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Victor W. Henderson

Contact Information

  • Clinical Offices
    Neurology Clinic 300 Pasteur Dr A301 MC 5325 Stanford, CA 94305
    Telephone Work (650) 723-6469 Fax (650) 498-6326
  • Academic Offices
    Personal Information
    Tel (650) 723-5456
    Administrative Contact
    Erika French-Arnold Tel Work 723-5456
    Not for medical emergencies or patient use

Clinical Focus

  • Alzheimer's Disease
  • Memory Disorders

Administrative Appointments

  • Director, Graduate Program in Epidemiology, Stanford University , (2004– present )
  • Senate Steering Committee, Faculty Senate, School of Medicine , (2008– present )

Honors and Awards

  • Chair, Geriatric Neurology Section, American Academy of Neurology (2008-)
  • Kenneth and Bette Volk Endowed Professorship, University of Southern California (1999-2001)
  • Visiting Professor / Visiting Research Scholars Award, University of Melbourne / University of Melbourne Collaborative Research Program (2002)
  • Visiting Scientist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1988-1989)
  • Kearney Visiting Professor, Mental Health Research Institute of Victoria (2002)
  • President, North American Menopause Society (2007-2008)
  • Phi Kappa Phi faculty recognition award, University of Southern California (2001)
  • Lawrence C. McHenry Award, American Academy of Neurology (2007)
  • President, Los Angeles Society of Neurological Sciences (1990-1991)
  • Administrative Vice President, Faculty Senate, University of Southern California (1998-1999)
  • Listed: Who's Who in America (2010); Who's Who in the World (2010); America's Top Doctors (2009), - (-)

Professional Education

  • MD, Johns Hopkins University Medicine
  • MS, University of Washington Epidemiology
  • Internship, Duke University Internal medicine
  • Residency, Washington University Neurology
  • Fellowship, Boston University Behavioral Neurology
  • Board Certification: Behavioral Neurology, United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties (2006)
  • Board Certification: Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (1981)
  • Boston University Medical Center (1981) MA
  • Washington University School of Medicine (1980) MO
  • Duke University Medical Center (1977) NC
  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1976) MD

Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations

Research Interests

Research interests:

(1) Risk factors for age-associated cognitive decline and dementia,

(2) Therapeutic strategies to improve cognitive function in aging and dementia, and

(3) Brain–behavior relations as they pertain to human cognition.

Our research focuses on pharmacological and behavioral interventions to remediate cognitive aging and to improve symptoms of dementia. One major emphasis concerns the role of estrogens and other sex steroids in human cognition and dementia.

Publications