Dr. Shahrokni is a geriatrician and oncologist. He is currently the Chief of Geriatrics at Jersey Shore University Medical Center. Prior to this, he was at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center for 10 years. His clinical practice and research interest are on improving care and outcomes of older adults (with cancer). He has presented and published extensively on the importance of substituting age with frailty and the relationship between frailty and clinical outcomes of older adults (with cancer)