Our Expert Team

The Memory and Alzheimer's Treatment Center


	Constantine Lyketsos, M.D., MHS, FAPM, DFAPA Director, Memory and Alzheimer's Treatment 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 and dementia Development of state-of-the-art treatment for dementia Development of brain imaging and blood tests for Alzheimer’s
	Richard O’Brien, M.D., Ph.D. Co-director, Memory and Alzheimer's Treatment Center Chair of Neurology, Johns Hopkins Bayview Professor of Neurology *Specialties and Interests* Evaluation and treatment of dementia Brain mechanisms for regeneration
	Samuel C. Durso, M.D., MBA Co-director, Memory and Alzheimer's Treatment Center Director, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology Mason F. Lord Professor of Medicine Specialties and Interests Designing and evaluating health care services for older adults Creating and evaluating educational programs for physicians in-training
	Paul B. Rosenberg, M.D. Associate Director, Memory and Alzheimer's Treatment 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
	Esther Oh, M.D. Associate Director, Memory and Alzheimer's Treatment 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
	Christopher 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
	Jin Hui Joo, M.D. Assistant Professor Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Specialties and Interests Development of mental health service interventions for late-life depression in the community Cultural influences in expression, diagnosis and treatment late-life depression Evaluation and management of behavioral disturbances in dementia
	Milap Nowrangi, M.D. Assistant, Division of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neuropsychiatry Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
	Sarah Tighe, M.D. Fellow, Division of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neuropsychiatry Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
	Madhav Thambisetty, M.D., Ph.D. Adjunct Assistant Professor of Neurology Staff Clinician, Laboratory of Behavioral Neuroscience, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health
	Ned 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
	Vani 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
	Abhay Moghekar, M.B.B.M. Assistant Professor of Neurology Specialties and Interests Neurodegenerative disorders Alzheimer’s disease Normal pressure hydrocephalus
	Chiadi Onyike, M.D., MHS Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Director, Frontotemporal Dementia Program 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
	Sevil Yasar, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Medicine (Geriatric Medicine) Specialties & Interests Evaluation and management of memory disorders in people with several chronic diseases Effects of cardiovascular medications on cognition in memory disorders
	Martin Steinberg, M.D. Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Specialties and Interests Depression, agitation and related behavioral symptoms in Alzheimer’s Relationship between physical exercise and dementia Dementia in the assisted living and nursing home setting