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Nilufer Taner

Neurology

Nilufer Taner, MD

Enterprise Chair of Neuroscience

Jacksonville, FL

Nilufer Ertekin-Taner, MD, PhD, is a neurogeneticist and board-certified behavioral neurologist at Mayo Clinic Florida in Jacksonville, specializing in the genetics of Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases, including progressive supranuclear palsy and atypical forms of Alzheimer's. She serves adult patient populations, particularly those at risk for or affected by late-onset Alzheimer's, with a focus on complex genetic influences using biological traits such as cognition, gene

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30+

Years in Practice

Credentials

Board Certifications

  • Neurology (ABPN)
  • Behavioral Neurology (ABPN)

Education & Training

  • Medical School: Hacettepe University Medical School (MD, Unknown)
  • Doctoral: Mayo Graduate School (PhD, Unknown)
  • Residency: Mayo Clinic Minnesota (Neurology, Unknown)
  • Fellowship: Mayo Clinic Florida (Behavioral Neurology, Unknown)

Peer Recognition

  • ABPNBoard Certified in Neurology

    2026

  • HealthgradesHealthgrades Honor Roll
  • HealthgradesHealth Care Hero - Jacksonville Business Journal, 2008
  • HealthgradesTravel Fellowship - World Alzheimer Congress, 2002
  • HealthgradesRobert Terry Award for the Best Paper on Neurodegenerative Diseases - American Association of Neuropathologists, 2012

Clinical Focus

Subspecialties

Behavioral Neurology & Dementia

Conditions & Treatments

Alzheimer's DiseaseDementia & Cognitive DisordersDementiaCognitive Decline

Practice Details

Hospital Affiliations

  • Mayo Clinic Florida

Languages

English

Experience

30+ years in practice