The Center for Memory Loss and Brain Health at Hackensack University Medical Center
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Monday8:30 AM-4:30 PM
Tuesday8:30 AM-4:30 PM
Wednesday8:30 AM-4:30 PM
Thursday8:30 AM-4:30 PM
Friday8:30 AM-4:30 PM
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About Us
At the Center for Memory Loss and Brain Health, we provide comprehensive, personalized care for all stages of memory loss and cognitive change. Our goal is to optimize your brain function and promote healthy behaviors so you can maintain the highest possible quality of life. We design our care around your individual needs, while also ensuring your family has the vital support and resources they need.
Conditions We Treat
Our team specializes in the treatment of memory disorders including:
- Mild cognitive impairment
- Alzheimer’s and related disorders
- Vascular dementia
- Lewy body dementia
- Frontotemporal dementia
- Limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy
- Memory loss associated with other neurological conditions, e.g. MS, Parkinson’s disease, Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus and Stroke
Comprehensive and Coordinated Approach to Brain Health
Our specialized team provides state-of-the-art, personalized care designed around your unique needs. Our services include:
- Medical & Diagnostic Care: Expert neurological evaluations for accurate diagnoses, targeted pharmacological treatments, and management of chronic medical conditions.
- Medication Safety: Careful review of your prescriptions to reduce high-risk medications and simplify your routine.
- Cognitive & Emotional Health: Neuropsychological and psychological well-being assessment and treatment focused on improving health behaviors.
- Physical Wellness & Prevention: Preventive brain health strategies, tailored nutrition guidance, and physical and occupational therapy for safe mobility and home safety.
- Ongoing Support & Planning: Dedicated social services, and advance care planning to support your future goals.
Memory Loss Experts
Our Multidisciplinary Care Team is led by fellowship-trained neurologists and geriatricians who communicate regularly with your primary care physician to ensure seamless continuity of care. Your care team also includes:
- Neuropsychologists & Health Psychologists: To assess cognitive health, provide emotional support and coping strategies, and assist in appropriate diagnosis and treatment recommendations.
- Social Workers: To connect your family with essential support programs and resources.
- Rehabilitation Specialists: To maximize function, safety, and participation at all cognitive levels.
- Research Coordinators: To provide access to and guidance on cutting-edge clinical trials.
- Dedicated Support Staff: To ensure smooth appointments and assist you during every visit.
Why Choose Us?
- Hackensack University Medical Center is the first hospital in New Jersey’s history to be ranked among the Top 20 in the nation. It’s also the #1 hospital in the NY-NJ Metro Area, and the #1 hospital in New Jersey. It is also home to several nationally ranked specialties, including the state's only nationally-ranked Geriatrics and Neurology & Neurosurgery programs.
- Hackensack University Medical Center’s Emergency Department has received Gold - Level 1 Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation (GEDA) — the highest-level designation available through the program — from the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP).
- The Memory Loss and Brain Health Center engages in clinical trials and translational research to advance dementia care affording New Jersey residents living with dementia access to some of the most promising therapies before they are widely available.
- The Center’s clinicians collaborate with organizations such as the Greater New Jersey Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, Act Now Foundation, the national Alzheimer’s Association, and Wyckoff YMCA to provide community and clinician education, support groups, and access to community-based resources.