Elena Tsoy, PhD
Assistant Professor
Neurology
School of Medicine

Awards

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• Young Investigator Award, Alzheimer's Association Northern California and Northern Nevada Chapter, 2022
• Weill Institute Women in Neurosciences Scholarship, University of California San Francisco, 2021
• Research Education Component Scholarship, University of California San Francisco Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, 2021

Education & Training

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• Postdoctoral Fellowship in Neuropsychology University of California San Francisco 06/2022
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training University of California San Francisco 03/2022
• PhD Counseling Psychology University of Massachusetts Boston 08/2018
• MSc Clinical Neuroscience University of Roehampton London 09/2011
• BA Psychology American University of Central Asia 06/2010

Publications (26)

Top publication keywords:
Self CareDelayed DiagnosisMental Status and Dementia TestsDementiaCognitive DysfunctionDiagnosis, Computer-AssistedAlzheimer DiseaseGlobal HealthWechsler Memory ScaleFootballHealthcare DisparitiesSelf ReportQualitative ResearchEarly DiagnosisCognition Disorders

• C9orf72 Repeat Expansion Initially Presenting as Late-Onset Bipolar Disorder With Psychosis.
  The neurologist 2024 Gaynor LS, Yadollahikhales G, Tsoy E, Hall M, Boxer AL, Miller BL, Grinberg LT
• Scalable plasma and digital cognitive markers for diagnosis and prognosis of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.
  Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2024 Tsoy E, La Joie R, VandeVrede L, Rojas JC, Yballa C, Chan B, Lago AL, Rodriguez AM, Goode CA, Erlhoff SJ, Tee BL, Windon C, Lanata S, Kramer JH, Miller BL, Dilworth-Anderson P, Boxer AL, Rabinovici GD…
• Assessing processing speed and its neural correlates in the three variants of primary progressive aphasia with a non-verbal tablet-based task.
  Cortex; a journal devoted to the study of the nervous system and behavior 2023 Gajardo-Vidal A, Montembeault M, Lorca-Puls DL, Licata AE, Bogley R, Erlhoff S, Ratnasiri B, Ezzes Z, Battistella G, Tsoy E, Pereira CW, DeLeon J, Tee BL, Henry ML, Miller ZA, Rankin KP, Mandelli ML, …
• Longitudinal clinical, cognitive and biomarker profiles in dominantly inherited versus sporadic early-onset Alzheimer's disease.
  Brain communications 2023 Llibre-Guerra JJ, Iaccarino L, Coble D, Edwards L, Li Y, McDade E, Strom A, Gordon B, Mundada N, Schindler SE, Tsoy E, Ma Y, Lu R, Fagan AM, Benzinger TLS, Soleimani-Meigooni D, Aschenbrenner AJ, …
• Gaps in clinical research in frontotemporal dementia: A call for diversity and disparities-focused research.
  Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2023 Franzen S, Nuytemans K, Bourdage R, Caramelli P, Ellajosyula R, Finger E, Illán-Gala I, Loi SM, Morhardt D, Pijnenburg Y, Rascovsky K, Williams MM, Yokoyama JS, Alladi S, Ayhan Y, Broce I, Castro-…

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• The structural and social determinants of Alzheimer's disease related dementias.
  Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2023 Adkins-Jackson PB, George KM, Besser LM, Hyun J, Lamar M, Hill-Jarrett TG, Bubu OM, Flatt JD, Heyn PC, Cicero EC, Zarina Kraal A, Pushpalata Zanwar P, Peterson R, Kim B, Turner RW, Viswanathan J, …
• Feasibility and Acceptability of a Multidisciplinary Academic Telemedicine System for Memory Care in Response to COVID-19.
  Neurology. Clinical practice 2022 Rini JF, Tsoy E, Peet B, Best J, Tanner JA, Asken BM, Sanchez A, Apple AC, VandeVrede L, Stephens ML, Erkkinen M, Kramer JH, Miller BL
• A novel approach for the detection of cognitive impairment and delirium risk in older patients undergoing spine surgery.
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2022 Barreto Chang OL, Whitlock EL, Arias AD, Tsoy E, Allen IE, Hellman J, Bickler PE, Miller B, Possin KL
• Neurocognitive health of older adults experiencing homelessness in Oakland, California.
  Frontiers in neurology 2022 Mullady SS, Castellanos S, Lopez L, Aguirre G, Weeks J, King S, Valle K, Goode C, Tsoy E, Possin K, Miller B, Kushel M, Lanata S
• Facilitators and Barriers to Dementia Assessment and Diagnosis: Perspectives From Dementia Experts Within a Global Health Context.
  Frontiers in neurology 2022 Bernstein Sideman A, Al-Rousan T, Tsoy E, Piña Escudero SD, Pintado-Caipa M, Kanjanapong S, Mbakile-Mahlanza L, Okada de Oliveira M, De la Cruz-Puebla M, Zygouris S, Ashour Mohamed A, Ibrahim H, Goode…
• Lessons from Detecting Cognitive Impairment Including Dementia (DetectCID) in Primary Care.
  Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD 2022 Bernstein Sideman A, Chalmer R, Ayers E, Gershon R, Verghese J, Wolf M, Ansari A, Arvanitis M, Bui N, Chen P, Chodos A, Corriveau R, Curtis L, Ehrlich AR, Tomaszewski Farias SE, Goode C, Hill-Sakurai …
• Assessment of Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Timeliness and Comprehensiveness of Dementia Diagnosis in California.
  JAMA neurology 2021 Tsoy E, Kiekhofer RE, Guterman EL, Tee BL, Windon CC, Dorsman KA, Lanata SC, Rabinovici GD, Miller BL, Kind AJH, Possin KL
• Perils of Race-Based Norms in Cognitive Testing: The Case of Former NFL Players.
  JAMA neurology 2021 Possin KL, Tsoy E, Windon CC
• Detecting Alzheimer's disease biomarkers with a brief tablet-based cognitive battery: sensitivity to Aβ and tau PET.
  Alzheimer's research & therapy 2021 Tsoy E, Strom A, Iaccarino L, Erlhoff SJ, Goode CA, Rodriguez AM, Rabinovici GD, Miller BL, Kramer JH, Rankin KP, La Joie R, Possin KL
• A Brief Digital Cognitive Assessment for Detection of Cognitive Impairment in Cuban Older Adults.
  Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD 2021 Rodríguez-Salgado AM, Llibre-Guerra JJ, Tsoy E, Peñalver-Guia AI, Bringas G, Erlhoff SJ, Kramer JH, Allen IE, Valcour V, Miller BL, Llibre-Rodríguez JJ, Possin KL
• Current State of Self-Administered Brief Computerized Cognitive Assessments for Detection of Cognitive Disorders in Older Adults: A Systematic Review.
  The journal of prevention of Alzheimer's disease 2021 Tsoy E, Zygouris S, Possin KL
• Global Perspectives on Brief Cognitive Assessments for Dementia Diagnosis.
  Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD 2021 Tsoy E, Sideman AB, Piña Escudero SD, Pintado-Caipa M, Kanjanapong S, Al-Rousan T, Mbakile-Mahlanza L, de Oliveira MO, De la Cruz Puebla M, Zygouris S, Mohamed AA, Ibrahim H, Goode CA, Miller BL, …
• Digital Cognitive Assessments for Dementia: Digital assessments may enhance the efficiency of evaluations in neurology and other clinics.
  Practical neurology (Fort Washington, Pa.) 2020 Staffaroni AM, Tsoy E, Taylor J, Boxer AL, Possin KL
• Worth the Wait: Delayed Recall after 1 Week Predicts Cognitive and Medial Temporal Lobe Trajectories in Older Adults.
  Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS 2020 Lindbergh CA, Walker N, La Joie R, Weiner-Light S, Staffaroni AM, Casaletto KB, Elahi F, Walters SM, You M, Cotter D, Asken B, Apple AC, Tsoy E, Neuhaus J, Fonseca C, Wolf A, Cobigo Y, Rosen H, Kramer…
• Symptomatic amyloid-related imaging abnormalities in an APOE ε4/ε4 patient treated with aducanumab.
  Alzheimer's & dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands) 2020 VandeVrede L, Gibbs DM, Koestler M, La Joie R, Ljubenkov PA, Provost K, Soleimani-Meigooni D, Strom A, Tsoy E, Rabinovici GD, Boxer AL
• Sex-related differences in the relationship between β-amyloid and cognitive trajectories in older adults.
  Neuropsychology 2020 Lindbergh CA, Casaletto KB, Staffaroni AM, La Joie R, Iaccarino L, Edwards L, Tsoy E, Elahi F, Walters SM, Cotter D, You M, Apple AC, Asken B, Neuhaus J, Rexach JE, Wojta KJ, Rabinovici G, Kramer JH, …
• BHA-CS: A novel cognitive composite for Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.
  Alzheimer's & dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands) 2020 Tsoy E, Erlhoff SJ, Goode CA, Dorsman KA, Kanjanapong S, Lindbergh CA, La Joie R, Strom A, Rabinovici GD, Lanata SC, Miller BL, Tomaszewski Farias SE, Kramer JH, Rankin KP, Possin KL
• Tau Positron Emission Tomographic Findings in a Former US Football Player With Pathologically Confirmed Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy.
  JAMA neurology 2020 Mantyh WG, Spina S, Lee A, Iaccarino L, Soleimani-Meigooni D, Tsoy E, Mellinger TJ, Grant H, Vandevrede L, La Joie R, Lesman-Segev O, Gaus S, Possin KL, Grinberg LT, Miller BL, Seeley WW, Rabinovici …
• Self-Administered Cognitive Testing by Older Adults At-Risk for Cognitive Decline.
  The journal of prevention of Alzheimer's disease 2020 Tsoy E, Possin KL, Thompson N, Patel K, Garrigues SK, Maravilla I, Erlhoff SJ, Ritchie CS
• Developing Cognitive Markers of Alzheimer's Disease for Primary Care: Implications for Behavioral and Global Prevention.
  Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD 2016 Levy B, Tsoy E, Gable S
• Stigma, social anxiety, and illness severity in bipolar disorder: Implications for treatment.
  Annals of clinical psychiatry : official journal of the American Academy of Clinical Psychiatrists 2015 Levy B, Tsoy E, Brodt M, Petrosyan K, Malloy M