Dr. Serge Gauthier

Dr. Serge Gauthier, a Professor Emeritus in the Departments of Neurology & Neurosurgery and Psychiatry at McGill University. He is also the Academic Co-Lead for the McGill University Dementia Education Program. Previously he was Director of the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Unit at the McGill Centre for Studies in Aging, Director of the McGill Centre for Studies in Ageing and holder of a Research Chair at the Canadian Institute for Health Research, Clinical Investigator and Staff Neurologist at the Montreal Neurological Hospital and Institute.

His research interests include etiology and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and other related diagnoses, development of consensus guidelines on approval and use of antidementia drugs, and on the rights of persons with dementia to participate in research.

Recent publications include the 2022 World Alzheimer Report. He was a recipient of the Prix Galien Award in 1997 and has authored over 700 peer-reviewed articles. His accomplishments led to him being appointed to the Order of Canada in 2014 and the National Order of Québec in 2017.