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Howard Chertkow

ResearcherNeurology and NeurosurgeryMcGill University

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Howard Chertkow

Researcher

Neurology and Neurosurgery

Health Sciences

McGill University

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
13 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 4 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 8 research grants (7 CIHR, 1 NSERC), most recently in 2016.

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118

Citations

122

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Research

Dementia Therapy Alzheimer Disease Biomarkers Quality Of Life Big Data Cognitive Decline Imaging

Latest papers

Application of a clinical scale for predicting Aβ-positivity in a multicentre Canadian dementia cohort: A necessity in the era of amyloid targeting treatment.
Journal of the neurological sciences · 2026 · senior author
Peripheral inflammation in a Canadian cohort of neurodegenerative conditions: Occurrence, determinants, and impact.
Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD · 2026 · senior author
Exploring the usability and perceived benefits of Brain Health PRO: An online educational program for healthy brain aging.
Digital health · 2025

All 66 publications

Latest funding

Individualized prognosis and prediction of cognitive decline in cognitively normal individuals at risk of AD and in individuals with mild cognitive impairment
CIHR · 2019 · Co-investigator
$948,600
Individualized prognosis and prediction of cognitive decline in cognitively normal individuals at risk of AD
CIHR · 2018 · Co-investigator
$100,000
Improving Depression Screening in Geriatric Patients by Reducing Bias and Generating Individualized Accuracy Estimates: An Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis of the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS)
CIHR · 2017 · Co-investigator
$120,000

All 14 grants and awards

66 publications.

Application of a clinical scale for predicting Aβ-positivity in a multicentre Canadian dementia cohort: A necessity in the era of amyloid targeting treatment.

Lahiri D, Kathir S, Punjwani Z, Liu A, Pasvanis S, Seixas-Lima B, Roncero CT, Chertkow H, COMPASS-ND investigators

Journal of the neurological sciences2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2026.126047 PMID: 42275797

Peripheral inflammation in a Canadian cohort of neurodegenerative conditions: Occurrence, determinants, and impact.

Seixas-Lima B, Rosa-Neto P, Phillips NA, Borrie M, Roncero CT, Lahiri D, Dori D, Eintracht S, Chertkow H

Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/13872877251401611 PMID: 41358624

Exploring the usability and perceived benefits of Brain Health PRO: An online educational program for healthy brain aging.

Philip G, Fiocco AJ, Belleville S, Chertkow H, Feldman HH, Montero-Odasso M, Nygaard HB, Savundranayagam MY, Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA), CAN-THUMBS UP Study Group

Digital health2025

DOI: 10.1177/20552076251395585 PMID: 41278371

Baseline task performance predicts mini-mental state examination improvement after individuals with dementia practice an N-back task with bilateral transcranial direct current stimulation.

Roncero C, Popov A, Seixas-Lima B, Lahiri D, Abnavi F, Chertkow H

PloS one2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0332372 PMID: 41160658

Protocol for a multisite study on the efficacy of transcranial direct current stimulation as an adjuvant to naming and spelling therapy in the treatment of oral and written naming in individuals with primary progressive aphasia.

Masson-Trottier M, Tippett D, Rapp B, Harvey DY, Roncero C, Vnenchak L, Faria A, Frangakis C, Chertkow H, Hamilton RH, Hillis AE, Tsapkini K

Frontiers in human neuroscience2025

DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2025.1611272 PMID: 40919410

Brain health PRO/Santé cerveau PRO: The development of a web-based program for dementia literacy and risk factor reduction.

Belleville S, Anderson ND, Bherer L, Camicioli R, Carrier J, Chan S, Cuesta M, Dang-Vu TT, Dwosh E, Fiocco AJ, Ferland G, Gilbert B, Harris E, Itzhak I, Jarrett P, Kadri MA, Laurin D, Liu-Ambrose T, McGibbon CA, Middleton L, Miller L, Nygaard HB, Montero-Odasso M, Murphy K, Phillips N, Pichora-Fuller MK, Robillard JM, Smith EE, Speechley M, Trigui A, Wittich W, Chertkow H, Feldman HH, CTU expert group for the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA), CAN-THUMBS UP Study Group

The journal of prevention of Alzheimer's disease2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.tjpad.2025.100134 PMID: 40090784

The higher benefit of lecanemab in males compared to females in CLARITY AD is probably due to a real sex effect.

Andrews D, Ducharme S, Chertkow H, Sormani MP, Collins DL, Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative

Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association2025

DOI: 10.1002/alz.14467 PMID: 39887549

Impact of a national dementia research consortium: The Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA)

Chertkow H, Phillips N, Rockwood K, Anderson N, Andrew MK, Bartha R, Beaudoin C, Bélanger N, Bellec P, Belleville S

Journal of Alzheimer's Disease20249 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1177/13872877241290990

Vascular burden and cognition: Mediating roles of neurodegeneration and amyloid PET

Ottoy J, Ozzoude M, Zukotynski K, Adamo S, Scott C, Gaudet V, Ramirez J, Swardfager W, Cogo‐Moreira H, Lam B

Alzheimer's and Dementia202345 citations

DOI: 10.1002/alz.12750

Amyloid-PET of the white matter: Relationship to free water, fiber integrity, and cognition in patients with dementia and small vessel disease

Ottoy J, Ozzoude M, Zukotynski K, Kang MS, Adamo S, Scott C, Ramirez J, Swardfager W, Lam B, Bhan A

Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism202319 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1177/0271678x231152001 PMID: W4317930664

Individualized prognosis and prediction of cognitive decline in cognitively normal individuals at risk of AD and in individuals with mild cognitive impairment

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Project Grant

Principal investigators: Collins, Donald L

Keywords: Aging; Alzheimer'S Disease; Biomarker; Cognitive Decline; Cognitive Testing; Dementia; Image Processing; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Prognosis

$948,600

Individualized prognosis and prediction of cognitive decline in cognitively normal individuals at risk of AD

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Project Grant

Principal investigators: Collins, Donald L

Keywords: Aging; Alzheimer'S Disease; Biomarker; Cognitive Decline; Cognitive Testing; Dementia; Image Processing; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Prognosis

$100,000

Improving Depression Screening in Geriatric Patients by Reducing Bias and Generating Individualized Accuracy Estimates: An Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis of the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS)

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Project Grant

Principal investigators: Benedetti, Andrea; Thombs, Brett D; Wilchesky, Machelle

Keywords: Depression; Diagnostic Accuracy; Geriatric Depression Scale; Geriatrics; Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis; Mental Health; Screening; Sensitivity; Specificity

$120,000

Improving Depression Screening in Geriatric Patients by Reducing Bias and Generating Individualized Accuracy Estimates: An Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis of the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS)

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Project Grant

Principal investigators: Thombs, Brett D; Benedetti, Andrea; Wilchesky, Machelle

Keywords: Depression; Diagnostic Accuracy; Geriatric Depression Scale; Geriatrics; Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis; Mental Health; Screening; Sensitivity; Specificity

$75,000

Broad and Deep Analyses in Neurodegeneration (BRAIN)

Nominated PICIHR2016Team Grant: Big Data on Dementia

Principal investigators: Chertkow, Howard M; Anderson, Geoffrey M; Borrie, Michael J; Gauthier, Serge G; Hofer, Scott M; Hogan, David B; Phillips, Natalie A; Rockwood, Kenneth; Smith, Eric E

Keywords: Big Data; Cognitive Decline; Dementia; Imaging; Longitudinal Cohorts; Phenotyping; Progression; Risk Factors; Trajectory

$4,750,000

Typical and atypical Alzheimer Disease: salivary tau biomarkers, therapy with neuromodulation, and disease subtypes.

Nominated PICIHR2014Foundation Grant

Principal investigators: Chertkow, Howard M

Keywords: Alzheimer Disease; Biomarkers; Dementia; Semantic Memory; Subgroups; Therapy; Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation; Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

$1,695,053

H. Chertkow Expression of Interest for CCNA

Nominated PICIHR2013Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging - EOI

Principal investigators: Chertkow, Howard M; Andrew, Melissa K; Bartha, Robert; Bellec, Pierre; Belleville, Sylvie N; Bergman, Howard; Black, Sandra E; Borrie, Michael J; Camicioli, J. Richard M; Cashman, Neil R; Collins, Donald L; Cuello, A. Claudio G; Darvesh, Sultan; Dixon, Roger A; Duchesne, Simon; Evans, Alan C; Feldman, Howard; Gauthier, Serge G; Greenwood, Carol E; Herrmann, Nathan; Hogan, David B; Hsiung, Ging-Yuek R; Jacklin, Kristen M; Masellis, Mario; Mihailidis, Alex; Montero Odasso, Manuel M; Morgan, Debra G; Naglie, Gary; Phillips, Natalie A; Poirier, Judes; Rockwood, Kenneth; Rylett, Jane R; Sadavoy, Joel; Smith, Eric E; ST GEORGE-HYSLOP, Peter H; Wellington, Cheryl L; Westaway, David

Keywords: Brain Disease; Cognition; Dementia; Diagnosis; Prevention; Quality Of Life; Therapy; Treatment

$71,606

Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging

Nominated PICIHR2013Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging - EOI

Principal investigators: Chertkow, Howard M

Keywords: Aging

$25,000

Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging - Full Proposal

Nominated PICIHR2013Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging

Principal investigators: Chertkow, Howard M; Andrew, Melissa K; Bartha, Robert; Bellec, Pierre; Belleville, Sylvie N; Bergman, Howard; Bherer, Louis; Black, Sandra E; Borrie, Michael J; Bourassa, Carrie A; Camicioli, J. Richard M; Cashman, Neil R; Collins, Donald L; Cuello, A. Claudio G; Darvesh, Sultan; Dixon, Roger A; Duchesne, Simon; Einstein, Gillian; Evans, Alan C; Feldman, Howard; Gauthier, Serge G; Greenwood, Carol E; Herrmann, Nathan; Hogan, David B; Hsiung, Ging-Yuek R; Jacklin, Kristen M; Lanctôt, Krista L; Masellis, Mario; McGilton, Katherine S; Mihailidis, Alex; Montero Odasso, Manuel M; Morgan, Debra G; Naglie, Gary; Phillips, Natalie A; Poirier, Judes; Rapoport, Mark J; Rockwood, Kenneth; Rylett, Jane R; Sadavoy, Joel; Schipper, Hyman M; Seitz, Dallas P; Smith, Eric E; ST GEORGE-HYSLOP, Peter H; Tierney, Mary C; Vedel, Isabelle; Wellington, Cheryl L; Westaway, David

Keywords: Alzheimer Disease; Biomarkers; Brain; Brain Imaging; Comorbidity; Dementia; Epigenetics; Neurodegeneration; Quality Of Life; Therapy

$22,010,000

Virtual Reality based Spatial Memory Intervention for patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment

Co-investigatorCIHR2012Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Bohbot, Véronique

Keywords: Anatomy; Fmri; Hippocampus; Spatial Memory; Vbm; Virtual Navigation

$788,901

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Howard Chertkow

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Application of a clinical scale for predicting A&#x3b2;-positivity in a multicentre Canadian dementia cohort: A necessity in the era of amyloid targeting treatment.

Peripheral inflammation in a Canadian cohort of neurodegenerative conditions: Occurrence, determinants, and impact.

Exploring the usability and perceived benefits of Brain Health PRO: An online educational program for healthy brain aging.

Baseline task performance predicts mini-mental state examination improvement after individuals with dementia practice an N-back task with bilateral transcranial direct current stimulation.

Protocol for a multisite study on the efficacy of transcranial direct current stimulation as an adjuvant to naming and spelling therapy in the treatment of oral and written naming in individuals with primary progressive aphasia.

Brain health PRO/Sant&#xe9; cerveau PRO: The development of a web-based program for dementia literacy and risk factor reduction.

The higher benefit of lecanemab in males compared to females in CLARITY AD is probably due to a real sex effect.

Impact of a national dementia research consortium: The Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA)

Vascular burden and cognition: Mediating roles of neurodegeneration and amyloid PET

Amyloid-PET of the white matter: Relationship to free water, fiber integrity, and cognition in patients with dementia and small vessel disease

Frequent collaborators

Howard Chertkow

Howard Chertkow

Sylvie Belleville

Sylvie Belleville

Serge Gauthier

Howard Bergman

Michael Borrie

Serge Gauthier

Alexander Thiel

Louis Bherer

Louis Bherer

Genevieve Arsenault-Lapierre

Louis Bherer

Natalie Phillips

Manuel Montero Odasso

Pedro Rosa-Neto

Richard Frayne

Simon Ducharme

Natalie Phillips

Jean-Paul Soucy

Maged Goubran

Sven Joubert

Demetrios Sahlas

Katherine Zukotynski

Jean-Claude Tardif

Jean-Claude Tardif

Vesna Sossi

Michael Noseworthy

Alain Dagher

Amir Shmuel

Marie-Jeanne Kergoat

Christina Wolfson

Ian Mackenzie

Oury Monchi

Stephen Strother

Alex Mihailidis

Neil Cashman

Melissa Andrew

Debra Morgan

Nathan Herrmann

Application of a clinical scale for predicting Aβ-positivity in a multicentre Canadian dementia cohort: A necessity in the era of amyloid targeting treatment.

Brain health PRO/Santé cerveau PRO: The development of a web-based program for dementia literacy and risk factor reduction.