Cohort 
2021

Sandra Giménez, MD, PhD

Clinical Neurophysiologist

I believe that interventions that actively promote good sleep quality and look for sleep disorders can be effective in shaping dementia.

Current Work

Clinical Neurophysiologist and a Sleep Medicine expert.

Personal Hero

Disabled people

Words of Strength

Yes, we can

Vision

In a society with an increasing aging population, actions to strengthen and maintain healthy habits are highly important. Interventions that actively promote good sleep quality and look for sleep disorders can be effective in shaping dementia.

Strategy

Sandra is focused in the study of sleep in patients with neurodegenerative processes such as Alzheimer’s disease, and in people with Down syndrome, assessing the relationship between sleep disturbances and the risk of cognitive decline.

Impact

The multidisciplinary nature of the Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health program provides innovative skills to launch an educational sleep-aging program. Raising awareness of sleep disorders, especially in vulnerable populations, will help to reduce health inequity and improve quality of life.

Motivation

Up to 15% of the risk associated to with dementia development could have been prevented by early treatment of sleep disturbances. However the importance of sleep for brain health is often neglected.