Speaker Information
For nearly thirty years, Dr. Gayatri Devi, MD has focused on brain health, concussions, Alzheimer's and other dementias, menopause related memory loss, and pain. She is founder and runner of "Girls Get Healthy", a program that has provided health and sex education for 1100 inner-city middle and high-school girls annually for over a decade.
Episode Description
Alzheimer’s Disease and similar late-life dementias pose serious threats to human health and well-being. These cognitive disorders can be devastating not only for patients, but also for the family members and friends that care for them. Dr. Gayatri Devi, MD, a nationally recognized neurologist and author of the influential book, ”A Spectrum of Hope: An Optimistic and New Approach to Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias,” shares with us her extensive knowledge about memory and cognitive dysfunction and her innovative treatment approaches. Dr. Devi proposes that precision medicine will be the treatment modality of choice in the future and that, through it, we will be seeing significant improvements in the quality of life of patients with Alzheimer’s disease.