Ziad Nasreddine
Ziad Nasreddine | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Canadian, Lebanese |
| Occupation(s) | Director at MoCA Clinic and Institute [1] |
| Notable work | Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) |
Ziad Nasreddine is a Canadian neurologist notable for creating the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA).[2]
Biography
He is a Lebanese immigrate to Canada,[3][4] graduated from the University of Sherbrooke, Québec, and then completed a fellowship in Cognitive Neurology/Neurobehavior at UCLA. In 1992, during his residency program, Dr Nasreddine perceived the need for a more comprehensive cognitive screening adapted for clinicians, and thus developed his first comprehensive cognitive screening test. In 1996, after his fellowship, he decided to adapt his comprehensive screen and create a much quicker comprehensive assessment that is adapted to first line specialty clinics with high volume of patients.[5][6]
References
- ^ http://mocaclinic.ca/en/about/
- ^ Nasreddine, Ziad S.; Phillips, Natalie A.; Bédirian, Valérie; Charbonneau, Simon; Whitehead, Victor; Collin, Isabelle; Cummings, Jeffrey L.; Chertkow, Howard (April 2005). "The Montreal Cognitive Assessment, MoCA: a brief screening tool for mild cognitive impairment". Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 53 (4): 695–699. doi:10.1111/j.1532-5415.2005.53221.x. ISSN 0002-8614. PMID 15817019.
- ^ Hawkins, Derek (17 January 2018). "Trump's cognitive test was created by a Lebanese immigrant to Canada". Washington Post.
- ^ "Canadian doctor behind cognitive test says Trump's score is 'normal performance'". CTVNews. July 23, 2020.
- ^ "Meet the Canadian immigrant doctor whose test was used on Donald Trump". CIC News. January 19, 2018.
- ^ "Doctor behind cognitive test responds to Trump boasting about having 'aced' it". The Independent. July 21, 2020.