Medical Advisory Council
AFTD Medical Advisory Council members are among the foremost leaders in FTD research and clinical management. They provide AFTD with the medical, scientific, and research expertise necessary to advance our mission. AFTD appreciates the time and efforts of every member of this council and recognizes the invaluable service they provide to our community.
Active
Bradford C. Dickerson, M.D., Chair
Harvard University
Chair 2022-2025
Chiadi Onyike, M.D., Chair-elect
Johns Hopkins University
Chair 2025-2028
Rosa Rademakers, Ph.D., Research & Grants Committee Chair
University of Antwerp
Mayo Clinic
Howard Rosen, M.D., Education Committee Chair
University of California, San Francisco
Sami Barmada, M.D., Ph.D.
Research & Grants Committee
University of Michigan
Adam Boxer, M.D., Ph.D.
Research & Grants Committee
University of California, San Francisco
Richard Ryan Darby, M.D.
Education Committee
Vanderbilt University
Dennis Dickson, M.D.
Research & Grants Committee
Mayo Clinic Florida
Fayron Epps, Ph.D., RN
Education Committee
Emory University
Howard Feldman, M.D., FRCP
Research & Grants Committee
University of California, San Diego
Jamie Fong, MS, CGC
Education Committee
Baylor University
Fen-Biao Gao, Ph.D.
Research & Grants Committee
University of Massachusetts
Tania Gendron, Ph.D.
Research & Grants Committee
Mayo Clinic Florida
Sandi Grow, RN, BSN
Education Committee
AFTD Board Member
Sue Hirsch, MA
Education Committee
Hershey Medical Center
David Irwin, M.D.
Research & Grants Committee
University of Pennsylvania
Celeste Karch, Ph.D.
Research & Grants Committee
Washington University
Tammaryn Lashley, Ph.D.
Research & Grants Committee
University College London
Maya Lichtenstein, M.D.
Research & Grants Committee
Geisinger Health
Allison Lindauer, Ph.D., APRN
Education Committee
Oregon Health & Science University
Ian R.A. Mackenzie, M.D.
Research & Grants Committee
University of British Columbia
Chair 2019-2022
Darby Morhardt, Ph.D., LCSW
Education Committee
Northwestern University
Mary O’Hara, LCSW
Education Committee
University of Colorado
Olivier Piguet, Ph.D.
Research & Grants Committee
University of Sydney
Magdalini Polymenidou, Ph.D.
Research & Grants Committee
University of Zurich
Kate Possin, Ph.D.
Education Committee
University of California, San Francisco
Emily Rogalski, Ph.D.
Research & Grants Committee
Northwestern/University of Chicago
Iliriana Sela, MBA, MS, PA-C
Education Committee
Private Health Management
Carmela Tartaglia, M.D., FRCPC
Research & Grants Committee
University of Toronto
Emeritus
Bradley F. Boeve, M.D.
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
Chair 2007-2012
Jill S. Goldman, M.S., M.Phil., CGC
Columbia University
New York, NY
Bernardino Ghetti, M.D.
Indiana University
Indianapolis, IN
Edward “Ted” Huey, M.D.
Brown University
Providence, RI
Michael Hutton, Ph.D.
Eli Lilly and Co.
UK
David S. Knopman, M.D.
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
Chair 2014-2016
Walter Kukull, Ph.D.
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Virginia M.-Y. Lee, Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Carol F. Lippa, M.D.
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA
Irene Litvan, M.D.
University of California, San Diego
San Diego, CA
Mario Mendez, M.D., Ph.D.
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Chair 2016-2019
M.-Marsel Mesulam, M.D.
Northwestern University
Chicago, IL
Chair 2012-2014
Bruce Miller, M.D.
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Jill Murrell, Ph.D.
Indiana University
Indianapolis, IN
Creighton “Tony” Phelps, Ph.D.
NIA/retired
Washington, DC
Leadership History
Murray Grossman, MDCM, EdD
2003 - 2007
Bradley F. Boeve, M.D.
2007 - 2012
M.-Marsel Mesulam, M.D.
2012 - 2014
David S. Knopman, M.D.
2014 - 2016
Mario Mendez, M.D., Ph.D.
2016 - 2019
Ian R.A. Mackenzie, M.D.
2019 - 2022
Bradford C. Dickerson, M.D.
2022 - 2025
Chiadi Onyike, M.D.
2025 - 2028
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