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Daniel Parker, MD

Daniel Parker, MD is a board-certified internist and geriatrician, memory disorders specialist, and translational researcher whose work focuses on the intersection of biological aging and cognitive health.

Associate Professor of Medicine

Associate Professor of Neurology

Medical Director, Duke Memory Disorders Clinic

Duke University School of Medicine

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  1. Liu AJ, Moghadam AA, Alam MS, Lutz MW, Navarra A, Luo S, Wang LA, Petrella JR, Whitson H, O'Brien RJ, Johnson KG, Parker D, Beam C, Sanfilippo M, Al-Sahlani H, Cobb S, Liu MY, Doraiswamy PM. Clinical practice outcomes with lecanemab for Alzheimer disease. Neurology Open Access. 2026;2(3):e000121. Full article ↗

  2. Invited presentation: Reimagining Alzheimer’s Care: The Advent of Subcutaneous Administration of Anti-Amyloid Therapy. South Carolina Neurological Association Annual Meeting, Asheville, NC. September 2026.

  3. Zhao W, Robbins CB, Grewal DS, Patel H, Soundararajan S, Liu AJ, Johnson KG, Agrawal R, Petrella JR, Stinnett SS, Parker D, Fekrat S. Correlating retinal and choroidal vascular parameters with volumetric MRI in Alzheimer's disease and amnestic mild cognitive impairment. BMC Ophthalmology. 2025;25(1):365. Full article ↗

  4. Parker DC, Whitson HE, Smith PJ, Kraus VB, Huebner JL, North R, Kraus WE, Cohen HJ, Huffman KM. Anti-CMV IgG seropositivity is associated with plasma biomarker evidence of Aβ accumulation. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. 2024. Full article ↗

  5. Patel H, Wisely CE, Robbins CB, Parker D, Challa P, Grewal DS, Fekrat S. Aqueous and plasma levels of phosphorylated tau 181 in individuals with normal cognition. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. 2024. Full article ↗

  6. Invited presentation: Amyloid Removal Therapy for Early Alzheimer’s Disease. Division of General Internal Medicine Grand Rounds, Duke University School of Medicine. February 2026.

  7. Invited presentation: Emerging Treatments for Dementia. Duke Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. October 2025.

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