Eric E. Smith
CLSA COVID-19 Brain Health Study Lead
Dr. Eric Smith is Professor of Neurology, Radiology, and Community Health Sciences at the University of Calgary, and the holder of the endowed Katthy Taylor Chair in Vascular Dementia. He directs the Cognitive Neurosciences Clinic at Foothills Medical Centre. Dr. Smith co-leads the Vascular Dementia team of the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging and is a member of the Steering Committee of the Canadian Consensus Conference on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia.
Dr. Smith is interested in how cerebral small vessel diseases contribute to risk for cognitive decline and dementia.