Medical-Scientific Advisory Committee Members

Marwan Sabbagh, MD,  MED-SAC Chairman
Dir., Clinical Research, The Cleo Roberts Center for Clinical Research
Sun Health Research Institute
Sun City, AZ

Geoffrey L. Ahern, MD, PhD
Prof. of Neurology, Psychology, Psychiatry
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ

Leslie Baxter, PhD
Neuropsychology  Neuroimaging Laboratory
Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph’s Hospital
Phoenix, AZ

Charles B. Bernick, MD
Prof. of Neurology, University of Nevada School of Medicine
Director, Lou Ruvo Center for Alzheimer's Disease and Brain Aging
Las Vegas, NV

Larry Cohen, PhD, JD
Attorney At Law
Phoenix, AZ

Donald J. Connor, PhD, PhD
Dir. of  Neuropsychology
Cleo Roberts Ctr. for Clinical Research, Sun Health Research Institute
Sun City, AZ

David W. Coon, PhD
Associate Professor, Psychology
Arizona State University
Glendale, AZ

Stephen S. Flitman, MD
Medical Director
21st Century Neurology, a division of Xenoscience Inc.
Phoenix, AZ

Ana T. Fuentevilla, MD
Medical Director
Evercare Southwest Region, UnitedHealth Group
Phoenix, AZ

Gary Grove, MD, FAPA
Board Certified General and Geriatric Psychiatrist
ASCP Certified Clinical Psychopharmacologist
Scottsdale, AZ

Alfred Kaszniak, PhD
Head of Psychology; Dept. of Psychology, Neurology & Psychiatry, U of A
Dir., Education Core, Arizona Alzheimer's Disease Center
Tucson, AZ

Zaven Khachaturian, PhD
President & CEO Keep Memory Alive Foundation
Lou Ruvo Brain Institute
Las Vegas, NV

Louis C. Kirby, MD
Medical Director
Provista Life Sciences LLC
Phoenix, AZ

Marc Lato, MD
Medical Director
SCAN Long Term Care and SCAN Health Plan
Phoenix, AZ

Gary Martin, PhD
Clinical Psychologist
InteGer Behavioral Health Associates
Scottsdale, AZ

Robert Matthies, MD
Family Practice
Prescott, AZ

Steven Rapcsak, MD
Prof. of Neurology and Psychology, University of Arizona
Southern AZ Veterans’ Administration Health Care System
Tucson, AZ

Wallace Reed, MD
Anesthesiologist, Retired
Co-Founder, SurgiCenter
Phoenix, AZ

Eric M. Reiman, MD
Executive Director, Banner Alzheimer's Institute
Director, Arizona Alzheimer's Disease Consortium
Phoenix, AZ

Patricio F. Reyes, MD
Dir, Barrow Cognitive Program
Barrow Neurological Institute
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center
Phoenix, AZ

Joseph Rogers, PhD
Director
Sun Health Research Institute
Sun City, AZ

Gary Salzman, MD
Dir., Banner Good Samaritan/Hayden V.A.
Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program
Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center
Phoenix, AZ

Jiong Shi, MD, PhD
Assistant Prof., Barrow Cognitive Program
Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center
Phoenix, AZ

Upinder Singh, MD
Chief of Geriatrics
Southwest Medical Associates
Las Vegas, NV

Dietrich A. Stephan, PhD
Dir., Neurogenomics Research Division
Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen)

Pierre Tariot, MD
Associate Director
Banner Alzheimer's Institute

Bryan K. Woodruff, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Scottsdale, AZ

Roy Yaari, MD, MAS
Staff Neurologist – Dementia Specialist
Banner Alzheimer’s Institute
Phoenix, AZ