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Allan I. Levey, MD, PhD (he/him/his)

The Robert W. Woodruff Professor Neurology and Director, Emory Goizueta Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, and the Goizueta Brain Health Institute
Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Allan Levey, MD, PhD, is the Robert W. Woodruff Professor and Director of the Goizueta Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center and the Goizueta Institute at Emory University. Dr. Levey received a BS from University of Michigan and an MD and PhD (Immunology) from the University of Chicago. He then trained in Neurology at Johns Hopkins, and joined their faculty prior to moving to Emory in 1991. He Chaired the Emory Department of Neurology from 2003-2021, leading it to be among the top NIH funded research departments and with a major expansion of the faculty and the clinical and educational programs.

Dr. Levey is a neurologist and neuroscientist internationally recognized for his work in neurodegenerative disease, with more than 400 research publications. His work in Alzheimer’s Disease and related neurodegenerative disorders has contributed to understanding mechanisms involved in these conditions and translation to new therapeutic strategies and biomarkers. He leads multi-institutional teams in NIH translational programs, including Accelerating Medicine Partnership for Alzheimer’s Disease and the TREAT-AD consortia. He has received numerous awards and is a member of the National Academy of Medicine.

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