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Dementia Specialists in San Francisco, CA

19 verified specialists treating dementia are listed for San Francisco, California. Profiles cover focus areas including Behavioral Neurology & Dementia and Vascular Neurology & Stroke. Common hospital affiliations include Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, Washington Hospital Healthcare System, Fremont, CA, and UCSF Medical Center.

Mercedes Paredes

Mercedes Paredes, MD, PHD

Professor, Neurology

Neurology

San Francisco, CA15+ years
Behavioral Neurology & Dementia
Winston Chiong

Winston Chiong, M.D., PH.D.

Professor

Neurology

San Francisco, CA20+ years
Behavioral Neurology & Dementia
Joseph Sabatino

Joseph Sabatino, M.D., PH.D.

Neuroimmunology

Neurology

San Francisco, CA10+ years
Behavioral Neurology & Dementia
Dena Dubal

Dena Dubal, M.D., PH.D.

Professor of Neurology, David A. Coulter Endowed Chair in Aging and Neurodegenerative Disease

Neurology

San Francisco, CA
Behavioral Neurology & Dementia
John Best

John Best, MD

Neurology

San Francisco, CA10+ years
Behavioral Neurology & Dementia
Maria Gorno Tempini

Maria Gorno Tempini, M.D.

Professor, Neurology; Charles Schwab Distinguished Professor in Dyslexia and Neurodevelopment

Neurology

San Francisco, CA
Behavioral Neurology & Dementia
Jessica Deleon

Jessica Deleon, M.D.

Associate Professor of Neurology

Neurology

San Francisco, CA10+ years
Behavioral Neurology & Dementia
Cathra Halabi

Cathra Halabi, M.D.

Neurorecovery Program Chief, Division of Neurovascular | Founding Director, Neurorecovery Clinic | UCSF

Neurology

San Francisco, CA10+ years
Behavioral Neurology & Dementia
Lennart Mucke

Lennart Mucke, MD

Director, Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease

Neurology

San Francisco, CA30+ years
Behavioral Neurology & Dementia
Gautam Tammewar

Gautam Tammewar, MD

Behavioral Neurology Clinical Fellow

Neurology

San Francisco, CA6 years
Behavioral Neurology & Dementia
Midori Yenari

Midori Yenari, M.D.

Professor, Neurology

Neurology

San Francisco, CA
Behavioral Neurology & Dementia
Raymond Swanson

Raymond Swanson, M.D.

Professor and Vice-Chair, Department of Neurology

Neurology

San Francisco, CA30+ years
Behavioral Neurology & Dementia
Stephen Massa

Stephen Massa, M. D.

Professor, Neurology, UCSF School of Medicine

Neurology

San Francisco, CA
Behavioral Neurology & Dementia
Elissaios Karageorgiou

Elissaios Karageorgiou, M.D.

Atlantic Fellow, Memory and Aging Center

Neurology

San Francisco, CA
Behavioral Neurology & Dementia
Jacqueline Marcus

Jacqueline Marcus, M.D.

Neurology

San Francisco, CA15+ years
Behavioral Neurology & Dementia
Catherine Madison

Catherine Madison, M.D.

Director, CPMC Brain Health Center

Neurology

San Francisco, CA
Behavioral Neurology & Dementia
Scott Josephson

Scott Josephson, M.D.

Chair, Department of Neurology; Carmen Castro Franceschi and Gladyne K. Mitchell Neurohospitalist Distinguished Professor

Neurology

San Francisco, CA20+ years
Vascular Neurology & StrokeBehavioral Neurology & Dementia
David Perry

David Perry, MD

Neurology

Neurology

San Francisco, CA20+ years
Behavioral Neurology & Dementia
Claire Clelland

Claire Clelland, MD, PHD

Memory and Cognitive Disorders Neurology

Neurology

San Francisco, CA10+ years
Behavioral Neurology & Dementia

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Frequently Asked Questions

How is this list of dementia specialists in San Francisco built?
This page includes physicians in Convene Health's public directory whose profile lists Dementia as a clinical focus area and whose practice city is San Francisco, California. Providers are ordered by composite score (research output, peer recognition, frequency of care, and outcomes signals).
What should I look for when choosing a dementia specialist?
Start with clinical fit. Specialists on this page include focus areas like Behavioral Neurology & Dementia and Vascular Neurology & Stroke. Then compare credentials, hospital affiliations, years of experience, and how the profile describes their approach to dementia.
Are these dementia specialists accepting new patients in San Francisco?
Profile detail on availability and accepted insurance varies. Open a specific provider profile to see what they've published about new-patient access, insurance accepted, and typical wait times.
What is Dementia?
Dementia is a clinical focus area covered by the specialists listed here. Each provider profile describes their training, sub-specialties, and the conditions they regularly treat — open a profile for the most authoritative description of how that specific physician approaches dementia care.