Karen Bolla, PhD
Dr. Bolla's research focuses on exploring brain-behavior relationships in the areas of :1) substance abuse; 2) neurotoxicant exposures; and 3) normal and abnormal aging, using neurocognitive measures alone and in combination with neuroimaging methodology (i.e., PET, fMRI, and volumetric brain morphology).

Dr. Bolla is the Director of Neuropsychology in the Department of Neurology at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. The Neuropsychology Service is an integral part of the diagnostic team for the Johns Hopkins Bayview Geriatric Center, the Johns Hopkins Bayview Neuropsychiatry and Memory Clinic, Geriatric Neurology, and the Acute Psychiatric Unit. Dr. Bolla provides services for adolescents through the aged.

For clinical referrals please call Regina Hess 410-550-2642, or fax a consult to 410-550-0539.

CURRENT ADDRESS
The Johns Hopkins Bayview
Medical Center, B Bldg, Room 123
Department of Neurology
4940 Eastern Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21224

EDUCATION & TRAINING
• 1977 B.A., University of Vermont, VT
• 1979 M.A., State University of New York at Stony Brook, NY
• 1983 Ph.D., State University of New York at Stony Brook, NY
• 1984-1985 Post-doctoral Fellow, Neuroscience, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

CURRENT APPOINTMENTS

• Associate Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
• Associate Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, Division of Occupational Medicine, The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
• Active Staff, The Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

CERTIFICATIONS

• 1988 Maryland State Board of Examiners of Psychologists

HONORS & AWARDS

• 1987-1992 First Award, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Neurologic Effects of Environmental Aluminum Exposure

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

• Principal Investigator:
  1. Cocaine Abuse and Limbic Prefrontal Function
  2. The Neuropsychological Evaluation of HIV Positive and Negative Drug Using Individuals - NIDA - IRP - Guest Researcher, Office of the Clinical Director
  
  
• Co-Investigator:
  1. A Randomized Trial of Estrogen to Delay Alzheimer's Disease in Women at Risk
     
  2. Age, Lead, and Neurobehavioral Decline
  3. Explaining Disparities in Cognitive Functioning in Seniors
  4. Neurobehavioral Model of HIV in Injection

REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS

• Ernst, M., Bolla, KI, Mouratidis, MA, Contereggi, C, Matochik, J, Kurian, MS, Cadet, JL, Kimes, AS, London, E. Decision-Making in a Risk-Taking Task: A PET Study. Neuropsychopharmacology, 26(5): 682-691, 2002.
• Bolla, KI, Brown, K, Eldreth, DA, Tate, K, Cadet, JL. Dose-Related Neurocognitive Effects of Marijuana Abuse. Neurology, 59 (9): 1337-1342, 2002.
• Bolla, KI, Eldreth, DA, London ED, Kiehl, KA, Mouratidis, M, Eldreth, DA, Contereggi, C, Matochik, J, Kurian, MS, Cadet, JL, Kimes, AS, Funderburk, F, Ernst, M. Orbitofrontal Cortex Dysfunction in Abstinent Cocaine Abusers Performing a Decision-Making Task. NeuroImage. in press.
• Ernst, M., Kimes, AS, London, E, Matochik, J, Eldreth, D, Tata, S, Contereggi, C, Leff M, Bolla, KI, Neural Substrates of Decision-Making in Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. American Journal of Psychiatry, 160: 1061-1070, 2003.
• Matochik, JA, London EL, Eldreth, DA, Cadet, JL, Bolla, KI. Frontal cortical tissue composition in abstinent cocaine abusers: a magnetic resonance imaging study. NeuroImage (in press).