Professor of Medicine
School of Medicine and Public Health | Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics
Hometown: Grosse Ile, Michigan
Dr. Carlsson is trained as a physician in geriatric medicine and is currently a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Geriatrics at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. She serves as Director of the UW-Madison Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Institute and leads the Clinical Core of the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. She continues to see patients in the Madison Veterans Affairs Memory Assessment Clinic and conducts clinical research on early identification and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. Dr. Carlsson has been a part of a variety of national efforts to improve dementia research, care, and services in diverse populations.