Academic Appointment(s):
- Assistant Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Research Interests:
- Dementia, cognitive decline
- Pharmacoepidemiology
Clinical Interests:
- Memory Clinic
- Primary care of older adults with chronic illness
Selected publications:
- S. Yasar, M. Corrada, R. Brookmeyer and C. Kawas: Use of calcium channel blockers and the risks of developing Alzheimer’s 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- S. Yasar, J. Zhou, R. Varadhan, M. Carlson: Effects of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE-I) and diuretics on age-related cognitive decline: the Women’s Health and Aging Study II (WHAS II). class="journalname"Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2008; 84:119-26.
- 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 16:332-7, 2009.
- 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. 169:1195-202. 2009.
Education/Training:
- MD: Semmelweis Medical University, School of Medicine; Budapest, Hungary
- PhD: Semmelweis Medical University, School of Pharmacological Sciences; Budapest, Hungary
- Internship/Residency: Internal Medicine, Greater Baltimore Medical Center; Baltimore, MD
- Fellowship: Geriatrics, Johns Hopkins University; Baltimore, MD
