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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- Is this information wrong?
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, Pre-clinical Pharmacology, 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
- 356 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 - 85 citationsAutoimmune thyroiditis and a rapidly progressive dementia: Global hypoperfusion on SPECT scanning suggests a possible mechanismConcetta M. Forchetti, George Katsamakis, David C. Garron
Neurology. 1997-08-01 - 488 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
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
Hospital Affiliations
- AMITA Health Elk Grove VillageElk Grove Village, Illinois
- Northwestern Memorial HospitalChicago, Illinois
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