UAB Department of Neurology

Professor of Neurology

Professional Background: J.D., University of Chicago Law School, 1981; Ph.D., Northwestern University Medical School, 1990
Email: dmarson@uab.edu
Office: SC 650K, 1720 7th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35294-0017

Personal Info:
Dr. Marson, Professor of Neurology, Director of the Division of Neuropsychology, and Director of the Alzheimer's Disease Center is in charge of all departmental clinical inpatient and outpatient neuropsychological services, and all drug study and research-related neuropsychological services. He received a law degree (J.D.) in 1981 from the University of Chicago Law School, Chicago, Illinois, and a Ph.D. in 1990 in Clinical Psychology from Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois, with geropsychology specialization (Older Adult Program).

Professionally, Marson focuses on geriatric neuropsychology, primarily treating and studying patients with dementias such as Alzheimer's disease. He is studying the effects of Alzheimer's disease on everyday financial abilities and hopes to establish guidelines to determine when individuals with Alzheimer's can no longer manage their personal and family finances. ...read more