Randy L. Woltjer, M.D., Ph.D.
- Professor of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine
- Director, Neuropathology Core of the Layton Aging & Alzheimer’s Disease Center
Biography
Dr. Randy L. Woltjer, M.D., Ph.D., is a Professor of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine at the School of Medicine and serves as the Director of the Neuropathology Core at the Layton Aging & Alzheimer’s Disease Center. He holds a B.S. from Grand Rapids, an M.A. from Michigan State University, and both a Ph.D. and M.D. from Vanderbilt University. Dr. Woltjer completed his residency and multiple fellowships at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, specializing in neuropathology. He is board-certified in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology as well as Neuropathology and is an active member of several professional associations, including the Society for Free Radical Biology and Medicine and the American Society for Investigative Pathology.
Education and training
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Degrees
- B.S., 1985, Grand Rapids
- M.A., 1986, Michigan State University
- Ph.D., 1992, Vanderbilt University
- M.D., 1994, Vanderbilt University
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Residency
- Pathology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1994-1997
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Fellowship
- Research and Clinical Pathology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville Tennessee, 1997-2000
- Neuropathology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, 2000-2002
- Fellow, OHSU Human Investigations Program, Portland, Oregon, 2008-2009
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Certifications
- Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology, 2000
- Neuropathology, American Board of Pathology, 2005
Memberships and associations:
- Society for Free Radical Biology and Medicine American Society for Investigative Pathology
Publications
Elsevier pure profilePublications
Dysregulation of astrocytic Aquaporin-1 in the brains of oldest-old rhesus macaques
GeroScienceThe Effect of Rosuvastatin on a murine model of deep vein thrombosis
Thrombosis UpdateA clathrin mediated endocytosis scaffolding protein, Intersectin 1, changes in an isoform, brain region, and sex specific manner in Alzheimer’s disease
Frontiers in NeuroscienceDifferential methylation analysis in neuropathologically confirmed dementia with Lewy bodies
Communications BiologyFerumoxytol-enhanced MRI assessment of venous Thrombus resolution and macrophage content in a murine deep vein thrombosis model
Thrombosis researchInvestigation of the genetic aetiology of Lewy body diseases with and without dementia
Brain CommunicationsRole of platelet count in a murine stasis model of deep vein thrombosis
PlateletsWhite matter hyperintensities and the surrounding normal appearing white matter are associated with water channel disruption in the oldest old
Alzheimer's and DementiaCorrelating continuously captured home-based digital biomarkers of daily function with postmortem neurodegenerative neuropathology
PloS oneDelayed cerebral ischemia associated with surgery for pituitary macroadenomas that express elevated levels of PACAP
Brain HemorrhagesElevated a5 integrin expression on myeloid cells in motor areas in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a therapeutic target
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of AmericaGenome-wide structural variant analysis identifies risk loci for non-Alzheimer's dementias
Cell GenomicsLifelong Association of Disorders Related to Military Trauma with Subsequent Parkinson's Disease
Movement DisordersLow-Intensity Ultrasound Reduces Brain Infarct Size by Upregulating Phosphorylated Endothelial Nitric Oxide in Mouse Model of Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion
Ultrasound in Medicine and BiologyMulti-modality imaging assessment of microbubbles and cerebral emboli in left ventricular pulsed field ablation
Journal of Interventional Cardiac ElectrophysiologyPostmortem 7T MRI for guided histopathology and evaluation of cerebrovascular disease
Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental NeurologyPreserved autophagy in cognitively intact non-demented individuals with Alzheimer's neuropathology
Alzheimer's and DementiaTargeted Transcriptional Analysis of IgA Vasculitis, IgA Nephropathy, and IgA-Dominant Infection-Related Glomerulonephritis Reveals Both Distinct and Overlapping Immune Signatures
Kidney360TREM2-induced activation of microglia contributes to synaptic integrity in cognitively intact aged individuals with Alzheimer's neuropathology
Brain Pathology18 Fluoromisonidazole (FMISO) PET/MRI hypoxic fraction distinguishes neuroinflammatory pseudoprogression from recurrent glioblastoma in patients treated with pembrolizumab
Neuro-Oncology PracticeAggregated Alpha-Synuclein Inclusions within the Nucleus Predict Impending Neuronal Cell Death in a Mouse Model of Parkinsonism
International journal of molecular sciencesDecoding perineuronal net glycan sulfation patterns in the Alzheimer's disease brain
Alzheimer's and DementiaDifferential protein expression in the hippocampi of resilient individuals identified by digital spatial profiling
Acta Neuropathologica CommunicationsEndovascular Venous Stenosis and Thrombosis Large Animal Model
Journal of Vascular and Interventional RadiologyGenetic evaluation of dementia with Lewy bodies implicates distinct disease subgroups
BrainGenome-wide association study and functional validation implicates JADE1 in tauopathy
Acta NeuropathologicaHuman Brain Lipidomics
MetabolitesHuman Brain Lipidomics
Frontiers in Molecular NeuroscienceImpact of Postthrombotic Vein Wall Biomechanics on Luminal Flow during Venous Angioplasty and Stent Placement
Journal of Vascular and Interventional RadiologyLoss of perivascular aquaporin-4 localization impairs glymphatic exchange and promotes amyloid β plaque formation in mice
Alzheimer's Research and Therapy