Meet Our Team
The Stead Family Memory Clinic at Banner Alzheimer's Institute offers comprehensive consultations for individuals experiencing memory problems. Our team of expert clinicians provides diagnosis, treatment and disease management recommendations for patients, their families and referring physicians.
Pierre N. Tariot,
MD
Geriatric Psychiatrist
Director, Banner Alzheimer's Institute
Dr. Tariot is director of the Banner Alzheimer's Institute
and a board-certified physician in internal medicine and geriatric
psychiatry. After intensive training in developing new treatments
for Alzheimer's disease at the National Institutes of Health, he
spent 20 years as a professor at the University of Rochester
Medical Center in New York, where he directed a program dedicated
to the care and study of people with Alzheimer's. He has devoted
his career to helping patients and families cope with the effects
of dementia and is a recognized leader in the development of new
Alzheimer's treatments. He has published hundreds of scientific
articles, is a widely sought-after speaker and consultant, and has
won numerous awards for his service and research.
Roy Yaari, MD,
MAS
Geriatric Neurologist, Dementia
Specialist
Director, Memory Disorders Clinic
Dr. Yaari is a board-certified neurologist and dementia
specialist. He earned a Master of Advanced Study degree in clinical
research and received comprehensive training through a clinical
research and dementia fellowship at the University of California,
San Diego. His strong interest in treating dementia patients as
well as developing new treatments and therapies for those with
dementia led him to the Stead Family Memory Clinic at Banner
Alzheimer's Institute.
Helle Brand,
PA
Physician Assistant
Brand is a physician assistant at Banner Alzheimer's
Institute and a former physical therapist specializing in caring
for the elderly. Her professional interests center on education and
counseling related to understanding and living with dementia. Her
work focuses on the effects of dementia on a person's ability to
function daily as well as the disease's impact on the families
of those affected.
Anna Burke,
MD
Geriatric Psychiatrist
Dementia Specialist
Dr. Burke is a board-certified geriatric psychiatrist and
specialist in dementia care at Banner Alzheimer's Institute. She
completed an internal medicine internship at Mount Sinai School of
Medicine in New York City and residency training in
general adult psychiatry at the Institute of Living in Hartford,
Conn. Dr Burke went on to complete a prestigious fellowship in
geriatric psychiatry at Harvard Medical School/ McLean Hospital.
She has worked extensively with patients and families suffering
from Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. Her areas of
expertise include the diagnosis and treatment of dementia as well
as treatment of associated behavioral and psychiatric
disturbances.
Adam S. Fleisher, MD,
MAS
Geriatric Neurologist, Dementia Specialist
Director, Brain Imaging
Dr. Fleisher is the director of brain imaging at Banner
Alzheimer's Institute, a geriatric neurologist and an expert in the
field of brain imaging to detect and study the earliest evidence of
the pathology of Alzheimer's in the brain. He received his general
neurology training at Johns Hopkins Hospital before completing a
clinical and research dementia fellowship and master's degree in
clinical research at the University of California, San Diego. He is
well published in the fields of dementia clinical trials and
imaging.
Geri Hall, PhD,
ARNP
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Hall is a board-certified clinical nurse specialist who has
specialized in caring for those affected by dementia since 1980.
She is a master clinician, educator and noted writer. At Banner
Alzheimer's Institute, she facilitates both in-person and web-based
support groups for patients and family caregivers.
James Seward, PhD,
ABPP
Neuropsychologist
Seward is a board-certified clinical neuropsychologist at Banner
Alzheimer's Institute who has worked extensively with individuals
diagnosed with a variety of neurological conditions, including
stroke and dementia-related disorders. He is a member of the
American Board of Professional Psychology and author/presenter of
numerous papers on the subject of Alzheimer's disease and related
conditions.
Sheila Z Vadovicky,
MSW
Psychometrist
Vadovicky, a psychometrist at Banner Alzheimer's Institute, has
extensive experience administering cognitive and global rating
scales in Alzheimer's disease clinical trials. She also works with
the Stead Family Memory Clinic administering neuropsychological
testing. She has many years experience working in private
neuropsychology practices, working with people with traumatic brain
injury, stroke, dementia and Alzheimer's disease. She has a Master
of Social Work degree from Loyola University of Chicago.
