Our clinical fellows left to right: Vivek Mehta, Claudia Gambrah-lyles (pediatrics), Min Qiao and Farris Taha

Current fellows

Past fellows

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Laura Piccio, MD, PhD

2005 – 2008

FG-1665-A-1 NMSS Post-doctoral Fellow: “Pathogenic and potential therapeutic role of TREM2 in CNS autoimmune inflammatory diseases”

Present position: Professor, Dept. of Neurology, Washington University Sch of Med. And Dept of Neurology, University of Sydney, Australia. Former Harry Weaver Neuroscience Scholar of the NMSS

David Pitt, MD

2005 – 2008

FG 1666-A-1 NMSS Post-doctoral Fellow:  “Restoring Glutamate Homeostasis in EAE”

Present position: Associate Professor of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven

Peiqing Qian, MD

2010 – 2012

“Pain in Neuromyelitis optica”

Present position: neurologist, Swedish Medical Center Multiple Sclerosis Ctr, Seattle Washington. (R. Naismith primary mentor)

John Rinker II, MD

2005 – 2007

CF-0022N-1: “Immunophenotyping of peripheral blood cells and Cerebrospinal Fluid cells”

Present position: Associate Professor of Neurology, University of Alabama, Birmingham.

Amjad Samara, MD

2022 – 2023

“Examining surface-in gradient using R2t* imaging.”

Present position: current PGY3 neurology resident

Rohini Samudralwar, MD

2017 – 2018

“Fingolimod and Infectious Disease.”

Present position: Assistant Professor at University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia (Primary mentor: David B. Clifford)

Pascal Sati, PhD

2008 – 2009

“Evaluation of multiple sclerosis lesions using gradient echo plural contrast imaging.”

Present position: Associate Professor and Director of Neuroimaging Program at Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles (Dmitriy Yablonskiy PhD primary mentor)

Afsaneh Shirani, MD

2017 – 2019

“Diffusion Basis Spectrum Imaging in MS patients” funded jointly by NMSS-ABF Clinician Scientist Development Award and American Academy of Neurology

Present position: Assistant Professor of Neurology, Univ Nebraska, Omaha

Jennifer Stark, PhD

2005 – 2007

Kirschstein-NRSA Individual Fellowship Application: “Reg proteins as treatment for CNS inflammatory demyelination”

Present position: Retired. Former position: Director of Research Training Programs, National Multiple Sclerosis Society USA, New York. (deceased Feb 27, 2023)

Miguel Tolentino, PhD

“CSF prognostic factors in MS”