Serggio Lanata, MD, MS

Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology

Dr. Serggio Lanata was raised in Peru, where he began his undergraduate studies in general science. He later earned a bachelor of science degree from the University of Florida. He obtained his medical degree from the University of South Florida and then completed his medicine internship and neurology residency at Brown University. He joined the UCSF Memory and Aging Center in 2013 as a Clinical Instructor and Behavioral Neurology Fellow.

Currently, Dr. Lanata is the Roland Nyegaard, MD, Endowed Professor in Vulnerable Populations. He is also the director of the UCSF Memory and Aging Center Community Outreach Program, which aims to educate underserved and underrepresented communities on brain health and dementia topics and to improve these communities’ participation in clinical research at the MAC. He is a faculty member of the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI).

Publications: 

Underrepresented and Underserved Populations in Neurological Research.

Seminars in neurology

Windon CC, Jackson AJ, Aguirre GA, Tucker M, Amuiri A, Hill-Jarrett T, Chen M, Pina Escuedro SD, Lieu K, Lopez L, Mei D, Tee BL, Watson CW, Agwu C, Kramer J, Lanata S

Scalable plasma and digital cognitive markers for diagnosis and prognosis of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.

Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association

Tsoy E, La Joie R, VandeVrede L, Rojas JC, Yballa C, Chan B, Lago AL, Rodriguez AM, Goode CA, Erlhoff SJ, Tee BL, Windon C, Lanata S, Kramer JH, Miller BL, Dilworth-Anderson P, Boxer AL, Rabinovici GD, Possin KL

Asian Cohort for Alzheimer's Disease (ACAD) pilot study on genetic and non-genetic risk factors for Alzheimer's disease among Asian Americans and Canadians.

Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association

Ho PC, Yu WH, Tee BL, Lee WP, Li C, Gu Y, Yokoyama JS, Reyes-Dumeyer D, Choi YB, Yang HS, Vardarajan BN, Tzuang M, Lieu K, Lu A, Faber KM, Potter ZD, Revta C, Kirsch M, McCallum J, Mei D, Booth B, Cantwell LB, Chen F, Chou S, Clark D, Deng M, Hong TH, Hwang LJ, Jiang L, Joo Y, Kang Y, Kim ES, Kim H, Kim K, Kuzma AB, Lam E, Lanata SC, Lee K, Li D, Li M, Li X, Liu CL, Liu C, Liu L, Lupo JL, Nguyen K, Pfleuger SE, Qian J, Qian W, Ramirez V, Russ KA, Seo EH, Song YE, Tartaglia MC, Tian L, Torres M, Vo N, Wong EC, Xie Y, Yau EB, Yi I, Yu V, Zeng X, St George-Hyslop P, Au R, Schellenberg GD, Dage JL, Varma R, Hsiung GR, Rosen H, Henderson VW, Foroud T, Kukull WA, Peavy GM, Lee H, Feldman HH, Mayeux R, Chui H, Jun GR, Ta Park VM, Chow TW, Wang LS

Cognitive Health and Functional Abilities of Illiterate Older Peruvians.

Alzheimer's & Dementia

Maritza Pintado Caipa, Serggio Lanata, Nilton Custodio

Memory alteration test (M@T) is correlated with CSF biomarkers and neurodegeneration in patients with aMCI and AD in a low-and-middle- income country.

Alzheimer's & Dementia

Nilton Custodio, Marco Malaga, Rosa Montesinos, Diego Chambergo-Michilot, Fiorella Baca, Juan C Carbajal, Jose Huilca, Eder Herrera-Perez, David Lira, Monica M Diaz, Serggio Lanata

Risk factor of suicidal thoughts in caregivers of dementia patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Alzheimer's & Dementia

Diego Chambergo-Michilot, Nilton Custodio, Rosa Montesinos, Serggio Lanata

The Asian Cohort for Alzheimer’s Disease pilot study at University of California San Francisco: A focus on recruitment of Chinese American older adults.

Alzheimer's & Dementia

James Qian, Boon Lead Tee, Marian Tzuang, Kevin Lieu, Diana Mei, Howard J. Rosen, Serggio Lanata, Li-San Wang, Tiffany W Chow, Gyungah R Jun, Van Ta Park, ACAD Consortium

57 Validation of a List Learning Task for Monolingual Spanish Speaking Older Adults.

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Valentina E Diaz, Lucia Lopez, Gloria Aguirre, Karen A Dorsman, Anne-Marie Rodriguez, Jorge Archila Puac, Shannon Lee, Stefanie D Pina-Escudero, Serggio Lanata, Kaitlin Casaletto, Joel H Kramer

Epidemiology of neurocognitive disorders in adults from urban-marginalized areas: a door-to-door population-based study in Puente Piedra, Lima, Peru.

Frontiers in public health

Herrera-Perez E, Custodio N, Diaz M, Montesinos R, Chang A, Villafuerte M, Lanata S

The Memory Alteration Test is correlated with clinical, cerebrospinal fluid, and brain imaging markers of Alzheimer disease in Lima, Peru.

Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

Custodio N, Malaga M, Montesinos R, Chambergo-Michilot D, Baca F, Carbajal JC, Huilca JC, Herrera-Perez E, Lira D, Diaz MM, Lanata S

Social determinants of health questionnaire development for patients with Alzheimer’s disease and frontotemporal dementia.

Alzheimer's & Dementia

Stefanie Danielle Piña-Escudero, Kate L Possin, Elena Tsoy, Maritza Pintado Caipa, Gloria A Aguirre, Agustin Ibanez, Serggio Lanata

Use Of The Addenbrooke’S Cognitive Examination III (ACE-III) For The Diagnosis Of Cognitive Impairment In Lima, Peru (P6-6.008).

Neurology

Nilton Custodio Capunay, Marco Malaga, Rosa Montesinos, Diego Chambergo-Michilot, Fiorella Baca-Seminario, Juan Carlos Carbajal, Josr Carlos Huilca, David Lira, Eder Herrera-Perez, Monica M. Diaz, Serggio Lanata

Use of the Rowland Universal Dementia Scale (Rudas) for the diagnosis of cognitive impairment in illiterate individuals In Lima, Peru: An evaluation by domains (S15.003).

Neurology

Nilton Custodio Capunay, Marco Malaga, Diego Chambergo-Michilot, Rosa Montesinos, Fiorella Baca-Seminario, Juan Carlos Carbajal, Josr Carlos Huilca, David Lira, Eder Herrera-Perez, Monica Diaz, Serggio Lanata

Impact of Covid-19 Mandatory Lockdown Measures on Cognitive and Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Persons With Alzheimer's Disease in Lima, Peru.

Current Alzheimer research

Custodio N, Malaga M, Montesinos R, Chambergo D, Baca F, Castro S, Carlos Carbajal J, Herrera E, Lira D, Diaz M, Lanata S

Neurocognitive health of older adults experiencing homelessness in Oakland, California.

Frontiers in neurology

Mullady SS, Castellanos S, Lopez L, Aguirre G, Weeks J, King S, Valle K, Goode C, Tsoy E, Possin K, Miller B, Kushel M, Lanata S

Perceptions of and Knowledge Acquisition about Brain Health and Aging among Latin American Immigrants:A QualitativePaper.

Clinical gerontologist

Light SW, Dohan D, Possin KL, Wolf MS, Rankin KP, Lanata S, Sideman AB

Substance Use-Related Cognitive Decline in Families with Autosomal Dominant Alzheimer's Disease: A Cohort Study.

Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD

Ramos C, Villalba C, García J, Lanata S, López H, Aguillón D, Cordano C, Madrigal L, Aguirre-Acevedo DC, Lopera F

Cognitive decline related to substance consumption in a Colombian kindred with familial Alzheimer's disease: A retrospective cohort study.

Alzheimer's & Dementia

Claudia Patricia Ramos-Perez, Arvey Camilo Villalba, Jenny Garcia, Serggio Lanata, Hugo Elias Lopez, Daniel C Aguirre-Acevedo, Francisco Lopera

Demencia frontotemporal – variante conductual como diagnóstico diferencial de trastornos psiquiátricos primarios.

Revista de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Lizardo Cruzado, Nilton Custodio, Rosa Montesinos, Serggio Lanata

Thyroid Dysfunction, Vitamin B12, and Folic Acid Deficiencies Are Not Associated With Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults in Lima, Peru.

Frontiers in public health

Diaz MM, Custodio N, Montesinos R, Lira D, Herrera-Perez E, Pintado-Caipa M, Cuenca-Alfaro J, Gamboa C, Lanata S

Performance of the Rowland Universal Dementia Assessment Scale for the Detection of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia in a Diverse Cohort of Illiterate Persons From Rural Communities in Peru.

Frontiers in neurology

Custodio N, Montesinos R, Diaz MM, Herrera-Perez E, Chavez K, Alva-Diaz C, Reynoso-Guzman W, Pintado-Caipa M, Cuenca J, Gamboa C, Lanata S

Characterization of HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Impairment in Middle-Aged and Older Persons With HIV in Lima, Peru.

Frontiers in neurology

Diaz MM, Zacarías MG, Sotolongo P, Sanes MF, Franklin DJ, Marquine MJ, Cherner M, Cárcamo C, Ellis RJ, Lanata S, García PJ

The Role of Spirituality in Conceptualizations of Health Maintenance and Healthy Aging Among Latin American Immigrants.

The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry

Weiner-Light S, Rankin KP, Lanata S, Possin KL, Dohan D, Bernstein Sideman A

Neurodegenerative Disease and the Experience of Homelessness.

Frontiers in neurology

Piña-Escudero SD, López L, Sriram S, Longoria Ibarrola EM, Miller B, Lanata S

Corticobasal syndrome in a 23-year-old female.

Alzheimer's & Dementia

Sheila Castro-Suarez, Lucia Lopez, Serggio Lanata

Dementia in Latin America: Paving the way toward a regional action plan.

Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association

Parra MA, Baez S, Sedeño L, Gonzalez Campo C, Santamaría-García H, Aprahamian I, Bertolucci PH, Bustin J, Camargos Bicalho MA, Cano-Gutierrez C, Caramelli P, Chaves MLF, Cogram P, Beber BC, Court FA, de Souza LC, Custodio N, Damian A, de la Cruz M, Diehl Rodriguez R, Brucki SMD, Fajersztajn L, Farías GA, De Felice FG, Ferrari R, de Oliveira FF, Ferreira ST, Ferretti C, Figueredo Balthazar ML, Ferreira Frota NA, Fuentes P, García AM, Garcia PJ, de Gobbi Porto FH, Duque Peñailillo L, Engler HW, Maier I, Mata IF, Gonzalez-Billault C, Lopez OL, Morelli L, Nitrini R, Quiroz YT, Guerrero Barragan A, Huepe D, Pio FJ, Suemoto CK, Kochhann R, Kochen S, Kumfor F, Lanata S, Miller B, Mansur LL, Hosogi ML, Lillo P, Llibre Guerra J, Lira D, Lopera F, Comas A, Avila-Funes JA, Sosa AL, Ramos C, Resende EPF, Snyder HM, Tarnanas I, Yokoyama J, Llibre J, Cardona JF, Possin K, Kosik KS, Montesinos R, Moguilner S, Solis PCL, Ferretti-Rebustini REL, Ramirez JM, Matallana D, Mbakile-Mahlanza L, Marques Ton AM, Tavares RM, Miotto EC, Muniz-Terrera G, Muñoz-Nevárez LA, Orozco D, Okada de Oliveira M, Piguet O, Pintado Caipa M, Piña Escudero SD, Schilling LP, Rodrigues Palmeira AL, Yassuda MS, Santacruz-Escudero JM, Serafim RB, Smid J, Slachevsky A, Serrano C, Soto-Añari M, Takada LT, Grinberg LT, Teixeira AL, Barbosa MT, Trépel D, Ibanez A

Neurological Reflections on Social Stigma.

Peace Review

Serggio Lanata

BHA-CS: A novel cognitive composite for Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.

Alzheimer's & dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Tsoy E, Erlhoff SJ, Goode CA, Dorsman KA, Kanjanapong S, Lindbergh CA, La Joie R, Strom A, Rabinovici GD, Lanata SC, Miller BL, Tomaszewski Farias SE, Kramer JH, Rankin KP, Possin KL

Effect of Collaborative Dementia Care via Telephone and Internet on Quality of Life, Caregiver Well-being, and Health Care Use: The Care Ecosystem Randomized Clinical Trial.

JAMA internal medicine

Possin KL, Merrilees JJ, Dulaney S, Bonasera SJ, Chiong W, Lee K, Hooper SM, Allen IE, Braley T, Bernstein A, Rosa TD, Harrison K, Begert-Hellings H, Kornak J, Kahn JG, Naasan G, Lanata S, Clark AM, Chodos A, Gearhart R, Ritchie C, Miller BL

Linguistic and Cultural Acceptability of a Spanish Translation of the Ohio State University Traumatic Brain Injury Identification Method Among Community-Dwelling Spanish-Dominant Older Adults.

Archives of Rehabilitation Research and Clinical Translation

Hufstedler HC, Dorsman KA, Rivera EJ, Lanata SC, Bogner JA, Corrigan JD, Fuller SM, Borja XR, Wilson F, Gardner RC

THE UCSF BRAIN HEALTH ASSESSMENT: A CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE AND SENSITIVE SCREENING TOOL TO DETECT COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT IN SPANISH SPEAKERS.

Alzheimer's & Dementia

Karen A. Dorsman, Sabrina Erlhoff, Serggio Lanata, Sarah Tomaszewski-Farias, Joel Kramer, Katherine Rankin, Katherine L. Possin

Jakob–Creutzfeldt disease and other prion diseases.

Michael D. Geschwind,Serggio Lanata

Development of an Expert Consensus Approach to Screening, Assessment, and Diagnosis of Patients at Risk for Neurodegenerative Disease (S1.006).

Neurology

Katherine Rankin, Katherine Possin, Michael Geschwind, Joel Kramer, Christine Ritchie, Rosalie Gearhart, Natasha Rabinowitz, Stephen Bonasera, James Brewer, Cynthia Carlsson, Richard Caselli, Bradford Dickerson, Jamie Fong, Carolyn Fredericks, Jeffrey Gelfand, Murray Grossman, Christopher Hess, Joseph Higgins, Edward Huey, Daniel Kaufer, Serggio Lanata, Suzee Lee, Jennifer Merrilees, Georges Naasan, Don Ng, Ronald Petersen, Peter Pressman, Howard Rosen, Gary Small, Robert Stern, Marilyn Williams, Kristine Yaffe, Jennifer Yokoyama, Bruce Miller

Evaluating and treating neurobehavioral symptoms in professional American football players: Lessons from a case series.

Neurology. Clinical practice

Gardner RC, Possin KL, Hess CP, Huang EJ, Grinberg LT, Nolan AL, Cohn-Sheehy BI, Ghosh PM, Lanata S, Merrilees J, Kramer JH, Berger MS, Miller BL, Yaffe K, Rabinovici GD

The behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD) syndrome in psychiatry.

Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry

Lanata SC, Miller BL

Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome Mimicking Sporadic Jakob-Creutzfeldt Disease (P5.235).

Neurology

Serggio Lanata, Pierluigi Gambetti, Michael Geschwind

Tobacco from Medicinal Use to Substance Abuse.

Seminars in Integrative Medicine

Serggio C. Lanata