Tarek K. Rajji, M.D.
Principal Investigator
Dr. Rajji's research focuses on improving cognition in older adults with or at risk for dementia through brain stimulation, with cognitive, functional, and pharmacological modalities. He has led multiple clinical trials with older patients with depression, neurocognitive disorders, and schizophrenia, including trials that for the last 15 years have been continuously funded by the U.S. National Institute of Mental Health, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, and Brain Canada.
Dr. Rajji undertook undergraduate studies and obtained his medical degree at the American University of Beirut. He then completed a residency in general psychiatry at UT Southwestern Medical Center and continued his training as a fellow in psychiatric research and neuroscience sponsored by the VA North Texas Health Care System and UT Southwestern. He pursued further training in geriatric psychiatry with a clinical fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh and a research fellowship at the University of Toronto.
Prior to joining UTSW, Dr. Rajji was Professor of Psychiatry, Director of the Geriatric Psychiatry Division, and Executive Director of the Toronto Dementia Research Alliance at the University of Toronto. He also served as Chair of the Medical Advisory Committee for the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). Affiliated with the University of Toronto, CAMH is Canada’s largest mental health teaching hospital and one of the world’s leading research centers in the field.