Designation:
Clinical Instructor & Clinical Fellow
Short Description:
Dr. Kerchner is a Clinical Instructor in the Neurology Department and fellow at the Memory and Aging Center.
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Early diagnosis of dementia will be crucial as new treatments become available. I am grateful to all of our patients who donate their time to this and other research efforts.
Long Description:
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Dr. Geoffrey Kerchner received his MD and PhD degrees at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri, through the NIH sponsored Medical Scientist Training Program. His thesis work in the laboratory of Dr. Min Zhuo focused on mechanisms of synaptic plasticity. Dr. Kerchner completed his medical internship and neurology residency at UCSF, where he served as co-chief resident in his final year.
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Dr. Kerchner evaluates and treats patients at the Memory and Aging Center. He is also an attending in the Department of Neurology, where he supervises residents and teaches medical students. He recently completed a basic science research fellowship with Dr. Roger Nicoll in the Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, where he pursued work relating to glutamate receptor trafficking and synaptic plasticity in the hippocampus. Current research projects at the MAC include work related to early detection of dementia and anatomical correlates between advanced neuroimaging and neuropsychological testing.
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