- Dementia
- Dementia with lewy bodies
- Falls
- Frailty
- Memory loss
- Multimorbidity in the elderly
- Alzheimer's infusion therapy
- Medication management
- Pre-surgery evaluation
Lisa M. Walke, MD, MSHA
she/her/hers
Geriatric Medicine
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 65 and up
Penn Geriatric Medicine Ralston
Penn Medicine Provider
About me
- Chief, Division of Geriatric Medicine
- William Maul Measey – Truman G. Schnabel, Jr., M.D. Professor of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology
My education and training
- Medical School: Mount Sinai Medical Center
- Residency: Montefiore Medical Center
- Fellowship: Yale University School of Medicine
Spoken languages
English
English
Insurance accepted
Please contact the practice and/or the member services department of your insurance company for specific details before receiving services. Providers may participate in some, but not all, products offered by a health plan; providers may also accept plans at some practice locations but not others.
- Aetna Advantra Cares D-SNP
- Aetna Advantra Credit Value
- Aetna Advantra Eagle HMO
- Aetna Advantra Eagle POS
- Aetna Advantra Premier Plus PPO
- Aetna Advantra Value
- Aetna Advantra Value Plus
- Aetna APCN Plus (Multi-Tier)
- Aetna Better Health Kids (CHIP) - DH Only
- Aetna Flexible Five
- Aetna Freedom Core
- Aetna Gold
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Philly Prime
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO APCN
- Aetna Premier
- Aetna Premier Plus
- Aetna Savings Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- Aetna Student Health Plan PPO
- Aetna Upfront Advantage
- First Health HMO
- First Health POS
- First Health PPO
- Meritain - Aramark (Other)
- Meritain - Aramark (Pennsylvania Premier Medical Plan)
- Americhealth Caritas of PA VIP - LGH Only
- Amerihealth Caritas (Transplant patients only)
- Amerihealth Caritas of PA - LGH Only
- Centivo EPO
- Cigna Healthcare EPO
- Cigna Healthcare HMO
- Cigna Healthcare POS
- Cigna Healthcare PPO
- Claim Watcher (Homestead/ INDECs) Open Access
- Clover Health Choice
- Clover Health Choice Value PPO
- Clover Health Classic HMO
- Clover Health Value
Locations
Penn Medicine hospital privileges
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
- Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
- Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Qualifications and experience
- Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine
- American College of Healthcare Executives, National
- American College of Physicians, National
- American Geriatrics Society (AGS), National
- American Geriatrics Society/Association of Directors of Geriatric Academic Programs, National
- Association of Directors of Geriatrics Academic Programs (ADGAP), National
- Beilensen Institute Advisory Council, Local
- Free Library of Philadelphia, Local
- National Committee for Quality Assurance, National
- Recognized annually in Philadelphia Magazine's Top Docs issue from 2020 through 2025
Treatments and conditions
Research
Publications
Simone MJ, Kim S, Nembhard IM, Walke LM Impact of Geriatrics Co-Management on Pain Medication Prescribing for Older Adults Across Three Surgical Specialties: a Pre - Post Study , Medical Care: 2026
Stites SD, Lee BN, Kuz C, Adams M, Harkins K, Xie SX, Walke L, Sankar P, Hamilton R An Online Vignette Study of Diagnostic Testing: Racial and Ethnic Differences in Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnosis Confidence and Stigma , Alzheimer's & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring, 17(4): 2025
Panchal V, Nagireddy H, Klusaritz H, Walke LM Understanding and Addressing Disparities in Vaccination Rates Among Older Adults , American Geriatrics Society Annual Scientific Conference : 2025
Cho H, Oonjee O, Greene N, Gordon L, Morgan S, Walke LM, Demiris G Engagement of Older Adults in the Design, Implementation and Evaluation of Artificial Intelligence Systems for Aging: A Scoping Review , The Journals of Gerontology: Series A , 80(5): 2025
Agarwal N, Pagali S, Sharma K, Walke LM Making the Leap from Idea Generation to Implementation: Ten Steps Every Geriatrics Specialist Should Know , Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 73(1): 2025,12-19
Walke LM Redefining how we age , WHYY Radio: 2024
Pandit S, Walke L, Simone M, Michener A, Nembhard I The Perceived Value of a Geriatrics-Surgery Co-Management Program: Perspectives from Three Surgical Specialties , J Am Geriatr Soc: 2023,1-11
Ha, YP, Pandit SG, Carson, LS, Moore ZR, Walke, LM Helping older adults vote safely during the COVID-19 pandemic , Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 69(12): 2021,3401-3404
Pandit, SG, Simone M, Michener A, Walke LM, Nembhard I Comparative Perspectives on Geriatrics-Surgery Co-Management Program by Specialty and Staff Role , Gerontological Society of America 2021 Virtual Annual Scientific Meeting : 2021
Michener AR, Gabriel M, Walke LM. Goal Setting with Elderly Patients and Families. , American Board of Surgeons, The SCORE Portal.: 2021