Clinicians and Support Staff

• Mario F. Mendez, MD, PhD, FAAN
  Behavioral and Cognitive Neurologist, UCLA Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry.
• Jill Shapira, RN, PhD
  Nurse Practitioner specializing in dementia care with over 20 years of experience in managing symptoms and educating caregivers.
• Collin Liu, MD and Julia Hsiao, DO
  Licensed Neurologists training under Dr. Mendez as Neurobehavior Fellows.
• Po Lu, PsychD
  Neuropsychologist
• Elvira Jimenez, MPH
  Senior Staff Research Associate
• Aditi Joshi, PhD
  Post-Doctoral Researcher
• Natalie Kaiser, PhD
  Post-Doctoral Researcher
• Michelle Mather, BA
  Research Associate
• Sylvia Fong, MA
  Research Associate
• Kevin Juarez
  Research Associate