Eastern Virginia Medical School at Old Dominion University
Hamid Okhravi, MD
Site PI
Dr. Hamid Okhravi is the Alfred E. Abiouness Endowed Professor at the Glennan Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology where he is the Medical Director of the Memory Consultation Clinic for diagnosing and treating patients with different types of cognitive disorders. He received his MD from Mashhad University of Medical Sciences in Iran and completed the Internal Medicine Residency Program at Saint Louis University and also Hurley Medical Center in affiliation with Michigan State University. He completed his geriatric fellowship at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester. He is the principal investigator of the EVMS Memory Clinic Registry Project which will become the most comprehensive memory clinic registry in the State of Virginia. He is also the principal investigator for 16 active research studies, including the site-PI for several national and international pivotal clinical trials. Dr. Okhravi has presented at over 20 national and international scientific conferences and serves as a panel member at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference. Additionally, he is a member of several editorial boards for peer-reviewed journals, including the Journal of Geriatrics and Palliative Care. He has published many articles, mentors many young physicians and future physicians and health professions students and other practitioners in the areas of memory and cognition, and is a much sought after speaker on the subject.
Daniel Cohen, MD, MMSc
Site Co-PI
Dr. Daniel Cohen is the Clinical Chief of Neurology for Sentara Medical Group and Associate Professor and Chair of Neurology for Eastern Virginia Medical School. Dr. Cohen earned his medical degree from the University of Florida and completed his Internal Medicine internship, Neurology residency, and fellowships in Cognitive Neurology and Sleep Medicine through Harvard Medical School at Boston’s Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He has subspecialty board certifications in both Behavioral (Cognitive) Neurology and Sleep Medicine. Dr. Cohen’s research interests have included translational work related to the interface between sleep and cognition, including the role of sleep in memory processing and the effects of sleep loss and circadian misalignment on neurobehavioral performance. More recently, his focus has shifted toward clinical trials to enhance the care for Alzheimer’s disease.
Brielle Schreiter
Site Liaison
Brielle Schreiter currently serves as Co-Chair for the Site Process Improvement, Networking, and Support (SPINS) Committee. She joined the Glennan Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology research team at the Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS) in August 2023 and was appointed as the site’s ACTC Site Liaison. She received her BS in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry from the University of Pittsburgh and continued her post-graduate work in Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Discovery at the University of Pittsburgh, School of Pharmacy, PhD program. Her passion for research has driven her professional career from laboratory benchwork and data analytics to research project and clinical trial management.