Services and Appointments

Services

The UNC Memory Disorders Clinic offers:

• Comprehensive neurological and cognitive diagnostic evaluations;
• Multidisciplinary treatment planning and disease management; and
• Risk reduction and lifestyle management strategies.

We specialize in the diagnosis and management of:

• Mild Cognitive Impairment
• Alzheimer’s Disease
• Frontotemporal Degeneration
• Primary Progressive Aphasia
• Traumatic Brain Injury (Mild)
• Lewy Body/Parkinsonian Dementias
• Normal‐Pressure Hydrocephalus
• Familial/inherited dementias
• Vascular and other dementias

Other services offered through the UNC Memory Disorders Program include:

• Opportunities for participating in research studies and clinical trials;
• Medical student, resident, and physician training;
• Patient education and referral to community resources.

Initial Consultations

• Physician referral is needed. Visit the Identifying Dementia page to learn more about the primary signs of dementia.
• When the referral is received, a medical history form will be sent out.
• After the form is completed, contact the clinic at (984) 974-4401 to schedule an appointment.
• Bring the completed medical history form and other relevant medical records (including CD‐ROM copies of recent brain imaging studies) to the clinic.
• Have an informant familiar with the patient accompany the patient.
• The evaluation typically lasts 1.5 hours, including cognitive testing and neurological evaluations.

Our Team

Clinicians:

• Andrea Bozoki, MD – Professor and Division Chief
• Gwenn Garden, MD, PhD – Professor and Department Chair
• Heidi Roth, MD – Associate Professor
• Nathan Walker, MD – Assistant Professor
• Kirk Wilhelmsen, MD, PhD – Distinguished Professor of Genetics and Neurology
• Nansi Greger-Holt, RN, MPH, FNP – Nurse Practitioner

Clinical Nurse:

• Cara High, RN

Clinical Research Coordinators:

• Jessica Ferrall
• Karen Nicely
• Carlos Velez

Administrative Assistant:

• Angela Glover