Jose A. Luchsinger, MD

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Jos?? Alejandro Luchsinger received his MD degree from the Universidad Central de Venezuela in Caracas. He completed an internal medicine residency program including one year as chief medical resident at St. Luke's Hospital in New York City. He also completed a General Medicine Fellowship at Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) and obtained an MPH in epidemiology from the Mailman School of Public Health at CUIMC. He has been a faculty member since 1999. His research has focused on the relation of vascular, metabolic, and dietary on aging outcomes, primarily cognition, in diverse populations. He conducts cohort studies and clinical trials. He is the director of the Center on Aging and Health Disparities (CAHD) in the Division of General Medicine. The CAHD is the home for the Northern Manhattan Center of Excellence in Minority Health and Health Disparities at Columbia University, funded by NIMHD, and various research projects in aging, minority health, and health disparities.

Academic Appointments

Associate Professor of Epidemiology at CUMC
Associate Professor of Medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center

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NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center

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Male

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Credentials & Experience

Education & Training

Central University of Venezuela
Residency: St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center
Fellowship: Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, NY

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Internal Medicine

Research

I work with the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer?￠a??a?￠s Disease and the Aging Brain analyzing data from a prospective cohort study of aging.

Research Interests

Relationship between cardiovascular risk factors and cognition
Relationship between diet and cognition

Selected Publications

Jos???? A. Luchsinger, Ming-Xing Tang, Steven Shea, Richard Mayeux (2003) Antioxidant vitamin intake and risk of Alzheimer?￠a??a?￠s disease Arch Neurol 60:203-208
Jos???? A. Luchsinger, Ming-Xing Tang, Steven Shea, Richard Mayeux (2002) Caloric intake and risk of Alzheimer's disease Arch Neurol 59:1258-63
Holly B. Posner, Ming-Xin Tang, Jose Luchsinger, Rafael Lantigua, Yaakov Stern, Richard Mayeux (2002) The Relationship of Hypertension in the Elderly to Alzheimer?￠a??a?￠s disease, Vascular Dementia and Cognitive Function Neurology 58:1175-81
Mathew S. Maurer, Jos???? A. Luchsinger, Rachel Wellner, Eugene Kukuy, Niloo M. Edwards (2002) The Impact of Body Mass Index on Complications from Cardiac Surgery In The Oldest Old J Am Geriatr Soc 50:988-94
Jos???? A. Luchsinger, Ariel Pablos-Mendez, Charles Knirsch, Daniel Rabinowitz, Steven Shea (2002) Antibiotic Use and Risk of Myocardial Infarction in the General Population Am J of Cardiol 89:18-21
Jos???? A. Luchsinger, Ariel Pablos-Mendez, Charles Knirsch , Daniel Rabinowitz, Steven Shea (2001) Antibiotic Use and Risk of Ischemic Stroke in the Elderly Am J of Med 111:361-366


For a complete list of publications, please visit PubMed.gov