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Our Expert Team

The Memory and Alzheimer's Treatment Center
Dr. Constantine Lyketsos

Constantine Lyketsos, M.D., MHS, FAPM, DFAPA
Director, Memory Center
Chair of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins Bayview
The Elizabeth Plank Althouse Professor

Specialties and Interests
• Depression, agitation and related behavioral symptoms of Alzheimer’s
• Interface between depression & dementia
• Development of state-of-the-art treatment for dementia
• Development of brain imaging & blood tests for Alzheimer’s

Dr. Richard O'BrienRichard O’Brien, M.D., Ph.D.
Co-director, Memory Center
Chair of Neurology, Johns Hopkins Bayview
Associate Professor of Neurology

Specialties and Interests
• Evaluation and treatment of dementia
• Brain mechanisms for regeneration
Dr. Samuel DursoSamuel C. Durso, M.D., MBA
Co-director, Memory Center
Interim Director, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology
Associate Professor of Medicine

Specialties and Interests

• Designing and  evaluating health care services for older adults
• Creating and evaluating educational programs for physicians in-training
Dr. Paul RosenbergPaul B. Rosenberg, M.D.
Associate Director, Memory Center
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Specialties and Interests
• Depression, agitation and related behavioral symptoms of Alzheimer’s
• Interface between depression and dementia
• Development of state-of-the-art treatment for dementia
• Development of brain imaging and blood tests for Alzheimer’s
• Study of neuroinflammation as a target for new Alzheimer’s therapies
Dr. Chris MaranoChristopher Marano, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Specialties and Interests
• Evaluation and management of behavioral disturbances in dementia
• Relationship between depression and dementia
Dr. Esther OhEsther Oh, M.D.
Associate Director, Memory Center
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Geriatric Medicine)

Specialties and Interests
• Evaluation and management of memory disorders, especially in older adults with multiple medical problems
• Development of biomarkers for different stages of dementia, which include markers for early detection
• Development of treatments for Alzheimer’s disease both in mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease and in humans
Dr. Ned SacktorNed Sacktor, M.D.
Associate Professor of Neurology

Specialties and Interests
• Alzheimer’s disease
• Frontotemporal dementia
• Dementia with Parkinson’s disease signs
• Stroke-associated cognitive impairment
• HIV-associated cognitive impairment
• Memory disorders in younger adults
Dr. Vani RaoVani Rao, M.D.
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Director, Neuropsychiatry Fellowship Program
Director, Brain Injury Program

Specialties and Interests
• Risk factors for depression after traumatic brain injury
• Brain injury patterns associated with depression after traumatic brain injury
• Diagnostic markers of mild traumatic brain injury
• Risk factors for disability after mild traumatic brain injury
Dr. Abhay MoghekarAbhay Moghekar, M.B.B.M.
Assistant Professor of Neurology
 
Specialties and Interests
• Neurodegenerative disorders
• Alzheimer’s disease
• Normal pressure hydrocephalus
Dr. Chiadi OnyikeChiadi Onyike, M.D., MHS
Director, FTD Program
Co-Director, Frontotemporal Dementia and Young-Onset Dementias Clinic
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Specialties and Interests

• Clinical epidemiology and treatment of FTD and young-onset dementias
• Cognitive and behavioral disorders in ALS and their relation to FTD
• Measurement of progression, disability, life participation and burden of care in FTD
• Social cognition and social pragmatism in FTD and other dementias
Dr. Sevil YasarSevil Yasar, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Geriatric Medicine)

Specialties & Interests
• Evaluation & management of memory disorders in people with several chronic diseases
• Effects of cardiovascular medications on cognition in memory disorders
Dr. Martin SteinbergMartin Steinberg, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Specialties and Interests
• Depression, agitation & related behavioral symptoms in Alzheimer’s
• Relationship between physical exercise & dementia
• Dementia in the assisted living & nursing home setting
 

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