Pierre N. Tariot, M.D.
Clinical Advisory Board
Dr. Tariot is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Psychiatry with added qualifications in geriatrics. He served as a Fellow at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Intramural Research Program, then as a faculty member at the University of Rochester Medical Center. He has served as the Director of the Banner Alzheimer’s Institute in Phoenix since 2006. He is also a Research Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Arizona College of Medicine. His work focuses on the care and study of people with and at risk for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, with emphasis on design and implementation of clinical trials for prevention and treatment, development of biomarkers, characterization and treatment of neuropsychiatric features of dementia, and demonstration of effective dementia care. He has published over 450 papers on these topics including those regarding studies that led to the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of new medications.
He serves as co-director of the international Alzheimer’s Prevention Initiative (API). His research affiliations include the National Institute on Aging (NIA), the NIMH, and the Alzheimer’s Association and he is a Fellow of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology. Dr. Tariot received his medical degree from the University of Rochester Medical School.
