Dr. Frederick Schmitt has 30+ years’ experience in dementia and clinical trials. He has published over 300 peer reviewed papers; serves as a grant reviewer for the National Institutes of Health; and, has been instrumental in various research studies such as brain-behavior associations in neurological diseases with a focus on early detection of dementia, outcomes of therapeutic interventions in Alzheimer’s disease, and aging of frontal structure and function in Down syndrome and dementia. 

He received his PhD in Life Span Psychology from the University of Akron, Akron, Ohio, and completed postdoctoral training in Neuropsychology and Geriatric Psychiatry at Duke University Medical Center. 

About 

Dr. Frederick Schmitt’s clinical interests include biostatistics, dementia, and other neurodegenerative disorder. Schmitt is the Mary Carter Award recipient for his work with patients with Down syndrome and neurodegenerative diseases, the Distinguished Career Award recipient by the Kentucky Psychological Association, and is a nationally and internationally renowned expert on neurodegenerative conditions including Alzheimer's disease. He has been a principal investigator and consultant on numerous grants from the National Institutes of Health and other federal and state funding mechanisms. He has four decades of clinical experience in neurocognition. Dr. Schmitt is a Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America. 

Faculty Rank 

Professor of Neurology, Neurosurgery, Psychiatry, Behavioral Science, and Psychology 

Awards 

Distinguished Career Award, 2024, Kentucky Psychological Association 

Mary Carter Award, 2014, Down Syndrome of Louisville 

Training & Education 

Degree 

University of Akron, Ohio 

Residency 

Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C. 

Fellowship 

Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C. 

Faculty Rank 

Professor of Neurology, Neurosurgery, Psychiatry, Behavioral Science, and Psychology 

Awards 

Distinguished Career Award, 2024, Kentucky Psychological Association 

Mary Carter Award, 2014, Down Syndrome of Louisville 

Training & Education 

Degree 

University of Akron, Ohio 

Residency 

Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C. 

Fellowship 

Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C.University of Akron, Ohio