ConcettaMForchettiMDPhD
Neurology • Elk Grove Village, ILDementia & Geriatrics
Clinical Assistant Professor, Ken and Ruth Davee Department of Neurology, Northwestern University Medical School
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Office
800 Biesterfield Rd.
Eberle building suite 610
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007Phone+1 847-981-3630Fax+1 847-981-3633
Summary
- I am the Medical Director for Neuroscience Research and Memory Disorder Clinic at AMITA Health Neurosciences Institute. I am a board certified neurologist with a doctorate degree in neuropharmacology. I completed my post-graduate fellowship at the National Institute of Health. My clinical interests are in generative brain disorders, dementia, including Alzheimer's disease and pharmacological treatment of the above.
Education & Training
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/TJUHResidency, Neurology, 1984 - 1988
NIH Clinical CenterPost-Doctoral Fellowship, 1979 - 1982
Univ L'Aquila- Inst MedClass of 1976
Certifications & Licensure
IL State Medical License 1988 - 2026
PA State Medical License 1986 - 1990- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Cavaliere Della Republica Italiana Republica Italiana, 2006
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification athenaClinicals EHR, athenahealth, Inc, 2013
Clinical Trials
- Acute Effect of Lorazepam on Brain Activity Measured by Magnetoencephalograpy (MEG) and Electroencephalography (EEG) Start of enrollment: 2010 Oct 01
- Progress of Mild Alzheimer's Disease in Participants on Solanezumab Versus Placebo Start of enrollment: 2013 Jul 01
- A Study of Solanezumab (LY2062430) in Participants With Prodromal Alzheimer's Disease Start of enrollment: 2016 Jun 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 358 citationsMRI-derived entorhinal and hippocampal atrophy in incipient and very mild Alzheimer's diseaseBradford C. Dickerson, I. Goncharova, M. P. Sullivan, C. Forchetti, Robert S. Wilson
Neurobiology of Aging. 2001-09-01 - 491 citationsIsolation, characterization, and purification to homogeneity of an endogenous polypeptide with agonistic action on benzodiazepine receptorsAlessandro Guidotti, Concetta M. Forchetti, M. G. Corda, Dennis Konkel, Carl D. Bennett
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 1983-06-01 - 97 citationsEvidence for a tonic GABAergic control of serotonin neurons in the median raphe nucleusConcetta M. Forchetti, James L. Meek
Brain Research. 1981-02-09
Press Mentions
Brown: Alzheimer’s Deaths Rising — and Why I Take It PersonallyMarch 7th, 2017
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Alzheimer's Association International Society to Advance Alzheimer's Research and Treatment (ISTAART)Member
Other Languages
- Italian
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