Meet the Team

Madeline Paczynski is a board-certified Physician Assistant providing care for patients with cognitive impairment due to various dementias including Alzheimer’s disease, Lewy Body dementia, frontotemporal dementia, vascular dementia and other age-related neurodegenerative disease.

Suzanne E. Schindler, MD, PhD is a Professor of Neurology. Dr. Schindler has received a K23 career development award from the National Institute on Aging to study fluid biomarkers of Alzheimer disease. The primary focus of her work is on predicting if and when cognitively normal individuals will develop symptoms of Alzheimer disease dementia.

B. Joy Snider, MD, PhD is a Professor of Neurology with areas of clinical interest in the following: neurodegenerative disorders, specifically diagnosis and treatment of patients with dementing disorders, memory disorders, Alzheimer’s disease, dementia. You can learn more about Dr. Snider’s research interests by visiting the Snider Laboratory site.

Alexandra Venuto is a board-certified nurse practitioner providing care in the Memory Diagnostic Center and Alzheimer’s Disease Immunotherapy Clinic. Alexandra provides care related to cognitive function, including caring for patients with diagnoses of subjective memory loss, mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia, Lewy body dementia and Frontotemporal dementia.

Cassandra Ward is an Adult Nurse Practitioner-Certified providing care at the Memory Diagnostic Center. She was honored as a Mission Champion by Memory Care Home Solutions for her dedication to and compassion for individuals affected by memory loss.