Bio
Dr. Kate Zhong is a geriatric psychiatrist, pharmacologist, a trailblazer in Alzheimer’s and brain health research. She is the Director of Innovation and an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Brain Health, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Dr. Zhong is the founder and CEO of CNS Innovations LLC, a company dedicated to providing innovative consultation services to advance prevention, diagnose and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.
Dr. Zhong served as the Chief Strategy Officer for the Global Alzheimer’s Platform (GAP), a foundation devoted to improving and accelerating clinical trials for Alzheimer’s disease. She was the Senior Director of Clinical Research for the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, where she led the research programs for Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, and traumatic brain injury. She is the creator of Cleveland Clinic Healthy Brains, an innovative platform to accelerate clinical trials and to empower the public to improve their brain health and reduce their risk for brain disorders. While working as the medical director for AstraZeneca, Dr. Kate led multiple global clinical trials in CNS therapeutic areas. Dr. Zhong has been a scientific consultant for multiple pharmaceutical and biotech companies in United States, Canada, and Asia. She received her MD degree from West China University of Medical Sciences in Sichuan, China. She earned her master’s degree in pharmacology and completed her training in Psychiatry at the University of Toronto. She is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
Dr. Kate is actively engagged in community outreach and education, she is a frequent public speaker on a variety of subjects including healthy aging, brain health, caregiving, dementia reserch and patient care.
She is one of the funding members of AARP Global Council on Brain Health, she serves on multiple boards locally and nationally. She is a member of International Women’s Forum and Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce Women Executive Council.
She was named as “Woman to Watch” and “Alzheimer’s Ambassador “ by Las Vegas Inc. She was honored with Las Vegas “Top Tech Exec Award” and “Healthcare Headliner Research Award” for her creation of Cleveland Clinic Health Brain Index (HBI). She received the “Social Innovation Award” from Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada,” “Community Achievement Award” from the Asia American Group, and “Women of Distinction Award” from the National Association of Women Business Owners. She received the “Minority Lifetime Achievement Award” from Women Chamber of Commerce Nevada and was honored as the “Top 100 Women” and “Top 100 Doctors” in Vegas. She was featured in the PBS documentary “MAKERS: Women Who Make America”, profiling her as one of Nevada’s most influential women.
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