Anton P. Porsteinsson

Dr. Anton P. Porsteinsson is the Director of the University of Rochester Alzheimer’s Disease Care, Research and Education Program (AD-CARE) in New York, USA. In addition, he is the inaugural William B. and Sheila Konar Professor of Psychiatry, Neurology, Neuroscience, and Medicine at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry.

Dr. Porsteinsson has devoted his career to the care and study of individuals with memory disorders. He participates in the University of Rochester Memory Care Program, which serves a population with memory disorders. Internationally recognized in clinical research and considered one of the leading experts in Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, he has research interests in biomarkers, imaging, and novel pharmacological agents in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, both in terms of cognitive loss and behavioral disturbances. He is a leading investigator for several prominent national and international Alzheimer’s disease prevention and treatment trials. Dr. Porsteinsson is the author and collaborator of hundreds of research publications and serves as site principal investigator for multiple research grants from the National Institutes of Health and other leading funders.