Huntington’s Disease

Hannah graduated from Cornell University in May 2023 with dual degrees in Music and Biology with a concentration in Neurobiology and Behavior. After graduating, she spent a year and a half as a Clinical Research Coordinator at Massachusetts General Hospital, where she worked with Huntington’s disease patients as part of The Rosas Lab. She is excited to be part of Dr.

Cecilia Alagappan, RN, has been at UCSF Memory and Aging Center (MAC) since 2011 and is a clinical and research nurse. She has over 30 years of nursing experience caring for elderly patients with various medical conditions, including those with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, cardiac disease and cancers needing home infusion therapy and pain management. As a nurse educator in a home care agency, Cecilia trained caregivers to care for patients with dementia, including assisting the family with behavior management and activities of daily living.

Michael Geschwind, MD, PhD, is a professor of neurology at the UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences and a clinician-researcher at the UCSF Edward and Pearl Fein Memory and Aging Center. Dr. Geschwind specializes in the evaluation, management, and treatment of rapidly progressive dementias, movement disorders, and neurogenetic conditions.