Cathy Ann Alessi MD

Dr. Alessi is the Director of the VA Greater Los Angeles (GLA) Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), and Chief of the Division of Geriatrics at VA GLA. She is a Professor of Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, where she is also Associate Director of the Multicampus Program in Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology. A native of Illinois, Dr. Alessi obtained her undergraduate degree at the University of Illinois in Urbana/Champaign, and her medical degree at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago. She completed Internal Medicine residency at Michael Reese Hospital Medical Center in Chicago, and Geriatric Medicine clinical and research fellowships at the University of Chicago.

Dr. Alessi's research focuses on descriptive and interventional research to improve sleep problems in older adults. Dr. Alessi is a Past Chair of the Health Sciences Section of the Gerontological Society of America, a Past President and a Past Chair of the Board of Directors of the American Geriatrics Society, and is currently the Chair of the Research Committee of the Sleep Research Society.