Allan Anderson
- Associate Clinical Professor, Neurology - (Clinical Series Track)
- (520) 694-7021
- Arizona Health Sciences Center, Rm. 5023
- allana1@arizona.edu
Biography
Dr. Allan Anderson serves as the Medical Director of the Toole Family Memory Center at Banner Alzheimer’s Institute in Tucson, Arizona. There he leads a team of dedicated clinicians and researchers with a goal of providing the best care for patients suffering from dementia and their families. He is a board-certified geriatric psychiatrist who has worked in the field of dementia care over most of his career.
Dr. Anderson has been active in the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP), serving on the Board of Directors, as Secretary-Treasurer, and in 2011 and 2012 as President of AAGP. In 2014 he received the AAGP Clinician of the Year award. He has had an active interest in providing a comprehensive approach to dementia care and was very excited to come to Tucson to accept his current role with Banner Alzheimer’s Institute in Tucson. Prior to this he was employed as the Vice President of Dementia Care at the Copper Ridge Institute in Maryland. While there he had an academic appointment as a Part-Time Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and collaborated on clinical research trials with Hopkins’ dementia specialists.
He has an appointment in the Department of Neurology and Psychiatry at the University of Arizona as a Clinical Assistant Professor. He is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and a Distinguished Fellow of the AAGP.
At BAI in Tucson he leads a clinical team that fully embraces the mission of BAI including setting a new national standard of patient and family care. He is proud of the work of the clinical team and the increasing number of clinical trials in Alzheimer’s disease involving both treatment and prevention. More recently he was instrumental in the opening the J. Orin Edson Lewy Body Dementia Center adjacent to the BAI program. This program will focus on state-of-the-art comprehensive treatment of patients with Parkinson’s Disease Dementia and Dementia with Lewy Bodies.
Degrees
- M.D. Medicine
- New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, United States
- Masters of Medical Management Medical Management
- Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Work Experience
- Banner Alzheimer's Institute in Tucson (2019 - Ongoing)
- Allan A. Anderson, MD (Private Practice) (2017 - 2019)
- Integrace (2013 - 2017)
- Samuel and Alexia Bratton Memory Clinic (2010 - 2017)
- Shore Psychiatric Associates, LLC (2006 - 2010)
- Shore Behavioral Health Services (1997 - 2010)
- Memorial Hospital at Easton (1993 - 1996)
- Allan A. Anderson, MD (private practice) (1990 - 1997)
- Waterside Inpatient Psychiatric Program at Dorchester General Hospital (1990 - 1992)
- Eastern Shore Community Services Board (1987 - 1990)
Awards
- Banner Health Hero Award
- Given by grateful patients who contribute philanthropy as part of the award, Spring 2025
Licensure & Certification
- Medical License #59564, Arizona Medical Board (2019)
- Board Certified in Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (1987)
- Board Certified in Geriatric Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (1991)
Interests
Research
Research interests primarily revolve around clinical trials in Alzheimer's Disease. I have served as the Principal Investigator on a number of clinical trials in Alzheimer's including trials of monoclonal antibodies targeting beta-amyloid, single molecule treatments of Alzheimer's and Dementia with Lewy Bodies, and participate in assessment of individuals engaged in a observational study under an NIH grant. I served as the PI on a trial that examined the use of amyloid PET imaging, sponsored jointly the the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the American College of Radiology.
Teaching
I have enjoyed my role in training geriatric psychiatry fellows through the University of Arizona Fellowship. Fellows rotated through our clinic weekly. I supervised their clinical work and provided some didactic lectures germane to geriatric psychiatry. I have also provided grand rounds presentations to the Department of Neurology at the University of Arizona. In addition, at BAI we have had the pleasure of having externs and post-docs in neuropsychiatry and I have been involved in teaching these professionals. I have provided many talks to the public, educating our Tucson residents about Alzheimer's disease and how individuals might prevent cognitive decline and dementia.
Courses
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