I come from a small rural town in Normandy, France. My first move across the Atlantic was to attend college in Montreal, Canada, where I majored in Neuroscience. I was instantly captivated by the complex architecture of the nervous system and our evolving understanding of the human brain in health and disease. After college, I journeyed back to Europe to attend medical school at Oxford. I was drawn to neurology by the wide range of acute and chronic pathologies, the diagnostic reasoning process, and the elegant precision of the neurological physical exam. On clinical placements, I saw the sheer impact of untreated neurological disease on quality of life, at times affecting patients at the core of who they are and how they experience the world around them. The number of patients in need of better treatment options, combined with the rapid advances in clinical and translational research have engendered a great sense of responsibility and hope for the future of clinical care in neurology, one that I am excited to be a part of as a future neurologist.
As a medical student, I had the privilege of rotating at BWH on the inpatient service and neurology ICU, where I saw bedside applications of cutting-edge research in an environment which fostered active mentorship and emphasized compassionate, patient-centered care. I chose the Harvard Neurology program for its breadth and depth of clinical training, the diversity – both within the program and the patient population it serves, and the welcoming, collegial atmosphere.
Outside of work, I enjoy photography, trying new restaurants and cafes, traveling, break dancing, petting furry animals, and learning new languages (currently, Spanish!). I am excited to be coming to Boston and look forward to exploring the historic city and the greater Northeast in the years to come!
I am from Nottingham, United Kingdom and I carried out my medical training at Imperial College London.
From an early stage, inspired by patients with neuroimmune disease, I became interested in the interactions between the immune system and the nervous system. After practicing as a junior doctor in Newcastle, I came over to Boston as a Kennedy Scholar to work on projects relating to multiple sclerosis genetics and treatment. This set the stage for a subsequent PhD focused on ways of engineering immune cells to optimize their function. I am hoping to carry forward these ideas to develop immunotherapy for patients with neurological disease.
I am very much looking forward to returning to Boston again to continue my clinical training - it’s a real privilege to be able to look after patients as part of a diverse and supportive Partners team.
I was born at the Brigham, but grew up in New Jersey, where I picked up a lifelong love for the Yankees. This has caused a minor issue or two since I returned to Boston for undergrad, medical, and graduate school, but I love this city and am very excited to continue on here for residency. During my PhD, I studied the basic biochemistry of the ubiquitin-proteasome system,which led to an interest in how problems with the cellular machines that dispose of defective proteins can cause human disease. In medical school, I was drawn to neurology by its unique culture and by the fascinating and broad spectrum of neurologic disease. I am hoping to build a career as a physician-scientist studying the role of protein quality control in problems of the nervous system.
Outside of work, I love to play cello, cook spicy food, and spend as much time as I can with my wife Simin, who is a Brigham cardiology fellow, and my (as of this writing) 5-month-old son, Sina.
I grew up in New Mexico and moved to Massachusetts to attend Amherst College, where I studied painting and biology. It was not until the end of a post-college research fellowship at the National Institutes of Health that I knew I wanted to pursue science and medicine. I fell in love with neuroscience and joined the MD/PhD program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where I studied the role of redox oscillation in circadian timekeeping of the suprachiasmatic nucleus and hippocampus in the lab of Dr. Martha Gillette. Neurology was a natural choice for me as it combined my research interests with the opportunity to develop long-lasting patient relationships. I chose Harvard Neurology for the unparalleled clinical and research opportunities, dedicated faculty, and a supportive atmosphere in which I felt immediately comfortable.
Outside of the hospital, I enjoy spending time with my husband Ian and dragging him to the corners of MA I’ve come to love so much (especially the Montague Bookmill). I usually spend my free time tending to plants, being outdoors, and admiring art.
I was born in Kishinev, Moldova just after the collapse of the Soviet Union. My parents immigrated to Canada with my sister and I when I was 5years old, and I grew up in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. I attended the University of Toronto where I studied Neurosciences and Psychology and first became captivated in the overlap between the mind, brain and body. It was here that I also first got interested in Medicine and in symptoms quality improvement.
I applied to US medical schools as I was interested in learning more about international health systems. I was fortunate to be accepted to Harvard Medical School, which brought me to Boston in 2015. Through medical school, I had wide clinical, research, and educational interests including international health systems and health services research, quality improvement (QI) and patient safety, leadership, resilience, and longitudinal medical education design. I’ve had the good fortune to work with mentors in quality improvement and education, developing new curricula to augment medical students’ health systems sciences knowledge, leadership potential, and resilience. I have been inspired, challenged, and moved by the patients I have cared for with neurological conditions and I am optimistic about the progress our field will make in the coming decades in the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of neurological disease. At this time, I am uncertain what I’d like to pursue within Neurology but I know I’m interested in a career integrating clinical Neurology, medical education research and reform, and health systems transformation. I am incredibly excited for the opportunity to remain in Boston and join the Mass General Brigham Neurology Program!
When I'm not at the hospital, my favorite place to be is anywhere out of doors! I enjoy hiking and camping in the mountains, running, and travelling around the world. I meditate, dance, and stay in touch with friends to stay well. I also love watching movies or reading a good book, especially if I'm on the train or plane on my way to the next adventure!
I was born in San Rafael, California, just north of San Francisco, then stayed in the Bay Area for both college and medical/ graduate school. At Stanford, I worked in a lab researching the epigenetics of aging and lifespan in C. elegans and volunteered with a local hospice organization. At UCSF, I completed my PhD in Neuroscience researching homeostatic synaptic plasticity at the Drosophila neuromuscular junction, studying plasticity at both healthy and degenerating synapses. After 5 years in the lab, I had so much fun back in all my clinical rotations, but unsurprisingly, fell in love with neurology. In medical school, I became more interested in palliative care and end of life issues, partly through working with ALS patients on a clinical research project about medical aid in dying. I knew I wanted to be a neurologist because neurology combines my intellectual interests (through the neuro exam and the many unanswered research questions) and emotional interests(because neurological diseases affect who we are as human beings and require deep connections between patient, family, and provider).
I chose Harvard Neurology because of the people and culture– the opportunity to work with the best clinicians and scientists as part of a big nervous system family! I’ve never lived outside the Bay Area(what is winter?), so residency will be a time of growth and many jacket purchases for me. I’m very excited to explore a new city/ state/ region of the country! Outside of the lab and hospital, I love cooking vegetarian food with my husband, Mitul, baking chocolaty desserts, running, picnicking, and reading novels.
I grew up in San Jose, CA with a love of books and a passion for classical piano. In my undergraduate genetics class at Washington University in St. Louis, I was captivated by the simplicity of the Mendelian system, the elegance of epistatic interactions, and the mechanistic pathways to which these interactions alluded. Later, the opportunity to study the complex pathophysiology of globoid cell leukodystrophy in the medical scientist training program at Washington University inspired in me a profound respect for the nervous system. While working with children and young adults with these rare genetic disorders during my clinical rotations, I witnessed the immense and unmet need for pediatric-to-adult transition of care for this vulnerable population. Looking forward to residency and beyond, I am interested in pursuing neurogenetics and studying the adult, post-treatment phenotypes and pathophysiology of traditionally pediatric neurologic disorders.
I chose the BWH-MGH-Harvard neurology program because of its clinical, research, and educational excellence. The graduates featured in the alumni booklet we received during our interview all have truly outstanding and inspiring achievements, and I am so excited and honored to follow in their footsteps for my residency training. Having now spent fourteen years each on the West Coast and the Midwest, I am also looking forward to complete the trifecta and fall in love with the East Coast!
Outside of medicine, music and books remain important parts of my life. In addition, I love museum-hopping with friends,attending concerts/musicals/ballets/operas, taking long walks in nature, deep conversations, and anything chocolate!
I grew up in northern New Jersey in the shadow of New York City, and didn’t stay far from home when I moved to Manhattan for undergrad at Columbia. There, I studied neuroscience and behavior, got involved in neurocritical care research, and fell in love with the brain. I credit the literature, art, and philosophy classes of Columbia’score curriculum that accompanied my neuroscience coursework and the rich cultural climate of New York City with setting the foundation for how I think about neurology and approach my patients now. After several working as a clinical research coordinator in the neuro ICU at Columbia Presbyterian and focusing primarily on invasive neuromonitoring and clinical outcomes in subarachnoid hemorrhage patients, I moved north to Boston to begin medical school at Harvard Medical School. My interest in neurology persisted throughout my clinical rotation in medical school, and I spent an additional year doing research in the MGH neuro ICU, this time on depression, anxiety, and PTSD in neuro ICU patients and their family caregivers. This experience of working with patients and their families to cope with their experience of acute brain injury has shaped my current interest in a career joining neurocritical care and palliative care.
Outside of the hospital, I can be found reading fiction, watching movies, writing, trying my hand at making films, and playing with my cat.
I grew up in Wellesley,Massachusetts and went to Vassar College in New York for my undergraduate degree. I quickly became interested in the biological roots of behavior,choosing to major in neuroscience with a minor in chemistry. While in college I also developed an interest in the healthcare needs of older adults. I moved to Chicago for medical school at the Feinberg School of Medicine, where I pursued research in the field of geriatrics as well as neurology: I studied patient portal use by older adults, and later worked on a project investigating neuropsychiatric profiles of patients with autoimmune encephalitis. I also developed a strong interest in medical education through tutoring, clinical skills leadership, and work in curriculum review committees.
Through my clinical rotations during medical school, I found that neurology offered an amazing opportunity to focus on a system that always captured my attention, and also allowed me to frequently consider issues in care for older adults. I chose BWH-MGH Neurology because of the exceptional combination of fantastic clinical training,opportunities in clinical and medical education research, and a friendly and supportive atmosphere.
Outside of the hospital, I love to make music (I sing and play the ukulele,) cook, and grow my collection of houseplants. I also love hiking and spending time outdoors in the diverse landscapes that New England has to offer.
I’m a Carolina girl, born in Greenville, South Carolina and raised in Charlotte, North Carolina. I went to Duke University, where I majored in Psychology and minored in Women’s Studies and Speech and Hearing Sciences. Inspired by a friend who had a stroke, I co-founded Duke NeuroCare, a service organization that helps people affected by neurological disorders. In medical school, I became fascinated by localization and the physical exam and found myself reading about neurology for fun -- even after a long day on the wards!
At UNC, I completed my medical and journalism graduate degrees simultaneously. I’ve reported and written stories as an intern for North Carolina Health News and worked as a freelancer for CNN, covering the coronavirus pandemic. As a physician-journalist, I hope to continue writing stories that raise public health awareness and make medicine(especially neurology!) a little easier to understand.
I’m so grateful to be part of the Harvard Neurology family. I chose this program because of the inspirational faculty and residents, positive teaching culture and intellectually enriching work environment. On the interview trail, I found the residents to be compassionate patient advocates, incredible teachers and just cool people who I thoroughly enjoyed being around. I also felt really supported because there were mentors for all my scholarly interests (neurology, education and medical writing).
While I’ve been in the South my whole life, I’m excited to explore and make Boston my home during residency. Outside of work, I consider myself an amateur baker, intermediate snowboarder/skier, yoga practitioner, occasional world traveler, recreational tennis player and avid reality TV binge watcher. I also love spending time with family and friends,preferably outdoors.
I was born and raised in Kentucky but spent twelve years in St. Louis while I completed by BS, PhD, and MD at Washington University. Originally, I chose to study the immune system during my graduate work because of its influence across every organ in the body but ultimately became fascinated with neuroimmunology in particular. More specifically, my PhD focused on defining the interactions between the immune and nervous systems that govern the sensation of chronic itch. Neuroimmunologic interactions like these are an area of great interest,and as I start my career in neurology, I look forward to the challenges that working within this space entails. Likewise, I am excited to move to Boston and work with the wonderful patients, residents, and faculty at Partners. Although Partners has outstanding clinical and research opportunities, I chose it for this amazing community of people.
Outside of work, I enjoy running, spending time with my friends and family, and finding new favorite places to eat. Please don’t hesitate to send your suggestions to this new New Englander!
I grew up in Oak Park, Illinois, a suburb outside of Chicago. I completed my undergraduate education at the University of Dayton, where I received degrees in Biology and Chemistry and minored in Philosophy. During my time as an undergrad, I performed molecular physiology research studying the function of aquaporin proteins in fluid and ion homeostasis and cryoprotectant accumulation in freeze-tolerant amphibians.Knowing I wanted to become a physician but also wanting to continue basic science research, I matriculated into the Medical Scientist Training Program at Vanderbilt University after college. As a graduate student, I studied the DNA replication stress response and role of DNA fork remodeling proteins in tumor development. After experiencing the complex problem solving and fascinating pathophysiology in neurology during my clerkship as a third-year medical student,I knew I had found the perfect field to mesh my clinical and research interests. I am currently planning on pursuing a research and clinical career in neuro-oncology.
I chose Partners for residency due to the unparalleled research opportunities, outstanding clinical training,exceptional mentorship and programmatic support and the collegial environment amongst the residents and faculty. I am also so excited to be able to live in and explore Boston for the next several years!
In my free time, I enjoy reading about American History, golf, drawing, cooking, playing guitar and spending time with my family and my wife, Deirdre, who is a Pediatric Critical Care Fellow at Boston Children’s Hospital.
I was raised in Columbia, Missouri spending much of my time riding horses and cheering on the Mizzou Tigers. I attended the University of Missouri where I obtained my undergraduate degrees in Biochemistry and Biology with minors in Psychology and Chemistry. As an undergraduate, I participated in neurobiology research studying the cellular mechanisms of spinal cord injury, which is what initially prompted my fascination for the nervous system. I moved to Iowa City to attend the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. As a medical student, I explored various clinical research projects including spinal cord and peripheral nerve modulation as well as the neuropathology of congenital heart disease. Following my second year of medical school, I completed a post-sophomore fellowship in pathology where I gained additional exposure to neuropathology. Ultimately, it was my experiences and patient interactions during my neurology clerkships which drew me to neurology. I delighted in the “puzzles” inherent within lesion localization and was intrigued by the power of the neurologic exam to aid in solving these puzzles. I chose Harvard neurology due to the program’s preeminent academic reputation, culture of teaching, commitment to quality patient care, and the opportunity to train with leaders in the field. Having lived in the Midwest for my entire life, I am excited to explore Boston and get to know the East Coast.
When out of the hospital, I love anything outdoors: enjoying the sunshine and exploring new places. You may find me at the gym, running, or hiking with my two Shiba Inu dogs.
I grew up in Eugene, Oregon and became interested in neuroscience in high school. I moved to Atlanta to attend Emory University for college, where I developed a passion for research and was fortunate to have excellent mentors who helped me get started on my path toward becoming a physician scientist. I came to Harvard for my MD/PhD training, where I studied somatic mutation in the human brain. During my clinical rotations in medical school, I fell in love with the elegance and mystery of neurology. I am drawn toward the fascinating pathology, the profound impact of neurological diseases on the lives of patients, the depth of patient-clinician relationships, and the endless basic and translational research opportunities that the field of neurology presents.
I chose Harvard Neurology for its clinical excellence, unparalleled breadth of research opportunities, and incredibly supportive program culture. Additionally, I have become completely enamored with Boston during my time here and couldn’t be more excited to be staying for my next stage of training. Outside of the hospital I enjoy spending time with my husband Alex and our two cats, running, cooking and baking, and exploring all the beauty and adventure that New England has to offer.
I was born in Valledupar, Colombia, in a family of Lebanese descent. I spent my childhood in Valencia, Venezuela, before returning to Colombia and calling Bogotá my home.
As a medical student, my initial interest in neuroanatomy quickly expanded to all clinical specialties related to the brain. I had the opportunity to care for patients with neurological disease alongside exceptional mentors in Bogotá, Barcelona, and Philadelphia, and decided to become a neurologist.
Within Neurology, my interests include the intersection between Sleep and Movement Disorders, neuroethics, and the impact of social disparities on disease prognosis.
In addition to its rigorous clinical training, I chose Harvard Neurology due to its ample research network, and the leadership's support to each resident's unique career path.
Outside of work, I love spending time with my family and friends, travelling, dancing salsa, and hiking with my husband and our two dogs: Vladimir and Sabina!
Growing up in three major cities, I was exposed to a rich diversity of cultures in London, New York, and Beijing. As a third-generation physician in an artistic household, I lived adjacent to medicine, painting subject matter from landscapes to organ systems. Training at Imperial College School of Medicine cultivated my interest in neurological diagnoses. I researched pediatric traumatic brain injuries, skin biopsies in the detection of phosphorylated alpha-synuclein in Parkinson's disease, and the long-term effects of bariatric surgery on the incidence of stroke in adults with obesity. I immersed myself in Boston's uniquely innovative clinical environment during a research fellowship investigating immune checkpoint inhibitors. Harvard Neurology was a natural fit; the close-knit community, teaching rigor, and scientific curiosity drew me back to Boston.
Going forwards, I am excited to build a strong career in academic neurology. I am passionate about medical education, clinical research, and neuroimmunology. Outside of the hospital, you can find me on the dance floor, running along the Charles, or spending time with my loved ones.
Born and raised in Cordova, Tennessee, I do say “Y’all” quite a bit. This fact did not change much when I attended college at Vanderbilt University in Nashville. Here, I first started looking at a career in medicine oriented towards humanism. I then landed even further down south for medical school at Tulane University in New Orleans. The city had a puckish charm and reinforced the value of embracing your neighbors, beads and all. Nonetheless, I had always had a dream of venturing up north.
In neurology, the physical exam does not just signal “trouble below” but speaks to structures and pathways, localization and lesioning. The specialty is a challenge to untangle the nerve fibers and to create something actionable. On my interview day at MGB, everyone I met was not only a clinically astute physician but also an excellent researcher, teacher, or advocate. At MGB, I have grown as a bedside clinician while continuing to hone my own interests in LGBTQIA+ health and academic leadership.
When I am not in the hospital, I enjoy planning my next travel venture, stand-up comedy, and hosting game night. I am an aspiring Corgi dad.
I was born in Washington D.C., but (after a brief stint in Minnesota) spent most of my upbringing in Connecticut. I studied psychology at Williams College and later completed a pre-medical post-baccalaureate program at Bryn Mawr College. While in medical school at the University of Virginia, my fascination with the brain drew me to neurology. My interests in community and global health also brought me to rural South Africa – where I conducted research in partnership with a local university – and to Rwanda twice – where I returned for two rotations at public hospital. As these interests merged, I grew increasingly excited by global neurology and its potential to address inequities in access to neurologic expertise. With longstanding commitments to sustainability and capacity building, Partners Neurology stood out as leader in global neurology. On my interview day, the program’s supportive, enthusiastic and intellectually curious environment made it my top choice.
Beyond the hospital, you might find me outside hiking, playing tennis, exploring new neighborhoods by foot or backpacking. On colder days, I am probably crafting or baking something that involves chocolate.
I grew up in Saratoga, California at the heart of Silicon Valley in a family of computer hardware engineers; however, my interests in chemistry, biology, life, and the human condition led me through four snowy years at Cornell followed by eight less-snowy years at Yale, where I completed my MD/PhD training. I was fortunate to complete my PhD in the Yale Department of Immunology with Ruslan Medzhitov, with whom I worked on a number of questions at the intersection of metabolism and innate immunity. Highlights include the discovery and characterization of an innate immune-like lipid opsonization property of the metabolic hormone adiponectin, an F30-funded project on the heterogeneity of insulin signaling in metabolic and non-metabolic tissue cell types, and a theoretical supply-and-demand framework for understanding the physiological control of metabolism in homeostasis, exercise,and inflammation. When thinking about residency, I decided to apply to neurology both because of the deeply meaningful opportunities to help patients through critical difficulties in their lives, and because there are still so many unanswered questions about the nervous system and how it relates to the rest of the body, and a burgeoning appreciation for lipid binding, inflammation, and innate immunity in neuropathology. In the future, I hope to explore how metabolism and lipid handling by CNS glial and immune cells contributes to disease in neuro-autoimmune and neuroinflammatory diseases and neurodegeneration. But right now, I am incredibly excited to train at Partners Neurology to become a great neurologist and gain volumes of invaluable firsthand experience diagnosing, managing, and treating these and other neurological disorders.Outside of work, I enjoy art, playing and listening to music (jazz, covers,Queen, etc.), coffee shops, reading, kendo, and the occasional run or hike outdoors.
I grew up in the north suburbs of Chicago, Illinois with my parents and older brother. For my undergraduate studies I attended the University of Miami majoring in Biochemistry and Neuroscience, with minors in Public Health, Math, and Chemistry. Prior to medical school my research focused on engineering cell lines with CRISPR/Cas9 targeted protein tagging and knock-outs. For medical school I came back home to Chicago to attend the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. In medical school, my passion for neuroscience blossomed through research on DAT-SPECT functional imaging for drug-induced parkinsonism and utilization of various therapies in the treatment of Huntington’s disease. On clinical rotations, I found myself fascinated by the mechanisms of neurological diseases and admired the meaningful longitudinal patient-physician relationships fostered by my mentors. Serving on curriculum review committees in medical school reinforced my interest in innovation within medical education.
I chose Harvard Neurology for its exceptional clinical training in a collaborative environment, broad range of research exposure, and opportunities to grow as a medical educator. I look forward to developing as an academic physician hoping to devote my future career to a balance of patient care, clinical research, and medical education.
Outside of medicine I enjoy spending time with my fiancé Rachel including our recent obsession with jeopardy. I also love building and sailing wooden boats, gardening, gourmet mushroom cultivation, and the Chicago Bears.
I was born in Shanghai and immigrated to the United States when I was 5 years old. I then spent the rest of my childhood and adolescence living in the San Francisco Bay Area. My curiosity about life outside of San Francisco subsequently brought me to Philadelphia, where I completed both my undergraduate and graduate medical training. Having fallen in love with the East Coast, I am excited to receive my postgraduate training at the Harvard Partners Neurology Program.
My interest in the brain and nervous system was sparked by a tragedy that occurred early in my childhood. Just before I turned 5, my maternal uncle was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease). At the time of his diagnosis, the disease was essentially a mystery, as many doctors had not even heard of it.However, despite the lack of knowledge and therapeutic options, my uncle remained resolute throughout the course of his illness and fought to his last breath. Even though my uncle passed away many years ago, the determination that he had to fight his neurodegenerative disease inspires me to this day and is one of the reasons why I decided to become a neurologist.
Having studied network and cellular dysfunction in Alzheimer’s disease for my graduate thesis, I continue to be passionate about research in the field of neurodegeneration and hope one day to be involved in translational medicine. I believe that Partners can help me achieve this goal given its strong collaborative environment and reputation for producing pioneers in the field. Outside of work, I play keyboard and synthesizer for a funk rock band. You can also find me hoarding board games and hosting game nights.
I was born and raised in Ankara, Turkey, where I received my MD and PhD in Pharmacology through the Physician-Scientist Training Program of Hacettepe University. Mainly, my PhD focused on neuropsychiatric outcomes of western diet consumption and insulin resistance during the adolescent period, when the developing brain is much more vulnerable to insults. During my medical training, I was fortunate to experience the different aspects of medicine practiced in the United States in several various institutions such as New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell, Cleveland Clinic, and MD Anderson Cancer Center. After graduating in 2018, I moved to Nashville, where I joined the lab of Dr. Ege Kavalali and Dr. Lisa Monteggia at Vanderbilt as a postdoctoral research fellow. I studied the molecular mechanisms of epileptic encephalopathies due to mutations of the fusion machinery that orchestrates neurotransmitter release. This truly translational research made me realize that bridging the gap between the bench and the bedside with tailored hypothesis-driven treatments is what excites me. Thus, I chose the Mass General Brigham / Harvard Neurology Residency Program, where clinical training is intertwined with basic science research with ample opportunities to learn from and work with the best clinicians and scientists of the field! More importantly, before, during, and after my interview, I met amazing people who were kind, humble, and passionate. I am looking forward to calling them myco-residents and my mentors. Outside of work, I enjoy practicing yoga, exploring third-wave coffee, working out with Peloton's Cody Rigsby and Ben Alldis, listening to live music, and dancing!
I grew up in Toledo, OH and studied Neuroscience and Spanish at the University of Michigan. One of my favorite classes at the University of Michigan delved into the underpinnings of affective neurocircuitry, motivating me to explore neurocircuitry further through my honors thesis. I then went to the Cleveland Clinic for medical school. There, I enjoyed combining my Spanish and medical skills during an annual medical outreach trip to Peru, an experience that has contributed to my passion for global medicine. In medical school, I kept an open mind about specialties and found something enjoyable about each rotation. Ultimately, my interest in neurology was solidified by the rewarding clinical experiences, excellent mentorship, and exciting research. I love the hands-on physical exam with its profound ability to reveal pathology, the rapid evolution of the field which necessitates constant learning and innovation, and most importantly, being able to connect with patients and their families through the ups-and-downs of diagnosis and treatment of a life-altering disorder. After my third year, I spent a year researching the central vein sign in multiple sclerosis at the NIH in Dr. Reich’s lab in the neuroimmunology section. This experience led me to be even more excited about neurology, neuroimaging, and multicenter clinical collaborations. I chose Mass General Brigham for its outstanding quality of clinical training and endless opportunities to further my interests in research, global neurology, and education during my training.
In my free time, I enjoy exploring nature and trying out new restaurants and ice cream shops. I am excited to explore all that Boston has to offer, and I can’t wait to explore some of the hiking trails a short drive away in the White Mountains!
I am from Miami, Florida originally, but my love for all things equestrian took me to Foxcroft School in Middleburg, Virginia for high school. There I developed a love for science and research that led me to attend Vanderbilt University for undergraduate, where I majored in engineering and neuroscience. As an undergraduate, I studied the impact of spinal cord lesions on cortical sensory processing and the pathways that mediate cortical remapping after spinal cord injury. Driven by a desire to advance patient care through research, I decided to pursue an MD/PhD at Vanderbilt. During my PhD, I studied the impact of dopamine transporter variants on behavior and dopaminergic signaling in the striatum.
I was drawn to the Mass General Brigham program because of the outstanding training clinical and research training opportunities the program provides and because of the incredible people I met during my interviews. Having lived in the South for the past 12years, I am looking forward to experiencing all that Boston and the Northeast have to offer!
Outside of the hospital, you’re likely to find me at the barn where I enjoy riding and competing in the hunters and jumpers. If I’m not there, I’m probably at a hot yoga studio or out exploring with my husband, Allan, and my dog, Moose.
I grew up in a small village in the Italian Alps of Northern Italy, where the land is known for its wineries and crisp, mountainous air. After high school, I decided to leave for medical studies in Germany and other international rotations in order to obtain the best possible training. From the beginning, I was especially drawn to Neurology. I loved the complex and sometimes bizarre manifestations of diseases affecting the nervous system, like the patient who cannot identify faces or loses her ability to count numbers. While in medical school, I also realized that I not only wanted to master the existing clinical knowledge, but also desired to expand its frontiers, and thus I joined the lab of Dr. Kuner to pursue a research doctorate in neuropharmacology studying central pain syndromes in animal models. Subsequently, I decided to remain as a resident in the Department of Neuro-Oncology at Heidelberg University Hospital, where I learned from modern pioneers in the field. I became intrigued by the phenomenon that brain cancer, the terrible multifaceted disease I faced daily in the clinical setting, is actually the evolutionary consequence of the malignant transformation of a single cell in a human body. My clinical experiences fueled my desire to further our understanding of this debilitating disease and discover new treatment modalities. As such, I joined the Suvà lab at the Massachusetts General Hospital to pursue a research fellowship in brain tumor genetics. As a postdoctoral fellow, I have leveraged cutting-edge single-cell genomic methods to dissect diffuse gliomas, which has already led to important observations regarding the glioma immune microenvironment and cellular response to treatment with novel targeted therapies. I am hoping to build a career as a physician-scientist in the field of Neuro-oncology and translational medical science with the ultimate goal of leading my own laboratory.
Outside of work, I love climbing, hiking, reading fiction, brewing espresso, trying new recipes, spending time with friends, and trying my luck in escape rooms.
I grew up in Norwich, Connecticut and went to school at Haverford College in Pennsylvania where I played on the tennis team and played French Horn in the orchestra. While at Haverford, I did research on x-ray crystallography of protein binding targets in the brain. My research brought me to Sweden as an exchange student in Lund where I studied biophysical chemistry and completed my research using the MAX LAB synchrotron. After college, I wanted to take some time to take my more microbiological chemistry research to a broader systems approach and worked for two years in the Morrison Cardiovascular Research Lab at Yale University, and moved with it to Brown University. In my study of the inflammatory pathways that lead to atherosclerotic disease, I focused my research on investing the role of statins in modulation of aortic calcification.
I was drawn to Neurology in medical school as soon as we started the Neurology block in the first two years of medical school. On my clinical rotations, I loved the variety that neurology offers and the role of a neurologist in helping patients through their most vulnerable times. I have had a personal connection with neurology since my father was diagnosed with Myasthenia Gravis when I was 5years old. During medical school, I conducted clinical research on the Myasthenia Gravis population at UConn Health and investigated the use of IVI gas treatment. I also developed a passion for medical education and taught as a fourth year preceptor to first year medical students in the Delivery of Clinical Care course.
My interest in Harvard Neurology stemmed from my interest in clinical medicine, biomedical research and medical education. I knew after my interview with the physicians and residents that MGB was the perfect program for me where I could explore all aspects of neurology!
Outside of medicine, I love to travel. My favorite destination has been Iceland. My greatest joy in life is being an aunt to my three nephews and niece. I have quite the sweet tooth and love baking and cake decorating. I still play a lot of tennis and try to play the French Horn when I can. I was raised by native Bostonians and therefore am a huge Boston sports fan and enjoy attending Sox games. Some of my other hobbies include hiking, photography, board games, and taking pictures of my cat Aurora.
I was born and raised in Houston, Texas and went to college at Rice University, three blocks down from my elementary school. There, I pursued a degree in chemistry and worked as music director of the university run radio station (ktru 96.1 FM!).After graduating and conducting two years of translational research focused on molecular targets for Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, I made the leap to medical school. I landed at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, where I bought my first parka, avoided cheesesteak, and was immediately attracted to the paradox of clinical neurology: puzzling, yet logical. At Penn, I pursued an array of projects including imaging techniques for intraoperative brain tumor fluorescence, choice architecture of physician-patient conversations in ICU settings, and global neurology in northern Tanzania. My experiences as a student have fueled an interest in building a career that combines clinical research with global collaborations that address barriers to practicing neurology in resource-limited settings. Outside the hospital, I make time for long-distance running, cooking with liberal interpretation of recipes, and beating my sister to the Monday crossword.
I was born and raised in Brazil, a country known for its diversity and friendly people. During medical school, I became fascinated by the human brain and decided to share my excitement about neurology with my peers and patients. I coordinated and participated in several events to bring awareness to neurologic diseases in Brazilian communities and organized conferences and meetings targeting medical students and health professionals interested in the nervous system. These activities contributed to my increasing passion for patient advocacy and medical education. To immerse myself in the specialty, I did research in the cognitive field and was awarded three scholarships to develop my projects in the neuromuscular area. My experiences led me to the US as a postdoctoral research fellow in the MS center at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, where I had the opportunity to research the safety and efficacy of disease-modifying therapies and serum biomarkers associated with MS.
I chose Harvard Neurology because of the program’s commitment to education and training in a supportive environment surrounded by fantastic clinicians and researchers. It is a diverse, welcoming, and knowledgeable community that makes it a special place with plenty of opportunities to learn, teach, and advance neurology research and patient care. Also, Boston has captured my heart.
In my free time, I enjoy playing tennis with my fiancé Alex at the Boston Commons and going for a walk along the Charles River. I also enjoy ice skating, swimming, and going to the beach.
Born in Providence, Rhode Island and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, I ventured back to New England for college at Brown University. It was at Brown that I first became fascinated by the complexity of the brain and decided to major in Neuroscience. After college, I spent a year working at the National Institutes of Health, studying cognition in patients with ADHD using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
As a medical student on my third-year neurology clerkship, I was struck by the way that neurologic diseases are inherently high stakes, just by virtue of involving the brain. I quickly knew that I wanted to work with patients suffering from neurological illnesses. Throughout medical school, I completed research projects studying the effects of time to surgery in patients with glioblastoma and brain mapping techniques during glioblastoma resection surgeries. I also developed an interest in medical education while designing a medical sciences curriculum for Bay Area high school students.
I am thrilled to be returning to New England for residency!I chose MGB Neurology for the incredible clinical opportunities ranging from primary neurology to the one-in-a-million diagnoses, the passionate faculty that are committed to mentorship, and the opportunity to work with a fantastic group of residents. In my free time, I love being active, whether it’s playing tennis, spinning, hiking, or walking other people’s dogs (aspiring dog mom)!
I grew up in the suburbs of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and completed my undergraduate training at Gettysburg College, where I experienced the best of both biology and music worlds. I moved down to Baltimore after college as a research study coordinator, studying retinal and brain degeneration in multiple sclerosis using advanced imaging techniques. Here, I began to understand how intellectually and emotionally compelling medicine could be, while forming lasting relationships with mentors and colleagues. I moved back around home to the “sweetest place on Earth” for medical school at Penn State College of Medicine, where I also pursued a master's degree in Adult Education and Lifelong Learning.
I chose neurology for its endless opportunities to explore the complex intersection of pathophysiology and a patient’s personal struggle through research, education, and humanism. After my interview day, it was clear that Partners would nurture me into a well-rounded neurologist, while being a strong advocate for my personal path through the field. Specifically, I am excited to explore other pockets of clinical research, as well as understanding how I can use evolving adult education literature to improve teaching methodologies in academic medicine and health for our LGBTQIA+ folk.
I grew up in Folsom, California, a town at the base of the Sierra Nevada foothills. I attended UC Berkeley as an undergraduate where I studied Molecular and Cell Biology with an emphasis in Neurobiology and a minor in Philosophy. There, I did undergraduate thesis research studying the mechanisms of synaptic plasticity in zebrafish. After graduating, I spent a year working for a nonprofit that placed me in an East Bay public high school teaching biology to underrepresented students and mentoring them for careers in science. I attended medical school at UC San Francisco, where I led the medical ethics interest group and did research in ethics of care for neurodegenerative disease. During my clinical rotations I was drawn to both infectious diseases and neurology and was specifically passionate about care for underserved populations. I received a grant to spend one year working with an interdisciplinary clinical research team studying HIV-associated neurologic infections while living in Kampala, Uganda, where I saw firsthand the serious toll of untreated neurologic disease in underserved patients. This experience motivated me to train in neurology, and I hope to devote my career to improving neurologic care and education worldwide, with specific focus on the diseases disproportionately affecting those with more limited access.
I chose Harvard Neurology because of the breadth and depth of clinical training, the endless opportunities, especially in global health, and the inspiring and supportive colleagues with whom I would have the opportunity to train. I will be doing my Internal Medicine internship at Brigham and Women's Hospital. As someone who has spent their whole life on the West Coast, I can't wait to explore Boston and the Northeast!
Outside of work, I love to be outside, and am an avid backpacker, climber, runner, and skier (we will see how many of those I can keep up through residency). I also enjoy cooking, playing jazz saxophone, and landscape photography.
I was born in Chennai, India, where I spent much of my early childhood before moving to California and eventually putting down American roots in Michigan. Braving the long and harsh winters after coming from so much sun, I completed my undergraduate at Michigan State University, where I studied psychology, cognitive science and Spanish while becoming obsessed with my newfound passion: ballroom dancing. As a student, I was captivated by the intricacy and organization of the nervous system, especially as it pertained to coordinating sophisticated movement, such as dancing, in time with temporal and auditory cues, such as music. Accordingly, my honors thesis revolved around parsing outa role for the supplementary motor area in auditory beat perception using transcranial magnetic stimulation. Then, at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, I completed my MD/PhD, where I researched the three-dimensional organization of chromatin and its impact on schizophrenia disease risk using a stem cell model of the brain. During my clinical rotations, my love for neurology was affirmed given the diversity of patient presentations, disease entities, and the reverence shown to the neurological physical exam.
I chose the Mass General Brigham Neurology program for its seemingly infinite resources and training opportunities. I left the interview totally inspired and excited about the prospect of starting my career at a program that boasts such a vibrant, talented, and supportive community. Looking ahead, I am interested in pursuing neuro-infectious diseases/neuroimmunology and leveraging my basic science background to approach more translational and clinical questions. I am also passionate about medical education and community service.
While not a stranger to the East coast, I am excited to fall in love with Boston. Outside of medicine, you can find me on the dance floor, in the kitchen trying new recipes, in museums and performances of all sorts, practicing South Indian classical (Carnatic) music, or spending time with loved ones!
I was born and raised in Monterrey, a large city in northeastern Mexico. I went to medical school also here, at Tecnologicode Monterrey. My interest in neurology dates way back, even before I knew I wanted to become a doctor! I recall that when I was a kid I kept staring at a little brain-shaped toy from an anatomy model my parents gifted me, wondering what it does and how. I consider neurology to be an extraordinary combination of art, science, and puzzles that can be translated into patient care and cannot be found anywhere else. This interest and the aim to expand clinical frontiers led me to conduct clinical rotations in the United States and the United Kingdom. I also have a great interest in research and have conducted work in the role of long non-coding RNAs in diabetic nephropathy, the role of vitamin Din the inflammatory status of patients with heart failure, and the interplay between adipomyokines and inflammatory cytokines in children with diabetes and metabolic syndrome. I also greatly enjoy assisting the community, and one of my favorite activities is to have assisted in the clinical care of patients with neurologic disabilities and from marginalized backgrounds housed at a charitable organization in Monterrey.
I am passionate about traveling to distant and exciting places; I have visited 61 countries on five continents thus far. I also enjoy watching soccer, police TV shows, and courtroom dramas. I love exploring urban areas and hiking in nature!
I am originally from Massachusetts (specifically Hopkinton, where the Boston Marathon starts), and after going to college and medical school elsewhere, am very excited to be back.
I attended college at the University of Pennsylvania, where I conducted systems neuroscience research on avian vocal motor learning. My work in this lab inspired me to pursue a PhD in addition to an MD, and so I went to Washington University in St. Louis as a member of the Medical Scientist Training Program. During my PhD, I developed a novel mouse model of hemiplegic migraine. Following my PhD, I became involved in clinical research on the care of adult with cerebral palsy. I applied to residency in Neurology, and ultimately chose Harvard for its excellence in both clinical training and research opportunities.
Outside of work, I enjoy being active - especially road biking, trail running and climbing. I’m also looking forward to getting back into skiing now that I’m no longer in the mountain-less Midwest!
I grew up just outside of Cleveland, OH as a middle child prior to spending 12 years in Nashville, TN at Vanderbilt University completing my BA, MD, and PhD training. As an undergraduate student, I was fascinated studying neuroscience and learning about basic science research as I investigated receptor-mediated oxidative stress signaling in neurodegeneration. During a shadowing experience in the Neurology ICU, I discovered a passion for medicine and patient care that led me to pursue training within the Vanderbilt Medical Scientist Training Program. There, I completed my PhD thesis creating and characterizing induced pluripotent stem cell-based models of pediatric epilepsies. Neurology was a clear choice for my residency training as a specialty that combines an inspiring patient population with opportunities to improve treatments for conditions like stroke and neurodegenerative disease in the future.
I am excited to move to Boston and begin the next phase of my training within a community at Harvard Neurology that provides incredible clinical and research opportunities led by enthusiastic and supportive teachers and mentors. Outside of work, you might find me reading nonfiction, attempting to learn new board games, watching and playing sports, or spending time with my wife (Katie) and our dog (Bella).
I was born and raised in Athens, Greece. Introduced to the wonders of the human brain by Oliver Sacks’ books, I became fascinated by the “astonishing hypothesis” first made by Hippocrates and elegantly described by Francis Crick: the brain is all we are. These cells, currents and molecules create all we think, learn, do and feel: “as Lewis Carroll's Alice might have phrased it: 'You're nothing but a pack of neurons.’”
During my medical studies in Athens, this quickly turned into a passion for clinical neurology, neuroscience research and education. I worked as a research trainee in Neuropsychopharmacology, focusing on behavioral and neurochemical sex differences in drug response. Cultivating a profound interest in quality medical education, I participated in the development of a modern, multimodal Neuroanatomy lab experience and taught neuroanatomy, neurology, neuroscience and teaching skills to medical students, graduate students and the general public.
After graduating in 2019, I moved to Boston to pursue a postdoctoral Research Fellowship here at BWH. At the Translational Neuroimmunology Research Center, I have had the amazing opportunity to investigate multiple sclerosis in a real journey from the bedside to the bench and back: clinical outcomes, serum bio markers and molecular immunology. I have continued to teach neurology and neuroanatomy at HMS and participate in curriculum development and education research, assisting in the transition of the preclinical neurology course to a virtual online format during the COVID-19 pandemic and leading a World Health Organization project investigating health workforce education during the pandemic.
I chose the Mass General Brigham Neurology Residency program not only for its rich history and world-class clinical and research powerhouse hospitals, institutes and centers, but for what I consider the real wealth of BWH and MGH Neurology: the collegial environment nurtured by this inspiring group of approachable and supportive people. Everyone here has given me opportunities, time and advice so I can achieve my goals and grow into a better physician, researcher and educator.
Outside the hospital, I love spending time with interesting people and learning, experiencing and discussing an ever-evolving variety of interests: jazz music, cooking, restaurants, cocktails, coffee, investigative journalism, literature, television series, architecture, decorating, antiques, style and fashion: all those captivating people’s (brains’) creations that make life fascinating and enjoyable.
I grew up in Columbia, Missouri before heading to Brown, where I first fell in love with neuroscience. After spending a year at the NIH pursuing neuroimmunology research in a mouse model of depression, I moved to sunny Los Angeles for medical school at UCLA. I realized neurology was the one for me through my interactions with patients, where I was amazed by the power of the neurological exam and cherished the chance to uncover (some of) the black box of the human brain with them. I look forward to the opportunity to build long-term relationships with my patients and discuss the most unique aspects of being human, such as language, memory, movement, sensation, and quality of life. I am also passionate about mentorship and medical education. At Mass General Brigham, I was drawn to the down-to-earth residents, the emphasis on shaping residency to fit the interests of each trainee, and the wealth of research and medical education opportunities. Outside of work, I enjoy hiking, baking, exploring new places and foods, reading, and photography.
I am from Canada but grew up in Singapore. I received my BS in Computer Science from Western University with a concentration in Bioinformatics before receiving my MD from Yale. My research in undergrad was in computational neuroscience using artificial neural networks to model the peripheral tactile system. During medical school, I worked in the Blumenfeld lab on a number of projects, including: 1) studying the neuroanatomical connections between two brain regions implicated in loss of consciousness during focal seizures in rats, 2) designing a novel behavioral paradigm to study conscious auditory perception in mice, and 3) determining the reliability of patient self-reports of impairment of consciousness during seizures. I am also interested in medical education. I was a neuroanatomy TA and neuroscience student-teacher at Yale, and authored several teaching case studies. I also created and co-hosted a neurology clerkship podcast limited series (Clerkship Success Series) with Dr. Jeremy Moeller.
I love neurology as it sits in the intersection between the psychological and biological aspects of disease. There are so many aspects of being human – consciousness, self-reflection, appreciation of beauty – that are not purely physiological, and neurology does not shy away from these topics. Outside of work I enjoy board games, guitar, and writing. My pipe dream is to write a neurology-related book in the future.
I am originally from Portland, Oregon, but left the pacific northwest after high school for college and then medical school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Beginning as an undergraduate student, I did research relating to traumatic brain injury (TBI), initially working on clinical research focused on the role of platelet transfusions and cerebral hypoxia on outcome after brain injury. My experiences there helped convince me that the nervous system was the best organ system in the body. Once I started medical school, I found that I found a passion for neurology: I was enthralled by the diagnostic approach and the explosion in therapies increasingly available to our patients. Simultaneously, I transitioned from clinical research to translational research, focusing on the role of the Sulfonylurea Receptor-1 (SUR1)-Transient Receptor Potential Cational Channel Subfamily M Member 4 (TRPM4) in the pathophysiology of traumatic brain injury. We used mouse models of TBI, human cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers, and clinical candidate gene analyses to investigate the mechanistic role of the SUR1-TRPM4 channel in the development of secondary injury cascades like cerebral edema and hemorrhage progression.
I chose the Mass General Brigham Neurology Program because of the exceptional clinical training and incomparable excitement apparent in everyone that I met associated with the program. Throughout my education, I have had multiple outstanding mentors who completed neurology training at MGB, and they all spoke of their training with the highest regard, and was blown away by the curiosity and warmth of everyone that I met during the interview process.
Outside of the hospital I can frequently be found around food, and have already started soliciting suggestions for places in Boston that I need to eat at during my training. I also love board games, and was happy to learn that many other people in the program are enthusiasts as well.