David T. Jones, MD
David T. Jones, M.D., is a consultant and serves as director of artificial intelligence in the Department of Neurology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Jones is a member of the Mayo Clinic Google Advisory Board. He joined the staff of Mayo Clinic in 2014, and holds the academic rank of assistant professor of neurology and radiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science.
Dr. Jones earned his B.S. in chemistry with a minor in physics and B.A. in psychology with a minor in theater arts, both magna cum laude, from Rockhurst University, Kansas City, Missouri. He completed an undergraduate research fellowship at Stowers Institute for Medical Research. He earned his M.D. at Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C., where he also completed a medical internship. He subsequently completed a residency in neurology, a research fellowship in neuroimaging, and a fellowship in behavioral neurology at Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education. Dr. Jones’ clinical interests are behavioral neurology and network-based neurodegeneration as well as multimodal neuroimaging. His research focus includes developing methods to derive robust metrics of brain connectivity and evaluate their potential as biomarkers in neurodegenerative diseases; formulating a theoretical framework and computational tools to interpret large-scale brain dynamics observed in functional MRI; and executive dysfunction in Alzheimer’s disease. His research is funded by the National Institute on Aging, the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, and the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, among others. His clinical and research endeavors inform his leadership of the Neurology Artificial Intelligence Program, composed of cross-disciplinary teams of experts in clinical neurology, data science, and software engineering. This team is working to transform neurological care with equitable, high quality, affordable, and widely accessible care models through validated institutional and departmental technology platforms. Dr. Jones also has many active internal and external collaborations with investigators worldwide, including at the University of Minnesota to translate advances made by the Human Connectome Project to measure brain networks during aging and in Alzheimer’s disease. He has authored many journal articles, book chapters, abstracts and other written publications.
In addition to his clinical and research activities, Dr. Jones is active in education and provides mentorship to neurology residents and fellows. He also serves on the board of the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative and holds professional memberships in the American Academy of Neurology, the American Neurological Academy, and the International Society to Advance Alzheimer’s Research and Treatment, among others.