Professional Background
Dr. Russell Swerdlow is a professor in the Departments of Neurology, Cell Biology and Anatomy, and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. He directs the University of Kansas Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, its Neurodegenerative Disorders Program, and the Heartland Center for Mitochondrial Medicine. He received undergraduate and MD degrees from New York University and trained as a neurologist and Alzheimer’s specialist at the University of Virginia. He holds the Gene and Marge Sweeney Chair at the University of Kansas and is a recipient of an S. Weir Mitchell Award from the American Academy of Neurology, a Cotzias Award from the American Parkinson’s Disease Association, a Chancellor’s Club Research Award from the University of Kansas, a Dolph Simons Research Achievement Award in the Biomedical Sciences from the University of Kansas, and the Oskar Fischer Prize. From 2017-2021 he sat on the NIA Board of Scientific Counselors. He previously chaired the CurePSP Foundation's Research Committee and chaired the Commonwealth of Virginia's Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Commission. He currently serves on advisory committees for several biomedical Foundations, and on the editorial boards of several biomedical research journals. Dr. Swerdlow’s research focuses on brain energy metabolism, its role in Alzheimer’s disease, and its therapeutic manipulation.
Dr. Swerdlow has over 25 years of experience in the evaluation and treatment of patients with memory complaints, cognitive disorders, and behavioral disorders.
- BA, Psychobiology, New York University
- MD, Medicine, New York University
- Internship, Internal Medicine, University of Virginia
- Residency, Neurology, University of Virginia
- Clinical Fellowship, Geriatric Neuropsychiatry, University of Virginia / Western State Hospital
- Post Doctoral Fellowship, Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Virginia
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
- Medical Doctor (MD), Kansas State Board of Healing Arts
- Alzheimer's Drug Development Foundation, Alzheimer's Drug Development Foundation Clinical Advisory Board, Member, 2014 - Present
- American Academy of Neurology, Alliance Awards Subcommittee, Member, 2001 - 2007
- Society for Neuroscience, Member, 1999 - Present
- American Academy of Neurology, Member, 1992 - Present
