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BIOGRAPHY   Jeffrey L. Cummings, MD Augustus S. Rose Professor of Neurology Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences Director, UCLA Alzheimer's Disease Center David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California Jeffrey L. Cummings, MD, is Augustus S. Rose Professor of Neurology and Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the University of California, Los Angeles, UCLA School of Medicine. In addition, he is Director of the UCLA Alzheimer's Disease Center and the UCLA Neurobehavior and Dementia Research Fellowship. Dr Cummings earned his medical degree from the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle. He completed an internship at Hartford Hospital in Connecticut followed by a residency in neurology and a fellowship in behavioral neurology at Boston University School of Medicine in Massachusetts. He continued his postdoctoral training at the Institute of Neurology in the National Hospital for Neurological Diseases, London, England, completing a fellowship in postgraduate studies in neuropathology and neuropsychiatry. Dr Cummings is the recipient of several honors, including the Alzheimer's Association Los Angeles Chapter's Research Award and the Irving and Helga Cooper Award for Geriatrics Research. He has written over 800 articles, chapters, monographs, book reviews, and abstracts on dementia. In addition, Dr Cummings is associate editor for several publications and is on the editorial board of various prominent journals, including Neurology and Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders. He is also a guest editor, section editor, and journal referee for numerous books and journals and has been involved in a variety of Alzheimer's disease research projects. He is a member of many professional organizations, including the American Academy of Neurology, American Psychiatric Association, American Geriatric Society, and American Neuropsychiatric Association. Dr Cummings is a member of several advisory boards and committees, and serves on the National Board of Directors for the Alzheimer's Association, as President of the Alzheimer's Association Chapter of Los Angeles, and as Vice Chair of the International Scientific Advisory Board for the John Douglas French Foundation for Alzheimer's Research.