Carolina Agata Ardohain Cristalli, MD
Neurologist
No one's chances of receiving a timely dementia diagnosis should depend on where they live.
Current Work
Carolina is a cognitive neurologist at FLENI in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where she combines clinical care and research focused on cognitive impairment, Alzheimer’s disease, and related dementias.
Personal Hero
Rita Levi-Montalcini
Words of Strength
Building connections
Vision
Carolina believes that no one’s chances of receiving a timely dementia diagnosis should depend on where they live. By strengthening research, collaboration, and specialist training across Latin America, she hopes to improve brain health and reduce inequalities in care.
Strategy
Carolina combines patient care, dementia research, and regional collaboration to better understand cognitive disorders. She contributes to multicenter studies of dementia and vascular cognitive impairment.
Impact
As an Atlantic Fellow, Carolina hopes to learn from and collaborate with professionals from diverse backgrounds. She aims to build lasting relationships that foster teamwork, innovation, and better care for people living with dementia.
Motivation
Despite growing awareness of dementia, many people in Latin America still face delays in diagnosis and limited access to specialized care. Reducing these gaps is essential to improve outcomes for patients, families, and communities.
Education & Experience
Carolina received her medical degree from the National University of La Plata, Argentina. After completing her neurology training, she went on to complete a fellowship in Cognitive Neurology at FLENI's Memory Clinic. Her work combines clinical care and research focused on dementia and vascular cognitive impairment, with a particular interest in collaborative initiatives that improve brain health in underrepresented populations.
Awards & Honors
Alzheimer's Association
Vascular Cognitive Impairment
Alzheimer's Association
Dementia Prevention
Argentine Society of Neurology
Dementia Prevention
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