The LBDA Scientific Advisory Council (SAC) members are internationally recognized leaders in LBD research and clinical management.

CHAIRPERSON

Kejal Kantarci, MD, M.S.
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine

VICE CHAIRPERSON

David J. Irwin, MD, MSTR
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

MEMBERS

Dag Aarsland, MD
Kings College, UK

Melissa J. Armstrong, MD, M.Sc., FAAN
University of Florida Health Fixel Center for Neurological Diseases

Bradley F. Boeve, MD
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine

Dennis W. Dickson, MD
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine

Tanis Ferman, Ph.D.
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine

Erin Foster, PhD, OTD, MSCI, OTR/L
Washington University of St. Louis

Douglas R. Galasko, MD
University of California, San Diego

James E. Galvin, MD, M.P.H.
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Jennifer G. Goldman, MD, M.S.
JPG Enterprises LLC

Stephen N. Gomperts, MD, Ph.D.
Harvard Medical School

Valerie E. Kelly, PT, PhD
University of Washington

James B. Leverenz, MD
Cleveland Clinic

Oscar L. Lopez, MD
University of Pittsburgh

Karen Marder, MD, M.P.H.
Columbia University

Ignacio F. Mata, Ph.D.
Cleveland Clinic

Sonja W. Scholz, MD, Ph.D.
National Institutes of Health

Andrew Siderowf, MD
University of Pennsylvania

Andrew Singleton, Ph.D.

John-Paul Taylor MBBS (Hons) Ph.D. MRCPsych
Newcastle University, UK

Debby W. Tsuang, MD, M.Sc.
University of Washington

Daniel Weintraub, MD
University of Pennsylvania

Cyrus P. Zabetian, MD, M.S.
University of Washington School of Medicine

WALL OF HONOR

We would like to acknowledge the following experts for their longstanding research contributions to the field of LBD and their many years of service to the Lewy Body Dementia Association.

Howard Hurtig, MD (retired)
University of Pennsylvania

Daniel Kaufer, MD (in memoriam)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Kenji Kosaka, MD, Ph.D. (in memoriam)
Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Japan

Carol F. Lippa, MD (retired)
Thomas Jefferson University

Ian G McKeith MD, F.Med Sci. (retired)
Newcastle University Institute for Aging, UK