Staff

Zaldy S. Tan, MD, MPH, is an aging and memory disorders specialist in Los Angeles, CA and is affiliated with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He is the Director of the Cedars-Sinai Health System / Memory & Aging Program and the Medical Director of the Jona Goldrich Center for Alzheimer’s & Memory Disorders at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Dr. Tan’s research in memory and aging has been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, CNN and other national publications. He trained at Brown University and Harvard Medical School. He is experienced in Alzheimer’s disease, preventive medicine, medical education, memory disorders, and aging.

Daphna Gans, PhD, is a Project Scientist at the David Geffen School of Medicine, a former Adjunct Assistant Professor at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Assistant Director for Academic Programs for the UCLA Multicampus Program in Geriatrics Medicine and Gerontology, and Faculty Associate at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. Her main research interests include understanding the nexus of informal and formal elder care, developing planning strategies to address the potential future shortage in informal family caregivers and formal long-term care workforce, health policy, and health care delivery. Dr. Gans has experience in survey methodology including using, managing, and designing large-scale survey instruments.

Nadia Akram, MSW, is the program manager for the TimeOut Program. Her research interests include the implementation and evaluation of health system-based interventions and improving quality of care for older adults. Nadia currently also manages the Companion Care Program, a volunteer program at UCLA Santa Monica’s Geriatrics Unit. She received her Masters in Social Work from USC and BA in Psychology from Cal State University Northridge.