Pierre Tariot MD

Dr. Pierre N. Tariot has served as the Institute Director of the Banner Alzheimer’s Institute since its inception in 2006, in addition to his roles as a clinician, researcher, and leader. He serves as co-director of the International Alzheimer’s Prevention Initiative, which is credited with helping launch a new era in Alzheimer’s prevention research. Dr. Tariot also leads Banner Dementia Care Partners, a program designed to demonstrate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of standardized care for individuals with dementia within a large healthcare system, and is a Research Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Arizona College of Medicine.

Dr. Tariot's work has focused on the care and study of people with and at risk for Alzheimer’s disease, with special emphasis on the design and implementation of clinical trials for prevention and treatment, the development of biomarkers, measurement and treatment of neuropsychiatric features of dementia, and demonstration of effective dementia care. His experience includes conceiving, funding, and implementing single-center and multicenter trials, and serving as Principal Investigator on over 50 clinical trials related to Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. He has published over 400 papers on these topics, including those regarding studies that have led to FDA approval of new medications.

Dr. Tariot is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Psychiatry with added qualifications in geriatrics. He was a Fellow at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Intramural Research Program and then served as a faculty member at the University of Rochester Medical Center.

His research affiliations include the National Institute on Aging (NIA), the NIMH, and the Alzheimer’s Association, and he is a Fellow of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology. His work has been recognized throughout his career,r earning him many awards, including the American Geriatrics Society New Investigator Award for Neuroscience, Arizona Geriatrics Society Geriatrician of the Year, National Institute of Mental Health Geriatric Mental Health Academic Award, and the UCLA Turken Research Award.