Staff Directory

  • Oscar Alcantar
    Research Coordinator
    Oscar coordinates Dr. Rosen's research projects on emotional functioning.
  • Natasha Boissier, LCSW
    Social Worker
    Ms. Boissier works with families during the initial visits and helps them to identify comprehensive care plans.
  • Adam Boxer, MD, PhD
    Associate Professor of Neurology
    Dr. Boxer directs studies of new therapeutic agents for Alzheimer’s disease and frontotemporal dementia.
  • Steven Chao, MD, PhD
    Clinical Fellow
    Dr. Chao is a neurologist at the MAC and researches early diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases.
  • Kelly Creighton
    Autopsy Coordinator
    Kelly Creighton coordinates the Brain Autopsy Program at the Memory and Aging Center.
  • Mary De May, MD
    Associate Clinical Professor of Neurology
    Dr. De May is a geriatric psychiatrist and Hellman Master Clinician at the Memory and Aging Center.
  • Nina Dronkers, PhD
    Speech & Language Consultant
    Dr. Dronkers specializes in adult speech and language disorders.
  • Richard Ronald Finley, BS Pharm, RPh
    Clinical Pharmacist
    Ron Finley is a clinical pharmacist with the UCSF Memory and Aging Center.
  • Rosalie Gearhart, RN, MSN
    Administrative Nurse
    Ms. Gearhart is a Clinical Nurse Specialist and the Administrative Nurse for the Memory and Aging Center.
  • Maria Luisa Gorno-Tempini, MD, PhD
    Neurologist
    Dr. Gorno-Tempini is an attending physician at the MAC and researches progressive aphasia.
  • Robin Ketelle, RN, MS
    Nurse
    Ms. Ketelle is the lead nurse for the ADRC program, FTD research grant manager and support group facilitator.
  • Baber Khan
    Research Coordinator
    Baber Khan coordinates the Frontotemporal Dementia: Genes, Images, and Emotions project.
  • Mary Koestler, RN, PhD, CCRC
    Project Administrator and Trials Nurse
    Mary Koestler administrates the Memory and Aging Center’s Clinical Trials Unit.
  • Joel Kramer, PsyD
    Director of Neuropsychology
    Dr. Kramer is the director of the Memory and Aging Center Neuropsychology Program.
  • Amanda LaMarre, PhD

    Neuropsychology Fellow

    Dr. LaMarre is a postdoctoral fellow in neuropsychology at the Memory and Aging Center.

  • Suzee Lee, MD
    Neurology Fellow
    As a clinical fellow, Dr. Lee evaluates and treats patients at the Memory and Aging Center.
  • Jennifer Merrilees, RN, PhD-C
    Clinical Nurse Specialist
    Jennifer Merrilees is a Clinical Nurse Specialist and Associate Clinical Professor.
  • Bruce L. Miller, MD
    Clinical Director & Professor of Neurology
    Dr. Miller is the clinical director of the Memory and Aging Center at UCSF.
  • Jacob Mirsky, MA
    Research Associate
    Jacob studies how eye movements correlate with the brain in health and disease.
  • Robert Nicholson
    Trials Coordinator
    Robert coordinates Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal dementia treatment trials.