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James F Sumowski, PhD
Psychology
About Me
James F. Sumowski, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Neurology at Mount Sinai and the clinical neuropsychologist at the Corinne Goldsmith Dickinson Center for Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Dr. Sumowski is an expert on cognition in persons with MS, and he introduced the concept of “reserve” against cognitive decline in MS: the observation that genetic and environmental factors can moderate deleterious effects of disease on functional outcomes (representative article: Sumowski et al., Neurology 2014). The Sumowski Laboratory works to advance understanding and improvement of functional outcomes. Toward this end, Dr. Sumowski is the PI of a large prospective National Institutes of Health (NIH / NICHD) R01 grant to identify modifiable risk and protective factors linked to cognitive decline, which will inform future interventions.
Dr. Sumowski is a leader in the field. He recently led an international group of MS experts toward a joint statement of knowledge gaps, obstacles, and research priorities for the field of cognition in persons with MS (Sumowski et al., Neurology 2018). In addition to outlining several specific recommendations for research and clinical practice, the statement highlights the critical need to develop testable and biologically plausible models of cognitive decline due to MS, which will lay the groundwork for much-needed evidence-based rehabilitation.
Language
English
Position
PROFESSOR | Neurology
Hospital Affiliations
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
Research Topics
Cognitive Neuroscience, Depression, Memory, Multiple Sclerosis
Clinical Focus
- Memory Disorder
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Neuromyelitis Optica
- Neuropsychological testing
Education
BA, Seton Hall University
PhD, Columbia University
Internship, Clinical Neuropsychology
Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Fellowship, Clinical Neuropsychology
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Research
Cognitive decline is common among persons with neurologic diseases, including multiple sclerosis (MS); however, some persons are better able to withstand neurologic disease without difficulties in thinking or memory. Dr. Sumowski's research seeks to identify sources of "reserve" against cognitive decline in persons with MS. He has shown that persons with MS who lead more mentally-active lifestyles (e.g., reading, hobbies) are at lower risk for disease-related cognitive decline. Dr. Sumowski's current work seeks to identify a range of modifiable lifestyle factors contributing to reserve, with the goal of advancing primary prevention of cognitive difficulties due to MS.
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Publications
Selected Publications
- Myelopoiesis is temporally dynamic and is regulated by lifestyle to modify multiple sclerosis. Abi G. Yates, Annie Khamhoung, Lena Gaebel, Walter Jacob, Daniel E. Radford-Smith, Máté G. Kiss, Pacific Huynh, Teresa Gerhardt, Merlin Heiser, Oren Cohen, Filip K. Swirski, Daniel C. Anthony, James Sumowski, Ilana Katz Sand, Cameron S. McAlpine. Nature Communications
- A Novel Convolutional Neural Network for Automated Multiple Sclerosis Brain Lesion Segmentation. Emma Dereskewicz, Francesco La Rosa, Jonadab Dos Santos Silva, Edward Sizer, Amit Kohli, Maxence Wynen, William A. Mullins, Pietro Maggi, Sarah Levy, Kamso Onyemeh, Batuhan Ayci, Andrew J. Solomon, Jakob Assländer, Omar Al-Louzi, Daniel S. Reich, James Sumowski, Erin S. Beck. Journal of Neuroimaging
- Multiple Sclerosis Cognitive Scale (MSCS): A brief psychometrically robust metric of patient-reported cognitive difficulty. James F. Sumowski, Joshua Sandry. Multiple Sclerosis Journal
Industry Relationships
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Dr. Sumowski has not yet completed reporting of Industry relationships.
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