Lewis Lipsitz is the Director of the Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research and Chief Academic Officer at Hebrew SeniorLife, Chief of the Division of Gerontology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), and Professor of Medicine at HMS. His research is focused on age-related alterations in blood pressure and cerebral blood flow regulation and their relation to falls, syncope, and cognitive dysfunction.

During his 40+ year career, Lipsitz has served as Principal Investigator of an NIA-funded Program Project Grant for 26 years, an Older American Independence Center Grant for 15 years, and a Hartford Foundation Center of Excellence in Geriatric Medicine for 15 years. He has assembled multidisciplinary teams from multiple academic institutions and laboratories to study the mechanisms and management of several important clinical geriatric syndromes, including falls, syncope, dementia, delirium, and frailty.

Lipsitz also provides geriatric consultations and acute care for older patients at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center where he teaches medical residents and geriatric fellows.