Sarah Berman, MD, PhD
University of Pittsburgh
Dr. Sarah Berman, MD PhD, is tenured Associate Professor of Neurology and Clinical & Translational Science, and Vice Chair of Academic Affairs for the Department of Neurology, at the University of Pittsburgh. She is also Director of the Clinical Core for the University of Pittsburgh Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC) and a Principal Investigator in the Pittsburgh Institute of Neurodegenerative Diseases (PIND). She received her undergraduate degree in Human Biology from Stanford University, MD and PhD (Neuroscience) degrees from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and residency and fellowship training at Johns Hopkins University. Her scientific research focuses on the role of mitochondrial dysfunction in neurodegenerative diseases such as Lewy Body diseases, initially studying early changes in mitochondrial dynamics and function in cell and animal models of neurodegeneration. More recently, she has developed clinical research utilizing human brain mitochondrial and bioenergetic imaging to elucidate mechanisms of pathogenesis in Lewy Body Dementia (LBD), Parkinson’s disease (PD), and Alzheimer’s disease (AD). She is also involved in overseeing several clinical research studies, including as Site Principal Investigator of the Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network studies and the Dementia with Lewy Bodies Consortium. Clinically, she specializes in care for people with LBD, PD, AD, and other movement disorders and dementias.