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Office
4150 Clement St # 181g
San Francisco, CA 94121Phone+1 415-221-4810Fax+1 415-750-6641
Education & Training
- University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Psychiatry, 1993 - 1995
- University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Neurology, 1990 - 1993
- University of Pennsylvania Health SystemInternship, Internal Medicine, 1989 - 1990
- Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 1989
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1990 - 2026
- PA State Medical License 1989 - 1990
Clinical Trials
- Metabolic Syndrome, Inflammation, and Risk of Cognitive Decline Start of enrollment: 1997 Jan 01
- Computer-Based Training for Mild Alzheimer's Disease Start of enrollment: 2004 Sep 01
- Clinical Characteristics of Dementias That Occur Remotely After Traumatic Brain Injury in Retired Military Personnel Start of enrollment: 2013 Jul 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Five-Year Changes in 24-Hour Sleep-Wake Activity and Dementia Risk in Oldest Old Women.Sasha Milton, Clémence Cavaillès, Sonia Ancoli-Israel, Katie L Stone, Kristine Yaffe
Neurology. 2025-04-22 - Sleep health profiles across six population-based cohorts and recommendations for validating clustering models.Sanne J W Hoepel, Nina Oryshkewych MSc, Lisa L Barnes PhD, Meryl A Butters PhD, Daniel J Buysse MD
Sleep Health. 2025-03-20 - The Difference in Cystatin C- and Creatinine-Based eGFR and Cognition in MrOS.Lindsay M Miller, O Alison Potok, Dena E Rifkin, Kristine Yaffe, Kristine Ensrud
Kidney360. 2025-03-11
Journal Articles
- Risk of Suicide Attempt in Patients with Recent Diagnosis of Mild Cognitive Impairment or DementiaKristine Yaffe, MD, JAMA Psychiatry
- Sex Differences in Cognitive Decline Among US AdultsDeborah A Levine, Jeremy B Sussman, Rodney A Hayward, Rebecca F Gottesman, Ralph L Sacco, Kristine Yaffe, JAMA Network Open
- Agent Orange Exposure and Dementia Diagnosis in US Veterans of the Vietnam EraKristine Yaffe, MD, JAMA Neurology
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Authored Content
- Blood-Based Biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Present Complex Challenges to Health Care SystemOctober 2024
- Association of Rapid Eye Movement Sleep with Mortality in Middle-Aged and Older AdultsJuly 2020
- Association of Rapid Eye Movement Sleep with Mortality in Middle-Aged and Older AdultsJuly 2020
- Association of Circadian Abnormalities in Older Adults with an Increased Risk of Developing Parkinson DiseaseJune 2020
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Press Mentions
- These Sleep Habits Might Make Your Brain Age FasterFebruary 17th, 2025
- MRI Shows Poor Sleep Translates to Poor Brain HealthOctober 30th, 2024
- Study of Chemical Exposure, Dementia Risk Funded by $11M NIH GrantOctober 30th, 2024
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Grant Support
- Lifecourse Predictors and Mechanisms of Early Clinical ADRD among Black and White Adults in their SixtiesUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO2025–2029
- Lifecourse Predictors and Mechanisms of Early Clinical ADRD among Black and White Adults in their SixtiesUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO2025–2029
- Early mid-life environmental toxicant exposures and AD/ADRD risk in CARDIAUNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA2024–2029
- Early mid-life environmental toxicant exposures and AD/ADRD risk in CARDIAUNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA2024–2029
- Hypertension, Blood Pressure Targets, and Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Risk and Disparities among Nationally Representative US VeteransUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO2024–2029
- Early mid-life environmental toxicant exposures and AD/ADRD risk in CARDIAUNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA2024–2029
- Hypertension, Blood Pressure Targets, and Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Risk and Disparities among Nationally Representative US VeteransUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO2024–2029
- Hypertension, Blood Pressure Targets, and Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Risk and Disparities among Nationally Representative US VeteransUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO2024–2029
- Hypertension, Blood Pressure Targets, and Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Risk and Disparities among Nationally Representative US VeteransUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO2024–2029
- Hypertension, Blood Pressure Targets, and Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Risk and Disparities among Nationally Representative US VeteransUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO2024–2029
- Hypertension, Blood Pressure Targets, and Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Risk and Disparities among Nationally Representative US VeteransUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO2024–2029
- Early mid-life environmental toxicant exposures and AD/ADRD risk in CARDIAUNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA2024–2029
- Early mid-life environmental toxicant exposures and AD/ADRD risk in CARDIAUNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA2024–2029
- Hypertension, Blood Pressure Targets, and Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Risk and Disparities among Nationally Representative US VeteransUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO2024–2029
- Early mid-life environmental toxicant exposures and AD/ADRD risk in CARDIAUNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA2024–2029
- Early mid-life environmental toxicant exposures and AD/ADRD risk in CARDIAUNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA2024–2029
- Paul B. Beeson Emerging Leaders Career Development Awards in Aging Annual MeetingAMERICAN FEDERATION FOR AGING RESEARCH2017–2029
- The Health & Aging Brain Study - Health Disparities (HABS-HD)UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR2022–2027
- The Health & Aging Brain Study - Health Disparities (HABS-HD)UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR2022–2027
- The Health & Aging Brain Study - Health Disparities (HABS-HD)UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR2022–2027
- The Health & Aging Brain Study - Health Disparities (HABS-HD)UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR2022–2027
- The Health & Aging Brain Study - Health Disparities (HABS-HD)UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR2022–2027
- The Health & Aging Brain Study - Health Disparities (HABS-HD)UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR2022–2027
- The Health & Aging Brain Study - Health Disparities (HABS-HD)UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR2022–2027
- Population Based Research for Alzheimer's Innovation (POP BRAIN)UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO2021–2026
- Population Based Research for Alzheimer's Innovation (POP BRAIN)UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO2021–2026
- Population Based Research for Alzheimer's Innovation (POP BRAIN)UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO2021–2026
- Population Based Research for Alzheimer's Innovation (POP BRAIN)UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO2021–2026
- Population Based Research for Alzheimer's Innovation (POP BRAIN)UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO2021–2026
- Population Based Research for Alzheimer's Innovation (POP BRAIN)UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO2021–2026
- Population Based Research for Alzheimer's Innovation (POP BRAIN)UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO2021–2026
- Clin-STAR Coordinating CenterAMERICAN FEDERATION FOR AGING RESEARCH2019–2026
- Blood mitochondrial DNA biomarkers of midlife cognitive decline and adverse brain imaging changes - A longitudinal investigation in the CARDIA population-based cohort studyNORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO2020–2025
- Blood mitochondrial DNA biomarkers of midlife cognitive decline and adverse brain imaging changes - A longitudinal investigation in the CARDIA population-based cohort studyNORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO2020–2025
- Sleep Quality and Mechanistic Links to Alzheimer Disease and Related Disorders among older Mexican Americans and Non-Hispanic WhitesUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO2019–2025
- Lifecourse CVD Risk and Midlife Cognitive Trajectories and Brain Aging: Implications for Alzheimer's and Dementia PreventionNORTHERN CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE/RES/EDU2019–2025
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