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112. Dr. Sharon Sha: Associate Professor, Neurology & Neurological Sciences at Stanford Health Care


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Today I talk with Dr. Sharon Sha! She is a behavioral neurologist at Stanford University. Dr. Sha’s focus with her research is on preventing Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases. In this conversation we discuss the importance of brain health and things we can all do to help prevent or slow neurodegenerative diseases.

I learned about Dr. Sha from the show ‘Limitless With Chris Hemsworth’ on Disney+.  In episode 5, Dr. Sha works with Chris on memory and the importance of challenging your brain!

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Dr. Sha is a Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology and Neurological Sciences at Stanford University where she serves as Associate Vice Chair of Clinical Research, Director of the Huntington’s Disease Center of Excellence and Ataxia Clinic, Co-Director of the Lewy Body Disease Association Research Center of Excellence, Clinical Core Co-Leader of the Stanford Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, and Director of the Behavioral Neurology Fellowship. Her clinical time is devoted to caring for patients with Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders and her research is devoted to finding treatments for these cognitive disorders. She also served on the California Governor’s Alzheimer’s Prevention and Preparedness Task Force Chaired by Maria Shriver in 2020.


Dr. Sha received a Master’s degree in Physiology and an MD from Georgetown University, followed by Neurology training at UCLA and Stanford University. She completed a clinical and research fellowship in Behavioral Neurology at UCSF, where she focused on identifying biomarkers for genetic forms of frontotemporal dementia and caring for patients with movement disorders with cognitive impairment.

Dr. Sharon Sha’s Stanford Profile:

https://profiles.stanford.edu/sharon-sha

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