A CU Medicine provider.

I hope to ensure that my patients are living their best life possible, even in the face of a chronic neurologic disease. I emphasize the importance of physical exercise, diet, social activities, and cognitively stimulating activity to not only improve quality of life, but to help delay the progression of the neurodegenerative diseases I treat.

I enjoy reading historical fiction, especially anything that focuses on Eleanor of Aquitaine.

Locations

UCHealth Neurology Clinic - Central Park (Primary)

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3055 Roslyn Street
Suite 120
Denver, CO 80238
Monday: 8am - 5pm
Tuesday: 8am - 5pm
Wednesday: 8am - 5pm
Thursday: 8am - 5pm
Friday: 8am - 5pm
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed

Qualifications and experience

Specialties
Neurology, Behavioral Neurology, Brain and Nervous System - Alzheimer's Disease, Brain and Nervous System, Brain and Nervous System - Movement Disorders, Brain and Nervous System - Parkinson's Disease
Gender
Female
Languages spoken
English
Education
Internship
Rush University Medical Center Program (2011)

Fellowship
University of Colorado (2017)

Medical School
The School of Medicine at Stony Brook University Medical Center (2010)

Residency
Rush University Medical Center Program (2014)

Undergraduate
New York University (NY) (2006)

Graduate
University of Colorado Denver (2018)

Clinical interest for patients

I am interested in conditions that present with symptoms affecting both cognition and movement, such as Parkinson's disease dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies, and Alzheimer's disease with parkinsonism. I have fellowship training in both Movement Disorders and Behavioral Neurology, which has laid the foundation for these interests.

Research interest for patients

My research is focused on how to best evaluate cognition as it relates to daily functioning. Paper and pencil tests done in clinic do not always fully evaluate how thinking and memory problems can affect someone's day-to-day function. I hope to validate a new type of assessment that directly evaluates daily activities that require higher levels of cognitive function. In the future, I hope to work on developing non-pharmacologic treatments for cognitive impairment that focus on improving independence and functionality, such as an exercise program that also involves cognitive training.

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