*What if those diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease could still expect years of meaningful life?
*How can we lessen the unfair and damaging stigma around this illness?
Join Jennifer Reid, MD as she interviews Dr. Gayatri Devi, MD, neurologist and author of The Spectrum of Hope: An Optimistic and New Approach to Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias.
Dr. Gayatri Devi has focused her entire career on promoting brain health and quality of life in neurologic disease. She is board-certified in Neurology, Pain Medicine, Psychiatry, and Brain Injury Medicine as well as Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry.
Dr. Gayatri's website: https://nybrain.org/
Jennifer Reid, MD: thereflectivedoc.com
Discussed in this Episode:
1) The harmful myths about disease course in Alzheimer's
2) Proper diagnosis of dementia, and why it is so often missed in doctors' offices
3) New, effective treatments for slowing disease progression
4) How women and men respond differently to a dementia diagonsis
Dr. Devi is currently the director of Park Avenue Neurology and an Attending Physician at Lenox Hill Hospital | Northwell Health as well as a Clinical Professor of Neurology at Downstate Medical Center. Her research focuses on the optimal treatment of stroke, cognitive loss, and pain.
Dr. Devi has been featured in multiple news outlets, including the BBC, NY Times and Wall Street journal, and has written several books. She is neurologic consultant to the NY State Committee for Physician Health and the NFL Players Association.
Born and raised in India, the daughter, granddaughter, and great-granddaughter of physicians, Dr. Devi continues a tradition of caring that began 140 years ago.
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Reasons for Hope in Alzheimer's Disease: An Interview with Dr. Gayatri Devi, MD