ISTVAN J.E. BOKSAY, MD PHD

Dr. Boksay is a geriatric psychiatrist, published extensively and lectured worldwide. He has made major contributions to describe the course of Dementia and the effect of medical conditions on the
course of Dementia. He was the first who reported stage specific medical conditions in demented patients and reported behavioral and cognitive aspects of patients with Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH) before and after Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt.

He graduated Summa Cum Laude from the Semmelweis University of Medical Sciences in Budapest, Hungary and obtained a Doctor of Pharmacology and Toxicology from the University of Frankfurt in Germany.

Istvan J.E. Boksay MD PhD is a former Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at New York University (NYU), U.S.A., where he was the Vice-Chairman of the Pharmaceutical and Therapeutic Committee, Chairman of The Quality Assurance Committee and the Medication Safety Committee. He was a Past-President of the New Jersey Psychiatric Association (NJPA). He is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association (APA). He served several years as a member of the Council on Aging with the APA.