Ziad Nasreddine

Ziad Nasreddine is a Canadian neurologist notable for creating the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA).[2]

Ziad Nasreddine
NationalityCanadian, Lebanese
OccupationDirector at MoCA Clinic and Institute [1]
Notable work
Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)

Biography

He is a Lebanese immigrate to Canada,[3][4] graduated from the University of Sherbrooke, Québec, and then completed a fellowship in Cognitive Neurology/Neurobehavior at UCLA. In 1992, during his residency program, Dr Nasreddine perceived the need for a more comprehensive cognitive screening adapted for clinicians, and thus developed his first comprehensive cognitive screening test. In 1996, after his fellowship, he decided to adapt his comprehensive screen and create a much quicker comprehensive assessment that is adapted to first line specialty clinics with high volume of patients.[5][6]

References
  1. http://mocaclinic.ca/en/about/
  2. Nasreddine, Ziad S.; Phillips, Natalie A.; Bédirian, Valérie; Charbonneau, Simon; Whitehead, Victor; Collin, Isabelle; Cummings, Jeffrey L.; Chertkow, Howard (April 2005). "The Montreal Cognitive Assessment, MoCA: a brief screening tool for mild cognitive impairment". Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 53 (4): 695–699. doi:10.1111/j.1532-5415.2005.53221.x. ISSN 0002-8614. PMID 15817019.
  3. Hawkins, Derek (17 January 2018). "Trump's cognitive test was created by a Lebanese immigrant to Canada". Washington Post.
  4. "Canadian doctor behind cognitive test says Trump's score is 'normal performance'". CTVNews. July 23, 2020.
  5. "Meet the Canadian immigrant doctor whose test was used on Donald Trump". CIC News. January 19, 2018.
  6. "Doctor behind cognitive test responds to Trump boasting about having 'aced' it". The Independent. July 21, 2020.


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