Faculty

Victor L Villemagne, MD

Victor L Villemagne, MD

Levidow-Pittsburgh Foundation Chair in Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Disorders and Professor of Psychiatry

Contact Details

3811 O'Hara St.
Pittsburgh
 
PA
 
15213
Email
Assistant
Melana Johnson
johnsonml14@upmc.edu

Education & Training

MD
Universidad Nacional de Buenos Aires School of Medicine, Argentina
Positron Emission Tomography, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Nuclear Medicine, Johns Hopkins University
Nuclear Medicine, National Atomic Energy Commission, Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Professional Affiliations

Member, Society of Nuclear Medicine
Member, Alzheimer's Association's International Society to Advance Alzheimer Research and Treatment

Selected Honors & Awards

Kuhl-Lassen Award for Outstanding Contribution to Brain Imaging, Brain Imaging Council of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
ANSTO Nuclear Medicine Award, Australian and New Zealand Society of Nuclear Medicine

Research Interests

Alzheimer's disease; Nuclear medicine; Disease-specific biomarkers
Selected Research Publications & Products
  1. Burnham SC, Laws SM, Budgeon CA, Dor V, Porter T, Bourgeat P, Buckley RF, Murray K, Ellis KA, Turlach BA, Salvado O, Ames D, Martins RN, Rentz D, Masters CL, Rowe CC, VL Villemagne. (2020) Impact of APOE-e4 carriage on the onset and rates of neocortical A-amyloid deposition. Neurobiol Aging. 95: 46-55.
  2. VL Villemagne, Velakoulis D, Dor V, Bozinoski S, Masters CL, Rowe CC, Walterfang M. (2019) Imaging of tau deposits in adults with Niemann-Pick type C disease: A case-control study. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 46(5):1132-1138.
  3. Brown BM, Rainey-Smith SR, Dore V, Peiffer JJ, Burnham SC, Laws SM, Taddei K, Ames D, Masters CL, Rowe CC, Martins RN, VL Villemagne. (2018) Self-reported physical activity is associated with tau burden measured by Positron Emission Tomography. J Alzheimers Dis. 63(4):1299-1305.

University of Pittsburgh Awards Tenure to Victor Villemagne, MD 

Dr. Victor Villemagne

We are delighted to announce that Victor Villemagne, MD, has received conferral of tenure at the rank of professor by the University of Pittsburgh. Among the most highly regarded experts in Alzheimer's disease biomarkers worldwide, Dr. Villemagne is extremely accomplished in in-vivo imaging of brain pathology in aging and neurodegenerative disorders. He specializes in using positron emission tomography (PET)...

Associations Between Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Cardiovascular and Brain Health in Women; Sex-Dependent Alterations in the Memory Network 

Drs. Rebecca Thurston and Minjie Wu

Recent studies led by Pitt Psychiatry investigators examine the associations between post-traumatic stress disorder and cardiovascular and brain health in women ( JAMA Network Open), and sex-dependent alterations in the memory network ( Alzheimer’s & Dementia). Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms and Cardiovascular and Brain Health in Women Most women in the United States will experience at least one major...

Alzheimer's & Dementia and Nature Aging: New Alzheimer's Disease Research

Ferrari-Souza et al. Nature Aging 2023 Authors

The Pascoal Lab (PI: Tharick Pascoal, MD, PhD; Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology) and colleagues have published recent research findings in Alzheimer's & Dementia and Nature Aging examining biomarkers and pathophysiological progression of Alzheimer's disease. “These two publications contribute to our understanding of the biomarkers and pathophysiological processes associated with the progression of...

Microglial and Astrocyte Reactivity Are Key to Determining Alzheimer’s Disease Progression

Dr. Tharick Pascoal

Tharick Pascoal, MD, PhD (Associate Professor of Psychiatry) is an internationally recognized expert on the imaging and fluid biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. He recently published two papers examining the multifaceted but interactive nature of Alzheimer’s disease pathology. “Microglia and astrocytes are glial cells that act together and play a major role in the immune response in the human...

New Research from Pitt Psychiatry on Alzheimer’s Disease Biomarkers

Drs. Villemagne, Pascoal & Karkari

Department of Psychiatry investigators focused on Alzheimer’s Research— Victor Villemagne, MD (Professor of Psychiatry); Tharick Pascoal, MD, PhD (Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology); and Thomas Karikari, PhD (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry)—have recently published studies improving our understanding of biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease. Plasma Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein Is Associated with 18F...