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Stuart Lipton, MD, Neurology, San Diego, CA

Stuart A Lipton MD PhD


Professor and Founding Director, Neurodegeneration New Medicines Center, Step Family Foundation Endowed Chair, Scripps Research; Professor of Neurology/Neurosciences (adj), UC San Diego School of Medicine & Yale School of Medicine. Previously: Asst., Assoc, Prof., Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School; Director, CNS Research Institute, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts

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  • 4510 Executive DrSte 325San Diego, CA 92121

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Education & Training

  • Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School
    Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Neurology, 1978 - 1981
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1977 - 1978
  • Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
    Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 1977

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1999 - 2027
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 1981 - 2027
  • ME State Medical License
    ME State Medical License Active through 1988
  • Neurology
    American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2017
  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2017
  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2017

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Press Mentions

  • Why Some People with down Syndrome Avoid Dementia Despite Alzheimer’s Pathology
    Why Some People with down Syndrome Avoid Dementia Despite Alzheimer’s PathologyMarch 2nd, 2025
  • SNO-Y Protein Levels Help Explain Why More Women Develop Alzheimer’s
    SNO-Y Protein Levels Help Explain Why More Women Develop Alzheimer’sJanuary 6th, 2023
  • Beer, Dolphins and More Discoveries That Could Shed Light on Alzheimer’s Disease
    Beer, Dolphins and More Discoveries That Could Shed Light on Alzheimer’s DiseaseDecember 22nd, 2022

Grant Support

  • Aberrant protein S-nitrosylation mediates Gene-Environment Interactions in AD/ADRDSCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE2024–2029
  • Crosstalk between innate-immunity human microglia and adaptive-immunity Tregs in Alzheimer's diseaseSCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE2022–2027
  • Leadership in AD/ADRD Drug DiscoverySCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE2021–2026
  • Project II - Clinically-Safe Nmdar Antagonists Prevent NeurotoxicityEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2012
  • Core A - Administrative And Statistical ComponentsEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2012

Other Languages

  • Spanish

Industry Relationships

  • Scientific Advisory Board Member, Eli LillyMember of Neuroscience SABDisclosure: Consultancy payment2015 - Present
  • Scientific Founder, ADAMAS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Scientific Co-FounderDisclosure: Equity2000 - Present

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