Associate Professor of Psychiatry; Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship Director, Yale School of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine
Division of Aging & Geriatric Psychiatry
Christopher H. van Dyck, MD
Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobiology
Director, Division of Aging & Geriatric Psychiatry
With the aging of our population, geriatric psychiatry has emerged as an increasingly important subspecialty, with a unique set of challenges requiring specific expertise. The Division of Aging and Geriatric Psychiatry was formed in 2007 to provide a center of focus for research and education related to this subspecialty at Yale. Researchers and educators in this division study healthy aging and age-related mental disorders, including Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, mild cognitive impairment, and geriatric depression. Division researchers also have extensive collaborations within and outside of Yale in the study of neurodegeneration, neuroimaging, neuropsychology, genetics, and pharmacotherapeutics.
The Division features a highly successful Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship Training Program under the direction of Michelle Conroy, MD, Program Director.
The Division is also home to the Alzheimer's Disease Research Unit, which focuses on treatment, neuroimaging and genetic studies of Alzheimer's disease and healthy aging.
Interested students, fellows, or faculty are welcome to contact Dr. van Dyck or any Division faculty for additional information:
Christopher van Dyck, MD
Faculty
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry; Medical Director , Geriatric Psychiatry Inpatient Program, Yale New Haven Hospital
Professor of Psychiatry; Director, Neuropsychological Assessment Service, Connecticut Mental Health Center, Psychiatry
Associate Professor of Psychiatry; Associate Director, Alzheimer's Disease Research Unit; Faculty, Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (ADRC)
Professor of Psychiatry, Deputy Dean for Professionalism and Leadership; Associate Dean for Global Health Education, Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health; Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
Elizabeth Mears and House Jameson Professor of Psychiatry and of Neurology and Neuroscience; Director, Alzheimer's Disease Research Unit; Director, Yale Alzheimer's Disease Research Center; Director, Division of Aging and Geriatric Psychiatry
Professor of Psychiatry; Director of Medical Student Education, Psychiatry; Integrated Care Firm Director, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, VA Connecticut Healthcare System