| Assistant Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry, School of Medicine Joint Appointment in Dept. of Mental Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health |
Office Address
Department of Psychiatry
Division of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neuropsychiatry
550 North Broadway, Suite 308
Baltimore, MD 21205
Phone: 443-326-5174
Fax: 410-614-8042
E-mail: mmielke1@jhmi.edu
Education
1999 | B.S. | University of Pittsburgh |
2004 | Ph.D. | JH Bloomberg School of Public Health |
2004-2005 | Postdoctoral Fellowship Epidemiology of Aging | JH Bloomberg School of Public Health |
2005 | Lydia Gillespie Postdoctoral Fellowship in Psychiatry | Johns Hopkins School of Medicine |
Professional Interests
Biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease progression and other neurodegenerative disorders, particularly blood-based lipids
The association between vascular factors across the lifespan and the development and progression of Alzheimer’s disease
Click here for a Hopkins Brain Wise Newsletter article about Dr. Mielke's work
Selected Publications
Mielke, M.M., Rosenberg P., Tschanz, J.T., Cook, L., Corcoran, C., Hayden, K.M., Norton, M., Rabins, P.V.R., Green, R., Welsh-Bohmer, K., Breitner, J.C.S., Munger, R., Lyketsos, C. (2007). Vascular factors predict rate of progression in Alzheimer’s disease. Neurology 69: 1850-1858.
Mielke, M.M. & Lyketsos, C.G. (2006). Lipids and the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease: Is there a link? International Review of Psychiatry, 18(2): 173-186.
Mielke, M.M. & Zandi, P.P. (2006). Hematological risk factors of vascular disease and their relation to dementia. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, 21(5-6): 335-352.
Sjogren, M., Mielke, M.M., Gustafson, D., Zandi, P., Skoog, I. (2006). Cholesterol and Alzheimer’s disease – Is there a relation? Mechanisms of Ageing and Development 127(2): 138-147.
Mielke, M.M., Zandi, P.P., Sjögren, M., Gustafson, D., Östling, S., Steen, B., & Skoog, I. (2005). High total cholesterol levels in late-life associated with a reduced risk of dementia. Neurology, 64: 1689-1695.
