Cohort 
2019

Ignacio Illán-Gala, MD, PhD

Neurologist

We need to efficiently combine excellence in clinical care with the development of an international research network.

Current Work

Ignacio is a behavioral neurologist and neuroscientist at the Sant Pau Hospital in Barcelona, Spain. He is researching and leading a multidisciplinary clinic to improve the diagnosis and clinical care of people living with frontotemporal dementia and their families.

Personal Hero

Santiago Ramon y Cajal

Words of Strength

Bringing solutions to clinical practice

Vision

To fight against dementia around the world, we need to efficiently combine excellence in clinical care with the development of an international research network focused on the discovery and application of novel treatments.

Strategy

Ignacio is working to validate novel diagnostic tools aiming to increase diagnostic precision and improve our ability to understand how the disease will progress at the single-subject level. This is an essential step toward the development of effective treatments.

Impact

As an Atlantic Fellow, Ignacio has started building an international network to sustain his research and the development of a local multidisciplinary clinic. He has learned leadership and grant writing abilities and published research in high impact journals including Brain, Neurology, and Alzheimer's and Dementia.

Motivation

There is an urgent need to improve public awareness and the diagnosis and management of patients with frontotemporal dementia in Spain.