Dr. Aida Wen, MD
Not yet claimedGeriatrician · Physician (MD)
Honolulu, HI
Dr. Aida Wen is a geriatrics doctor in Honolulu who directs the geriatric medicine fellowship at the University of Hawaii medical school. She also leads a federally funded program that trains clinicians to care for older adults.
About Dr. Aida Wen, MD
Updated Sep 20, 2026 · next review Dec 19, 2026Dr. Aida B. Wen is a geriatrician in Honolulu and a professor in the Department of Geriatric Medicine at the University of Hawaiʻi John A. Burns School of Medicine. She went to medical school at Mount Sinai School of Medicine (now the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai), did her residency at Mount Auburn Hospital/Harvard Medical School, and completed a Harvard geriatric medicine fellowship. She is affiliated with The Queen's Medical Center and has been in practice more than 20 years.
Her clinical work focuses on post-acute and long-term care, and she also consults for AlohaCare in its Division of Long-Term Services and Supports. A U.S. News listing names depression, high blood pressure, and dementia among her areas of expertise. Her stated interests include dementia care, nursing home medical directorship, palliative medicine, and medical education.
She holds several teaching and leadership roles: Associate Chair for Academic Affairs in her department, Program Director of the Geriatric Medicine Fellowship, and Principal Investigator of the HRSA-funded Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program, which supports training and age-friendly health systems work. In 2019 the American Geriatrics Society named her an AGS Fellow (AGSF). She has co-authored research in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, including a 2024 paper on age-friendly care with Native Hawaiian Elders.
CMS Open Payments records show $0 in industry payments to her across 0 records for 2021–2025.
- Geriatrics training at Harvard
- She completed her residency at Mount Auburn Hospital/Harvard Medical School and a Harvard geriatric medicine fellowship, with Doximity listing the fellowship at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center from 1996 to 1998. geriatrics.jabsom.hawaii.edu
- Professor and fellowship director
- She is a Professor in the Department of Geriatric Medicine at JABSOM, Associate Chair for Academic Affairs, and Program Director of the Geriatric Medicine Fellowship. geriatrics.jabsom.hawaii.edu
- Leads workforce training grant
- She is Principal Investigator of the HRSA-funded Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program, which builds academic, clinical, and community partnerships and promotes age-friendly health systems. geriatrics.jabsom.hawaii.edu
- Long-term care focus
- Her clinical focus is post-acute and long-term care, and she serves as a consultant for AlohaCare in the Division of Long-Term Services and Supports. geriatrics.jabsom.hawaii.edu
- AGS Fellow, 2019
- The American Geriatrics Society named her an AGS Fellow (AGSF) in its 2019 class, an honor the AGS says recognizes sustained commitment and contributions to geriatrics care. americangeriatrics.org
- Research on Native Hawaiian Elders
- She co-authored a 2024 Journal of the American Geriatrics Society paper on age-friendly health systems and cultural relevancy, exploring the geriatrics 4Ms model with Native Hawaiian Elders. agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
- Hospital affiliation
- She is affiliated with The Queen's Medical Center in Honolulu and has been in practice for more than 20 years. health.usnews.com
- No industry payments reported
- CMS Open Payments shows $0 in reported industry payments across 0 records for 2021 through 2025. openpaymentsdata.cms.gov
Worth knowing
- In the disclosure statement of her 2024 Journal of the American Geriatrics Society paper, she is listed as a Pfizer stockholder; the journal states that any relevant financial relationship has been mitigated. Stock ownership is disclosed and is separate from CMS Open Payments reporting. agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
- A third-party nonprofit biography states she is board certified in geriatrics and palliative care and is a certified medical director for nursing homes. This was not independently confirmed against ABIM or ABMS records during research. thecaregiverfoundation.org
Industry payments (CMS Open Payments)
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No general payments reported for this NPI from 2021 through 2025.
Sources: geriatrics.jabsom.hawaii.edu · geriatrics.jabsom.hawaii.edu · hawaiiresidency.org · linkedin.com · doximity.com · thecaregiverfoundation.org · health.usnews.com · americangeriatrics.org. Something wrong or out of date? Tell us and we will correct it.
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Practice location
JABSOM Department of Geriatric Medicine
347 N. Kuakini Street
Honolulu, HI 96817
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