Dr. Kellyann Niotis founded Preventive Neurology Practice in 2024 in New York City. She is the world’s first fellowship-trained preventive neurologist. She completed her medical internship and neurology residency training at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine, where she served as Chief Resident and the inaugural McGraw Fellow in Neurology Research, followed by a fellowship in movement disorders at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
Dr. Niotis is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology at Weill Cornell Medicine and the Director of Parkinson’s and Lewy Body Dementia Prevention Research at the Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases (IND) in Florida, where her work focuses on early detection tools and personalized risk reduction strategies.
Previously, Dr. Niotis led the preventive neurology program at Early Medical, and oversaw the nation’s first Alzheimer’s Prevention Clinic at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell, where she launched research initiatives for Parkinson’s and Lewy Body Dementia prevention. Her research has been published in Neurology, Nature Mental Health, Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, Aging & Disease, Movement Disorders, Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, Alzheimer’s & Dementia, and the Journal of the Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease, and presented at national and international conferences.
Dr. Niotis is passionate about advancing the field of preventive neurology—not only through clinical care and research but also through advocacy for policy change and expanding access to education and treatment. Her expertise has been featured in media outlets such as CNN and NBC, and she has received numerous honors and awards recognizing her work.
