Biography
Dr. Ging-Yuek Robin Hsiung is a member of the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, an associate professor in the Division of Neurology at the University of British Columbia (UBC), and staff neurologist at the UBC Hospital Clinic for Alzheimer and Related Disorders and St. Paul's Hospital. Dr. Hsiung graduated from UBC with a Bachelor of Science and Master of Health Science and obtained his Doctor of Medicine from Queen's University. He received his residency training at University of Toronto and University of Washington, and fellowship training at the University of Calgary and UBC.
Dr. Hsiung’s research interests include clinical and genetic epidemiology of Alzheimer’s disease and related neurodegenerative dementias, neuropsychological characteristics of cognitive disorders, imaging and biomarkers of dementia, and translational research on neurological health and aging.
Research Studies
Validating markers for Alzheimer's disease
Asian Cohort for Alzheimer’s Disease
Comprehensive Assessment of Neurodegeneration and Dementia (COMPASS-ND)
221AD301 Phase 3 Study of Aducanumab (BIIB037) in Early Alzheimer's Disease (ENGAGE)
Telmisartan vs. Perindopril in Hypertensive Mild-Moderate Alzheimer's Disease Patients (SARTAN-AD)
Open-Label Study of TRx0237 in Subjects With Alzheimer's Disease or Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal Dementia (bvFTD)
Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network Trial: An Opportunity to Prevent Dementia. A Study of Potential Disease Modifying Treatments in Individuals at Risk for or With a Type of Early Onset Alzheimer's Disease Caused by a Genetic Mutation (DIAN-TU)
Characterization of Dementia Due to Mixed Alzheimer and Subcortical Vascular Pathology
News and Awards
Publications
- NeuroImage. Clinical -
- Alzheimer's & dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands) -
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- Neurology -
