Christine Anne Ganzer, PhD, APRN

Associate Professor

Christine Anne Ganzer is an associate professor at the Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing.

Educational Background

PhD, Nursing Research, University of Arizona, 2009
MS, Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, SUNY Stony Brook, 2004
MA, Psychology, New York University, 2000
BS, Nursing, Syracuse University, 1987

Research

Dr. Ganzer’s passion is the role of risk reduction as a key strategy in promoting and prolonging healthy cognition as we age. As part of a multidisciplinary team from Weill-Cornell Medical College and funded through the Clinical Translational Science Center (UL1 TR000457-06), she has explored the effects of Type 2 diabetes (DM2), cognition and its effect on amyloidosis, the clumping of proteins that block signaling in the brain which occurs in Alzheimer’s disease. The team has also examined how specific lifestyle (diet, physical activity) and vascular risk (overweight, hypertension, insulin resistance, elevated cholesterol and homocysteine) effects cognition (memory, executive function, language).

Grants and Publications

Mosconi, L., Berti, V., Dyke, J., Schelbaum, E., Jett, S., Loughlin, L., Jang, G., Rahman, A., Hristov, H., Pahlajani, S., Andrews, R., Matthews, D., Etingin, O., Ganzer, C., de Leon, M., Isaacson, R., & Diaz Brinton, R. (2021). Menopause impacts human brain structure, connectivity, energy metabolism, and amyloid-beta deposition. Scientific Reports, 11, 10867. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-90084-y
Bales, M., Zhu, J., Aboharb, F., Dusaj, N., Shtayer, L., Balaji, V., Keeler, A., Ganzer, C. A., Ryon, K. A., Ehrmann, B. J., & Imperato-McGinley, J. (2021). 56326 Heart to Heart: An interdisciplinary community collaboration to address health disparities through cardiovascular disease risk assessments in underserved urban neighborhoods. Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, 5(S1), 135–135. https://doi.org/10.1017/cts.2021.745
Dorosch, T., Ganzer, C. A., Lin, M., & Seifan, A. (2019). Efficacy of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers in the preventative treatment of episodic migraine in adults. Current Pain and Headache Reports, 23, 85. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11916-019-0823-8
Jones, M. E., Ganzer, C. A., Bennett, D., & Finizio, A. (2019). Surgical excision of keloids followed by in-office superficial radiation therapy: Prospective study examining clinical outcomes. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery&emdash;Global Open, 7(5), e2212. https://doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000002212
Seifan, A., Ganzer, C. A., Ryon, K., Lin, M., Mahmudur, R., Adolfo, H., Shih, C., Jacobs, A. R., Greenwald, M., & Isaacson, R. S. (2019). Detecting non-cognitive features of prodromal neurodegenerative diseases. Current Aging Science, 11(4), 242–249. https://doi.org/10.2174/1874609812666190204094233
Isaacson, R. S., Ganzer, C. A., Hristov, H., Hackett, K., Caesar, E., Cohen, R., Kachko, R., Meléndez-Cabrero, J., Rahman, A., Scheyer, O., Hwang, M. J., Berkowitz, C., Hendrix, S., Mureb, M., Schelke, M. W., Mosconi, L., Seifan, A., & Krikorian, R. (2018). The clinical practice of risk reduction for Alzheimer’s disease: A precision medicine approach. Alzheimers & Dementia, 14(12), 1663–1673. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2018.08.004
Walters, M., Sterling, J., Quinn, C., Ganzer, C., Osorio, R. S., Andrews, R. E., Matthews, D. C., Vallabhajosula, S., de Leon, M. J., Isaacson, R. S., & Mosconi, L. (2018). Associations of lifestyle and vascular risk factors with Alzheimer’s brain biomarker changes during middle age: A 3-year longitudinal study in the broader New York City area. British Medical Journal Open, 8(3), e023664. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023664
Seifan, A., Shih, C., Hackett, K., Pensack, M. J., Schelke, M. W., Lin, M., Patel, H., Ganzer, C. A., Ahmed, M., Krikorian, R., Tamboer, P., Henriquez, A. M., Isaacson, R. S., & Steinhof, S. (2018). Detection of neurodevelopmental diversity in memory clinics—validation of a self-report measure. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 77, 60–67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2018.03.009
Schelke, M. W., Attia, P. A., Palenchar, D. J., Kaplan, B., Mureb, M., Ganzer, C. A., Scheyer, O., Rahman, A., Kachko, R., Krikorian, R., Mosconi, L., & Isaacson, R. S. (2018). Mechanisms of risk reduction in the clinical practice of Alzheimer’s disease prevention. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 10, 96. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2018.00096
Mosconi, L., Walters, M., Sterling, J., Quinn, C., McHugh, P., Andrews, R. E., Matthews, D. C., Ganzer, C., Osorio, R. S., Isaacson, R. S., & De Leon, M. J. (2018). Lifestyle and vascular risk effects on MRI-based biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease: A cross-sectional study of middle-aged adults from the broader New York City area. British Medical Journal Open, 8(3), e019362. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019362
Ganzer, C. A., & Jacobs, A. R. (2018). Emotional consequences of finasteride: Fool’s gold. American Journal of Men’s Health, 12(1), 90–95. https://doi.org/10.1177/1557988316631624
Seifan, A., Ganzer, C. A., Vermeylen, F., Parry, S., Zhu, J., Lyons, A., Isaacson, R., & Kim, S. (2017). Development and validation of the Alzheimer’s prevention beliefs measure in a multi-ethnic cohort-a behavioral theory approach. Journal of Public Health, 39(4), 863–873. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdw145
Jones, M. E., McLane, J., Adenegan, R., Lee, J., & Ganzer, C. A. (2017). Advancing keloid treatment: A novel multimodal approach to ear keloids. Dermatologic Surgery, 43(9), 1164–1169. https://doi.org/10.1097/DSS.0000000000001145
Schelke, M. W., Shapiro, S. D., Hackett, K., Chen, J., Simchon-Steinhof, S., Ganzer, C. A., Isaacson, R. S., Tamboer, P., Van Vliet, E., Assuras, S., Chiang, G., & Seifan, A. (2017). Diagnosis of developmental learning and attention disorders in adults: A review of clinical modalities. Neurology, Psychiatry and Brain Research, 23, 27–35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.npbr.2016.11.006
Chiang, G. C., Chang, E., Pandya, S., Kuceyeski, A., Hu, J., Isaacson, R., Ganzer, C. A., Schulman, A., Sobel, V., Vallabhajosula, S., & Ravdin, L. (2017). Cognitive deficits in non-demented diabetic elderly appear independent of brain amyloidosis. Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 372, 85–91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.040
Ganzer, C. A., Barnes, A., Uphold, C., & Jacobs, A. R. (2016). Transient ischemic attack and cognitive impairment: A review. Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, 48(6), 322–327. https://doi.org/10.1097/JNN.0000000000000236
Ganzer, C. A. (2016). Veteran women: Mental health-related consequences of military service. American Journal of Nursing, 116(11), 32–39. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NAJ.0000505583.09590.d4
Baumann, S. L., & Ganzer, C. A. (2016). Being dedicated in the film The American Nurse. Nursing Science Quarterly, 29(1), 71–77. https://doi.org/10.1177/0894318415614618
Ganzer, C. A., Jacobs, A. R., & Iqbal, F. (2015). Persistent sexual, emotional, and cognitive impairment post-finasteride: A survey of men reporting symptoms. American Journal of Men’s Health, 9(3), 222–228. https://doi.org/10.1177/1557988314538445
Zauderer, C. R., & Ganzer, C. A. (2015). Seasonal affective disorder: an Mental Health Practice, 18(9), 21–24. https://doi.org/10.7748/mhp.18.9.21.e973
Baumann, S. L., Murphy, D. C., & Ganzer, C. A. (2015). A study of graduate nursing students’ reflections on the art of Tibetan medicine. Nursing Science Quarterly, 28(2), 156–161. https://doi.org/10.1177/0894318415571603
Ganzer, C. A., Insel, K. C., & Ritter, L. S. (2012). Associations between working memory, health literacy, and recall of the signs of stroke among older adults. Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, 44(5), 236–243. https://doi.org/10.1097/JNN.0b013e3182666231
Ganzer, C. A., & Zauderer, C. R. (2011). Promoting a brain-healthy lifestyle. Nursing Older People, 23(7), 24–27.
Zauderer, C. R., & Ganzer, C. A. (2011). Cinematic technology the role of visual learning. Nurse Educator, 36(2), 76–79. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNE.0b013e31820b4fbf
Ganzer, C. A., & Crogan, N. L. (2010). Diabetes in African Americans: The critical importance of cognitive assessment. Geriatric Nursing, 31(3), 223–227. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2010.04.006
Ganzer, C. A. (2007). Assessing Alzheimer’s disease and dementia: Best practices in nursing care. Geriatric Nursing, 28(6), 358–365. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2007.10.008

Contact Details

Christine Anne Ganzer

School of Nursing
Brookdale West 429
212-481-4338
cganzer@hunter.cuny.edu