Ihab Hajjar, M.D.

Biography

Ihab Hajjar, M.D., is a Professor in the Department of Neurology and the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in geriatric medicine, Alzheimer's disease, and hypertension. He holds the Pogue Family Distinguished University Chair in Alzheimer's Disease Clinical Research and Care, in Memory of Maurine and David Weigers McMullan.

Dr. Hajjar earned his medical degree at the American University of Beirut in Lebanon. He completed a residency in internal medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Ohio and gained advanced training through a fellowship in geriatric medicine and dementia at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee.

Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in geriatric medicine and internal medicine, he joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2022. He previously served at Emory University as Medical Director of Integrated Memory Coordinated Care, Director of the Dementia Fellowship, and Co-Director of the Clinical Core and Research Education Component in the Goizueta Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center.

Dr. Hajjar is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, the American Geriatrics Society, and the Society of Geriatric Cardiology. He is a member of the American Medical Association, the American Society of Hypertension, the International Society to Advance Alzheimer's Research and Treatment, and the Alzheimer’s Clinical Trials Consortium.

His research focuses on the role of hypertension and its treatment on both cognitive function and cerebrovascular characteristics. A prolific lecturer and presenter, Dr. Hajjar has contributed to five books and published numerous academic articles related to his areas of expertise. He serves as an editor for Annals of Clinical & Experimental Hypertension and Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease.

Dr. Hajjar has received many honors and awards, including the 2020 Emory University Department of Neurology’s Research Mentor of the Year.