Cleveland Clinic Nevada (aka - Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health) in Las Vegas is a non-profit specialized outpatient center comprised of clinician scientists who are pioneering the last medical frontier - the brain.  With more than 5,500 lives currently in its care, Cleveland Clinic Nevada is a leader in the research, treatment and education of Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative brain diseases including Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis, Frontotemporal and Lewy Body dementias and has earned multiple designations of excellence.

Cleveland Clinic Nevada activities since opening in 2009 include:

• Designation by the Parkinson’s Foundation with a special designation as a Parkinson’s Foundation Center of Excellence, the first and only in the state of Nevada.
• Opened the nation’s first Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement Prevention Center in conjunction with Maria Shriver.
• Received a $3.3 million grant from The National Institute on Aging at The National Institutes of Health (NIH) to establish Nevada’s first and only Nevada exploratory Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (eNVeADRC)
• Provided more than 92,500 visits to its no-cost caregiver and community education, support and therapeutic services.
• Delivered 94 continuing medical education conferences for more than 5,600 physicians and providers, with an additional 8,000+ online views.
• Provided more than 105,100 hours of education to 690 students and trainees from kindergarteners to subspecialty fellows.
• Expanded graduate medical education (GME), training six full-time Cleveland Clinic fellows and hosting 45 students and trainees in 2022.
• Conducted more than 110 research studies, seven of which led to FDA approvals.

Learn more about Cleveland Clinic Nevada and its educational programs.