Jack C. De La Torre

Biography

Dr. Jack de la Torre is a leading authority in the field of Alzheimers disease (AD). In 1993, he first advanced the concept of AD as a vascular disorder with neurodegenerative consequences in a series of papers that culminated in the CATCH (critically-attained threshold of cerebral hypoperfusion) vascular hypothesis of AD. The vascular hypothesis of AD had a profound impact and influence on research studies involving epidemiology, neuroimaging, neuropathology and therapeutics that continue to clarify the pathophysiology and pathogenesis of Alzheimer dementia.  Dr. de la Torre has edited 7 major volumes on the subject of vascular factors in AD and published a substantial number of papers on neurodegeneration, neuropathology and CNS trauma. He has held professorial appointments in the Departments of Neurosurgery at the University of Chicago, Northwestern University, University of Ottawa, and in Pathology at Case Western Reserve University. Dr. de la Torre continues his active research on Alzheimers disease as a Senior Scientist  at the Banner Sun Health Research Institute in Arizona. Dr. Jack de la Torre is a leading authority in the field of Alzheimers disease (AD). In 1993, he first advanced the concept of AD as a vascular disorder with neurodegenerative consequences in a series of papers that culminated in the CATCH (critically-attained threshold of cerebral hypoperfusion) vascular hypothesis of AD. The vascular hypothesis of AD had a profound impact and influence on research studies involving epidemiology, neuroimaging, neuropathology and therapeutics that continue to clarify the pathophysiology and pathogenesis of Alzheimer dementia.  Dr. de la Torre has edited 7 major volumes on the subject of vascular factors in AD and published a substantial number of papers on neurodegeneration, neuropathology and CNS trauma. He has held professorial appointments in the Departments of Neurosurgery at the University of Chicago, Northwestern University, University of Ottawa, and in Pathology at Case Western Reserve University. Dr. de la Torre continues his active research on Alzheimers disease as a Senior Scientist  at the Banner Sun Health Research Institute in Arizona.

Research Interest

Jacks research studies involving epidemiology, neuroimaging, neuropathology and therapeutics that continue to clarify the pathophysiology and pathogenesis of Alzheimer dementia.