Claudia H Kawas MD

Chair in Clinical Neuroscience and Professor of Neurobiology & Behavior and Neurology, at the University of California, Irvine Professor, Neurology School of Medicine Professor, Neurobiology and Behavior School of Biological Sciences

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101 The City Dr SOrange, CA 92868
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Education & Training

Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineResidency, Neurology, 1980 - 1983
UMass Chan Medical SchoolResidency, Internal Medicine, 1978 - 1980
University of Louisville School of MedicineClass of 1978
Swarthmore CollegeB.A., Linguistics and Psychology, Honors, 1974

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Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2001 - 2028
MD State Medical License 1985 - 2000
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Arthur Cherkin Memorial Award UCLA, 2015
Arthur S. Cherkin Memorial Award UCLA, 2015
Senior Summit Award South County, 2015

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

3 citations
The prevalence of Lewy body pathology across nine international community-based cohorts.
Lucy L Gibson, Claudia K Suemoto, Johannes Attems, Erin L Abner, Maria M Corrada
Brain. 2026-11-04
Enhancing fall risk assessment in the oldest old: The interplay of cognition and gait speed.
Katherine A Colcord, Hayley B Kristinsson, Luohua Jiang, Zarui A Melikyan, Zeinah Al-Darsani
Geroscience. 2026-09-14
Hormone replacement therapy and its association with LATE-NC in older adults.
Yohana M Kim, Katherine Colcord, S Ahmad Sajjadi, Elizabeth J Andrews, Julie A Schneider
Alzheimer's & Dementia. 2026-08-01

Journal Articles

Non-Alzheimer’s Contributions to Dementia and Cognitive Resilience in the 90+ Study
Claudia H Kawas, John Q Trojanowski, Acta Neuropathologica
Multiple Pathologies are Common and Related to Dementia in the Oldest-Old: The 90+ Study
Kim RC, Sonnen JA, Bullain SS, Trieu T, Corrada MM, Neurology, 1/11/2015
Lifestyle Factors and Dementia in the Oldest-old: The 90+ Study
Paganini-Hill A, Corrada M, Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders, 1/6/2015

Books/Book Chapters

The Behavioral Neurology of Dementia
Chapter: Chapter 17: Dementia and Cognition in the Oldest-Old
Page 254 - 263Kahle-Wrobleski K, Corrada MEditors: Miller B, Boeve B.Cambridge University Press2009
Hormones, Cognition and Dementia
Chapter: Chapter 3: Estrogen Therapy – Relationship to Longevity and Prevalent Dementia in the Oldest-Old: The Leisure World Cohort Study and The 90+ Study
Page 25 - 31Corrada MM, Paganini-Hill AEditors: Hogervorst E, Henderson VW, Gibbs RB, Brinton RD.Cambridge University Press2009
Handbook of Dementing Illnesses
Chapter: Prevention Strategies for Alzheimer's Disease
Page 453 - 474Corrada MM, Kawas CHEditors: Morris J, Galvin I, Holtzman D.Marcel Dekker, New York2006

Abstracts/Posters

PET Amyloid Imaging with Florbetapir Predicts Cognitive Decline in the Oldest-Old
Greenia D, Caunca M, Bullain S, Corrada M, 66th Annual American Academy of Neurology Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 1/26/2014
Microinfarcts are as Strongly Related to Dementia as Tangles in the Oldest-Old
Corrada M, Bullain S, Sonnen J, 66th Annual American Academy of Neurology Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 1/26/2014
Intermittent Temporal Slowing in Cognitively Normal Oldest-Old
Bullain S, Corrada M, Greenia D, 66th Annual American Academy of Neurology Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 1/26/2014

Lectures

The 90+ Study
1/1/2015
Factors that Promote Long Life
University of Pittsburg - 1/1/2006
Clinical and Pathological Studies in the Oldest Old: The 90+ Study
University of Pittsburg - 1/1/2006

Press Mentions

Study Challenges Traditional Risk Factors for Brain Health in the Oldest-OldJanuary 7th, 2025
Medicare Beneficiaries of Color Receive Later Dementia Diagnosis Than White CounterpartsFebruary 23rd, 2022
MIND Matters | Quarterly Newsletter | Summer 2021September 15th, 2021

Grant Support

Clinical, Imaging, and Pathological Studies in the Oldest Old: The 90+ Study - RevisionUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE2002–2025
Clinical CoreNational Institute On Aging2010–2012
Leukocyte-Derived Biomarkers As Predictors Of Risk And Progression In Alzheimer'National Center For Research Resources2009–2010
Core--ClinicalNational Institute On Aging2005–2009
Core--Education And Information TransferNational Institute On Aging1999–2002