Art Walaszek, MD
Position title: Education and Public Health Leader
Email: awalaszek@wisc.edu
Phone: (608) 263-6106
Address:
Wisconsin Alzheimer's Institute,
UW School of Medicine and Public Health, CSC-MC4670
600 Highland Ave.,
Madison, WI 53792
Professor Department of Psychiatry
Dr. Walaszek is Public Health and Education Leader of the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Institute. He is Vice Chair for Education and Faculty Development and Director of Psychiatry Residency Training at the University of Wisconsin Department of Psychiatry. He is co-leader of the Outreach, Recruitment and Engagement Core at the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center.
Research Interests
Dr. Walaszek’s mission is to improve the care of people with Alzheimer’s disease through education of medical students, residents, and clinicians in practice. He has a specific focus on the assessment and management of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia, which can be disabling and dangerous for both patients and their caregivers.