Do you sometimes have difficulty recalling familiar words or the names of acquaintances?  Do you forget where you left the car keys? Are you worried these are signs of dementia?

As people age changes occur in the brain that can effect overall brain health and brain function.  In this talk Dr. Luxenberg will discuss the changes seen in healthy brains as we get older and distinguish them from unhealthy conditions such as dementia.  

Dr. Luxenberg will also explain how certain conditions such as high blood pressure, diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease can affect the brain and steps we can take to reduce risk and slow decline.  Topics will include diet, sleep and social and intellectual activities.  Dr. Luxenberg hopes that by understanding the factors that contribute to healthy brain aging we can take steps to maintain cognitive function and overall brain health as we age.  

Biography – Jay S. Luxenberg, M.D.

Jay Luxenberg MD is an internist and geriatrician who has practiced in San Francisco since 1987.  He is a diplomat of the American Board of Internal Medicine and of  the American Board of Geriatric Medicine.  

Dr. Luxenberg served as the Chief Medical Officer at On Lok, a program for all-inclusive care for the elderly from 2011 until his retirement in 2022. Until 2011 he served as Chief Medical Officer at the Jewish Home, San Francisco, a 430 bed skilled nursing facility with an acute geropsychiatric hospital unit. Until 1996 he was the Director of the Geriatric Medicine Fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco.  

Dr. Luxenberg has published many research papers, reviews and book chapters and mentored other leaders in the field. His research interests relate to neurocognitive diseases as well as the changes that occur in the brain as part healthy aging.

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