Neelum T Aggarwal MD

Summary

• Dr. Neelum Aggarwal is a Chicago-based cognitive neurologist, clinical trialist, and nationally recognized leader in brain health, specializing in the intersection of cardiovascular disease, aging and cognitive decline.
  
  She is a Professor of Neurological Sciences at Rush University Medical Center and Research Director at the Rush Heart Center for Women, where she leads innovative, multidisciplinary programs focused on preventing cognitive impairment in high risk populations.
  
  With over two decades of experience, Dr. Aggarwal leads NIH funded clinical trials and translational research programs that bridge population neuroscience, clinical care and real world implementation.
  
  Her work focuses on sex and gender differences in dementia, health inequities and modifiable risk factors including diet and cardiometabolic health. She has authored/coauthored over 150 peer reviewed publications in leading journals including JAMA Neurology and The New England Journal of Medicine, and is widely recognized for translating complex neuroscience into scalable, clinically meaningful strategies for brain health and dementia prevention.
  
  She has extensive experience collaborating with academic consortia, industry partners, and federal agencies, with expertise in clinical trial design, biomarker integration and longitudinal cohort studies.
  
  Her work emphasizes scalable lifestyle based interventions in post stroke and older adult patients and integration of these interventions into community and healthcare systems.