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Prof. Neelum T. Aggarwal

Associate Professor, Neurology
Rush University Medical Center – USA
Member of the Consultive Council of Saudi Alzheimer’s Disease Association - KSA
 

Neelum T. Aggarwal, MD, is a cognitive neurologist, clinical trialist and researcher in the field of population health and aging. She is Senior Neurologist for the federally funded Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center Clinical Core in Chicago; Director of Research and founder of the Cardiology Cognitive Clinic at the Rush Heart Center for Women, and an Associate Professor in the Department of Neurological Sciences and Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center at Rush University Medical Center.

Dr. Aggarwal is a long standing Steering Committee member and Site Principal Investigator for multiple NIA funded clinical trials on aging and Alzheimer' s Disease through the Alzheimer’s Disease Cooperative Study Group (ADCS) – and Alzheimer's Therapeutic Research Institute (ATRI).

Her clinical and population health research has focused on the predictors and outcomes of cognitive decline, mild cognitive impairment and dementia in older adults, with a focus on underserved populations in Chicago. She is particularly interested in identifying how social determinants of health, cardiovascular disease and other novel risk factors for cognitive impairment including sex and gender differences, may lead to strategies to prevent cognitive decline and dementia.

For over 20 years she has served as the senior examining neurologist for community based observational studies, conducting over 2500 "in home" neurologic evaluations in Chicago's minority neighborhoods and is the co-principal investigator for the federally funded PCORI grant, “Community Engagement for Early Recognition and Immediate Action in Stroke (CEERIAS)” study, which addresses socioeconomic, race/ethnicity and sex and gender disparities in stroke awareness, barriers to health care access, treatments and outcomes in Chicago’s minority communities. A graduate of the Academy of Neurology - Palatucci Advocacy Leadership Forum,

Dr. Aggarwal is a long-standing voice for community based research, clinical trial participation, public health initiatives, locally and nationally. She is the Senior Advisor for Women's Health Issues, Research, Equity and Policy for HELEN (Health Equity, Leadership Exchange Network), was appointed as the first Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer for the American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA), and serves as the Vice Chair of the Governing Council of the AMA- Women's Physician Section. She recently was awarded the 2016 Woman in Science award from the American Medical Women's Association and is a fellow of the Institute of Medicine of Chicago (IOMC).