Willa Brenowitz | UCSF Profiles

Willa Brenowitz, PhD, MPH

Title	Postdoctoral Scholar
Institution	University of California San Francisco
Department	Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Address	550 16th. Street San Francisco CA 94158
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Overview

I am interested in understanding factors that contribute to brain aging, and especially the role of multimorbidity in cognitive decline. My current research focuses on the relationship between sensory impairments (e.g. hearing and vision loss) and dementia in older adults.

Interests

Neuroepidemiology, Alzheimer's disease and related disorders, Aging, Epidemiologic methods

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Publications

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Brenowitz WD, Han F, Kukull WA, Nelson PT. Treated hypothyroidism is associated with cerebrovascular disease but not Alzheimer's disease pathology in older adults. Neurobiol Aging. 2018 Feb; 62:64-71. PMID: 29107848.

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Brenowitz WD, Hubbard RA, Keene CD, Hawes SE, Longstreth WT, Woltjer RL, Kukull WA. Mixed neuropathologies and associations with domain-specific cognitive decline. Neurology. 2017 Oct 24; 89(17):1773-1781. PMID: 28939667.

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Brenowitz WD, Keene CD, Hawes SE, Hubbard RA, Longstreth WT, Woltjer RL, Crane PK, Larson EB, Kukull WA. Alzheimer's disease neuropathologic change, Lewy body disease, and vascular brain injury in clinic- and community-based samples. Neurobiol Aging. 2017 05; 53:83-92. PMID: 28236716.

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Brenowitz WD, Hubbard RA, Keene CD, Hawes SE, Longstreth WT, Woltjer RL, Kukull WA. Mixed neuropathologies and estimated rates of clinical progression in a large autopsy sample. Alzheimers Dement. 2017 Jun; 13(6):654-662. PMID: 27870939.

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Brenowitz WD, Nelson PT, Besser LM, Heller KB, Kukull WA. Cerebral amyloid angiopathy and its co-occurrence with Alzheimer's disease and other cerebrovascular neuropathologic changes. Neurobiol Aging. 2015 Oct; 36(10):2702-8. PMID: 26239176; PMCID: PMC4562901 [Available on 10/01/16].

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Brenowitz WD, Hubbard RA, Crane PK, Gray SL, Zaslavsky O, Larson EB. Longitudinal associations between self-rated health and performance-based physical function in a population-based cohort of older adults. PLoS One. 2014; 9(11):e111761. PMID: 25365288.

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Brenowitz WD, Kukull WA, Beresford SA, Monsell SE, Williams EC. Social relationships and risk of incident mild cognitive impairment in U.S. Alzheimer's disease centers. Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord. 2014 Jul-Sep; 28(3):253-60. PMID: 24577205; PMCID: PMC4139444.

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Besser LM, Gill DP, Monsell SE, Brenowitz W, Meranus DH, Kukull W, Gustafson DR. Body mass index, weight change, and clinical progression in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer disease. Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord. 2014 Jan-Mar; 28(1):36-43. PMID: 24126214; PMCID: PMC3945175.

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Brenowitz WD, Monsell SE, Schmitt FA, Kukull WA, Nelson PT. Hippocampal sclerosis of aging is a key Alzheimer's disease mimic: clinical-pathologic correlations and comparisons with both alzheimer's disease and non-tauopathic frontotemporal lobar degeneration. J Alzheimers Dis. 2014; 39(3):691-702. PMID: 24270205; PMCID: PMC3946156.

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Neltner JH, Abner EL, Baker S, Schmitt FA, Kryscio RJ, Jicha GA, Smith CD, Hammack E, Kukull WA, Brenowitz WD, Van Eldik LJ, Nelson PT. Arteriolosclerosis that affects multiple brain regions is linked to hippocampal sclerosis of ageing. Brain. 2014 Jan; 137(Pt 1):255-67. PMID: 24271328; PMCID: PMC3891448.

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