A geriatric medicine physician with more than 20 years of experience, this expert specializes in the evaluation and management of age-related cognitive and neurological conditions. Her expertise includes Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, cognitive decline, memory disorders, and cognitive aging, with additional focus on the relationship between metabolic conditions such as obesity and cognitive function. She holds a Doctor of Medicine degree as well as a bachelor’s degree and has completed postgraduate training in internal medicine and fellowship training in geriatric medicine. Her clinical work involves the management of complex geriatric patients with multi-system conditions, emphasizing diagnosis, treatment, and prevention strategies for chronic diseases affecting elderly populations.

Her professional background includes clinical and academic leadership roles as chief of geriatrics and medical director of a memory disorders program, overseeing multidisciplinary care for patients with cognitive impairment and neurodegenerative conditions. She has directed specialized memory clinics and supervised research initiatives focused on dementia and cognitive health. Her work also includes service as a principal investigator and site investigator in multiple clinical trials, including federally funded research, as well as participation in national committees and advisory roles related to geriatric care, patient safety, and clinical research oversight.

She has held leadership roles within major professional organizations, including service on the National Board of Directors of the Alzheimer’s Association and as chairman of a regional chapter. Her contributions to the field include extensive peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, and invited presentations, along with service as a reviewer for leading medical journals and as a participant in National Institutes of Health study sections. Her work has been recognized through honors such as research and teaching awards in geriatrics and internal medicine. She is board-certified in internal medicine with a certificate of added qualification in geriatric medicine and has more than a decade of expert witness experience, including consultations, deposition testimony, and courtroom testimony in matters involving geriatric medicine and cognitive disorders.