of Geriatrics at Brown University. Her interests include end of life care, improving transitions of care for older adults, and improving quality of care for patients with advanced cognitive impairment.

Awards

Haffenreffer Fellow 2005

Geriatric Academic Career Award (GACA) from HRSA awarded 9/07. Three year funding for academic geriatricians.

Futures Program Participant for the 2006 American Medical Directors Association (AMDA) Annual Meeting 2006

Recommended for Invited Fellowship to American College of Physicians. Elected a Fellow of the College March 1, 2011

Affiliations

American Geriatrics Society
American College of Physicians

Teaching Experience

1. Director, Geriatrics Block Rotation for Internal Medicine PGY 1 residents (4-5 residents per month for didactic sessions and on-site clinical education). 7/06-6/08.
2. Director, Geriatrics In-patient Teaching Service (continuous all-patients-on-teaching service at Rhode Island Hospital), Division of Geriatrics. 7/06-6/08.
3. Continuity clinic preceptor, November 2007-present
4. Coordinator, Geriatric Anatomy Workshop Series

Selected Publications

• 18. Fulton Tuya A, Rhodes-Kropf J, Corcoran AM, Chau D, Castillo EH. Palliative Care for Patients with Dementia in Long-Term Care. Clinics in Geriatric Medicine. May 2011; 27(2): 153-170.(2011)
• 17. Rhodes-Kropf J, Huai C, Castillo EH, Fulton Tuya A. Managing the Patient with Dementia in Long-Term Care. Clinics in Geriatric Medicine. May 2011; 27(2): 135-152.(2011)
• 16. Fulton Tuya A. Exciting News in the Area of Prevention and Screening. Medicine and Health Rhode Island. March 2011; 94(3): 76-77.(2011)
• 15. Fulton Tuya A, Epstein-Lubow G. Family Caregiving at End of Life. Medicine and Health Rhode Island. February 2011; 94(2): 34-35.(2011)
• 19. Fulton Tuya A. The Farewell Column: Geriatrics for the Practicing Physician. Medicine and Health Rhode Island. June 2011; 94(6): 176-177.(2011)
• 14. Fulton Tuya A. Nursing Home Care: An Introduction. Medicine and Health Rhode Island. December 2010; 93(12):364.(2010)
• 13. Fulton Tuya, A. If you are over 65 – Can you have your cake and eat it too? Medicine and Health Rhode Island. June 2010; 93(6): 187-188.(2010)
• 12. Epstein-Lubow G, Fulton Tuya, A, Gardner R, Gravenstein S, Miller I. Post-Hospital Transitions: Special Considerations for Individuals with Dementia. Medicine and Health Rhode Island. April 2010; 93(4): 125-127.(2010)
• 11. Fulton Tuya A. Geriatrics for the Practicing Physician" – A Pause for Reflection & Acknowledgement. Medicine and Health Rhode Island. October 2009.(2009)
• 10. Fulton Tuya A. Treating Depression in the Older Adult. Medicine and Health Rhode Island. June 2009; 92(6): 214-216.(2009)
• 9. Fulton Tuya A. Dementia Screening: Should We Screen Asymptomatic Older Adults? Medicine and Health Rhode Island. July 2008; 91(7): 224-225.(2008)
• 8. Starr, R. Fulton Tuya A. Case Presentation: Mr. J An 88-year-old man found on the floor, complaining of generalized weakness. Medicine and Health Rhode Island. June 2008; 91(6): 197-198.(2008)
• 7. Farrell, T. Tuya, A. Nutrition in the Older Adult. Medicine and Health Rhode Island. February 2008; 91(2): 65-66.(2008)
• 6. Tuya, A. Teno, J. Feeding Tubes for Nursing Home Residents with Advanced Dementia: How to Approach Feeding Tube Decisions. Medicine and Health Rhode Island. January 2008; 91(1): 31-32.(2008)
• 5. Tuya, A. Transitions of Care: A Topic for the Present and Future. Medicine and Health Rhode Island. July 2007; 90(7): 208-211.(2007)
• 4. Tuya, A. Geriatrics for the Practicing Physician: The Management of Insomnia in the Older Adult. Medicine and Health Rhode Island .June 2007; 90(6): 195-196.(2007)
• 3. Tuya A. Geriatrics for the Practicing Physician: Managing the Medication Portfolio & Avoiding Polypharmacy in the Older Adult. Medicine and Health Rhode Island. February 2007; 90(2): 57-58.(2007)
• 2. Tuya A, Besdine RW. Geriatrics for the Practicing Physician: Using the Comprehensive Clinical Approach to Older Patients. Medicine and Health Rhode Island. January 2007; 90(1): 27-28.(2007)
• 1. Tuya, A, Hohenhaus, M. Case presentations of the Brown University Department of Medicine Miriam Hospital Morbidity and Mortality Conference: A Case of Cardiac Sarcoidosis. Medicine and Health Rhode Island. November 2005, p 201-202.(2005)