Dr Howard Fillit and Dr Dennis Goodman
Dementia Today: New Advances in Diagnosis, Prevention and Treatment
Wednesday 25.02.2026
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Summary
Dr Dennis Goodman, Professor of Medicine, Director of Integrative Medicine, NYU begins a new monthly medical series designed to encourage informed, confident engagement with one’s own healthcare. Grounded in the belief that wellness is not simply the absence of disease, but a proactive commitment to nutrition, movement and flexibility, sleep, and stress management. Each month, leading specialists will examine a specific condition, outlining its nature, current treatment approaches, and the practical steps that support prevention and long-term wellbeing.
In this first lecture, Dr Howard Fillit, Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer, Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation considers dementia as it is understood today, reflecting on recent advances in diagnosis, prevention, and treatment. His discussion offers a clear and measured view of a rapidly evolving field, illuminating both the scientific progress being made and the broader questions of care, aging, and quality of life that shape this important area of medicine.
Dr Howard Fillit
Howard Fillit, MD, is a geriatrician, neuroscientist, and innovative philanthropy executive, who has led the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation since its founding. Dr. Fillit has held faculty positions at The Rockefeller University, the SUNY-Stony Brook School of Medicine and the Cornell University School of Medicine. In 1987, he joined the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, where he is a clinical professor of geriatric medicine and palliative care, medicine and neuroscience. Dr. Fillit also maintains a limited private practice in consultative geriatric medicine with a focus on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
He has authored or co-authored more than 350 publications and is the senior editor of Brocklehurst’s Textbook of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology. Dr. Fillit is the recipient of many awards and honors including the Rita Hayworth Award from the Alzheimer’s Association. He is a fellow of the American Geriatrics Society, the American College of Physicians, the Gerontological Society of America and the New York Academy of Medicine. Dr. Fillit earned his Bachelor of Arts in neurobiology cum laude from Cornell University and his medical degree from the SUNY-Upstate Medical University.
Dr Dennis Goodman
Dennis Goodman MD, FACP, FACC, FCCP, ABIHM, is board certified Integrative cardiologist, Director of Integrative Medicine and Clinical Professor of Medicine in the Department of Cardiology and Preventative Medicine at NYU and Professor of Medicine at UCT, SA. He is board certified in Cardiology, Internal Medicine, Lipidology, Critical Care, Interventional Cardiology, Cardiac CT Imaging, and Integrative Medicine. He graduated Cum Laude with distinction from the University of Cape Town Medical School in Cape Town, South Africa.
Dr. Goodman completed his Internal Medicine residency and was Chief Medical Resident at Montefiore Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA, and completed his cardiology fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston TX. He is past Chief of Cardiology at Scripps Memorial in La Jolla, CA.
He is an international speaker and has been a visiting professor throughout South Africa, Asia, Israel and Europe.He has published many research articles in addition to many books on heart health, including Magnesium, Omega 3s and Vitamin K2. Dr Goodman teaches and conducts clinical research at New York University and NYU Langone Medical Center and is also a Talk show host on Sirius Dr Radio. He is founder of Preventative Medicine Lecture series at NYU. He has consistently been named as one of New York’s and USA Top Doctors.