Beau Ances, MD, PhD, MSc, FANA

Washington University in St. Louis
Dr. Beau Ances is the inaugural Daniel J. Brennan, Professor of Neurology at Washington University in Saint Louis (WashU). He is also the inaugural Vice Chair of Faculty Affairs in the Department of Neurology at WashU. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania (1989); completed a masters in Health Planning and Finance at London School of Economics (1994); completed his PhD and MD (2001) at the University of Pennsylvania; and completed Neurology residency (2005) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He pursued a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of California San Diego (2005-2008). He moved to WashU in 2008 and has been there ever since. His laboratory has focused on developing novel neuroimaging methods to assess changes in the brain due to neurodegenerative diseases, especially cognitive changes associated with HIV. He has served and chaired several NIH and private foundation study sections and more recently led a National Institute of Health (NIH) initiative to develop biotypes of central nervous system complications in people living with HIV. Dr. Ances is an author on over 500 publications (h index=81) and his work has been cited by numerous media outlets (including the Associated Press, US News and World Report, Time, Discover, Washington Post, LA Times) and been featured in a PBS documentary. He has mentored several undergraduate students, graduate students, post-doctoral candidates, and fellows. Clinically, Dr. Ances has been recognized as a Top Doctor by Saint Louis Magazine for several years and sees patients with neurodegenerative diseases due to HIV, Alzheimer’s disease (AD), Down syndrome, Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease, and long haulers due to COVID19.