Who We Are

The Alzheimer’s Policy Working Group is a 501(c)(3) organization that unites frontline clinicians from specialty and primary care to craft practical solutions that improve life for patients and families.

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Descending (Z-A)

Jeffrey M. Burns, MD, MS

  • University of Kansas Medical Center
Burns

Deanna R. Willis, MD

  • Indiana University School of Medicine
Willis

Barak Gaster, MD

  • University of Washington School of Medicine
Gaster

Michelle Marie Mielke, PhD

  • Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Mielke

Cara Leahy, DO

  • Memorial Healthcare Institute for Neuroscience
Leahy

Gregory E. Cooper, MD, PhD, MBA

  • Norton Neuroscience Institute
Cooper

Raymond Scott Turner, MD, PhD

  • Georgetown University School of Medicine
Turner

Jeff D. Williamson, MD, MHS

  • Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Williamson

Jennifer L. Woodward, MD, MPH

  • University of Kansas Medical Center
Woodward

Lawren Vandevrede, MD, PhD

  • University of California San Francisco
Vandevrede

Ramon G. Reyes, MD

  • Primary Care Medicine
Reyes

Patrick McGill, MD

  • President and CEO of Community Health Network
McGill

Wilson Pace, MD

  • CMO and CTO, DARTNet Institute
Pace

Rosemary D. Laird, MD, MHSA

  • Chief Medical Officer, My Memory Clinic
Laird

Stephanie Vyverberg, APRN

  • Emory Healthcare & Goizueta Brain Health Institute
Vyverberg

Kyra O’Brien, MD, MSHP

  • University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
O’Brien

Fanny Elahi, MD, PhD

  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Elahi

Board of Directors

Jeffrey M. Burns, MD, MS 
Cara Leahy, DO 
Ramon Reyes, MD

Leadership

Phil Coticelli, Executive Director

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The Alzheimer’s Policy Working Group is expanding its network of experts driving innovation in clinical care, diagnostics, and policy. Members contribute insights, case studies, and solutions that help shape the next generation of Alzheimer’s care models.