MEMORY HEALTH CLINIC
There’s hope for dementia patients and their caregivers through early diagnosis and treatment.
WHAT WE DO
The WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute Memory Health Clinic is the only multi-disciplinary specialty clinic in the state of West Virginia that specializes in:
- Specific diagnosis of the type of dementia
- Diagnosis of underlying conditions
- Development of a comprehensive treatment plan for the patient
- Addressing of patient’s caregiver/family’s needs
ABOUT OUR CLINIC
Dementia is more than one person’s memory loss. Its cognitive, emotional, and physical impacts create confusion and stress for patients and their loved ones. Early diagnosis can prove critical for successful treatment outcomes. The WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute Memory Health Clinic offers comprehensive, individualized diagnosis and treatment for dementia, while providing support for caregivers.
Please call us if you or a loved one is experiencing any of the following:
- Short-term memory problems
- Forgetting appointments
- Problems with routine daily activities such as preparing meals or paying bills
- Misplacing objects such as car keys, wallet, or purse
- Confusion with time or place
- Withdrawal from work or social activities
- Changes in mood and personality
CONDITIONS WE TREAT
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- Alzheimer’s Disease
- Frontotemporal Dementia
- Behavior variant
- Nonfluent Primary Progressive Aphasia
- Semantic Dementia
- Logopenic Primary Progressive Aphasia
- Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
- Cortical Basal Syndrome
- Mutiple System Atrophy
- Motor/Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Vascular Dementia
- Lewy Body Dementia
- Parkinson’s Dementia
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalous
CLINIC INFORMATION
General information
We are located in the WVU Rockefeller Innovation Center (Adjacent to the WVU Cancer Institute) in Morgantown, West Virginia.
33 Medical Center Drive
Morgantown, WV 26506
Office hours: Monday – Friday, 8 am – 5 pm
Clinical research
Our patients have participated in groundbreaking clinical research trials, such as:
- Focused ultrasound (FUS) for blood brain barrier disruption (BBBD)
- Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and virtual reality (VR)
- Wearable technology to measure physical symptoms/stress in patients and caregivers
Our team of specialists
- R. Osvaldo Navia, MD Geriatrics
- Mark Miller, MD Geriatric Psychiatry
- Marc Haut, PhD, ABPP Neuropsychology, Clinical Research
- Rashi Mehta, MD Neuroradiology
- Melanie Ward, MD Neurology
- Kirk Wilhelmsen, MD Neurology
- Joseph Malone, MD Neurology
- Cierra Keith, PhD Neuropsychology