Name Kristine Yaffe | ||
Occupation Professor at UCSF School of Medicine Known for Cognitive decline and dementia research Alma mater Yale University, University of Pennsylvania, University of California, San Francisco | ||
10/19/2015 - Session 2: Kristine Yaffe, M.D.
Dr. Kristine Yaffe is an internationally recognized expert in the field of cognitive aging and dementia. She is the Scola Endowed Chair and Vice Chair, Professor of Psychiatry, Neurology and Epidemiology and the Director of the Center for Population Brain Health at the University of California, San Francisco. In addition, Dr. Yaffe serves as the Chief of NeuroPsychiatry and the Director of the Memory Disorders Clinic at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Dr. Yaffe received a bachelor’s of science in biology-psychology from Yale University, a medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and completed residencies in neurology and psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco.
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Research
Dr. Yaffe has an extensive record of research on the predictors and outcomes of cognitive aging and dementia. She is widely recognized for her groundbreaking work on dementia prevention. More specifically, Dr. Yaffe’s research focuses on the identification of novel and modifiable risk factors for cognitive decline and dementia, including physical activity, cardiovascular risk factors, sleep quality, PTSD, and traumatic brain injury. She has authored over 440 peer-reviewed articles (H-index=118) published in journals such as Lancet, the New England Journal of Medicine and the Journal of the American Medical Association. Dr. Yaffe’s research is funded by multiple foundations and organizations including the National Institutes of Health, the United States Department of Defense and the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
Awards and Honors
Dr. Yaffe has received numerous awards including the American Academy of Neurology’s Potamkin Prize for Research in Pick’s, Alzheimer’s, and Related Diseases, a prestigious honor considered to be the Nobel Prize of Alzheimer’s research. In 2013, Dr. Yaffe received the UCSF Academic Senate Award for Best Faculty Research. The following year, Dr. Yaffe was recognized as one of Thomson Reuters World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds and received the Distinguished Scientist Award from the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry. In 2017, Dr. Yaffe gave testimony to the United States Senate’s Special Committee on Aging for the hearing: “The Arc of Alzheimer’s: From Preventing Cognitive Decline in Americans to Assuring Quality Care for those Living with the Disease.”