History
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Lou Ruvo dies from Alzheimer's disease.
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Larry Ruvo hosts a memorial dinner in his father's honor. Friends contribute unsolicited funds. The dinner is the first annual celebration of Lou Ruvo's life, ultimately becoming the Power of Love™ gala and raising funds for Keep Memory Alive.
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Lou Ruvo's doctor, Leon Thal, MD, suggests that Larry Ruvo use the funds he had raised to build a clinic in Las Vegas and honor his father's memory.
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Larry Ruvo engages renowned architect Frank Gehry to design a medical facility to treat neurocognitive disorders in Nevada.
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Zaven Khachaturian, PhD, leads the scientific program of the Lou Ruvo Brain Institute and convenes think tanks to advance solutions to major problems regarding Alzheimer's disease.
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Keep Memory Alive breaks ground on its Frank Gehry-designed headquarters and medical clinic.
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Second Annual Leon Thal Symposium again convenes internationally renowned scientists and the Washington, DC-based Alzheimer's Study Group. Recommendations from the meeting are incorporated into the National Alzheimer's Strategic Plan, becoming part of the federal legislation of the Alzheimer's Breakthrough Act.
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Keep Memory Alive announces the selection of Cleveland Clinic as its medical partner for the clinical programs at the Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health. Delos "Toby" Cosgrove, MD, is CEO and Michael Modic, MD, FACR, is Chairman, Neurological Institute.
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Associate Medical Director Charles Bernick, MD, becomes the first physician at the Las Vegas location.
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The Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health in Las Vegas launches its Individual and Family Services program for caregivers, directed by Susan Hirsch, MSW, LSW.
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Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health in Las Vegas treats its first patient. Clinical trials are integrated with patient care and caregiver programs.
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President George W. Bush visits the Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health.
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The Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health launches its first multi-site research study on the therapeutic effects of exercise on Parkinson's disease.
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Award of a grant from The Lincy Foundation facilitates integration of an education program with Dylan Wint, MD.
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Keep Memory Alive Event Center opens in the Gehry-designed building. The center is dedicated to creating memories for individuals who host and attend activities in the space. Revenue supports the organization's commitment to eradicating memory disorders.
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Jeffrey Cummings, MD, ScD, and Kate Zhong, MD, join the Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health as Director and Senior Director of Research, respectively. Translational neuroscience research and clinical trials are further integrated with patient care.
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"Cervello Spazio Cosmico," an oil painting by noted pop artist James Rosenquist, commissioned by Steve Wynn for the Keep Memory Alive Event Center, is unveiled.
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Keep Memory Alive hosts its 15th annual Power of Love™ gala and announces KMA has raised $100 million since its inception.
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The Lou Ruvo Center hosts Frontotemporal Dementia: The Next Therapeutic Frontier, convening academic and pharmaceutical industry scientists in a quest to forge a new model for clinical trials.
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Fighting for Brain Health, a study of brain health in professional boxers and mixed martial artists, begins accruing patients and receives national attention.
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Larry King's CNN special, "Alzheimer's: The Unthinkable Epidemic," airs in 212 countries. The special features the Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health.
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Keep Memory Alive's volunteer program trains its 150th volunteer.
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New Parkinson's disease and multiple sclerosis programs at the Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health are announced. Clinical trials complement patient care in all therapeutic areas.
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Staff is added to expand the Ohio, Florida and Las Vegas locations of the Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health.
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Once again, U.S.News & World Report names Cleveland Clinic one of the nation's top hospitals - #4 this year - and the hospital's Neurology/ Neurosurgery program is ranked #6 in the nation.
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President Bill Clinton visits the Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health.
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The Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health announces its new physical therapy program, which aims to improve balance, flexibility, strength and quality of life for patients.
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Under the direction of Kate Zhong, MD, the Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health initiates a study for a simple blood test to diagnose Alzheimer's disease. The Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health is the first research site for the study in the U.S.
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The Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health hosts Advances in Neurological Therapeutics - a continuing medical education conference that provides to more than 100 participants the latest updates in diagnostics and therapies for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, FTD, ALS and MS.
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New Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) program started at the Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health's Las Vegas location.
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Keep Memory Alive convenes celebrities, legendary boxers and athletes to fete Muhammad Ali's 70th birthday at the 16th annual Power of Love™ gala.
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The Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health installs a PET imaging machine for use in brain scanning.
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The Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health convenes national experts to discuss the long-term effects of head trauma in athletes and soldiers, accompanied by a keynote address from Regina M. Benjamin, MD, MBA, Surgeon General of the U.S.
