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Mario Mendez, MD, PhD
Neurology
Male
English, French, Spanish
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
A29446
(310) 794-1195 Information and referral
(310) 825-8908
300 UCLA Medical Plaza, Suite B-200
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, 1978
Internal Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine, 1982 - 1984
Neurology, UCLA School of Medicine, 1979 - 1982
Internal Medicine, LAC + USC Medical Center, 1975 - 1978
Internal Medicine, LAC + USC Medical Center, 1974 - 1975
MD, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, 1974
| Alzheimer's Disease, Cognitive, Frontal Dementia, Geriatric Behavior, Memory Disorders, Neuro Behavior |
Focal-type Dementias
Clinical aspects of frontotemporal dementia, progressive aphasia, posterior cortical atrophy, and other focal, cortical neurodegenerative conditions.
Mario F. Mendez, MD, PhD, is a behavioral neurologist. His training is in internal medicine, neurology, neurobehavior, and experimental psychology.
Dr. Mendez completed an internal medicine residency at USC-LAC Medical Center and briefly practiced medicine before returning to do a neurology residency at UCLA. Under the mentorship of D. Frank Benson, Dr. Mendez went on to do a neurobehavior fellowship. The development of research interests in brain-behavior disorders resulted in completing of the qualifications for a PhD in experimental psychology.
Dr. Mendez is the Director of Neurobehavior at the VA Greater Los Angeles and Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry at UCLA. He directs the Focal-type Dementia Clinic and Program.
His area of investigation is the clinical aspects of frontotemporal dementia, progressive aphasia, posterior cortical atrophy, and other focal cortical degenerative conditions.
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