NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - December 09, 2015) - Teryn Clarke, M.D., medical director of Alzheimer's Family Services Center in Huntington Beach, Calif., and board-certified neurologist at Hoag Neurosciences Institute in Newport Beach, Calif., has been named Dementia Care Professionals of America's (DCPA) Dementia Care Professional of the Year. For nearly a decade, DCPA, a division of the Alzheimer's Foundation of America, has bestowed this honor upon an individual who has "demonstrated professional excellence in care, compassionate performance that exceeds expectations, and a dedicated commitment" to people with Alzheimer's disease or related illnesses.