Victor W. Henderson, MD, MS

Professor of Epidemiology and Population Health and of Neurology

Bio

Victor Henderson is professor of Epidemiology & Population Health and of Neurology & Neurological Sciences, with interests in neuroepidemiology and brain–behavior relations in aging and dementia. His research focuses on risk factors for cognitive aging and neurodegenerative dementia, and on interventions to help prevent and treat these disorders. He directs the NIH Stanford Alzheimer's Disease Research Center and co-directs the master’s degree program in Epidemiology & Clinical Research. He is an Honorary Skou Professor at Aarhus University in Denmark.

Clinical Focus

Memory Disorders
Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry

Academic Appointments

Professor, Epidemiology and Population Health
Professor, Neurology
Member, Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance
Member, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute

Administrative Appointments

Director, Stanford Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (2015 - Present)
Co-director, Master's of Science Program in Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Stanford University (2015 - Present)
Director, Graduate Program in Epidemiology, Stanford University (2004 - 2015)
Chief, Division of Epidemiology (2010 - 2014)
Senate Steering Committee, Faculty Senate, School of Medicine (2008 - 2012)
Committee on Graduate Studies, Stanford University (2009 - 2012)
Subcommittee on University Honors, Faculty Senate (2014 - 2014)
Chief, Division of Cognitive Neuroscience & Neurogerontology, University of Southern California (1989 - 2001)
Chair, Department of Neurology, Los Angeles County – University of Southern California Medical Center (1992 - 1997)
Administrative Vice President, Academic (Faculty) Senate, University of Southern California (1998 - 1999)
Chair, Year II Curriculum Committee, University of Southern California School of Medicine (1990 - 1992)

Honors & Awards

Honorary Skou Professor, Aarhus University, Denmark (2019–)
Distinguished Service Award, International Menopause Society (2020)
Top Doctors (Neurology), San Francisco Magazine (2017–2021)
Visiting Professor (2015); Honorary Professor, Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University, Denmark (2015–2019)
Lawrence C. McHenry Award, American Academy of Neurology (2007)
Kearney Visiting Professor, Mental Health Research Institute of Victoria (Australia) (2002)
Visiting Professor / Visiting Research Scholars Award, University of Melbourne, Australia (2002)
Kenneth and Bette Volk Endowed Professorship, University of Southern California (1999–2001)
Phi Kappa Phi faculty recognition award, University of Southern California (2001)
Visiting Scientist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1988–1989)

Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations

International Scientific Advisory Board, Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (2015 - Present)
Steering Committee, National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center (2016 - 2019)
General Secretary, International Menopause Society (2014 - 2016)
Member, NIH Neurological, Aging, and Musculoskeletal Epidemiology (NAME) study section (2011 - 2015)
Chair, Section on Geriatric Neurology, American Academy of Neurology (2008 - 2011)
President, North American Menopause Society (2007 - 2008)
President, Los Angeles Society of Neurological Sciences (1990 - 1990)
Associate Editor, Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology (2014 - Present)

Professional Education

Board Certification: United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties, Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry (2006)
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Neurology (1981)
MD, Johns Hopkins University, Medicine
MS, University of Washington, Epidemiology
Internship, Duke University, Internal medicine
Residency, Washington University, Neurology
Fellowship, Boston University, Behavioral Neurology

Contact

Academic Tel: (650) 497-2802

Administrative Contact (academic) Matthew Rizzo Adminstrative Associate mlrizzo@stanford.edu Tel: (650) 497-2802

Clinical (Primary)

This is the primary clinic for this clinical provider. For additional clinical locations and information, please visit the link(s) listed below in the 'Additional Clinical Info' section.

Stanford Neuroscience Health Center 213 Quarry Rd MC 5957 Fl 2 Palo Alto CA 94304 Tel: (650) 723-6469 Fax: (650) 498-6326

Additional Clinical Info

Stanford Health Care

Current Research and Scholarly Interests

Research interests:
(1) Risk factors for age-associated cognitive decline and for dementia.
(2) Therapeutic strategies to improve cognitive abilities in aging and in dementia.
(3) Brain–behavior relations in human cognition.

Clinical Trials

Prazosin for Agitation in Alzheimer's Disease Recruiting
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The study evaluates the effects of Prazosin on agitation in adults with Alzheimer's disease. Two thirds of the participants will participate in the medication portion, while one third will participate in the placebo portion
Lead Sponsor
Stanford Investigators
- Sharon Sha, MD, MS
- Victor W. Henderson, MD, MS
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Activities for Cognitive Enhancement of Seniors Not Recruiting
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Cognitive aging and cognitive decline are important public health concerns in an aging US population. The investigators will conduct a randomized controlled trail among healthy older adults to assess effects of several innovative activities on remediation of age-related cognitive decline.

Stanford is currently not accepting patients for this trial. For more information, please contact Leonor Urbain, MS, 650-721-3308.

Lead Sponsor
- Stanford University
Stanford Investigators
- Victor W. Henderson, MD, MS
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Raloxifene for Women With Alzheimer's Disease Not Recruiting
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This is a multisite pilot randomized trial of raloxifene or placebo for the treatment of women with Alzheimer's disease.

Stanford is currently not accepting patients for this trial. For more information, please contact Narinder Bolaria, 6507313308.

Lead Sponsor
- Stanford University
Stanford Investigators
- Victor W. Henderson, MD, MS
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Stanford Advisees

Postdoctoral Faculty Sponsor
Dena Bahmani
Master's Program Advisor
Anna Maria Bombardieri, Kyle Lambert, Matthew Tran

Graduate and Fellowship Programs

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