VernaRuthPorterMDFANA
Neurology • Santa Monica, CADementia & Geriatrics
Director, Programs for Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia and Neurocognitive Disorders; Professor, Translational Neurosciences and Neurotherapeutics, John Wayne Cancer Institute; Clinical Professor of Neurology (Emeritus), UCLA Dept. of Neurology
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Office
1301 20th Street, Suite 150
Pacific Brain Health Center, Pacific Neuroscience Institute
Santa Monica, CA 90404Phone+1 310-582-7641
Summary
- Dr. Verna Porter is a neurologist in Santa Monica, CA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including UCLA Medical Center-Santa Monica, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Providence Saint John's Health Center, and Providence Saint John's Health Center. She received her medical degree from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and has been in practice 23 years. She is experienced in general neurology, alzheimer's disease, and behavioral neurology / neuropsychiatry.
Education & Training
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Neurology, 1995 - 1998- UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1994 - 1995
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLAClass of 1994
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1995 - 2025- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Diagnostic utility of brain MRI volumetry in comparing traumatic brain injury, Alzheimer disease and behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia.Cyrus A Raji, Somayeh Meysami, Verna R Porter, David A Merrill, Mario F Mendez
BMC Neurology. 2024-09-11 - Beyond the hippocampus: Amygdala and memory functioning in older adults.Tess H Bookheimer, Aarthi S Ganapathi, Fatima Iqbal, Emily S Popa, Jenna Mattinson
Behavioural Brain Research. 2024-08-05 - Generating real-world evidence in Alzheimer's disease: Considerations for establishing a core dataset.James E Galvin, Jeffrey L Cummings, Mihaela Levitchi Benea, Carl de Moor, Ricardo F Allegri
Alzheimer's & Dementia. 2024-06-01
Press Mentions
Doctors Share the 14 Things You Can Do to Lower Dementia Risk Right NowDecember 27th, 2024- New Research Links Sleep Issues and Muscle Loss to Dementia RisksDecember 6th, 2024
- Daytime Sleepiness May Be a Sign of Higher Dementia RiskNovember 7th, 2024
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