Wake Forest School of Medicine

Dr. Suzanne Craft received her Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin, and then completed fellowships at Boston University and Harvard Medical School. She is Professor of Medicine at Wake Forest School of Medicine, and Founding Director of the National Institute on Aging (NIA)-funded Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. Dr. Craft has served as a member of the Alzheimer’s Association Medical and Scientific Advisory Group, the NIA Board of Scientific Counselors, and the Executive Committee of the national Alzheimer’s Clinical Trial Consortium. Dr. Craft’s research program investigates the role of metabolic disorders in the development of Alzheimer’s disease, through translational studies and innovative clinical trials of pharmacologic and dietary intervention to treat or prevent Alzheimer’s disease. She has received a National Institute of Health MERIT award for overall research excellence. She led a ground-breaking multi-site trial of intranasal insulin for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease that was funded by the National Alzheimer’s Project Act, and is currently investigating the ketogenic diet as a therapeutic intervention for persons with mild cognitive impairment. She has received a prestigious Zenith award from the Alzheimer’s Association, and a Part The Cloud award from the Association for an ongoing innovative trial of combination therapy for Alzheimer’s disease using agents that promote healthy metabolism and immune function.