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Faculty Detail     Name DAVID GELDMACHER   Campus Address SC 640 Zip 0017 Phone 205-996-3679 E-mail dgeldmacher@uab.edu Other websites http://medicine.uab.edu/neurology/faculty/84316/

Education Medical School  State University of New York: Health Science Center at Syracuse, New York      Doctor of Medicine

Faculty Appointment(s) Appointment Type Department Division Rank Primary  Neurology   Neurology Chair Office Professor Secondary  Neurobiology  Neurobiology Professor Center  Center for Aging  Center for Aging Professor

Biographical Sketch  Dr. Geldmacher graduated magna cum laude from the University of Rochester (New York) with his B.A. in Biology and Psychology. He obtained his M.D (with Certificate in Academic Research) from the State University of New York Health Science Center at Syracuse. He undertook his training in Neurology at Case Western Reserve University and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Behavioral Neurology at the University of Florida. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and a member of the American Academy of Neurology, and the American Neurological Association. He has been listed in The Best Doctors in America and Who's Who in the World.

Society Memberships Organization Name Position Held Org Link Alzheimer's of Central Alabama    http://www.alzca.org/  American College of Physicians   Fellow  http://www.acponline.org/  American Neurological Association    http://www.aneuroa.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=1  American Society of Neurorehabilitation    http://www.asnr.com/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=1

Research/Clinical Interest Title Description His research has centered on clinical trials of dementia therapy, and he has been awarded NIH and pharmaceutical industry funding for investigator-initiated clinical trials in Alzheimer's disease Previously his research focused on disorders of complex visual processing associated with aging, brain trauma, stroke, and neurodegenerative disease.

Selected Publications  Publication PUBMEDID Geldmacher DS, Levin BE, Wright CB. Characterizing healthy samples for studies of human cognitive aging. Front Aging Neurosci. 2012;4:23  22988440  Roberson ED, Defazio RA, Barnes CA, Alexander GE, Bizon JL, Bowers D, Foster TC, Glisky EL, Levin BE, Ryan L, Wright CB, Geldmacher DS. Challenges and opportunities for characterizing cognitive aging across species. Front Aging Neurosci. 2012;4:6.   22930699  Salloway S, Mintzer J, Cummings JL, Geldmacher D, Sun Y, Yardley J, Mackell J. Subgroup analysis of US and non-US patients in a global study of high-dose donepezil (23 mg) in moderate and severe Alzheimer's disease. Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen. 2012 Sep;27(6):421-32.   22930699

Keywords Alzheimer's disease, dementia, visual processing

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