Mark H. Beers

Mark H. Beers
Born1954
Brooklyn, New York
DiedFebruary 28, 2009 (aged 54–55)
Miami Beach, Florida
NationalityAmerican
Alma materTufts University
Known forBeers criteria
Scientific career
FieldsGeriatrician
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Los Angeles

Mark Howard Beers (April 24, 1954 – February 28, 2009)[1] was an American geriatrician whose research on drug interactions among the elderly led to the creation of the eponymous Beers criteria, which lists prescription medications that may have deleterious side effects in older patients.

  1. ^ Harding, Anne (2009-05-02), "Mark H Beers [obituary]", Lancet, 373 (9674): 1518, doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(09)60846-1, S2CID 54314745.