Experts
Robert Butler
President & CEO, International Longevity Center
Recent Activity
Re: How does America treat its elderly compared to the rest of the world?
The problem if ageism is worldwide, says Butler. … Watch
March 24, 2008 | In Health & Medicine
Does increased longevity necessitate population control?
These things balance themselves out, Butler says. … Watch
March 24, 2008 | In Life & Death
If an older person is capable and functioning, why not let him or her run? … Watch
March 24, 2008 | In
Is prolonging life necessary at all costs?
We shouldn't just leave old people alone, Butler says. … Watch
March 24, 2008 | In Health & Medicine, Life & Death
Dignified Care for the Elderly
Only one in ten nursing homes is up to Federal standards, Butler says. … Watch
March 24, 2008 | In Health & Medicine
Dr. Robert N. Butler is the President and CEO of the International Longevity Center. Whether through his many appearances in front of the United States Congress, or his hundreds of interviews with the media, Dr. Butler has worked tirelessly for decades to push population-aging issues into the public discourse.
As a gerontologist and psychiatrist, Dr. Butler recognized discrimination against the elderly as early as 1968, coining the term %u201Cageism.%u201D Eight years later, the publication of his Pulitzer-prize-winning "Why Survive? Being Old in America" solidified his reputation as someone who foresaw the impact that aging would have on American society.
A founding director of the National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health, as well as the nation%u2019s first department of geriatrics at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Dr. Butler often consults for television and radio. He is the author of some 300 scientific and medical articles.
Source: The International Longevity Center
