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Biosketch
Dr. Galvin earned an MD from the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey. He completed an internship at the Hackensack University Hospital, residencies at Thomas Jefferson University and MCP Hahnemann, and a clinical fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Galvin has expertise in characterizing, diagnosing and managing patients who have problems with memory, thinking, executive function, attention, language, emotion, mood or behavior due to neurodegenerative disease. At the Barlow Center, Dr. Galvin's practice will focus on providing state of the art diagnostic evaluations, treatment and rehabilitation for all forms of dementia and cognitive impairment. Approaches include not only medical treatments but psychosocial interventions, counseling, nutrition, diet and exercise. Dr Galvin has been recognized for his research efforts and excellence in Geriatric Neurology and Psychiatry by the American Academy of Neurology.
He has published more than 80 scientific papers covering basic, clinical and translational science in the area of neurodegenerative disorders, dementia and cognitive aging; is the editor of two textbooks on dementia; and serves on the editorial board for three journals. His research interests include characterizing Lewy body diseases and early detection of cognitive impairment.
Affiliation
- Professor, Neurology, Psychiatry and Population Health
Director, Clinical Operations, Comprehensive Center on Brain Aging
Director, Pearl Barlow Center for Memory Evaluation and Treatment
Associate Director, Alzheimer Disease Center
The Center for Cognitive Neurology
New York, New York
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