The VITALITY Research Group
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Led by Dr. Devika Nair, our group conducts patient-oriented clinical and translational research to understand and improve frailty, cognition, and functional independence for chronologically and physiologically older adults with kidney disease and its comorbid conditions.
Our work focuses on quality of life and impacts health at the individual, health system, and community level.
Our expertise
Patient-oriented clinical research methods
Measurement of physiologic age
Serious illness communication training
