Costantino Iadecola MD, FAHA

Dr. Iadecola received the MD degree from the University of Rome, Italy, in 1977, wherein he pursued neurology training with Prof. Cesare Fieschi. In 1980, he joined Cornell University first as a post-doctoral fellow with Dr. Donald Reis, and then as Neurology Resident with Dr. Fred Plum. In 1990, Dr. Iadecola was recruited to the Department of Neurology of the University of Minnesota, where he rose through the academic ranks serving as Professor and Vice-Chair for Research from 1997 to 2001. In 2001, Dr. Iadecola was recruited back to Cornell as Director of the Division of Neurobiology, a post previously held by his mentor.

Dr. Iadecola was named Director of the Brain and Mind Research Institute, a new entity with departmental privileges representing a hub for translational neuroscience research at Weill Cornell. He was also appointed the Anne Parrish Titzell Professor of Neurology, a prestigious chair previously held by Drs. Harold Wolff, Fred Plum, and Flint Beal.