John Dallas Pounders , MD

John Pounders, MD, MS, is a neurologist with subspecialty interests in behavioral and cognitive neurology and network-based neurodegeneration. His clinical focus includes expertise in the integration of multimodal biomarkers with the diagnosis of cognitive impairment as well as disease knowledge promotion for both patients and care partners.

MD: University of Alabama

BA, Economics: University of Alabama

MS, Rural Community Health: University of Alabama

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Neurology) (Certification Date: 09-16-2024 )

Neurology

Cognition Disorders

Neurology

Dr. Pounders enjoys evaluating patients with chronic concerns in the outpatient setting as well as those with more acute neurologic processes as an inpatient consultant. In addition to his clinical duties, Dr. Pounders is a passionate educator and investigator. He completed his Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry Fellowship at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, where he was named a "Top Performing Clinician" by the Office of Patient Experience and collaborated on projects investigating synucleinopathies, cerebral small vessel disease, and anti-amyloid therapies for patients living with Alzheimer's Disease. He completed his Neurology Residency at the University of Cincinnati, where he served as a chief resident and was selected as Resident Teacher of the Year. 

Peer Reviewed Publications

Pounders JD, McCarter SJ (2025. ) Sleep and Prodromal Synucleinopathies.Seminars in Neurology, , 45 (3 ) ,348 More Information

Sawyer RP, Bennett A, Blair J,... Pounders, JD (2023. ) History of obstructive sleep apnea associated with incident cognitive impairment in white but not black individuals in a US national cohort study.Sleep Medicine, , 1 More Information

Pounders J, Hill EJ, Hooper D, Zhang X, Biesiada J, Kuhnell D, Greenland HL, Esfandiari L, Timmerman E, Foster F, Wang C, Walsh KB, Shatz R, Woo D, Medvedovic M, Langevin S, Sawyer RP (2022. ) MicroRNA expression within neuronal-derived small extracellular vesicles in frontotemporal degeneration.Medicine, , More Information

Poster Presentations

Pounders, J; Siddiqui, M.; Calhoun, D.A.; Oparil, S.; Judd, E.K.. (2017. ) Dietary sodium-to-potassium ratio & African American race effect on vascular stiffness .Birmingham, AL. . Level:University

07-01-2024-06-30-2025 Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry Fellowship, Mayo Clinic, , Rochester, MN

07-01-2020-06-30-2024 Adult Neurology Residency, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, , Cincinnati, OH

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