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Marwan Sabbagh, MD, FAAN
Alzheimer's and Memory Disorders
- (602) 406-6262
- Fax: (602) 406-6261
More than 400 peer-reviewed publications
Site principal investigator on more than 100 clinical studies
Author of six books
Global principal investigator on more than 10 studies
Marwan Sabbagh, MD, is a behavioral neurologist and the Moreno Family Chair for Alzheimer’s Research in the Alzheimer’s and Memory Disorders Program at Barrow Neurological Institute. He is also a professor in the Institute’s Department of Neurology. He is board certified in neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
Dr. Sabbagh’s expertise includes the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and other memory disorders. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Neurology.
Dr. Sabbagh earned his medical degree from the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson and his undergraduate degree from the University of California—Berkeley. He completed his neurology residency at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, and a geriatric neurology and dementia fellowship at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine.
Dr. Sabbagh is a leading investigator of many prominent national Alzheimer’s prevention and treatment clinical trials. He serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease and Alzheimer’s and Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions. He is the editor-in-chief of Neurology and Therapy. Dr. Sabbagh is a prolific author who has written and edited books on Alzheimer’s disease and has contributed to hundreds of medical and scientific articles.
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- Fellowship, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, Department of Neurosciences, Geriatric Neurology and Dementia, 1995-1997
- Residency, Baylor College of Medicine, 1992-1995
- Internship, Banner—University Medical Center Phoenix, Internal Medicine, 1991-1992
- MD, University of Arizona College of Medicine, 1991
- BA, University of California—Berkeley, 1987
- Fellow, American Academy of Neurology
- Innovator Award, WESTMARC, 2015
- Fellow, American Academy of Neurology, 2004
- Finalist, Healthcare Hero Award, Arizona Business Journal, 2004
- Life Member, National Registry of Who’s Who, 2001
- Dystonia Doctor of Excellence, San Diego County, 2000
- Co-recipient, Peter F. Drucker Award, Drucker Institute, 1998
- Travel Fellowship Award, American Neurological Association, 1996
- Finalist, Alistair Karmody Award, 1991
- Student Representative of Western Federation of Clinical Research, University of Arizona, 1990
- Student Summer Fellow, Arizona Cancer Society, 1988
Repurposing glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders
Date: 12/2025
Authors: Marwan N. Sabbagh, Jeffrey L. Cummings, Clive Ballard, Wiesje M. van der Flier, Michael T. Heneka, Jens Juul Holst, Lotte Bjerre Knudsen, Stephen Salloway, Malú Gámez Tansey, Daniel J. Drucker
Hippocampal Atrophy on Magnetic Resonance Imaging as a Surrogate Marker for Clinical Benefit and Neurodegeneration in Early Symptomatic Alzheimer's Disease: Synthesis of Evidence from Observational and Interventional Trials
Date: 12/2025
Authors: Susan Abushakra, P Murali Doraiswamy, John A. Hey, Duygu Tosun, Frederik Barkhof, Jerome Barakos, Jeffrey Petrella, J Patrick Kesslak, Aidan Power, Marwan Sabbagh, Anton Porsteinsson, Sharon Cohen, Serge Gauthier, Craig Ritchie, David Watson, Emer McSweeney, Merce Boada, Earvin Liang, Luc Bracoud, Rosalind McLaine, Susan Flint, Jean F. Schaefer, Jeremy Yu, Margaret Bray, Suzanne Hendrix, Sam Dickson, Abe Durrant, Adem Albayrak, Martin Tolar
Clinical Efficacy, Safety and Imaging Effects of Oral Valiltramiprosate in APOEε4/ε4 Homozygotes with Early Alzheimer's Disease: Results of the Phase III, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, 78-Week APOLLOE4 Trial
Date: 11/2025
Authors: Susan Abushakra, Aidan Power, David Watson, Anton Porsteinsson, Marwan Sabbagh, Emer MacSweeney, Sharon Cohen, Mercè Boada Rovira, P Murali Doraiswamy, Earvin Liang, Susan Flint, J Patrick Kesslak, Rosalind McLaine, Adem Albayrak, Jean Schaefer, Jeremy Yu, Luke Tolar, Sam Dickson, John A. Hey, Martin Tolar
Nonamyloid-beta active immunization for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease
Date: 09/2025
Authors: Olivia Triplett, Nicole Varda, Boris Decourt, Marwan N. Sabbagh
Alzheimer's disease: Clinical trials to watch
Date: 08/2025
Authors: Marwan Noel Sabbagh, Jessica Kennedy, Jad Majeed, Boris Decourt
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Appointments with Dr. Sabbagh are on the 3rd floor of the 240 Building in Suite 301.
Parking is available by entering the parking structure on 3rd Avenue. Valet parking is available on Muhammad Ali Way.
Enter via the 2nd floor bridge connecting the 3rd Avenue Garage, or the doors on Muhammad Ali Way. There is no entry from Thomas Road.
- (602) 406-6262
- Fax: (602) 406-6261
Marwan Sabbagh, MD, FAAN
Alzheimer's and Memory Disorders
- (602) 406-6262
- Fax: (602) 406-6261
More than 400 peer-reviewed publications
Site principal investigator on more than 100 clinical studies
Author of six books
Global principal investigator on more than 10 studies
Marwan Sabbagh, MD, is a behavioral neurologist and the Moreno Family Chair for Alzheimer’s Research in the Alzheimer’s and Memory Disorders Program at Barrow Neurological Institute. He is also a professor in the Institute’s Department of Neurology. He is board certified in neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
Dr. Sabbagh’s expertise includes the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and other memory disorders. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Neurology.
Dr. Sabbagh earned his medical degree from the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson and his undergraduate degree from the University of California—Berkeley. He completed his neurology residency at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, and a geriatric neurology and dementia fellowship at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine.
Dr. Sabbagh is a leading investigator of many prominent national Alzheimer’s prevention and treatment clinical trials. He serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease and Alzheimer’s and Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions. He is the editor-in-chief of Neurology and Therapy. Dr. Sabbagh is a prolific author who has written and edited books on Alzheimer’s disease and has contributed to hundreds of medical and scientific articles.
Appointments with Dr. Sabbagh are on the 3rd floor of the 240 Building in Suite 301.
Parking is available by entering the parking structure on 3rd Avenue. Valet parking is available on Muhammad Ali Way.
Enter via the 2nd floor bridge connecting the 3rd Avenue Garage, or the doors on Muhammad Ali Way. There is no entry from Thomas Road.
- (602) 406-6262
- Fax: (602) 406-6261
- Aetna
- AHCCCS (Referral Required)
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Third Party
- Cigna
- Commercial Networks
- Government Plans
- Humana
- Market Place Plans (Referral Required)
- Medicare Advantage Plans (Referral Required)
- United Healthcare
- Fellowship, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, Department of Neurosciences, Geriatric Neurology and Dementia, 1995-1997
- Residency, Baylor College of Medicine, 1992-1995
- Internship, Banner—University Medical Center Phoenix, Internal Medicine, 1991-1992
- MD, University of Arizona College of Medicine, 1991
- BA, University of California—Berkeley, 1987
- Fellow, American Academy of Neurology
- Innovator Award, WESTMARC, 2015
- Fellow, American Academy of Neurology, 2004
- Finalist, Healthcare Hero Award, Arizona Business Journal, 2004
- Life Member, National Registry of Who’s Who, 2001
- Dystonia Doctor of Excellence, San Diego County, 2000
- Co-recipient, Peter F. Drucker Award, Drucker Institute, 1998
- Travel Fellowship Award, American Neurological Association, 1996
- Finalist, Alistair Karmody Award, 1991
- Student Representative of Western Federation of Clinical Research, University of Arizona, 1990
- Student Summer Fellow, Arizona Cancer Society, 1988
Repurposing glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders
Date: 12/2025
Authors: Marwan N. Sabbagh, Jeffrey L. Cummings, Clive Ballard, Wiesje M. van der Flier, Michael T. Heneka, Jens Juul Holst, Lotte Bjerre Knudsen, Stephen Salloway, Malú Gámez Tansey, Daniel J. Drucker
Hippocampal Atrophy on Magnetic Resonance Imaging as a Surrogate Marker for Clinical Benefit and Neurodegeneration in Early Symptomatic Alzheimer's Disease: Synthesis of Evidence from Observational and Interventional Trials
Date: 12/2025
Authors: Susan Abushakra, P Murali Doraiswamy, John A. Hey, Duygu Tosun, Frederik Barkhof, Jerome Barakos, Jeffrey Petrella, J Patrick Kesslak, Aidan Power, Marwan Sabbagh, Anton Porsteinsson, Sharon Cohen, Serge Gauthier, Craig Ritchie, David Watson, Emer McSweeney, Merce Boada, Earvin Liang, Luc Bracoud, Rosalind McLaine, Susan Flint, Jean F. Schaefer, Jeremy Yu, Margaret Bray, Suzanne Hendrix, Sam Dickson, Abe Durrant, Adem Albayrak, Martin Tolar
Clinical Efficacy, Safety and Imaging Effects of Oral Valiltramiprosate in APOEε4/ε4 Homozygotes with Early Alzheimer's Disease: Results of the Phase III, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, 78-Week APOLLOE4 Trial
Date: 11/2025
Authors: Susan Abushakra, Aidan Power, David Watson, Anton Porsteinsson, Marwan Sabbagh, Emer MacSweeney, Sharon Cohen, Mercè Boada Rovira, P Murali Doraiswamy, Earvin Liang, Susan Flint, J Patrick Kesslak, Rosalind McLaine, Adem Albayrak, Jean Schaefer, Jeremy Yu, Luke Tolar, Sam Dickson, John A. Hey, Martin Tolar
Nonamyloid-beta active immunization for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease
Date: 09/2025
Authors: Olivia Triplett, Nicole Varda, Boris Decourt, Marwan N. Sabbagh
Alzheimer's disease: Clinical trials to watch
Date: 08/2025
Authors: Marwan Noel Sabbagh, Jessica Kennedy, Jad Majeed, Boris Decourt
- English