StevenTDeKoskyMDFACP, FAAN, FANA
Neurology • Gainesville, FLNeurodegenerative, Dementia & Geriatrics
Steven DeKosky is the Aerts-Cosper Professor of Alzheimer’s Research at the University of Florida College of Medicine, and is Deputy Director of the McKnight Brain Institute, positions to which he was appointed in July 2015. He also serves as Associate Director of the National Institute of Aging- funded Florida Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center at UF.
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Office
1149 Newell Drive Rm L3-100
Gainesville, FL 32611- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
University of Virginia Medical CenterPost-Doctoral Fellowship, Neurochemistry, 1978 - 1979
University of FloridaResidency, Neurology, 1975 - 1978
Johns Hopkins UniversityInternship, Internal Medicine, 1974 - 1975- University of Florida College of MedicineClass of 1974
Bucknell UniversityBA, Psychology, Psi Chi, NSF Summer fellowship, 1964 - 1968
Certifications & Licensure
VA State Medical License 1978 - 2022
FL State Medical License 2017 - 2021
PA State Medical License 1990 - 2016- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Best Doctors in America
- America’s Top Doctors
- Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare Marquis Whos Who
Clinical Trials
- Ginkgo Biloba Prevention Trial in Older Individuals Start of enrollment: 2000 Oct 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Learning ratio performance on a brief visual learning and memory test moderates cognitive training gains in Double Decision task in healthy older adults.Cheshire Hardcastle, Jessica N Kraft, Hanna K Hausman, Andrew O'Shea, Alejandro Albizu, Nicole D Evangelista, Emanuel M Boutzoukas, Emily J Van Etten, Pradyumna K Bhar...> ;Geroscience. 2024 Mar 8
- tDCS reduces depression and state anxiety symptoms in older adults from the augmenting cognitive training in older adults study (ACT).Hanna K Hausman, Gene E Alexander, Ronald Cohen, Michael Marsiske, Steven T DeKosky, Georg A Hishaw, Andrew O'Shea, Jessica N Kraft, Yunfeng Dai, Samuel Wu, Adam J Woods> ;Brain Stimulation. 2024 Mar 2
- Short- and long-term safety of discontinuing chronic opioid therapy among older adults with Alzheimer's disease and related dementia.Yu-Jung Jenny Wei, Almut G Winterstein, Roger B Fillingim, Stephan Schmidt, Michael J Daniels, Siegfried Schmidt, Steven T DeKosky> ;Age and Ageing. 2024 Mar 1
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Journal Articles
- Recommendations for the Nomenclature of Cognitive Change Associated with Anaesthesia and Surgery—2018D S Knopman, M Berger, E S Oh, G Crosby, S T DeKosky, R G Eckenhoff, Canadian Anaesthetists’ Society Journal
Press Mentions
Medical Community Hopeful Following FDA’s Accelerated Approval for Alzheimer’s Disease TreatmentFebruary 8th, 2023- Experts: Alzheimer's Drug Candidate May Offer Big Advance, but No MiracleJanuary 6th, 2023
- CSI: Alzheimer’sDecember 16th, 2021
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Grant Support
- Synaptic, Cholinergic And Amyloid Alterations In Mild Cognitive ImpairmentNational Institute On Aging2008–2012
- Molecular Electron Microscopy Core Facility ImprovementsNational Center For Research Resources2010
- TBI, Amyloid Metabolism And Statin TherapyNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2008–2010
- Longitudinal Assessment Of In Vivo Amyloid In MCI And ADNational Institute On Aging2005–2009
- Clinical CoreNational Institute On Aging2005–2009
- Core--ClinicalNational Institute On Aging1996–2009
- Alzheimer?S Disease Research CenterNational Center For Research Resources2008
- TBI, Amyloid Metabolism And Statin TherapyNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2006–2007
- In Vivopib PET Amyloid IMAGING: Normals, MCI &DementiaNational Institute On Aging2005–2007
- Alzheimer'S Disease Research CenterNational Institute On Aging2005–2007
- Ginkgo Biloba Prevention Trial In Older IndividualsNational Center For Complementary &Alternative Medicine1999–2007
- Alzheimer Disease Research CenterNational Institute On Aging2000–2004
- Cholinergic And Synaptic Alterations In Mild Cognitive ImpairmentNational Institute On Aging2002
- ADRC Imaging Core SupplementNational Institute On Aging2002
- ADRC - Data Management SupplementNational Institute On Aging2002
- Regulation Of APP And A-Beta In TBINational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2000–2002
- Synaptic Abnormalities And Mild Cognitive Impairment In The ElderlyNational Institute On Aging1997–2001
- Cytokines And Neurotrophic Factors In Brain InjuryNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1996–1999
- Alzheimers Disease Research CenterNational Institute On Aging1995–1999
- Alzheimers DiseaseNational Institute On Aging1998
- Pilot--Pet Diagnostic Utility In Amnesia And DementiaNational Institute Of Mental Health1996
- Alzheimers Disease ResearchNational Institute On Aging1994
- Behavioral Neurology Of Aging Training ProgramNational Institute On Aging1990–1992
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