Dr. Batsis' specific clinical and research interests are in how to use technology to improve health in older adults. His recent work has focused on understanding the interplay between fat and muscle in older adults (sarcopenic obesity) and in conducting clinical trials in older adults focusing on improving physical function during weight loss efforts. His goal is to provide opportunities to enhance the delivery of care to these high-risk populations.  He is a transdisciplinary team scientist, working collaboratively with engineers and computer scientists in the development, validation, and application of different types of research-grade and commercial technologies for health promotion, including using remote patient monitoring and telemedicine. Dr. Batsis also conducts a number of secondary analyses of existing data that informs his work on sarcopenic obesity and physical function.