arushi.kapoor@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Dr. Arushi Kapoor is the Director of the Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, where she leads clinical care, education, and research initiatives aimed at improving geriatric mental health outcomes. In her role, she dedicates significant time to patient care at the Penn Memory Center and plays a pivotal role in teaching and mentorship.
Beyond her contributions at Penn, Dr. Kapoor pioneered the establishment of the first dedicated Geriatric Psychiatry Clinic within the outpatient services at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center. She serves as a consultant to the VA’s Home-Based Primary Care (HBPC) program, providing critical mental health support to veterans with limited mobility who are receiving care at home. As part of her commitment to veterans’ health, she is also an integral member of the STAR-VA team, guiding treatment planning and interventions focused on addressing behavioral disturbances associated with cognitive decline as team leader to the behavioral health team at the Community Living Center (CLC), a long-term care facility for veterans.
Dr. Kapoor’s academic contributions include authoring multiple book chapters in Absolute Geriatric Psychiatry Review (Springer Science) and co-authoring peer-reviewed publications on the use of pimavanserin and ketamine in dementia-related neuropsychiatric symptoms. As an invited grand rounds speaker, she has given talks on Neuropsychiatric symptoms, inappropriate sexual behaviors seen in dementia and the evidence surrounding neuromodulation in management of behavioral disturbances. At the American Association of Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP) annual conference, she continues to chair multiple symposiums, participate in the selection of Scholars and focus her efforts on mentoring the next generation of scholars and academic clinicians in geriatric psychiatry.
Driven by a passion for advancing geriatric mental health care, Dr. Kapoor is committed to building comprehensive geriatric behavioral health services. She is particularly focused on integrating disease-modifying therapies, such as lecanemab, into clinical practice within both the VA and Penn healthcare systems.
Dr. Kapoor is accepting new patient appointments through the Penn Memory Center. To schedule an appointment, call 215-662-7810.