Bhanuprasad Sandesara, M.D.

Interim Chief, Division Of Geriatric Medicine

Department: MD-GERIATRICS

Business Phone: (352) 294-5554

Business Email: bsandesara@ufl.edu

About Bhanuprasad Sandesara

My name is Dr. Sandesara, and I am an associate professor and chief in the University of Florida Division of Geriatric Medicine. I graduated with my medical degree from B.J. Medical College in India and went on to complete my residency in internal medicine and fellowship in geriatric medicine at Saint Louis University Hospital in Missouri.

I am board certified in internal medicine and geriatric medicine and am a certified medical director. My specific areas of interest are anxiety and depression, delirium, dementia, deprescribing, geriatric syndromes, insomnia, mobility and falls, obstructive sleep apnea in adults, polypharmacy and urinary incontinence. I am the medical director at the UF Health Senior Care — Springhill and Oak Hammock at the University of Florida in Gainesville.

I received the Exemplary Teacher Award for 2014-15 from the University of Florida College of Medicine and am currently a member of many professional organizations, including the American Medical Association, American College of Physicians, American Geriatrics Society, Florida Geriatrics Society, FMDA – The Florida Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine and AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine.

In addition to practicing medicine, I enjoy volunteering with the senior population and mentoring geriatric fellows, new physician assistants, nurse practitioners and advanced registered nurse practitioners.

Accomplishments

Exemplary Teacher

2014-2015 · University of Florida,College of Medicine

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught

2018

MDC7140 Geriatric Clerkship

Board Certifications

Certified Medical Director (CMD)

American board of Post-Acute and Long term Care medicine
Geriatric Medicine

American Board of Internal Medicine
Internal Medicine

American Board of Internal Medicine

Clinical Profile

Specialties

Geriatric Medicine

Areas of Interest

Delirium
Dementia
Obstructive sleep apnea – adults
Polypharmacy
Urinary incontinence

Research Profile

Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID)

0000-0002-6294-386X

Publications

2021

Safety and tolerability of chronic intranasal oxytocin in older men: results from a randomized controlled trial.

Psychopharmacology. 238(9):2405-2418 [DOI] 10.1007/s00213-021-05862-3. [PMID] 33982141.

5 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site

2019

Wearable Technology To Reduce Sedentary Behavior And CVD Risk In Older Adults: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial

Clinical Interventions in Aging. Volume 14:1817-1828 [DOI] 10.2147/cia.s222655.

Publisher’s Site

2019

Multimodal Intervention to Improve Functional Status in Hypertensive Older Adults: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.

Journal of clinical medicine. 8(2) [DOI] 10.3390/jcm8020196. [PMID] 30736317.

10 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site

2017

Effects of blood-flow restriction on biomarkers of myogenesis in response to resistance exercise.

Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquee, nutrition et metabolisme. 42(1):89-92 [DOI] 10.1139/apnm-2016-0224. [PMID] 28002685.

10 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site

2017

Resveratrol and exercise to treat functional limitations in late life: design of a randomized controlled trial.

Contemporary clinical trials communications. 6:58-63 [DOI] 10.1016/j.conctc.2017.03.002. [PMID] 28944303.

4 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site

2017

Wearable technology to reduce sedentary behavior and CVD risk in older adults: Design of a randomized controlled trial

Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications. 6:122-126 [DOI] 10.1016/j.conctc.2017.04.003. [PMID] 28944304.

4 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site

2016

Idiopathic chronic fatigue in older adults is linked to impaired mitochondrial content and biogenesis signaling in skeletal muscle.

Oncotarget. 7(33):52695-52709 [DOI] 10.18632/oncotarget.10685. [PMID] 27447862.

19 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site

2015

Successful aging: Advancing the science of physical independence in older adults.

Ageing research reviews. 24(Pt B):304-27 [DOI] 10.1016/j.arr.2015.09.005. [PMID] 26462882.

133 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site

2014

Active muscle regeneration following eccentric contraction-induced injury is similar between healthy young and older adults.

Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985). 116(11):1481-90 [DOI] 10.1152/japplphysiol.01350.2012. [PMID] 23493365.

21 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site

2014

Quantitation of Oxidative Stress and Base Excision Repair in Skeletal Muscle of High- and Low-Functioning Elderly Individuals

The FASEB's Journal. 28(1, S)

2013

Mitochondrial Function and Fatigability in Older Adults Who Report Severe Fatigue

Gerontologist. 53(1)

2012

The impact of aging on mitochondrial function and biogenesis pathways in skeletal muscle of sedentary high- and low-functioning elderly individuals.

Aging cell. 11(5):801-9 [DOI] 10.1111/j.1474-9726.2012.00844.x. [PMID] 22681576.

232 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site

Grants

Mar 2023 ACTIVE

Fasting to provide Energy Needed to Help Adults in Need of Cognitive Enhancement

Role: Project Manager

Funding: FL DEPT OF HLTH ED ETHEL MOORE ALZHEIMER

Education

Fellowship – Geriatric Medicine

2008-2009 · Saint Louis University

Residency – Internal Medicine

2007-2008 · St. Louis University

Residency – Internal Medicine

2005-2007 · Forest Park Hospital

MD(Pthology and Microbiology)

1978-1981 · B.J.Medical College,Ahmedabad,INDIA

Diploma in Clinical pathology (DCP)

1978-1980 · B.J. Medical College,Ahmedabad,India

Medical Degree

1972-1977 · B.J. Medical College

Contact Details

Phones:

Business:: (352) 294-5554

Emails:

Business:: bsandesara@ufl.edu

Addresses:

Business Mailing:: PO Box 100198
GAINESVILLE FL 32610