The Center for Memory Loss and Brain Health at Hackensack University Medical Center
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The Center for Memory Loss and Brain Health at Hackensack University Medical Center offers integrated, high-quality screening, diagnostic and treatment services for adults living with cognitive or memory impairment caused by conditions such as Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia. We strive to optimize brain function with a focus on minimizing the effects of associated medical problems and optimizing healthy behavior.
We understand how a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia can disrupt a family. Our services support both the patient and their care provider by bringing together all of the specialists and services a patient and family may need in one clinic, during one visit.
We have assembled an expert team of fellowship-trained physicians from neurology and geriatric medicine to lead the program, along with:
- Medical assistants and administrative staff who help with appointments and support you during your visits
- Neuropsychologists to assess cognitive health
- Counseling psychologists to help with the emotional effects of cognitive impairment
- Social workers to connect each family to resources in their community
- Research coordinators who manage clinical trials and can explain possible participation in these vital studies
- Dieticians who offer nutritional support and guidance
Why Choose Us?
Hackensack University Medical Center is the only NJ hospital nationally-ranked in Geriatrics and Neurology & Neurosurgery by U.S. News & World Report.
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 population-based clinical and translational research to advance the science of dementia care affording New Jersey residents who are living with dementia access to some of the most advanced, 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.
Hackensack University Medical Center participates in several clinical trials on Alzheimer’s and Dementia.
Services Offered
- Neurological evaluation focused on making and confirming the correct diagnosis
- Pharmacological treatment
- Assessing high risk medication use and polypharmacy
- Preventive strategies for brain health
- Optimizing chronic medical conditions
- Neuropsychological testing
- Gait Training
- Nutrition
- Psychological Well-being and Health Behavior
- Advance care planning
- Care provider support and connecting to community resources
- Community outreach and education
The Center for Memory Loss and Brain Health at Hackensack University Medical Center offers integrated, high-quality screening, diagnostic and treatment services for adults living with cognitive or memory impairment caused by conditions such as Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia. We strive to optimize brain function with a focus on minimizing the effects of associated medical problems and optimizing healthy behavior.
We understand how a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia can disrupt a family. Our services support both the patient and their care provider by bringing together all of the specialists and services a patient and family may need in one clinic, during one visit.
We have assembled an expert team of fellowship-trained physicians from neurology and geriatric medicine to lead the program, along with:
- Medical assistants and administrative staff who help with appointments and support you during your visits
- Neuropsychologists to assess cognitive health
- Counseling psychologists to help with the emotional effects of cognitive impairment
- Social workers to connect each family to resources in their community
- Research coordinators who manage clinical trials and can explain possible participation in these vital studies
- Dieticians who offer nutritional support and guidance
Why Choose Us?
Hackensack University Medical Center is the only NJ hospital nationally-ranked in Geriatrics and Neurology & Neurosurgery by U.S. News & World Report.
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 population-based clinical and translational research to advance the science of dementia care affording New Jersey residents who are living with dementia access to some of the most advanced, 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.
Hackensack University Medical Center participates in several clinical trials on Alzheimer’s and Dementia.
Services Offered
- Neurological evaluation focused on making and confirming the correct diagnosis
- Pharmacological treatment
- Assessing high risk medication use and polypharmacy
- Preventive strategies for brain health
- Optimizing chronic medical conditions
- Neuropsychological testing
- Gait Training
- Nutrition
- Psychological Well-being and Health Behavior
- Advance care planning
- Care provider support and connecting to community resources
- Community outreach and education
Meet the Team
At the Memory Loss and Brain Health Center at Hackensack University Medical Center, Our center is led by Manisha Parulekar, M.D. and Florian P. Thomas, M.D., Ph.D.. Our providers all serve on the faculty of the departments of Neurology and Internal Medicine at Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine.