UT Health San Antonio

Elena Volpi, MD, PhD, FGSA

Sam and Ann Barshop Endowed Chair in Clinical and Translational Research in Geriatrics

Director, Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies

Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, Gerontology & Palliative Medicine

Dr. Volpi’s research focuses on discovering the mechanisms that lead to sarcopenia, the involuntary loss of muscle mass and function with aging, and identifying and testing innovative nutritional, exercise, and pharmacological treatments to improve muscle anabolism and functional recovery in older adults.  She also leads clinical trials of interventions to improve recovery from hospitalization in geriatric patients, and has been leading clinical sites of large trials to test new interventions for dementia care, fall prevention, recovery from heart failure, and prevention of disability.