Title(s):
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Assistant Professor
Appointment Phone:
410-550-6337
Primary Location:
Johns Hopkins Bayview Center on Aging and Health-East
Expertise:
Dementia, Geriatric Medicine, Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
Education and Experience
Training
- Semmelweis Medical University (Budapest VIII )/ (1988)
Residencies
- Greater Baltimore Medical Center (Baltimore MD)/ Internal Medicine (1998)
Fellowships
- Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center (Baltimore MD)/ Geriatric Medicine (2001)
- National Institute of Drug Abuse (Baltimore MD)/ Pharmacology (1992)
Certifications
- Geriatric Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine (2011)
- Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine (2010)
Locations
Johns Hopkins Bayview Center on Aging and Health-East
5200 Eastern Avenue
Mason F. Lord Building, 7th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21224
Phone: 410-550-2668
Appointment Phone: 410-550-6337
Fax: 410-550-2513
Department / Division
- Neurology
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Medicine - Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology
Centers/Institutes
Centers / Institutes
- Center for Cerebrospinal Fluid Disorders
- Memory and Alzheimer's Treatment Center
Bio
Biography
1988-1992, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Semmelweis Medical University, Budapest, Hungary.
1992-1996, Instructor, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
2001-present, Assistant Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
2012-present, Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
1992-1996, Instructor, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
2001-present, Assistant Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
2012-present, Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Physician Title
Assistant Professor
Awards and Honors
1987, Semmelweis University Award
1990, Soros Travel Award
2000, Hartford/AFAR Fellows Travel Award
2007, Gordon Research Conferences - Young Investigator
1990, Soros Travel Award
2000, Hartford/AFAR Fellows Travel Award
2007, Gordon Research Conferences - Young Investigator
Expertise
- Dementia
- Geriatric Medicine
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
Professional Highlights
1988-1992, Assistant Professor,
Department of Pharmacology, Semmelweis Medical University, Budapest, Hungary.
1992-1996, Instructor,
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
1996-1998, visiting Assistant Professor,
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
2001-present, Assistant Professor,
Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
2009, Visiting Professor, Department of Neuroscience, University of Cagliari, Cagliary, Italy.
2010-2011, Visiting scientists, Institute of Medical Sociology, Charite, Berlin, Germany.
2012-present, Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Department of Pharmacology, Semmelweis Medical University, Budapest, Hungary.
1992-1996, Instructor,
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
1996-1998, visiting Assistant Professor,
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
2001-present, Assistant Professor,
Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
2009, Visiting Professor, Department of Neuroscience, University of Cagliari, Cagliary, Italy.
2010-2011, Visiting scientists, Institute of Medical Sociology, Charite, Berlin, Germany.
2012-present, Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Research
Research and Publications
Selected Publications/Peerreviewed articles
S. Yasar, M. Corrada, R. Brookmeyer and C. Kawas: Use of calcium channel blockers and the risks of developing Alzheimers disease and mortality: The Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging. Neurobiol Aging 2005;2:157-63.
DJ. Doberman, S.Yasar, CS. Durso. Would You Refer this Patient to Hospice? An Evaluation of Tools for Determining Life Expectancy in End-Stage Dementia. J Palliat Med.2007;10:1410-9.
YJ. Cao, DE Mager, EM. Simonsick, SN. Hilmer, SM. Ling, BG. Windham, V. Crentsil, S. Yasar, LP. Fried, DR. Abernethy. Physical and cognitive performance and burden of anticholinergics, sedatives and ACE inhibitors in older women. Clin. Pharmacol. Ther, 2008; 83: 422-9.
JI. Barzilay, AL. Fitzpatrick, J. Luchsinger, S. Yasar, C. Bernick, NS. Jenny, LH. Kuller: Albuminuria and Dementia in the Elderly: A Community Study. Am J Kidney Dis, 2008; 52:216-26.
S. Yasar, J. Zhou, R. Varadhan, M. Carlson: The use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and diuretics is associated with a reduced incidence of impairment on cognition in elderly women. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2008; 84:119-26.
M. Scherma, J. Medalie, W. Fratta, S.K. Vadivel, A. Makriyannis, D. Piomelli, E. Mikics, J. Haller, S. Yasar, G. Tanda, S.R. Goldberg. The endogenous cannabinoid anandamide has effects on motivation and anxiety that are revealed by fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) inhibition. Neuropharmacol 2008;54:129-40.
C. Mazzola, J. Medalie, M. Scherma, LV Panlilio, M. Solinas, G. Tanda, F. Drago, JL Cadet, SR Goldberg, S. Yasar: Fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) inhibition enhances memory acquisition through activation of PPAR-alpha nuclear receptors. Learning Memory 2009;16:332-7.
KM. Sink, X. Leng, J. Williamson, SB. Kritchevsky, K. Yaffe, L. Kuller, S. Yasar, H. Atkinson, M. Robbins, B. Psaty, DC. Goff, Jr. Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Cognitive Decline in Older Adults with Hypertension: Results from the Cardiovascular Health Study. Arch Intern Med. 2009;169:1195-202.
TE. Brinkley, JF. Lovato, CD Furberg, LH Kuller, GL. Burke, RL. Nahin, AM Arnold, OL Lopez, S. Yasar, JD. Williamson, for the Ginkgo Evaluation of Memory (GEM) Study Investigators. Effect of Ginkgo biloba on blood pressure and incidence of hypertension in elderly men and women. Am J Hyperten. 2010;23:528-33.
LV. Panlilio, S. Yasar, EB. Thorndike, SR. Goldberg, CW Schindler. Automatic recording of mediating behavior in delayed matching- and nonmatching-to-position procedures in rats. Psychopharmacology, 2011; 214:495-504.
K. Bettermann, A. Arnold, J. Williamson, S. Rapp, K. Sink, A. Fitzpatrick, J. Toole, M. Carlson, S. Yasar, S. DeKosky, O. Lopez, G. Burke. Cognitive Function and statin use: The Ginkgo Evaluation of Memory Study. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis, 2011; epub.
KM. Jung, G. Astarita, S. Yasar, E. Head, CW. Cotman, D. Piomelli. Deficits in anandamide signaling underlie cognitive dysfunction in Alzheimers Disease. Accepted Neurobiol Aging, 2011, epub.
S. Yasar, FM. Lin, LP. Fried, CH.. Kawas, KM. Sink, ST. DeKosky, MC. Carlson. Potassium Sparing Diuretic Use is Associated with Better Learning and Memory in Older Adults in the GEM Study. Accepted Alzheimers Dement, 2011.
S. Yasar, JY. Ko, S. Nothelle, MM. Mielke, MC. Carlson. Evaluation of the Effect of Systolic Blood Pressure and Pulse Pressure on Cognitive Function: The Womens Health and Aging Study II. PLoSONE, 2011; 6(12):e27976.
M. Mielke, V. Bandaru, J. Xia, NJ. Haughey, S. Yasar, M. Albert, V. Varma, G. Harris, E. Schneider, K. Bandeen-Roche, LP. Fried, CG. Lyketsos, MC. Carlson. Serum ceramides predict Alzheimers disease: The Womens Health and Aging Study II. Accepted Neurology, 2012.
S. Yasar, M. Corrada, R. Brookmeyer and C. Kawas: Use of calcium channel blockers and the risks of developing Alzheimers disease and mortality: The Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging. Neurobiol Aging 2005;2:157-63.
DJ. Doberman, S.Yasar, CS. Durso. Would You Refer this Patient to Hospice? An Evaluation of Tools for Determining Life Expectancy in End-Stage Dementia. J Palliat Med.2007;10:1410-9.
YJ. Cao, DE Mager, EM. Simonsick, SN. Hilmer, SM. Ling, BG. Windham, V. Crentsil, S. Yasar, LP. Fried, DR. Abernethy. Physical and cognitive performance and burden of anticholinergics, sedatives and ACE inhibitors in older women. Clin. Pharmacol. Ther, 2008; 83: 422-9.
JI. Barzilay, AL. Fitzpatrick, J. Luchsinger, S. Yasar, C. Bernick, NS. Jenny, LH. Kuller: Albuminuria and Dementia in the Elderly: A Community Study. Am J Kidney Dis, 2008; 52:216-26.
S. Yasar, J. Zhou, R. Varadhan, M. Carlson: The use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and diuretics is associated with a reduced incidence of impairment on cognition in elderly women. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2008; 84:119-26.
M. Scherma, J. Medalie, W. Fratta, S.K. Vadivel, A. Makriyannis, D. Piomelli, E. Mikics, J. Haller, S. Yasar, G. Tanda, S.R. Goldberg. The endogenous cannabinoid anandamide has effects on motivation and anxiety that are revealed by fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) inhibition. Neuropharmacol 2008;54:129-40.
C. Mazzola, J. Medalie, M. Scherma, LV Panlilio, M. Solinas, G. Tanda, F. Drago, JL Cadet, SR Goldberg, S. Yasar: Fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) inhibition enhances memory acquisition through activation of PPAR-alpha nuclear receptors. Learning Memory 2009;16:332-7.
KM. Sink, X. Leng, J. Williamson, SB. Kritchevsky, K. Yaffe, L. Kuller, S. Yasar, H. Atkinson, M. Robbins, B. Psaty, DC. Goff, Jr. Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Cognitive Decline in Older Adults with Hypertension: Results from the Cardiovascular Health Study. Arch Intern Med. 2009;169:1195-202.
TE. Brinkley, JF. Lovato, CD Furberg, LH Kuller, GL. Burke, RL. Nahin, AM Arnold, OL Lopez, S. Yasar, JD. Williamson, for the Ginkgo Evaluation of Memory (GEM) Study Investigators. Effect of Ginkgo biloba on blood pressure and incidence of hypertension in elderly men and women. Am J Hyperten. 2010;23:528-33.
LV. Panlilio, S. Yasar, EB. Thorndike, SR. Goldberg, CW Schindler. Automatic recording of mediating behavior in delayed matching- and nonmatching-to-position procedures in rats. Psychopharmacology, 2011; 214:495-504.
K. Bettermann, A. Arnold, J. Williamson, S. Rapp, K. Sink, A. Fitzpatrick, J. Toole, M. Carlson, S. Yasar, S. DeKosky, O. Lopez, G. Burke. Cognitive Function and statin use: The Ginkgo Evaluation of Memory Study. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis, 2011; epub.
KM. Jung, G. Astarita, S. Yasar, E. Head, CW. Cotman, D. Piomelli. Deficits in anandamide signaling underlie cognitive dysfunction in Alzheimers Disease. Accepted Neurobiol Aging, 2011, epub.
S. Yasar, FM. Lin, LP. Fried, CH.. Kawas, KM. Sink, ST. DeKosky, MC. Carlson. Potassium Sparing Diuretic Use is Associated with Better Learning and Memory in Older Adults in the GEM Study. Accepted Alzheimers Dement, 2011.
S. Yasar, JY. Ko, S. Nothelle, MM. Mielke, MC. Carlson. Evaluation of the Effect of Systolic Blood Pressure and Pulse Pressure on Cognitive Function: The Womens Health and Aging Study II. PLoSONE, 2011; 6(12):e27976.
M. Mielke, V. Bandaru, J. Xia, NJ. Haughey, S. Yasar, M. Albert, V. Varma, G. Harris, E. Schneider, K. Bandeen-Roche, LP. Fried, CG. Lyketsos, MC. Carlson. Serum ceramides predict Alzheimers disease: The Womens Health and Aging Study II. Accepted Neurology, 2012.
Research Interests
- Dementia, Cognitive decline, Hydrocephalus, Pharmacoepidemiology
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