Howard Fillit, MD

Dr. Fillit is the founding Executive Director of the Institute for the Study of Aging, a private venture philanthropy based in New York City established by the Estee Lauder Trust. The Institute's mission is to catalyze and fund research on drug discovery and drug development for cognitive aging and Alzheimer's disease.

Dr. Fillit is also a clinical professor of geriatrics, medicine and neurobiology at The Mount Sinai-NYU Medical Center in New York. He also serves as a consultant in gerontology and geriatric medicine to individuals, managed care organizations, health care systems, and pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.

He received a bachelor of arts from Cornell University, his medical degree from the State University of New York-Upstate Medical Center, and postdoctoral training at the Beth Israel Medical Center (NY), The Rockefeller University and the New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center.

Dr. Fillit has received numerous awards and honors, including the Rita Hayworth Award for achievement in research and practice in Alzheimer's disease from the Alzheimer's Association in 1999. He is a fellow of the American Geriatrics Society, the American College of Physicians, the Gerontological Society of America, and the New York Academy of Medicine. He is the author or co-author of more than 200 scientific and clinical articles, abstracts, and books, including the fifth edition of the Textbook of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology. Dr. Fillit is also listed in "Best Doctors for 2001-2002" as a leading physician in the United States.

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