Cognition and brain changes associated with high-dose atorvastatin: A BOLD proposition?

Dr. Browndyke is an Associate Professor of Geriatric Behavioral Health in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences.  He also holds affiliate faculty appointments with the Duke Brain Imaging & Analysis Center (BIAC), Duke Institute for Brain Science (DIBS), Center for Cognitive Neuroscience (CCN), and the Duke Center for Geriatric Surgery.  He has dual appointment to the Duke University Medical Center and the Durham VA Medical Center, the latter of which is where his c

My research is focused on the issues surrounding decisions to perform cancer screening procedures in older adults. In recent work, we have investigated the impact of comorbid illness on receipt of mammography, clinical breast examination, Pap smear, and fecal occult blood testing. We are also completing work on a nationwide survey of primary care physicians inquiring about their intentions to offer cancer screening tests to older adults, specifically examining the role of health status on this d