Current Positions:

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Co-Director, Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship, Columbia University

Training and Education:

B.A. – Stanford University

M.D. – Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons

Residency - Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Chief Resident - Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Geriatric Psychiatry Clinical Fellowship - Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Late-life Neuropsychiatry Research Fellowship - Columbia University

Memberships:

American Psychiatric Association

American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry

New York County Psychiatric Society

American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training

Peer-Reviewed Publications

Brewster KK, Deal JA, Lin FR, Rutherford BR. Considering hearing loss as a modifiable risk factor for dementia. Expert Rev Neurother 2022; 22(9):805-813.

Powell DS, Betz J, Yaffe K, Kritchevsky SB, Strotmeyer E, Simonsick E, Rubin E, Houston D, Pratt S, Helzner EP, Brewster K et al. Hearing Loss and Risk of Depressive Symptoms in Older Adults in the Health ABC Study. Front Epidemiol, 2022; 2.

Brewster KK, Zilcha-Mano S, Wallace ML, et al. A precision medicine tool to understand who responds best to hearing aids in late-life depression. Int J Geriatr Psychiatr 2022; 37(6).

Brewster KK, CJ Choi, He X, et al. Hearing rehabilitative treatment for older adults with comorbid hearing loss and depression: effects on depressive symptoms and executive function. Am J Geriatr Psychiatr 2021; S1064-7481(21)00434-6.

Brewster KK, Golub JS, Rutherford BR. Neural circuits and behavioral pathways linking hearing loss to affective dysregulation in older adults. Nat Aging 2021;1:422–429.

Brewster KK, Hu MC, Wall MM, Brown PJ, Zilcha-Mano S, Roose SP, Rutherford BR. Age-related hearing loss, neuropsychological performance, and incident dementia in older adults. J Alzheimers Dis 2021;80(2):855-864.

Brewster KK, Rutherford BR. Hearing loss, psychiatric symptoms, and cognitive decline: An increasingly important triad in older adults. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 2021;29(6):554-556.

Brewster KK, Hu MC, Zilcha-Mano S, et al. Age-related hearing loss, late-life depression, and risk for incident dementia in older adults. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2020; glaa242.

Bigelow RT, Reed NS, Brewster KK, et al. Association of hearing loss with psychological distress and utilization of mental health services among adults in the United States. JAMA Netw Open 2020;3(7):e2010986.

Brewster KK, Pavlicova M, Chen C, et al. A pilot randomized controlled trial of hearing aids to improve mood and cognition in older adults. Int J Geriatr Psychiatr 2020;35(8):842-850.

Golub JS, Brewster KK, Brickman AM, et al. Subclinical hearing loss is associated with depressive symptoms. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 2020;28:545-556.

Golub JS, Brewster KK, Brickman AM et al. Association of audiometric age-related hearing loss with depressive symptoms among hispanic individuals. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2019; 145(2):132-139.

Brewster KK, Ciarleglio A, Brown PJ et al. Age-related hearing loss and its association with depression in later life. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 2018;26:788-796.

Rutherford BR, Brewster KK, Golub JS, Kim A, Roose SP. Sensation and Psychiatry: Linking age-related hearing loss to late-life depression and cognitive decline. Am J Psychiatry 2018;175:215-224.

Brewster KK, Shalev D, Levenson JA. Chemotherapy-related cognitive impairment #342. J Palliat Med. 2017;20:1407-1408.