Vidya Kamath, PhD
Neuropsychology
Highlights
Age Groups Seen
- Young Adult 18-25
- Adult 26-64
- Older Adult 65+
Languages
- English
In-Network Plans
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FemaleJohns Hopkins Affiliations:
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About Vidya Kamath
Professional Titles
- Clinical Training Director, Medical Psychology
- Director of Research, Medical Psychology
Primary Academic Title
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Johns Hopkins Clinician
Background
Dr. Kamath is a neuropsychologist, clinical training director, research director and a core faculty member in the Division of Medical Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. She received her bachelor's degree in psychology from Duke University. She completed her doctorate in clinical psychology at the University of Central Florida, a neuropsychology pre-doctoral internship at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, and a clinical neuropsychology postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Kamath's clinical expertise is in the evaluation of older adults with suspected neuropsychiatric or neurodegenerative conditions. She currently serves as the primary neuropsychologist for the Johns Hopkins Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorder Center and the Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) and Young-Onset Dementias Clinic.
Dr. Kamath's research program represents a multi-modal investigation of the clinical, cognitive and neurobiological correlates of olfactory dysfunction in neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative diseases. A former Johns Hopkins KL2 Clinical Research Scholar, she is currently a primary investigator on grants funded by the National Institute of Aging (R01AG064093) and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (R01NS108452). She is also the research neuropsychologist for NIH-funded studies examining risk factors for cognitive decline in persons with Parkinson's disease, mild cognitive impairment, schizophrenia, frontotemporal dementia, delirium and Down syndrome. She has received funding from the NIH, APA Division 40 and the Mid-Atlantic Nutrition Obesity Research Center.
Recent News Articles and Media Coverage
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A Nose for Schizophrenia Risk, Hopkins Brain Wise (Fall 2015)
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Keen Sense of Smell Linked to Longer Life, Reuters (2019)
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Poor Sense of Smell Linked to Depression in Older Adults, CBS News (2023)
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Olfactory Training During Sleep Could Help Your Memory, Scientific American (2023)
PubMed - Publications
Selected Publications
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Kamath, V., Senjem, M.L., Spychalla, A.J., Chen, H., Palta, P., Mosley, T.H., Windham, B.G., Griswold, M., Knopman, D.S., Gottesman, R.F., Jack, C.R., Sharrett, A.R., Schneider, A.L.C. (2022). The neuroanatomic correlates of olfactory identification impairment in healthy older adults and persons with mild cognitive impairment. Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease
- Kamath, V., Jiang, K., Manning, K., Mackin, R.S., Walker, K., Powell, D., Lin, F.R., Chen, H., Brenowitz, W.D., Yaffe, K., Simonsick, E., Deal, J.A. (2024). Olfactory dysfunction and depression trajectories in community-dwelling older adults. Journals of Gerontology: Medical Sciences. 79(1): glad139.
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Kamath, V., Yanek, L.R., Neufeld, K.J., Lewis, A., Aziz, H., Lan, L.M., Tian, J., Moghekar, A., Hogue, C.W., Brown, C.H. (2024). Poor olfaction prior to cardiac surgery: Association with cognition, plasma neurofilament light, and postoperative delirium. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 39(2): e6066.
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Shrestha, S., Zhu, X., Griswold, M., Palta, P., Sullivan, Chen, H., K.J., Schneider, A.L.C., Gottesman, R., Moghekar, A., Thyagarajan, B., Windham, B.G., Mosley, T.H., Deal, J., Kamath, V. (2025). Olfaction and plasma biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease and neurodegeneration in the ARIC Study. Neurology. 104(11):e213706.
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Schneider, A.L.C., Gottesman, R.F., Mosley, T.H., Shrestha, S., Rowan, N., Sharrett, A.R., Chen, H., Kamath, V. (2022). Associations of prior head injury with olfactory functioning: Results from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study. JAMA Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery
Courses & Syllabi
- Abnormal Psychology
- Cross-Cultural Psychology
Honors
- Mid-Atlantic Nutrition Obesity Research Center Award, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, 9/1/17
- Johns Hopkins KL2 Clinical Research Scholar, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, 7/1/17
- International Congress on Schizophrenia Research Young Investigator Award, International Congress on Schizophrenia Research, 1/1/11
- American Psychological Association Division 40 Junior Investigator Award, American Psychological Association, 1/1/11
Graduate Program Affiliations
For information about our Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Neuropsychology, please visit the Johns Hopkins Division of Medical Psychology Adult Neuropsychology Fellowship website.
Memberships
- Society for Clinical Neuropsychology
- American Board of Professional Psychology
- American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology
- International Neuropsychological Society
- National Academy of Neuropsychology
- Down Syndrome Medical Interest Group
- International Society for Frontotemporal Dementias
Locations
- The Johns Hopkins Hospital
- 600 North Wolfe Street, Meyer RM 218, Baltimore, MD 21287
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- phone: 410-955-3268
- fax: 410-955-0504
Expertise
Education
- Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania , Clinical Neuropsychology, 2013
- Medical Education: HCA Florida Health and Hospitals, PhD, 2010
Board Certifications
- Clinical Neuropsychology: American Board of Professional Psychology, 2016
Insurance
- Aetna
- CareFirst
- Cigna
- First Health
- Geisinger Health Plan
- HealthSmart/Accel
- Johns Hopkins Health Plans
- MultiPlan
- Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
- Point Comfort Underwriters
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)