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Office
UPR School of Medicine
Neurology Section
San Juan, PR 00936Phone+1 787-754-0101Fax+1 787-751-3911
Summary
- Board Certified Neurologist specializing in Behavioral and Cognitive disorders.
Education & Training
- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterBehavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry, 2012 - 2013
- University of Puerto RicoResidency, Neurology, 2008 - 2012
- University of Puerto Rico School of MedicineClass of 2008
Certifications & Licensure
- VA State Medical License 2023 - 2026
- PR State Medical License 2010 - 2025
- OH State Medical License 2012 - 2013
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
- United Council for Neurological SubspecialtiesBehavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry
Clinical Trials
- Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network Trial: An Opportunity to Prevent Dementia. A Study of Potential Disease Modifying Treatments in Individuals at Risk for or With a Type of Early Onset Alzheimer's Disease Caused by a Genetic Mutation. Master Protocol DIAN-TU-001 Start of enrollment: 2012 Dec 01
- An Efficacy and Safety Study of Lanabecestat (LY3314814) in Early Alzheimer's Disease Start of enrollment: 2014 Sep 30
- A Study of LY3154207 in Participants With Dementia Due to Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) Associated With Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease (PD) or Dementia With Lewy Bodies (DLB) Start of enrollment: 2017 Nov 09
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 9 citationsLatin American Initiative for Lifestyle Intervention to Prevent Cognitive Decline (LatAm-FINGERS): Study design and harmonization.Lucia Crivelli, Ismael Luis Calandri, Claudia Kimie Suemoto, Rosa María Salinas, Lina Marcela Velilla
Alzheimer's & Dementia. 2023-09-01 - 16 citationsDominantly inherited Alzheimer's disease in Latin America: Genetic heterogeneity and clinical phenotypesJorge J. Llibre-Guerra, Yan Li, Ricardo F. Allegri, Patricio Chrem Mendez, Ezequiel Surace
Alzheimer's & Dementia. 2021-04-01 - 5 citationsSmall vessel disease and memory loss: what the clinician needs to know to preserve patients' brain health.Christian Schenk, Timothy Wuerz, Alan J. Lerner
Current Cardiology Reports. 2013-10-09
Journal Articles
- Neurocognitive DisordersChristian Schenk, PR J of Neurosciences, Vol 10, 9/1/2018
- Movement Disorders and DementiaSchenk C, PR J of Neurosciences 9 (1), 5/20/2015
- Diagnostic testing and medication utilization in Alzheimer's disease in a large de-identified database.Lerner A, Schenk C, Miller M., Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia, 7/2013
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- First Estimate of the Prevalence of Huntington’s disease in Puerto RicoChristian González Serrano, Génesis Vázquez, Jessica Maisonet, Jarelys López Delgado, Gimarie Irizarry, Amílcar Matos, Diamar Calderón, Laura Zurillo, Christian Schenk..., 2nd Puerto Rico Public Health Summit (2022), 2nd Puerto Rico Public Health Summit (2022), 5/17/2022
- Behavioral profiles of Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma and Psoriasis (P6. 193)Alan Lerner, Mansi Sethi, Joselin Tacastacas, Timothy Wuerz, Christopher Bailey, Philip Fastenau, Pingfu Fu, Frances Lissemore, Christian Schenk, Kevin Cooper, Neurology, AAN, 4/23/2015
- CSF Hypocretin-1 Levels and HIV infection – No association with Addictive Behavior but do correlate with Cognitive Impairment.Joyce Velez, Christian Schenk, Rafael Lopez-Vaquero, Richard Scholasky, Valerie Wojna MD, 11th International Symposium on NeuroVirology (ISNV), New York, NY
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Lectures
- Decision Making in DementiaXXV Jornadas Neurologicas - Academia PR Neurologia - 8/30/2015
- Normal Pressure HydrocephalusXXV Jornadas Neurologicas - Academia PR Neurologia - 8/29/2015
- DementiasUPR School of Medicine - 8/15/2015
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Authored Content
- El potencial uso de Productos del Cannabis en el Alzheimer.11/19/2015
- Sintomas Neurologicos despues de los 603/19/2015
- WKAQ - Salud Hoy12/14/2013
Committees
- Secretary, Puerto Rican Academy of Neurology 2019 - 2022
- Vocal, Academia Puertorriqueña de Neurologia 2016 - 2018
Professional Memberships
- Member
- American Neuropsychiatry Association - ANPAMember
- Society for Behavioral and Cognitive Neurology - SBCNMember
Other Languages
- Spanish, German
Industry Relationships
- Speaker, Abbvie2018 - 2023
External Links
- Research Gatehttps://www.researchgate.net/profile/Christian_Schenk/
- Orchid Profilehttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-8832-2295
- MetroPRhttps://www.metro.pr/estilo-vida/2024/02/29/la-rigidez-uno-de-los-signos-del-parkinson/
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