Hawaii Memory Disorders Center & Alzheimer’s Research Unit is Hawaii’s only nationally designated ALZ-NET site to care for patients with memory disorders and part of a network to collaborate and work with other national and global Alzheimer’s centers to improve clinical care to improve detection, diagnosis, and access to treatments and advance innovative research in Alzheimer’s disease.  

The center is recognized internationally as well as locally for –

-Dedicated to caring for patients with memory loss by a fully integrated multidisciplinary team of specialists and researchers

-Funded by NIH to conduct research on Alzheimer’s Disease

-Partner with global partners to conduct research to develop better treatments for Alzheimer’s

-First in Hawaii to offer patients any new drugs approved by FDA like Aduhelm and Leqembi (since 2019) and successfully treated and monitor patients for safety

-First in Hawaii to offer patients groundbreaking innovative research treatments in phase I, II, III and IV clinical trials    Clinical Trials available at Alzheimer’s Research Unit

 -Leader in educating other physicians, residents, medical students, and community in this field    Publications by Specialists & Researchers

The evaluation at the memory center will be directed by memory neurologist Dr. Liow working with a multidisciplinary team.  Each patient is unique, and medical workups will vary depending on the patient’s medical history and clinical presentation. Once the evaluation for the patient is complete, the multidisciplinary team will discuss the findings with the patient and family.   Together we formulate an individualized plan for treatment and management.    We understand the challenges of facing these issues. Therefore, we work closely with and support Hawaii’s local support group to be sure you do not feel alone in this journey.