
Current fellows

Vivek Mehta, MD
Clinical fellow

Min Qiao, MD
Clinical fellow

Farris Taha, MD
Clinical fellow

Miguel Tolentino Rodriguez, PhD
Research fellow
Past fellows
Gautam Adusumilli, MD
2015 – 2018
“Intensity ratio to improve black hole assessment in multiple sclerosis.”
Present position: Radiology resident, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.
Enrique Alvarez, MD, PhD
2010 – 2013
“Imaging of ectopic lymphoid follicles in CNS”
Present postion: Associate professor of Neurology, University of Colorado, Denver
Wendy Assael, MD
2021-2024
Jagannadha Avasarala, MD, PhD
2000 – 2003
FG-1386-A-1: “Identification of Relevant T cells in MS using Novel Methods”
Present position: Professor of Neurology, Head of the Multiple sclerosis (MS) and Neuroimmunology group, Kentucky Neuroscience Institute, Univ. of Kentucky
Matthew Brier, MD, PhD
2019 – 2022
NIH R25. “Developing clinically relevant and biologically meaningful imaging biomarkers of MS disability.”
Present position: Assistant Professor of Neurology (co-mentored with Tammie Benzinger MD, PhD)
Claudia Cantoni, PhD
2019 – 2024
Career Transition Fellowship. “MiR-223: a new potential therapeutic target to modulate myeloid cells in multiple sclerosis” (co-mentor with Laura Piccio, MD, PhD)
Present position: Assistant Professor, Neurology, Barrow Neuroscience Inst, Phoenix AZ
John Ciotti, MD
2019 – 2021
Sylvia Lawry Physician Fellowship (2020-2021). Human Therapy Trials/Management of MS.
Present position: Assistant professor of neurology at University of South Florida, Tampa.
Emily Evans, MD
2017 – 2019
Sylvia Lawry Physician Fellowship of the NMSS
Present position: Neurology Medical Director, EMD Serono.
Cristina Gaudioso, MD
2020 – 2022
Sylvia Lawry physician Fellowship awardee (term 7/1/2021-6/30/2022).
Present position: On extended maternity leave
Laura Ghezzi, MD
2020 – 2023
Post-doctoral fellow of the NMSS: “Characterization and quantification of Mucosal Associated Invariant T cells in patients with Multiple Sclerosis at time of diagnosis and in response to different disease modifying therapies” (co-mentor with Laura Piccio MD PhD).
Present position: Assistant professor of Neurology, University of Milan, Milan Italy

