Vascular Dementia

Biography

Dr. Foundas completed her undergraduate studies at Wellesley College, and went on to graduate from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans in 1986. Dr. Foundas completed her Neurology residency training at the University of Florida in Gainesville where she also trained with Dr. Kenneth M. Heilman as a Post-doctoral Research Fellow in Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology. Dr. Foundas came to New Orleans in 1992 as Assistant Professor of Neurology at Tulane University School of Medicine. She rapidly rose through the ranks to Professor of Neurology in 2003. Dr. Foundas served as the Director of Neurology Residency Training and Co-Director of the combined programs of Medicine-Neurology and Psychiatry-Neurology Residency Training from 1995 to 2008. Dr. Foundas was the Director of Medical Student Education in Neurology in 2007 to 2008.

Research Interest

Aging, Dementia, and Stroke