Marlana M. Li

Dr. Kithas has been a staff physician at the George E. Wahlen Salt Lake Veterans Health Care System for 25 years and was General Medicine Section Chief from September 1999 to October 2006 when he joined the Geriatrics Division. The majority of this time Dr. Kithas has been devoted to the clinical care of older veterans. Administratively, Dr. Kithas has been involved in efforts to improve the quality and provision of this care to veterans seen at the Salt Lake VA Medical Center and its associated CBOCs and contract clinics. In caring for these veterans Dr. Kithas has further developed with regard to management of their usually multiple and complex medical problems. He worked tirelessly to continue to improve the care of our veterans through clinical and administrative means while helping to educate them in becoming partners in their care. At the same time Dr. Kithas has significantly contributed to the education of future providers in the complex yet rewarding care of the older adult. Finally, Dr Kithas has developed research interests in geriatric cardiovascular medicine which is a major focus during his career e.g. cardiovascular disease, hypertension, hyperlipidemia and anticoagulation management in the elderly. After 25 years at the Salt Lake VA Medical Center Dr Kithas retired and moved to the University of Utah Madsen Geriatric Clinic to continue the above efforts.

Anne Cioletti, MD is a Professor within the Department of Internal Medicine and a primary care physician at Madsen Internal Medicine. She is the Associate Chief of Ambulatory Operations in General Internal Medicine. As a primary care physician, she strives to provide comprehensive care to her patients through intentional listening and shared decision making. Her clinical interests include women’s health, obesity care, and diabetes, although happily expands beyond this based on the needs of her patients. As a clinician educator, most of Dr. Cioletti’s work has been in ambulatory education, primary care track development and quality improvement. She enjoys working with faculty and residents through mentorship, sponsorship and coaching with specific attention to gender equity and advancement. Dr. Cioletti received her MD from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. She received her training from George Washington University in Washington DC where she completed the internal medicine primary care track and was asked to stay as a chief resident. In the past she has served as an Associate Program Director at both George Washington University and Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin before joining the faculty at the University of Utah.