Daniel Varon, MD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

Areas of Expertise

  • Older Adults
Expertise & Interests Selected Publications Education & Credentials Related News

Expertise & Interests

Clinical Interests

Neurocognitive disorders; Neuropsychiatric conditions

Education Interests

Medical student & resident education

Selected Publications

  1. Varon D, Barker W, Loewenstein D, Greig M, Bohorquez A, Santos I, Shen Q, Harper M, Vallejo-Luces T, Duara R; Visual rating and volumetric measurement of medial temporal atrophy in the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) cohort: baseline diagnosis and the prediction of MCI outcome. Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2015 Feb;30(2):192-200.
  2. Duara R, Loewenstein DA, Shen Q, Barker W, Varon D, Greig MT, Curiel R, Agron J, Santos I, Potter H. The utility of age-specific cut-offs for visual rating of medial temporal atrophy in classifying Alzheimer's disease, MCI and cognitively normal elderly subjects. Front Aging Neurosci. 2013 Sep 18;5:47.
  3. Loewenstein DA, Greig MT, Schinka JA, Barker W, Shen Q, Potter E, Raj A, Brooks L, Varon D, Schoenberg M, Banko J, Potter H, Duara R. An investigation of PreMCI: Subtypes and longitudinal outcomes. Alzheimers Dement. 2012 May;8(3):172-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jalz.2011.03.002.
  4. Duara R, Loewenstein DA, Shen Q, Barker W, Potter E, Varon D, Heurlin K, Vandenberghe R, Buckley C. Amyloid positron emission tomography with (18)F-flutemetamol and structural magnetic resonance imaging in the classification of mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimers Dement. 2012 Nov 22.doi:pii: S1552-5260(12)00025-8.
  5. Varon D, Loewenstein DA, Potter E, Greig MT et al. Minimal Atrophy of the Entorhinal Cortex and Hippocampus: Progression of Cognitive Impairment. Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord. 2011;31(4):276-83.
  6. Andreescu C, Varon D. Amnestic Disorders and Mild Cognitive Impairment. Editors: Benjamin J. Sadock, Virginia A. Sadock, Pedro Ruiz. Kaplan & Sadock's Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry. Philadelphia :Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2017.
  7. Andreescu C, Varon D. New research on anxiety disorders in the elderly and an update on evidence-based treatments. Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2015 Jul;17(7):53.
  8. Duara R, Loewenstein DA, Wright C, Crocco E, Varon D. Mild Cognitive Impairment. Quinn JF Editor. Dementia. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd; 2014: 75-95.Duara R, Loewenstein DA, Wright C, Crocco E, Varon D. Mild Cognitive Impairment. Quinn JF Editor. Dementia. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd; 2014: 75-95.

Education & Credentials

Education & Training

Education
MD, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogota, Colombia
Residency
Psychiatry and Neurology, Medical University of South Carolina
Fellowship
Geriatric Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC

Professional Affiliations

  • Member, American Association of Geriatric Psychiatry
  • Member, American Academy of Neurology

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