Yonas E. Geda, M.D.

Arizona

Medical School

Haile Selassie (Addis Ababa) University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Graduate School

Clinical Research, Mayo Graduate School of Medical Education, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Internships

Internal Medicine, Obstetrics-Gynecology, Pediatrics, Surgery, Haile Selassie (Addis Ababa) University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Primary Care Medicine, Wright State University School of Medicine, Dayton, OH

Psychiatry, Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Residency

General Psychiatry, Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Fellowships

Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, Mayo Graduate School of Medical Education, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Behavioral Neurology, Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Certifications

Education Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG)

Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Academic Rank

Associate Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry

Interests

• Neuropsychiatry of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), which is the transitional zone between the cognitive changes of normal aging and dementia. Subjects with MCI constitute a high risk group because they develop dementia at 10-15% per year, as compared to the general population of 1-2%.

Professional Highlights

• Chair, Neuropsychiatry Special Interest Group, American Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine, 2008-present
• Science Committee, Groupe de Recherche sur la maladie d'Alzheimer, 2008-present
• Education Committee, American Neuropsychiatric Association, 2005-present
• Harold Amos Scholar, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2008-2012

Publications

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Research

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