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Claudia Kawas, MD, Neurology, Orange, CA

Claudia H Kawas MD


Chair in Clinical Neuroscience and Professor of Neurobiology & Behavior and Neurology, at the University of California, Irvine Professor, Neurology School of Medicine Professor, Neurobiology and Behavior School of Biological Sciences

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  • 101 The City Dr SOrange, CA 92868

  • Phone+1 714-880-7812

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Education & Training

  • Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
    Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineResidency, Neurology, 1980 - 1983
  • UMass Chan Medical School
    UMass Chan Medical SchoolResidency, Internal Medicine, 1978 - 1980
  • University of Louisville School of Medicine
    University of Louisville School of MedicineClass of 1978
  • Swarthmore College
    Swarthmore CollegeB.A., Linguistics and Psychology, Honors, 1974

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2001 - 2026
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 1985 - 2000
  • Neurology
    American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Arthur S. Cherkin Memorial Award UCLA, 2015
  • Senior Summit Award South County, 2015
  • Arthur Cherkin Memorial Award UCLA, 2015
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Publications & Presentations

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Journal Articles

  • Non-Alzheimer’s Contributions to Dementia and Cognitive Resilience in the 90+ Study  
    Claudia H Kawas, John Q Trojanowski, Acta Neuropathologica
  • Multiple Pathologies are Common and Related to Dementia in the Oldest-Old: The 90+ Study  
    Kim RC, Sonnen JA, Bullain SS, Trieu T, Corrada MM, Neurology, 1/11/2015
  • Lifestyle Factors and Dementia in the Oldest-old: The 90+ Study  
    Paganini-Hill A, Corrada M, Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders, 1/6/2015
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • PET Amyloid Imaging with Florbetapir Predicts Cognitive Decline in the Oldest-Old
    Greenia D, Caunca M, Bullain S, Corrada M, 66th Annual American Academy of Neurology Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 1/26/2014
  • Microinfarcts are as Strongly Related to Dementia as Tangles in the Oldest-Old
    Corrada M, Bullain S, Sonnen J, 66th Annual American Academy of Neurology Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 1/26/2014
  • Intermittent Temporal Slowing in Cognitively Normal Oldest-Old
    Bullain S, Corrada M, Greenia D, 66th Annual American Academy of Neurology Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 1/26/2014
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Lectures

  • The 90+ Study 
    1/1/2015
  • Factors that Promote Long Life 
    University of Pittsburg - 1/1/2006
  • Clinical and Pathological Studies in the Oldest Old: The 90+ Study 
    University of Pittsburg - 1/1/2006

Press Mentions

  • Study Challenges Traditional Risk Factors for Brain Health in the Oldest-Old
    Study Challenges Traditional Risk Factors for Brain Health in the Oldest-OldJanuary 7th, 2025
  • Medicare Beneficiaries of Color Receive Later Dementia Diagnosis Than White Counterparts
    Medicare Beneficiaries of Color Receive Later Dementia Diagnosis Than White CounterpartsFebruary 23rd, 2022
  • MIND Matters | Quarterly Newsletter | Summer 2021
    MIND Matters | Quarterly Newsletter | Summer 2021September 15th, 2021
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Grant Support

  • Clinical, Imaging, and Pathological Studies in the Oldest Old: The 90+ Study - RevisionUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE2002–2025
  • Clinical CoreNational Institute On Aging2010–2012
  • Leukocyte-Derived Biomarkers As Predictors Of Risk And Progression In Alzheimer'National Center For Research Resources2009–2010
  • Core--ClinicalNational Institute On Aging2005–2009
  • Core--Education And Information TransferNational Institute On Aging1999–2002
  • Core--ClinicalNational Institute On Aging1999–2002
  • Risk Factors &Early Course Of Dementia &Alzheimers Disease In BLSANational Center For Research Resources1999–2002
  • Risk &Course Of Dementia &Alzheimers Disease In BLSANational Center For Research Resources2000
  • Risk Factors And Early Signs In Alzheimers Disease/BlsaNational Institute On Aging1999
  • Risk Factors And Early Signs In Alzheimers Disease/BlsaNational Institute On Aging1994–1998
  • Neurobiology Of Cognitive Decline In Aged HumansNational Institute On Aging1994–1998
  • Core--Clinical StudiesNational Institute On Aging1994–1998
  • Selegline And Tocopherol Treatment For Alzheimer'S DiseaseNational Center For Research Resources1993–1994
  • Effects Of THA In Patients With Alzheimer'S DiseaseNational Center For Research Resources1993
  • Risk Factors And Early Signs In Alzheimer'S Disease/BlsaNational Institute On Aging1990–1993
  • Effects Of THA (TACRINE) In Patients With Alzheimers DiseaseNational Center For Research Resources1990

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