Hydration in Older Adults: Clinical Strategies to Improve Hydration Status

Stephen Koesters, MD, MBA, FAAP, FACP

Clinical Associate Professor
General Internal Medicine 
The Ohio State University, Wexner Medical Center
Columbus, OH USA

Dr Stephen Koesters grew up in Dayton, Ohio and earned a bachelor’s degree in Biology at the University of Dayton. He completed medical school at The Ohio State University College of Medicine and remained in Columbus to pursue a dual residency in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics. 

His clinical career as an academic primary care physician has included inpatient and outpatient medicine, teaching in residency clinics, medical and resident education, medical student and resident lectures, medical student and resident precepting, educational broadcasts, webinars, and podcasts. He served as Lead Physician for his clinical site for 10 years, guiding his site through the transition from paper charts to an electronic medical record. He has led and participated in numerous quality improvement initiatives as our healthcare system has evolved from fee-for-service care to value-based care.   

More recently, he took on the challenge of starting an academic Internal Medicine & Pediatrics practice at a new location. He enjoys treating a diverse population of patients of all ages and has a strong interest in working with his patients and families to develop strategies to promote long-term health. He has been awarded numerous patient satisfaction awards as well as a teaching award from the medical school. 

He became inspired to help reshape the medical system after he struggled to help his mother navigate the healthcare system during her decade-long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. He returned to school to complete his Master of Business Administration in 2018 and ultimately founded Help Find a Doctor, Inc., which seeks to streamline the process of how patients connect with health systems and health plans through reinvention of the patient-provider matching process. While he continues to practice medicine full-time, he continues to work on this start-up as his passion project and hopes to see it grow. 

Andie Lee Gonzalez, PhD, MPH, RDN, LD, FAND

Senior Medical Science Liaison
Medical Affairs & Research
Abbott Nutrition
Palmview, TX, USA

Andie Lee Gonzalez is a Medical Science Liaison with the Pediatric MSL Team. Dr Gonzalez earned a bachelor's degree in Dietetics and Nutrition, a Master in Public Health (MPH) and clinical Dietetic training at Michigan State University (MSU) in East Lansing, Michigan. Her undergraduate and graduate work focused on nutrition and migrant farmworker children health. She completed her PhD in Organizational Leadership from Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio, Texas.

Her previous roles included inpatient and outpatient counseling for adults and pediatric patients. She was an adjunct Community Nutrition Professor at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, South Texas College, and served as an AmeriCorps-Health Corps member. Dr Gonzalez also serves in various community nutrition-focused local and national organizations. A few roles include President-Elect for the Texas Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Public Advocacy Liaison for the Latinos and Hispanics in Dietetics and Nutrition, and chair for Grants and Awards with the Pediatric Nutrition Practice Group.