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Neurology
Department Affiliation:
Neurology
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Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
State License:
A29446
Languages:
French, Spanish
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(310) 794-1195
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About Me

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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uclahealth.org/neurology
Primary Office
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare Center
11301 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90073
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Medical Board Certifications
Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, 1978
Certification 2
Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 1984
Fellowship
Internal Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine, 1982-1984
Residency
Neurology, UCLA School of Medicine, 1979-1982
Residency 2
Internal Medicine, LAC + USC Medical Center, 1975-1978
Internship
Internal Medicine, LAC + USC Medical Center, 1974-1975
Degree
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, MD, 1974
Case Western Reserve Univ School of Medicine, PhD, 1991
Interests
  • Alzheimer's Disease

    Alzheimer Disease

    Alzheimer disease is a type of dementia that affects the brain and nervous system. It happens when nerve cells in the brain die. The disease gets worse over time.
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  • Cognitive
  • Frontal Dementia

    Frontotemporal Dementia

    Frontotemporal dementia (FTD), a common cause of dementia, is a group of disorders that occur when nerve cells in the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain are lost. This causes the lobes to shrink. FTD can affect behavior, personality, language, and movement.
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  • Geriatric Behavior
  • Memory Disorders

    Alzheimer Disease

    Alzheimer disease is a type of dementia that affects the brain and nervous system. It happens when nerve cells in the brain die. The disease gets worse over time.
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  • Neuro Behavior

    Neurological Disorders

    Here is a list of nervous system disorders that require clinical care by a physician or other healthcare professional.
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Research Interests
  • Focal-Type Dementias
  • Clinical Aspects of Frontotemporal Dementia
  • Progressive Aphasia
  • Posterior Cortical Atrophym, and other Focal, Cortical Neurodegenerative Conditions
Publications
Link to my PubMed publications >
In The News
The Curse of the People Who Can't Stop Making Puns BBC.com (March 9, 2016)
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