Gary Small MD
Professor and Academic Chair of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine Vice President and Behavioral Health Physician-in-Chief, Havnanian Family Foundation Chair, Hackensack Meridian Health, Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences and Parlow-Solomon Professor on Aging at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
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30 Prospect Avenue6 St John, Room 6706Hackensack, NJ 07601
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Summary
- I am a board certified psychiatrist at Hackensack Meridian Health, where I serve as Behavioral Health Physician-in-Chief. I also have decades of experience as a clinician, neuroscientist, and educator in aging, Alzheimer's disease, and memory.
Education & Training
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Geriatric Psychiatry, 1983
Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean HospitalResidency, Psychiatry, 1978 - 1981
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern CaliforniaClass of 1977
University of California, Los AngelesB.A., Biology, Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1969 - 1973
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1980 - 2026
NJ State Medical License 2020 - 2026
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Benefits and Risks of New Tests for Alzheimer's Disease.Maxwell Z Price, Gary W Small
The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 2025-04-14 - 6 citationsUnderstanding barriers to and facilitators of clinician-patient conversations about brain health and cognitive concerns in primary care: a systematic review and practi...Soo Borson, Gary W Small, Quentin O'Brien, Andrea Morrello, Malaz Boustani
BMC Primary Care. 2023-11-06 - Correction to: Screening, Diagnosis, and Management of Parkinson's Disease Psychosis: Recommendations From an Expert Panel.Rajesh Pahwa, Stuart H Isaacson, Gary W Small, Yasar Torres-Yaghi, Fernando Pagan
Neurology and Therapy. 2023-10-01
Press Mentions
7 Signs It’s Time to Take Your Memory Issues SeriouslyApril 25th, 2025- Does Using Digital Technology Lower or Raise Dementia Risk?April 22nd, 2025
- Can Weight Training Protect Your Brain from Dementia?April 10th, 2025
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