Ali R. Samikoglu, MD

Medical Degree: University of Minnesota
Residency: Hennepin County Medical Center – Regions Hospital Psychiatry Residency Program
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN)

Dr. Ali R. Samikoglu joined the PrairieCare team in 2023 as an attending physician for our Adult Partial Hospitalization Program. He has a diverse educational background including physics, electrical engineering, and manufacturing. Upon focusing on medicine, Dr. Samikoglu started a pre-medical program at New York University before coming to Minnesota to attend graduate-level classes in clinical research, epidemiology, statistics, and biochemistry. He completed his medical degree at the University of Minnesota and the residency program at Hennepin County Medical Center – Regions Hospital.

Dr. Samikoglu is an Adult Psychiatrist at our Edina Clinic and our Medical Office Building in Brooklyn Park.

In his free time, he enjoys activities in nature including scuba diving, skiing, mountain climbing, biking, cooking, and learning to sail. As well as spending time with his family.

PUBLICATIONS

Kantarci K, Avula R, Senjem ML, Samikoglu AR, Zhang B, Weigand SD, Przybelski SA, Edmonson HA, Vemuri P, Knopman DS, Ferman TJ, Boeve BF, Petersen RC, Jack CR Jr. Dementia with Lewy bodies and Alzheimer disease: neurodegenerative patterns characterized by DTI. Neurology. 2010 Jun 1;74(22):1814-21. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3181e0f7cf. PMID: 20513818; PMCID: PMC2882217.

Kantarci K, Avula R, Senjem ML, Samikoglu AR, Zhang B, Weigand SD, Przybelski SA, Edmonson HA, Vemuri P, Knopman DS, Ferman TJ, Boeve BF, Petersen RC, Jack CR Jr. Dementia with Lewy bodies and Alzheimer disease: neurodegenerative patterns characterized by DTI. Neurology. 2010 Jun 1;74(22):1814-21. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3181e0f7cf. PMID: 20513818; PMCID: PMC2882217.

Kantarci K, Boeve BF, Wszolek ZK, Rademakers R, Whitwell JL, Baker MC, Senjem ML, Samikoglu AR, Knopman DS, Petersen RC, Jack CR Jr. MRS in presymptomatic

MAPT mutation carriers: a potential biomarker for tau-mediated pathology. Neurology. 2010 Aug 31;75(9):771-8. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3181f073c7. PMID: 20805522; PMCID: PMC2938968.

Kantarci K, Senjem ML, Avula R, Zhang B, Samikoglu AR, Weigand SD, Przybelski SA, Edmonson HA, Vemuri P, Knopman DS, Boeve BF, Ivnik RJ, Smith GE, Petersen RC, Jack CR Jr. Diffusion tensor imaging and cognitive function in older adults with no dementia. Neurology. 2011 Jul 5;77(1):26-34. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e31822313dc. Epub 2011 May 18. PMID: 21593440; PMCID: PMC3127333.

Klimes-Dougan B, Chong LS, Samikoglu A, Thai M, Amatya P, Cullen KR, Lim KO. Transcendental meditation and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis functioning: a pilot, randomized controlled trial with young adults. Stress. 2020 Jan;23(1):105-115. doi: 10.1080/10253890.2019.1656714. Epub 2019 Sep 11. PMID: 31418329.

Cullen KR, Amatya P, Roback MG, Albott CS, Westlund Schreiner M, Ren Y, Eberly LE, Carstedt P, Samikoglu A, Gunlicks-Stoessel M, Reigstad K, Horek N, Tye S, Lim KO, Klimes-Dougan B. Intravenous Ketamine for Adolescents with Treatment-Resistant Depression: An Open-Label Study. J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol. 2018 Sep;28(7):437-444. doi: 10.1089/cap.2018.0030. Epub 2018 Jul 13. Erratum in: J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol. 2019 Feb;29(1):77. PMID: 30004254; PMCID: PMC6154760.