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Howard Fillit, MD, Geriatrics, New York, NY

Howard Fillit MD


Founding Executive Director and Chief Science Officer Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation

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  • Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation, 57 West 57 Street904New York, NY 10019

  • Phone+1 212-901-8000

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Education & Training

  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Fellowship, Nephrology, 1979 - 1980
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Beth Israel
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Beth IsraelResidency, Internal Medicine, 1974 - 1976
  • SUNY Upstate Medical University
    SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityClass of 1974

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 1975 - 2025
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2018 - 2024
  • Internal Medicine
    American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Authored Content

  • We Finally Have New Alzheimer’s Drugs. How Do We Decide Who Gets Them?July 2023
  • It’s Time to Move Past Aduhelm and Focus on a Broader Alzheimer’s Drug PipelineJune 2022
  • We Need New Biomarkers for Alzheimer's DiseaseSeptember 2018
  • In the Search for Alzheimer’s Drugs, Researchers Must Look Beyond Beta AmyloidNovember 2017
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Press Mentions

  • Alzheimer’s-related Dementia Could Be Prevented by Experimental Drug, Researchers Say
    Alzheimer’s-related Dementia Could Be Prevented by Experimental Drug, Researchers SayMarch 22nd, 2025
  • The ADDF's Diagnostics Accelerator Authors New Paper on Ocular Biomarker Landscape, Highlighting Ocular Tests as a Tool for Early Detection of Alzheimer's Disease
    The ADDF's Diagnostics Accelerator Authors New Paper on Ocular Biomarker Landscape, Highlighting Ocular Tests as a Tool for Early Detection of Alzheimer's DiseaseMarch 12th, 2025
  • Inaugural ADDF Scientific Summit Convenes Pioneering Scientists Leading and Shaping Alzheimer's Research
    Inaugural ADDF Scientific Summit Convenes Pioneering Scientists Leading and Shaping Alzheimer's ResearchMarch 6th, 2025
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Grant Support

  • Drug Discovery For NeurodegenerationNational Institute On Aging2007–2011
  • Drug Discovery For NeurodegenerationNational Institute On Aging2010
  • Immunobiology Of Autoimmunity To Heparan SulfateNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1994–1997
  • Autoimmunity To Proteoglycans In Autoimmune DiseaseNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1991–1993
  • Pilot Study -- Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycans In Alzheimer'S DiseaseNational Institute On Aging1989–1993
  • Specificity Of Human Autoantibodies To ProteoglycansNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1990–1992
  • Neuroendocrine And Neuroimmune Studies Of Alzheimers Disease And AgingNational Center For Research Resources1987–1988
  • Immunological Probes In Alzheimer'S DiseaseNational Center For Research Resources1985–1988
  • Immunological Studies In GlomerulonephritisNational Center For Research Resources1985–1986

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