Dr. Donovan is a geriatric psychiatrist researcher and clinician. She provides clinical care for patients with late-life mood and cognitive disorders. She is an investigator in observational studies of aging and Alzheimer’s disease at MGH and clinical research interventions at BWH. Her research focuses on neurobehavioral and related brain changes in aging and early Alzheimer’s disease. She studies late-life neurobehavioral symptoms such as depression and anxiety, as well as changes in social engagement and loneliness. Her research has been funded through the National Institute on Aging and private philanthropy. Dr. Donovan served on the National Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine ad hoc Committee on the Health and Medical Dimensions of Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults from 2018-2020. She is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association.
Contact
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Neurosciences Center
60 Fenwood Road
1st Floor
Hale Building for Transformative Medicine
Boston,
MA
02115
Phone:
(617) 732-6753
About Nancy J. Donovan, MD
Gender
Female
Leadership Title
Director, Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Specialties
Neurology
Psychiatry
Clinical Interests
adult psychiatry
Alzheimer's disease
dementia
depression
memory disorders
neuropsychiatry/neuropsychology
Bio
Internship
California Pacific Medical Center, 1988 - 1989
Medical School
Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, 1982 - 1986
Board Certifications
Psychiatry, 1996
Geriatric Psychiatry, 2012
Fellowship
Cambridge Health Alliance, 2010 - 2012
