Meet our leadership team!

Donna Marie Fick, PhD, RN, GCNS-BC, FAAN

Co-Principal Investigator

Dr. Donna M. Fick is a distinguished nurse scientist and educator renowned for her pioneering research on delirium, particularly in older adults with dementia. As the Elouise Ross Eberly Endowed Professor of Nursing at The Pennsylvania State University, she also serves as the Director of the Tressa Nese and Helen Diskevich Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence.

Edward Marcantonio, M.D. S.M.

Co-Principal Investigator

Dr. Edward R. Marcantonio is a distinguished geriatrician and clinical investigator specializing in delirium and cognitive health in older adults. He is a Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and serves as the Section Chief for Research in the Division of General Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), where he leads the Aging Research Program