Dong Won Yang, Full Professor of Neurology

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Affiliation(s): 

Seoul St. Mary's Hospital

Areas of Interest: 

AD diagnosis, AD imaging, AD biomarker

Biography & Research: 

Undergraduate: 1984-1990 College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea Major-Medicine awarded 2/1990 Graduate: 1993-1995 College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, Medical Science M.A. awarded 3/1995 1999-2004 College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, Medical Science Ph.D. awarded 3/2004 Postdoctoral Training 1990-1991: Intern, St. Mary’s Hospital, Catholic University of Korea 1991-1995: Resident, St. Mary’s Hospital, Catholic University of Korea (Neurology) 1. Neuroimaging in dementia a. SPM analysis of ECD-SPECT data b. Volumetric analysis c. Voxel-based morphometry(VBM) d. Diffusion Tensor Imaging e. Amyloid PET Imaging Alzheimer’s disease, Subcortical vascular dementia, NPH, MCI, VCI, Subjective memory decline (SCD) 2. Neuropsychology in dementia- development of evaluation tools of dementia 3. Stress and cognitive function- functional neuroimaging & animal study