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Faculty, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public HealthDr. Sanjay Asthana earned his medical degree from the University of Delhi in India and completed his residency at the University of Saskatchewan School of Medicine in Saskatchewan, Canada. His research interests include the therapeutic potential of estrogen and raloxifene for postmenopausal women with Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI).
Specialties
UW Health Clinics
Hospital Affiliation(s)
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics (primary)
Veterans Hospital - Wm. S. Middleton Memorial (secondary)
Languages Spoken
| English |
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UW School of Medicine and Public Health
| Department of Medicine |
Professional Certifications and Education
| Board Certification |
Internal Medicine
Geriatric Medicine |
| Fellowship |
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
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| Residency |
University of Saskatchewan School of Medicine, Saskatchewan, Canada
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| Internship |
Safdurjung Hospital, New Delhi, India
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| Medical School |
University of Delhi, India, 1980
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Awards/Honors
Programs & Conditions
PubMed Articles
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Wharton W Gleason CE Miller VM Asthana S .
Rationalle and design of the Kronos Early Estrogen Prevention Study (KEEPS) and the KEEPS cognitive and affective sub study (KEEPS Cog). Brain Res. 2013 Apr 17;
[PubMed ID: 23603409]
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Willette AA Xu G Johnson SC Birdsill AC Jonaitis EM Sager MA Hermann BP La Rue A Asthana S Bendlin BB .
Insulin resistance, brain atrophy, and cognitive performance in late middle-aged adults. Diabetes Care. 2013 Feb;36(2):443-9
[PubMed ID: 23069842]
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Okonkwo OC Xu G Oh JM Dowling NM Carlsson CM Gallagher CL Birdsill AC Palotti M Wharton W Hermann BP Larue A Bendlin BB Rowley HA Asthana S Sager MA Johnson SC .
Cerebral Blood Flow is Diminished in Asymptomatic Middle-Aged Adults with Maternal History of Alzheimer's Disease. Cereb Cortex. 2012 Dec 12;
[PubMed ID: 23236200]
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Kind AJ Jensen L Barczi S Bridges A Kordahl R Smith MA Asthana S .
Low-cost transitional care with nurse managers making mostly phone contact with patients cut rehospitalization at a VA hospital. Health Aff (Millwood). 2012 Dec;31(12):2659-68
[PubMed ID: 23213150]
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Carlsson CM Xu G Wen Z Barnet JH Blazel HM Chappell RJ Stein JH Asthana S Sager MA Alsop DC Rowley HA Fain SB Johnson SC .
Effects of atorvastatin on cerebral blood flow in middle-aged adults at risk for Alzheimer's disease: a pilot study. Curr Alzheimer Res. 2012 Oct;9(8):990-7
[PubMed ID: 22175654]
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Gleason CE Dowling NM Friedman E Wharton W Asthana S .
Using predictors of hormone therapy use to model the healthy user bias: how does healthy user status influence cognitive effects of hormone therapy? Menopause. 2012 May;19(5):524-33
[PubMed ID: 22207317]
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Ries ML McLaren DG Bendlin BB Guofanxu Rowley HA Birn R Kastman EK Sager MA Asthana S Johnson SC .
Medial prefrontal functional connectivity--relation to memory self-appraisal accuracy in older adults with and without memory disorders. Neuropsychologia. 2012 Apr;50(5):603-11
[PubMed ID: 22230228]
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Wharton W Stein JH Korcarz C Sachs J Olson SR Zetterberg H Dowling M Ye S Gleason CE Underbakke G Jacobson LE Johnson SC Sager MA Asthana S Carlsson CM .
The effects of ramipril in individuals at risk for Alzheimer's disease: results of a pilot clinical trial. J Alzheimers Dis. 2012;32(1):147-56
[PubMed ID: 22776970]
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Bendlin BB Carlsson CM Johnson SC Zetterberg H Blennow K Willette AA Okonkwo OC Sodhi A Ries ML Birdsill AC Alexander AL Rowley HA Puglielli L Asthana S Sager MA .
CSF T-Tau/Aβ42 predicts white matter microstructure in healthy adults at risk for Alzheimer's disease. PLoS One. 2012;7(6):e37720
[PubMed ID: 22701578]
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Johnson SC La Rue A Hermann BP Xu G Koscik RL Jonaitis EM Bendlin BB Hogan KJ Roses AD Saunders AM Lutz MW Asthana S Green RC Sager MA .
The effect of TOMM40 poly-T length on gray matter volume and cognition in middle-aged persons with APOE ε3/ε3 genotype. Alzheimers Dement. 2011 Jul;7(4):456-65
[PubMed ID: 21784354]
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Wharton W Baker LD Gleason CE Dowling M Barnet JH Johnson S Carlsson C Craft S Asthana S .
Short-term hormone therapy with transdermal estradiol improves cognition for postmenopausal women with Alzheimer's disease: results of a randomized controlled trial. J Alzheimers Dis. 2011;26(3):495-505
[PubMed ID: 21694454]
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Bendlin BB Newman LM Ries ML Puglielli L Carlsson CM Sager MA Rowley HA Gallagher CL Willette AA Alexander AL Asthana S Johnson SC .
NSAIDs may protect against age-related brain atrophy. Front Aging Neurosci. 2010 Sep 3;2
[PubMed ID: 20877426]
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Bendlin BB Ries ML Canu E Sodhi A Lazar M Alexander AL Carlsson CM Sager MA Asthana S Johnson SC .
White matter is altered with parental family history of Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimers Dement. 2010 Sep;6(5):394-403
[PubMed ID: 20713315]
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Ward MA Bendlin BB McLaren DG Hess TM Gallagher CL Kastman EK Rowley HA Asthana S Carlsson CM Sager MA Johnson SC .
Low HDL Cholesterol is Associated with Lower Gray Matter Volume in Cognitively Healthy Adults. Front Aging Neurosci. 2010 Jul 15;2
[PubMed ID: 20725527]
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Lin F Wharton W Dowling NM Ries ML Johnson SC Carlsson CM Asthana S Gleason CE .
Awareness of memory abilities in community-dwelling older adults with suspected dementia and mild cognitive impairment. Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord. 2010;30(1):83-92
[PubMed ID: 20714155]
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Wharton W Dowling M Khosropour CM Carlsson C Asthana S Gleason CE .
Cognitive benefits of hormone therapy: cardiovascular factors and healthy-user bias. Maturitas. 2009 Nov 20;64(3):182-7
[PubMed ID: 19879073]
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Asthana S Brinton RD Henderson VW McEwen BS Morrison JH Schmidt PJ .
Frontiers proposal. National Institute on Aging "bench to bedside: estrogen as a case study". Age (Dordr). 2009 Sep;31(3):199-210
[PubMed ID: 19277902]
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Xu G McLaren DG Ries ML Fitzgerald ME Bendlin BB Rowley HA Sager MA Atwood C Asthana S Johnson SC .
The influence of parental history of Alzheimer's disease and apolipoprotein E epsilon4 on the BOLD signal during recognition memory. Brain. 2009 Feb;132(Pt 2):383-91
[PubMed ID: 18829694]
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Gleason CE Carlsson CM Barnet JH Meade SA Setchell KD Atwood CS Johnson SC Ries ML Asthana S .
A preliminary study of the safety, feasibility and cognitive efficacy of soy isoflavone supplements in older men and women. Age Ageing. 2009 Jan;38(1):86-93
[PubMed ID: 19054783]
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La Rue A Hermann B Jones JE Johnson S Asthana S Sager MA .
Effect of parental family history of Alzheimer's disease on serial position profiles. Alzheimers Dement. 2008 Jul;4(4):285-90
[PubMed ID: 18631980]
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Xu G Fitzgerald ME Wen Z Fain SB Alsop DC Carroll T Ries ML Rowley HA Sager MA Asthana S Johnson SC Carlsson CM .
Atorvastatin therapy is associated with greater and faster cerebral hemodynamic response. Brain Imaging Behav. 2008 Jun 1;2(2):94
[PubMed ID: 20157644]
