Frederick A. Schmitt, PhD
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Positions
- Professor
College Unit(s)
Other Affiliation(s)
- SCOBIRC - Faculty Associates
Biography and Education
Biography
Dr. Frederick Schmitt received his doctoral degree and completed a fellowship at the University of Akron, Ohio. His clinical interests include biostatistics, dementia and HIV. Schmitt is the Mary Carter Award recipient for his work with patients with Downs Syndrome and neurodegenerative disease, and is a nationally and internationally renowned expert on neurodegenerative conditions including Alzheimer's disease. He is a principal investigator and consultant on numerous grants from the NIH and other federal and state funding mechanisms. He has over 30 years of clinical experience in neurocognition.
Education
Degree
University of Akron, Ohio
Residency
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C.
Fellowship
University of Akron, Ohio
Awards
Mary Carter Award, 2014, Down Syndrome of Louisville