Jennie Wells, BSc, MSc, MD, FRCPC, FACP
Office: SJHC, Parkwood Instiute, Main Building, 550 Wellington Road, Room A2-129, London, ON, N6C 0A7
Phone: 519.685.4021
Fax: 519.685.4093
E-mail: jennie.wells@sjhc.london.on.ca
Dr. Jennie Wells is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry of Western University. Dr. Wells graduated from the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, completing Internal Medicine residency at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia in 1994. After Geriatric Medicine Subspecialty Residency at the University of Western Ontario, she continued at the University of Western Ontario as faculty in the Division of Geriatric Medicine.
Dr. Jennie Wells’ clinical and research interests are Alzheimer’s Disease and Geriatric Rehabilitation. She has particular interest in mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and the potential for non-drug interventions, such as exercise and nutrition to slow progression of dementia. She is a principal site investigator in randomized controlled trials of new drugs to treat dementia, MCI, and Subjective Cognitive Impairment (SCI) . In addition to being Medical Care Coordinator for Geriatric Rehabilitation at St. Joseph’s Health Care at Parkwood Institute, Dr. Wells is currently on the London-Middlesex Alzheimer Society, First Link Program Advisory Board.
University Held PositionsAssociate Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University.
PUBLICATIONS
Peer Reviewed Publications
Journal Article
Published
1. Montero-Odasso M, Speechley M, Muir-Hunter SW, Pieruccini-Faria F, Sarquis-Adamson Y, Hachinski V, Bherer L, Borrie M, Wells J, Garg AX, Tian Q, Ferrucci L, Bray NW, Cullen S, Mahon J, Titus J, Camicioli R, Canadian Gait and Cognition Network. Dual decline in gait speed and cognition is associated with future dementia: evidence for a phenotype. Age Ageing, 2020 Jun 18, Coauthor, DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afaa106.
