Linda Ercoli, PhD

Linda Ercoli, PhD

Director of Geriatric Psychology

Email:

lercoli@mednet.ucla.edu

Phone:

800-825-9989

https://profiles.ucla.edu/linda.ercoli

http://www.uclahealth.org/LindaErcoli

Dr. Linda Ercoli, PhD, is a Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the Semel Institute, in the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, and also serves as the Interim Director of the Longevity Center, Director of Geriatric Psychology, in the Division of Geriatric Psychiatry. She is a clinical psychologist with a specialty in geropsychology-neuropsychology and cognitive training. Her research background is in the neuroimaging and neuropsychology of age-related cognitive disorders, as well as in clinical trials testing the effects of healthy lifestyle interventions and cognitive stimulation on cognition and brain function. She has worked with individual patients for the remediation of cognitive difficulties secondary to age-related cognitive changes and dementia. She developed a peer-based manualized cognitive rehabilitation and remediation interventions for community residing middle-aged and older adults with cognitive difficulties associated with aging. The interventions have been implemented in many settings such as memory disorders clinics in several states in the U.S.

Publications:

Ercoli LM, Petersen L, Hunter AM, Castellon SA, Kwan L, Kahn-Mills BA, Embree LM, Cernin PA, Leuchter AF, Ganz PA. Cognitive rehabilitation group intervention Cognitive Rehabilitation Group Intervention for breast cancer survivors: results of a randomized clinical trial, Psychooncology, 2015; 24(11): 1360-7.
Reinlieb M, Ercoli LM, Siddarth P, St Cyr N, Lavretsky H. The patterns of cognitive and functional impairment in amnestic and non-amnestic mild cognitive impairment in geriatric depression, Am J Geriatric Psychiatry , 2014; 22(12): 1487-95.
Ercoli LM, Castellon SA, Hunter AM, Kwan L, Kahn-Mills BA, Cernin PA, Leuchter AF, Ganz PA. Assessment of the feasibility of a rehabilitation intervention program for breast cancer survivors with cognitive complaints, Brain Imaging Behavior , 2013; 7(4): 543-553.
Ercoli LM, Small GW, Siddarth P, Kepe V, Huang SC, Miller KJ, Lavretsky H, Bookheimer SY, Barrio JR, Silverman DH. Assessment of dementia risk in aging adults using both FDG-PET and FDDNP-PET imaging, International journal geriatric psychiatry, 2012; 27(10): 1017-27.
Merrill David A, Siddarth Prabha, Saito Nathan Y, Ercoli Linda M, Burggren Alison C, Kepe Vladimir, Lavretsky Helen, Miller Karen J, Kim Jeanne, Huang S C, Bookheimer Susan Y, Barrio Jorge R, Small Gary W Self-reported memory impairment and brain PET of amyloid and tau in middle-aged and older adults without dementia International psychogeriatrics / IPA, 2012; 24(7): 1076-84.
Miller Karen J, Siddarth Prabha, Gaines Jean M, Parrish John M, Ercoli Linda M, Marx Katherine, Ronch Judah, Pilgram Barbara, Burke Kasey, Barczak Nancy, Babcock Bridget, Small Gary W The memory fitness program: cognitive effects of a healthy aging intervention The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, 2012; 20(6): 514-23.
Small Gary W, Siddarth Prabha, Kepe Vladimir, Ercoli Linda M, Burggren Alison C, Bookheimer Susan Y, Miller Karen J, Kim Jeanne, Lavretsky Helen, Huang S-C, Barrio Jorge R Prediction of cognitive decline by positron emission tomography of brain amyloid and tau Archives of neurology, 2012; 69(2): 215-22.
Brown Jesse A, Terashima Kevin H, Burggren Alison C, Ercoli Linda M, Miller Karen J, Small Gary W, Bookheimer Susan Y Brain network local interconnectivity loss in aging APOE-4 allele carriersProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2011; 108(51): 20760-5.
Lavretsky Helen, Alstein Lily L, Olmstead Richard E, Ercoli Linda M, Riparetti-Brown Marquertie, Cyr Natalie St, Irwin Michael R Complementary use of tai chi chih augments escitalopram treatment of geriatric depression: a randomized controlled trial The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, 2011; 19(10): 839-50.
Teng Edmond, Melrose Rebecca J, Osato Sheryl, Jimenez Elvira, Ercoli Linda M, Jarvik Lissy F Increasing depressive symptoms in children of Alzheimer parents Journal of geriatric psychiatry and neurology, 2011; 24(3): 135-41.
Donix Markus, Ercoli Linda M, Siddarth Prabha, Brown Jesse A, Martin-Harris Laurel, Burggren Alison C, Miller Karen J, Small Gary W, Bookheimer Susan Y Influence of Alzheimer Disease Family History and Genetic Risk on Cognitive Performance in Healthy Middle-Aged and Older People The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, 2011; 24(3): .
Donix Markus, Burggren Alison C, Suthana Nanthia A, Siddarth Prabha, Ekstrom Arne D, Krupa Allison K, Jones Michael, Martin-Harris Laurel, Ercoli Linda M, Miller Karen J, Small Gary W, Bookheimer Susan Y Family history of Alzheimer's disease and hippocampal structure in healthy people The American journal of psychiatry, 2010; 167(11): 1399-406.
Suthana Nanthia A, Krupa Allison, Donix Markus, Burggren Alison, Ekstrom Arne D, Jones Michael, Ercoli Linda M, Miller Karen J, Siddarth Prabha, Small Gary W, Bookheimer Susan Y Reduced hippocampal CA2, CA3, and dentate gyrus activity in asymptomatic people at genetic risk for Alzheimer's diseaseNeuroImage, 2010; 53(3): 1077-84.
Donix Markus, Burggren Alison C, Suthana Nanthia A, Siddarth Prabha, Ekstrom Arne D, Krupa Allison K, Jones Michael, Rao Anup, Martin-Harris Laurel, Ercoli Linda M, Miller Karen J, Small Gary W, Bookheimer Susan Y Longitudinal changes in medial temporal cortical thickness in normal subjects with the APOE-4 polymorphism NeuroImage, 2010; 53(1): 37-43.
Braskie Meredith N, Klunder Andrea D, Hayashi Kiralee M, Protas Hillary, Kepe Vladimir, Miller Karen J, Huang S-C, Barrio Jorge R, Ercoli Linda M, Siddarth Prabha, Satyamurthy Nagichettiar, Liu Jie, Toga Arthur W, Bookheimer Susan Y, Small Gary W, Thompson Paul M Plaque and tangle imaging and cognition in normal aging and Alzheimer's disease Neurobiology of aging, 2010; 31(10): 1669-78.
Ercoli Linda M, Siddarth Prabha, Barrio Jorge R, Small Gary W Response to Letter from Shin and Lee, entitled "FDDNP PET patterns in nondemented populations" The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, 2010; 2(18): 188.
Lavretsky Helen, Siddarth Prabha, Kepe Vladimir, Ercoli Linda M, Miller Karen J, Burggren Alison C, Bookheimer Susan Y, Huang Sung-Cheng, Barrio Jorge R, Small Gary W Depression and anxiety symptoms are associated with cerebral FDDNP-PET binding in middle-aged and older nondemented adults The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, 2009; 17(6): 493-502.
Ercoli Linda M, Siddarth Prabha, Kepe Vladimir, Miller Karen J, Huang S-C, Cole Gregory M, Lavretsky Helen, Bookheimer Susan Y, Kim Jeanne, Phelps Michael E, Barrio Jorge R, Small Gary W Differential FDDNP PET patterns in nondemented middle-aged and older adults The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, 2009; 17(5): 397-406.
Small Gary W, Siddarth Prabha, Burggren Alison C, Kepe Vladimir, Ercoli Linda M, Miller Karen J, Lavretsky Helen, Thompson Paul M, Cole Greg M, Huang S C, Phelps Michael E, Bookheimer Susan Y, Barrio Jorge R Influence of cognitive status, age, and APOE-4 genetic risk on brain FDDNP positron-emission tomography imaging in persons without dementia Archives of general psychiatry, 2009; 66(1): 81-7.
Small Gary W, Siddarth Prabha, Silverman Daniel H S, Ercoli Linda M, Miller Karen J, Lavretsky Helen, Bookheimer Susan Y, Huang S-C, Barrio Jorge R, Phelps Michael E Cognitive and cerebral metabolic effects of celecoxib versus placebo in people with age-related memory loss: randomized controlled studyThe American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, 2008; 16(12): 999-1009.
Small Gary W, Kepe Vladimir, Ercoli Linda M, Siddarth Prabha, Bookheimer Susan Y, Miller Karen J, Lavretsky Helen, Burggren Alison C, Cole Greg M, Vinters Harry V, Thompson Paul M, Huang S-C, Satyamurthy N, Phelps Michael E, Barrio Jorge R PET of brain amyloid and tau in mild cognitive impairment The New England journal of medicine, 2006; 355(25): 2652-63.
Small Gary W, Silverman Daniel H S, Siddarth Prabha, Ercoli Linda M, Miller Karen J, Lavretsky Helen, Wright Benjamin C, Bookheimer Susan Y, Barrio Jorge R, Phelps Michael E Effects of a 14-day healthy longevity lifestyle program on cognition and brain function The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, 2006; 14(6): 538-45.
Rasgon Natalie L, Silverman Daniel, Siddarth Prabha, Miller Karen, Ercoli Linda M, Elman Shana, Lavretsky Helen, Huang S-C, Phelps Michael E, Small Gary W Estrogen use and brain metabolic change in postmenopausal women Neurobiology of aging, 2005; 26(2): 229-35.
Mega Michael S, Small Gary W, Xu Mina L, Felix Jenaro, Manese Mario, Tran Nha P, Dailey Jason I, Ercoli Linda M, Bookheimer Susan Y, Toga Arthur W Hippocampal atrophy in persons with age-associated memory impairment: volumetry within a common space Psychosomatic medicine, 2003; 64(3): 487-92.
Shoghi-Jadid Kooresh, Small Gary W, Agdeppa Eric D, Kepe Vladimir, Ercoli Linda M, Siddarth Prabha, Read Stephen, Satyamurthy Nagichettiar, Petric Andrej, Huang Sung-Cheng, Barrio Jorge R Localization of neurofibrillary tangles and beta-amyloid plaques in the brains of living patients with Alzheimer diseaseThe American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, 2003; 10(1): 24-35.
Ercoli Linda M, Siddarth Prabha, Dunkin Jennifer J, Bramen Jennifer, Small Gary W MMSE items predict cognitive decline in persons with genetic risk for Alzheimer's disease Journal of geriatric psychiatry and neurology, 2003; 16(2): 67-73.