Richard Isaacson MD, FAAN

Dr. Richard S. Isaacson is a pioneering neurologist with a focus on the treatment and prevention of Alzheimer’s disease. He is the Founder and Former Director of the Alzheimer’s Prevention Clinic, a first-of-its-kind in the world, at Weill Cornell Medicine/New York Presbyterian, where he was also Assistant Dean of Faculty Development and Associate Professor of Neurology.

Dr. Isaacson specializes exclusively in Alzheimer’s disease risk reduction and treatment, mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer’s, and preclinical Alzheimer’s. His research focuses on nutrition and the implementation and longitudinal assessment of dietary intervention for Alzheimer’s management. Dr. Isaacson’s research has been presented at scientific meetings nationally and internationally, and he was awarded the 2009 AAN A.B. Baker Teacher Recognition Award.

Dr. Isaacson has chaired the AAN Undergraduate Education Subcommittee working group in dementia and, in turn, received the AAN Education Research Grant for “Evaluating the effectiveness of Continuum: Dementia as a teaching tool for medical students,” which was published in Neurology. Dr. Isaacson also has experience with the personal side of this disease—as several of his family members have had Alzheimer’s. This has been a driving force behind his dedication and passion towards preventing AD through a comprehensive, multi-modal approach. Dr. Isaacson is the author of two best-selling books for parents, caregivers, and patients: Alzheimer’s Treatment & Alzheimer’s Prevention: A Patient & Family Guide and The Alzheimer’s Prevention Diet: A Step-by-Step Nutritional Approach for Memory Loss Prevention & Treatment.