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Janne Nissinen, MD, Neurology, San Diego, CA, UC San Diego Medical Center - Hillcrest

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Neurology • San Diego, CA

Neurodegenerative, Dementia & Geriatrics

Dementia / Behavioral neurologist

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Education & Training

  • University of California (San Diego) Medical Center
    University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterFellowship, Geriatric and Cognitive Neurology, 2015 - 2017
  • University of California (Irvine)
    University of California (Irvine)Residency, Neurology, 2012 - 2015
  • University of California (Irvine)
    University of California (Irvine)Internship, Internal Medicine, 2011 - 2012
  • University of Arkansas For Medical Sciences College of Medicine
    University of Arkansas For Medical Sciences College of MedicineClass of 2011
  • University of California, Irvine
    University of California, IrvineB.S., Biology, Minor: Psychology, Cum Laude, Golden Key Honor Society, 2004 - 2007
  • Irvine Valley College
    Irvine Valley CollegeNo Degree, Japanese culture and language, 2004 - 2006
  • Saddleback College
    Saddleback CollegeBachelor's, Biology, 2001 - 2004

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2012 - 2024
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Medical Student Prize for Excellence in Neurology 2011
  • CSULA Japanese Speech Contest, 1st place 2004

Publications & Presentations

Abstracts/Posters

  • Normal Cognition in a 99-Year-Old Man with High Level of Alzheimer Disease Pathology
    Kristoffer J. Nissinen, MD; María M. Corrada, ScD; Barbara L. Shah, NP; Ronald C. Kim, MD; Szofia S. Bullain, MD; Claudia H. Kawas, MD, AAN National Conference, Philadelphia, 4/14/2014
  • Normal cognition in a 99-year-old man with high level of Alzheimer Disease pathology
    María M. Corrada, Barbara A. Shah, Ronald Kim, Szofia Bullain, Claudia H. Kawas, American Academy of Neurology annual meeting, University of California, Irvine, Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders, Phila, 1/1/2014

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Finnish

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Janne Nissinen, Dr. Janne Nissinen, MD, Dr. J Nissinen, Dr. Janne Kristoffer Nissinen