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James Galvin, MD, MPH, FANA
James Galvin, MD, MPH, FANA
  • Director, Comprehensive Program for Brain Health
  • Professor, Department of Neurology
  • University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine
  • Miami, FL

Dr. James E. Galvin is a professor in the departments of neurology and psychiatry at New York University Langone School of Medicine in New York City. Dr. Galvin received his bachelor of arts degree in chemistry from New York University in 1986, his masters of science in nutrition from Rutgers University in 1988, his MD from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in 1992 and his masters of public health from St Louis University in 2004. Following his medical internship, he trained in neurology at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia (1993-1995) and served as chief neurology resident at Medical College of Pennsylvania/Hahnemann University (1995-1996).

After completing his residency, Dr. Galvin served as an NINDS fellow in neurologic rehabilitation at the University of Pennsylvania (1996-1997) and completed post-doctoral training at the Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research in the department of pathology and laboratory medicine under the direction of John Q. Trojanowski MD, PhD and Virginia M-Y Lee, PhD. During this time he joined the faculty of MCP Hahnemann as an assistant professor and was the director of ambulatory neurology and a member of the Dementia and Memory Disorders Center.

He then joined the faculty of Washington University in July 2000 serving as director of the Memory Diagnostic Center and Alzheimer Treatment Unit at Washington University, as well as director of Education and Community Outreach and associate clinical core leader for the Alzheimer Disease Research Center.

In March of 2010, Dr. Galvin joined the faculty of New York University Langone School of Medicine as professor of neurology and psychiatry, where he serves as director of clinical operations for the Center of Excellence on Brain Aging, director of the Pearl Barlow Dementia Evaluation and Treatment Center and associate director of the NIH-funded Alzheimer Disease Center.

He is on the board of directors for the Lewy Body Dementia Association and is on the Scientific Advisory Council for the American Federation for Aging Research. He has been recognized for his research efforts and excellence in geriatric neurology and psychiatry by the American Academy of Neurology. He has served as an ad hoc reviewer for the NIH and numerous clinical and scientific journals. He is on the editorial board for 3 journals. He had published over 80 scientific papers covering basic, clinical and translational science in the area of neurodegenerative disorders, dementia and cognitive aging, is the editor of 2 textbooks on dementia and leads numerous clinical trials investigating new therapeutics for Alzheimer disease and related disorders. His research is funded by the National Institutes of Health, American Federation for Aging Research, and the Alzheimer Association.

Schedule29 Mar 2024