Mfon Umoh, M.D., Ph.D.

Mfon Umoh, M.D., Ph.D., is a Sarah Miller Coulson Center for Innovative Medicine (CIM) Human Aging Project (HAP) scholar. Dr. Umoh will be an Assistant professor (starting July 2025) in the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology with joint appointments in the Departments of Neurology and Psychiatry at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Umoh’s clinical work, research, and teaching centers on improving cognitive outcomes for older adults. Her research focuses on examining biological and social contextual factors that contribute to poor cognitive outcomes for older adults. Her current projects harness the strength of epidemiological data to inform cognitive health outcomes with the goal of influencing clinical care and interventions by targeting modifiable risk factors for cognitive decline and dementia. She is particularly interested in the intersection of delirium and long-term cognitive outcomes in individuals with and without dementia. She also studies the role of social connections in promoting cognitive health and resilience in older adults.