Jerome Yesavage

Clinical Focus

• Geriatric Psychiatry
• Psychiatry

Administrative Appointments

• Associate Chief of Staff for Mental Health, VA Palo Alto Health Care System (2002 - present)

Honors and Awards

• Distinguished Scientist Award, American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (2009)
• Weinberg Award for Excellence in Geriatric Psychiatry, American Psychiatric Association (1993)

Professional Education

Web Site Links

• Personal Web site

Research Interests

Please see my home page for full descriptions of research: www.stanford.edu/people/yesavage

Clinical Trials

• Age-related Longitudinal Changes in Aviator Performance Recruiting
• PTSD, Sleep Disordered Breathing And Genetics: Effects On Cognition Recruiting
• Modafinil Treatment for Sleep/Wake Disturbances in Older Adults Recruiting
• The Effect of Memantine on Brain Structure and Chemistry in Alzheimer's Disease Patients Completed
• Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) No longer recruiting

Publications

• Gene expression profile of the PDAPP mouse model for Alzheimer's disease with and without Apolipoprotein E. Selwood SP, Parvathy S, Cordell B, Ryan HS, Oshidari F, Vincent V, Yesavage J, Lazzeroni LC, Murphy GM. Neurobiol Aging. 2009; 30 (4): 574-90
• Acetylcholinesterase inhibitor in combination with cognitive training in older adults. Yesavage JA, Friedman L, Ashford JW, Kraemer HC, Mumenthaler MS, Noda A, Hoblyn J. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2008; 63 (5): P288-94
• Should one use medications in combination with cognitive training? If so, which ones? Yesavage J, Hoblyn J, Friedman L, Mumenthaler M, Schneider B, O'Hara R. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2007: 62 Spec No 1 11-8
• In Alzheimer disease, increased wake fragmentation found in those with lower hypocretin-1. Friedman LF, Zeitzer JM, Lin L, Hoff D, Mignot E, Peskind ER, Yesavage JA. Neurology. 2007; 68 (10): 793-4
• Pilot age and expertise predict flight simulator performance: a 3-year longitudinal study. Taylor JL, Kennedy Q, Noda A, Yesavage JA. Neurology. 2007; 68 (9): 648-54