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Ludy Shih, MD, MMSc, FAAN, FANA

Associate Professor

Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Neurology

MD, University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine
MMS/MMSc, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
BS, Stanford University

Websites

	Parkinson’s Disease & Movement Disorders Center
	LinkedIn
	ResearchGate
	Google Scholar

ORCID : 0000-0002-6590-8365

Dr. Shih is a neurologist focused on movement disorders and neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's disease (PD), dementia, and essential tremor (ET). She is also a Framingham Heart Study and BU Alzheimer's Disease Research Center investigator with research interests in how PD, dementia, ET and related disorders intersect with cognitive impairment and aging. Her work includes using neuroimaging analytic techniques, wearable sensors, and other methods to assess and characterize neurologic impairment in order to develop clinical and translational tools for diagnosis and management of disease among diverse populations. Her investigator-initiated work has been funded by the Michael J. Fox Foundation, the Consortia for Improving Medicine with Innovation and Technology (CIMIT), and the Tremor Research Group (TRG).

She completed a Master's degree in Clinical Investigation from the Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology Clinical Investigator Training Program in collaboration with Pfizer and Merck & Co. Her clinical practice and interests have focused on taking care of patients in all stages of PD and related disorders, including those before, during and after deep brain stimulation (DBS) and heavily centered upon the interdisciplinary nature of assessing and managing motor, cognitive, and behavioral aspects of individuals with PD, as well as those with ET and dystonia.

Currently, her group is interested in four main areas:

1. Developing digital motor and cognitive signatures of brain aging in community-based and clinical populations to improve detection of PD, PD dementia and other forms of dementia.
2. The use of technology to improve care for vulnerable aging individuals with PD, on motor, cognitive and behavioral aspects
3. ET epidemiology, investigational treatments and outcomes research
4. Improving education and career development pathways for physician-scholars

Additional Experiences:

While working in biotech and pharma, she has worked on multi-disciplinary teams on biomarker (fluid, imaging and wearable sensors), epidemiology, and natural history studies. Primarily focused on research and early development, she led clinical study design for several phase 1 and phase 2 studies, including the evaluation and selection of outcome assessments, including biomarker assessments and biostatistical innovation into protocol development, and was responsible for overall study execution and oversight. In addition, she has experience with both US and EU regulatory agency interactions, academic-industry partnerships through scientific collaborations, and evaluated external assets for in-licensing.

She currently serves as Associate Editor for Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology (ACTN), and on the Board of the American Society for Experimental Neurotherapeutics (ASENT). She also sits on the International Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Society (MDS) Tremor Study Group and Epidemiology Study Group, and Medical Advisory Board for the International Essential Tremor Foundation (IETF). She is a member of the Parkinson Study Group (PSG), Tremor Research Group (TRG), and is fellow of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) and of the American Neurological Association (ANA).

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility

I am dedicated to helping clinicians interested in careers in academic medicine navigate the hidden curriculum for success in the academic arena. I serve as a mentor for the BUSM school-wide PROF (Propelling Rise of Faculty) Initiative. I organize the Department of Neurology Research and Scholarly Activity Series open to students, residents, fellows and all faculty to help foster scholarly productivity. I have mentored undergraduates who have been first-generation college students as they navigate application to medical school. In addition, I lead efforts to provide innovative care to all patients in our Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center, but with a focus on immigrants and people of diverse racial and ethnic groups seen in our center to help them navigate the challenges of living with neurological disease.

BMC Research
Other Research

Study in Parkinson Disease of Exercise Phase 3 Clinical Tria
08/01/2021 - 07/31/2024 (PI)
Boston University National Institute o
1U01NS113851-01

Feasibility of Remote Measures and Assessments for Deep Brai
08/01/2021 - 07/31/2022 (PI)
Abbott Neuromodulation

Title

Study in Parkinson Disease of Exercise Phase 3 Clinical Trial (SPARX3)
01/01/2020 - 12/31/2023 (Site PI)
PI: Daniel Corcos
NIH NIH
1U01 NS102038-3

Department of Neurology Donors Fund
01/01/2015 - 12/31/2017 (Co-PI)
PI: Ludy Shih, MD, MMSc, FAAN, FANA
BIDMC BIDMC

Department of Neurology Donor Fund
01/01/2014 - 12/31/2017 (PI)
BIDMC BIDMC

01/01/2013 - 12/31/2017 (Site PI)
PI: Hyder Jinnah
Dystonia Coalition NIH
1U54 NS065701-03

Connect.Parkinson: Connecting Individuals With Parkinson Disease to Specialists in Their Homes
01/01/2014 - 12/31/2016 (Site PI)
PI: Ludy Shih, MD, MMSc, FAAN, FANA
PCORI PCORI
AD-12-11-4701

Near Infrared Spectroscopy Measurements of Cerebral Oxygenation in DBS
01/01/2013 - 12/31/2015 (Co-Investigator)
PI: Ron Alterman
Medtronic, Inc Medtronic, Inc

Biomarker Development in Parkinson’s Disease
01/01/2011 - 12/31/2014 (Co-Investigator)
PI: Christopher Gibbons
Robert and Judy Goldberg Foundation

DaTscan Use and Impact in a Movement Disorder Center (Phase IV)
01/01/2011 - 01/01/2013 (Co-Investigator)
PI: David K. Simon
General Electric, Inc.

Non-invasive Compensation of Hand Tremor via Engineered Devices
01/01/2011 - 12/31/2012 (Co-Investigator)
PI: Rifat Sipahi
Center for Integration of Medicine and Innovative Technology

Use of wearable sensors to remotely assess tremor-related and parkinsonism-related disability in the home environment
01/01/2009 - 12/31/2010 (PI)
Center for Integration of Medicine and Innovative Technology

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O'Shea SA, Shih LC. Global Epidemiology of Movement Disorders: Rare or Underdiagnosed? Semin Neurol. 2023 Feb; 43(1):4-16.View Related Profiles.

Shih, Ludy
O'Shea, Sarah

PMID: 36893797

Mahajan A, Shih LC. Introduction to Diagnostic Challenges in Movement Disorders. Semin Neurol. 2023 Feb; 43(1):2-3. PMID: 36807281

Qiu S, Miller MI, Joshi PS, Lee JC, Xue C, Ni Y, Wang Y, De Anda-Duran I, Hwang PH, Cramer JA, Dwyer BC, Hao H, Kaku MC, Kedar S, Lee PH, Mian AZ, Murman DL, O'Shea S, Paul AB, Saint-Hilaire MH, Alton Sartor E, Saxena AR, Shih LC, Small JE, Smith MJ, Swaminathan A, Takahashi CE, Taraschenko O, You H, Yuan J, Zhou Y, Zhu S, Alosco ML, Mez J, Stein TD, Poston KL, Au R, Kolachalama VB. Multimodal deep learning for Alzheimer's disease dementia assessment. Nat Commun. 2022 Jun 20; 13(1):3404.View Related Profiles.

Mian, Asim
Dwyer, Brigid
Takahashi, Courtney
Mez, Jesse
Yuan, Jin
Shih, Ludy
Alosco, Michael
Kaku, Michelle
Hwang, Phillip
Au, Rhoda
O'Shea, Sarah
Zhu, Shuhan
Stein, Thor
Kolachalama, Vijaya

PMID: 35725739; PMCID: PMC9209452; DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-31037-5;

Cosentino S, Shih LC. Does essential tremor increase risk of cognitive impairment and dementia? Yes. Int Rev Neurobiol. 2022; 163:195-231. PMID: 35750363

Fehlings MG, Chen Y, Aarabi B, Ahmad F, Anderson KD, Dumont T, Fourney DR, Harrop JS, Kim KD, Kwon BK, Lingam HK, Rizzo M, Shih LC, Tsai EC, Vaccaro A, McKerracher L. A Randomized Controlled Trial of Local Delivery of a Rho Inhibitor (VX-210) in Patients with Acute Traumatic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury. J Neurotrauma. 2021 08 01; 38(15):2065-2072. PMID: 33559524; PMCID: PMC8309435; DOI: 10.1089/neu.2020.7096;

Schneider RB, Jimenez-Shahed J, Abraham DS, Thibault DP, Mantri S, Fullard M, Burack MA, Chou KL, Spindler M, Jermakowicz WJ, D'Haese PF, York MK, Kirk JC, Schwalb JM, Espay AJ, Shih LC, Simon DK, Hunter C, Crispo JAG, Willis AW. Acute readmission following deep brain stimulation surgery for Parkinson's disease: A nationwide analysis. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2020 01; 70:96-102. PMID: 31866156

Joutsa J, Shih LC, Fox MD. Mapping holmes tremor circuit using the human brain connectome. Ann Neurol. 2019 12; 86(6):812-820. PMID: 31614012; PMCID: PMC6899700; DOI: 10.1002/ana.25618;

Broom L, Worley A, Gao F, Hernandez LD, Ashton CE, Shih LC, VanderHorst VG. Translational methods to detect asymmetries in temporal and spatial walking metrics in parkinsonian mouse models and human subjects with Parkinson's disease. Sci Rep. 2019 02 21; 9(1):2437. PMID: 30792396; PMCID: PMC6385183; DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-38623-6;

Joutsa J, Shih LC, Horn A, Reich MM, Wu O, Rost NS, Fox MD. Identifying therapeutic targets from spontaneous beneficial brain lesions. Ann Neurol. 2018 07; 84(1):153-157. PMID: 30014594; DOI: 10.1002/ana.25285;

Elble RJ, Shih L, Cozzens JW. Surgical treatments for essential tremor. Expert Rev Neurother. 2018 04; 18(4):303-321. PMID: 29475371; DOI: 10.1080/14737175.2018.1445526;

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Ondo W, Hashem V, LeWitt PA, Pahwa R, Shih L, Tarsy D, Zesiewicz T, Elble R. Comparison of the Fahn-Tolosa-Marin Clinical Rating Scale and the Essential Tremor Rating Assessment Scale. Mov Disord Clin Pract. 2018 Jan-Feb; 5(1):60-65. PMID: 30363460; PMCID: PMC6174461; DOI: 10.1002/mdc3.12560;

Beck CA, Beran DB, Biglan KM, Boyd CM, Dorsey ER, Schmidt PN, Simone R, Willis AW, Galifianakis NB, Katz M, Tanner CM, Dodenhoff K, Aldred J, Carter J, Fraser A, Jimenez-Shahed J, Hunter C, Spindler M, Reichwein S, Mari Z, Dunlop B, Morgan JC, McLane D, Hickey P, Gauger L, Richard IH, Mejia NI, Bwala G, Nance M, Shih LC, Singer C, Vargas-Parra S, Zadikoff C, Okon N, Feigin A, Ayan J, Vaughan C, Pahwa R, Dhall R, Hassan A, DeMello S, Riggare SS, Wicks P, Achey MA, Elson MJ, Goldenthal S, Keenan HT, Korn R, Schwarz H, Sharma S, Stevenson EA, Zhu W. National randomized controlled trial of virtual house calls for Parkinson disease. Neurology. 2017 Sep 12; 89(11):1152-1161. PMID: 28814455; PMCID: PMC5595275; DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000004357;

Broom L, Ellison BA, Worley A, Wagenaar L, Sörberg E, Ashton C, Bennett DA, Buchman AS, Saper CB, Shih LC, Hausdorff JM, VanderHorst VG. A translational approach to capture gait signatures of neurological disorders in mice and humans. Sci Rep. 2017 06 12; 7(1):3225. PMID: 28607434; PMCID: PMC5468293; DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-03336-1;

Shih LC, Pascual-Leone A. Non-invasive Brain Stimulation for Essential Tremor. Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y). 2017; 7:458. PMID: 28373927; PMCID: PMC5374545; DOI: 10.7916/D8G44W01;

Horn A, Kühn AA, Merkl A, Shih L, Alterman R, Fox M. Probabilistic conversion of neurosurgical DBS electrode coordinates into MNI space. Neuroimage. 2017 04 15; 150:395-404. PMID: 28163141; PMCID: PMC6050588; DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2017.02.004;

Norris SA, Jinnah HA, Espay AJ, Klein C, Brüggemann N, Barbano RL, Malaty IA, Rodriguez RL, Vidailhet M, Roze E, Reich SG, Berman BD, LeDoux MS, Richardson SP, Agarwal P, Mari Z, Ondo WG, Shih LC, Fox SH, Berardelli A, Testa CM, Cheng FC, Truong D, Nahab FB, Xie T, Hallett M, Rosen AR, Wright LJ, Perlmutter JS. Clinical and demographic characteristics related to onset site and spread of cervical dystonia. Mov Disord. 2016 12; 31(12):1874-1882. PMID: 27753188; PMCID: PMC5154862; DOI: 10.1002/mds.26817;

Graebner AK, Tarsy D, Shih LC, Vanderhorst V, Kulkarni O, Kaplan S, Simon DK. Clinical Impact of 123I-Ioflupane SPECT (DaTscan) in a Movement Disorder Center. Neurodegener Dis. 2017; 17(1):38-43. PMID: 27614874; DOI: 10.1159/000447561;

Gibbons CH, Garcia J, Wang N, Shih LC, Freeman R. The diagnostic discrimination of cutaneous a-synuclein deposition in Parkinson disease. Neurology. 2016 Aug 02; 87(5):505-12. PMID: 27385742; PMCID: PMC4970658; DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000002919;

Rossi PJ, Gunduz A, Judy J, Wilson L, Machado A, Giordano JJ, Elias WJ, Rossi MA, Butson CL, Fox MD, McIntyre CC, Pouratian N, Swann NC, de Hemptinne C, Gross RE, Chizeck HJ, Tagliati M, Lozano AM, Goodman W, Langevin JP, Alterman RL, Akbar U, Gerhardt GA, Grill WM, Hallett M, Herrington T, Herron J, van Horne C, Kopell BH, Lang AE, Lungu C, Martinez-Ramirez D, Mogilner AY, Molina R, Opri E, Otto KJ, Oweiss KG, Pathak Y, Shukla A, Shute J, Sheth SA, Shih LC, Steinke GK, Tröster AI, Vanegas N, Zaghloul KA, Cendejas-Zaragoza L, Verhagen L, Foote KD, Okun MS. Proceedings of the Third Annual Deep Brain Stimulation Think Tank: A Review of Emerging Issues and Technologies. Front Neurosci. 2016; 10:119. PMID: 27092042; PMCID: PMC4821860; DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2016.00119;

Dorsey ER, Achey MA, Beck CA, Beran DB, Biglan KM, Boyd CM, Schmidt PN, Simone R, Willis AW, Galifianakis NB, Katz M, Tanner CM, Dodenhoff K, Ziman N, Aldred J, Carter J, Jimenez-Shahed J, Hunter C, Spindler M, Mari Z, Morgan JC, McLane D, Hickey P, Gauger L, Richard IH, Bull MT, Mejia NI, Bwala G, Nance M, Shih L, Anderson L, Singer C, Zadikoff C, Okon N, Feigin A, Ayan J, Vaughan C, Pahwa R, Cooper J, Webb S, Dhall R, Hassan A, Weis D, DeMello S, Riggare SS, Wicks P, Smith J, Keenan HT, Korn R, Schwarz H, Sharma S, Stevenson EA, Zhu W. National Randomized Controlled Trial of Virtual House Calls for People with Parkinson's Disease: Interest and Barriers. Telemed J E Health. 2016 07; 22(7):590-8. PMID: 26886406; PMCID: PMC4939367; DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2015.0191;

Lee SI, Daneault JF, Golabchi FN, Patel S, Paganoni S, Shih L, Bonato P. A novel method for assessing the severity of levodopa-induced dyskinesia using wearable sensors. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2015 08; 2015:8087-90. PMID: 26738170; DOI: 10.1109/EMBC.2015.7320270;

Parihar R, Alterman R, Papavassiliou E, Tarsy D, Shih LC. Comparison of VIM and STN DBS for Parkinsonian Resting and Postural/Action Tremor. Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y). 2015; 5:321. PMID: 26196027; PMCID: PMC4502347; DOI: 10.7916/D81V5D35;

Gunduz A, Morita H, Rossi PJ, Allen WL, Alterman RL, Bronte-Stewart H, Butson CR, Charles D, Deckers S, de Hemptinne C, DeLong M, Dougherty D, Ellrich J, Foote KD, Giordano J, Goodman W, Greenberg BD, Greene D, Gross R, Judy JW, Karst E, Kent A, Kopell B, Lang A, Lozano A, Lungu C, Lyons KE, Machado A, Martens H, McIntyre C, Min HK, Neimat J, Ostrem J, Pannu S, Ponce F, Pouratian N, Reymers D, Schrock L, Sheth S, Shih L, Stanslaski S, Steinke GK, Stypulkowski P, Tröster AI, Verhagen L, Walker H, Okun MS. Proceedings of the Second Annual Deep Brain Stimulation Think Tank: What's in the Pipeline. Int J Neurosci. 2015; 125(7):475-85. PMID: 25526555; PMCID: PMC4743588; DOI: 10.3109/00207454.2014.999268;

Smith KM, O'Connor M, Papavassiliou E, Tarsy D, Shih LC. Phonemic verbal fluency decline after subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation does not depend on number of microelectrode recordings or lead tip placement. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2014 Apr; 20(4):400-4. PMID: 24495709; DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2014.01.008;

Sarkar SN, Papavassiliou E, Hackney DB, Alsop DC, Shih LC, Madhuranthakam AJ, Busse RF, La Ruche S, Bhadelia RA. Three-dimensional brain MRI for DBS patients within ultra-low radiofrequency power limits. Mov Disord. 2014 Apr; 29(4):546-9. PMID: 24442797; DOI: 10.1002/mds.25808;

Shih LC, Tarsy D, Okun MS. The current state and needs of north american movement disorders fellowship programs. Parkinsons Dis. 2013; 2013:701426. PMID: 23984186; PMCID: PMC3745959; DOI: 10.1155/2013/701426;

Shih LC, LaFaver K, Lim C, Papavassiliou E, Tarsy D. Loss of benefit in VIM thalamic deep brain stimulation (DBS) for essential tremor (ET): how prevalent is it? Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2013 Jul; 19(7):676-9. PMID: 23582712; DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2013.03.006;

Shih LC, Vanderhorst VG, Lozano AM, Hamani C, Moro E. Improvement of pisa syndrome with contralateral pedunculopontine stimulation. Mov Disord. 2013 Apr; 28(4):555-6. PMID: 23389993; PMCID: PMC3622834; DOI: 10.1002/mds.25301;

Kulkarni O, Lafaver K, Papavassiliou E, Tarsy D, Shih LC. Thalamic and subthalamic deep brain stimulation for parkinsonian tremor: are two circuits involved? Mov Disord. 2013 Apr; 28(4):554-5. PMID: 23389961; DOI: 10.1002/mds.25299;

Shih LC, Piel J, Warren A, Kraics L, Silver A, Vanderhorst V, Simon DK, Tarsy D. Singing in groups for Parkinson's disease (SING-PD): a pilot study of group singing therapy for PD-related voice/speech disorders. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2012 Jun; 18(5):548-52. PMID: 22436653; DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2012.02.009;

Shih LC, Vanderhorst V, Papavassiliou E, Tarsy D. Sustained dyskinesias following elective cessation and reactivation of chronic subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation for a surgical procedure. Neuromodulation. 2011 Nov-Dec; 14(6):512-4; discussion 514. PMID: 21854491; DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1403.2011.00379.x;

Shih LC, Tarsy D. Survey of U.S. neurologists' attitudes towards deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease. Neuromodulation. 2011 May-Jun; 14(3):208-13; discussion 213. PMID: 21992241; DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1403.2011.00350.x;

Patel S, Chen BR, Mancinelli C, Paganoni S, Shih L, Welsh M, Dy J, Bonato P. Longitudinal monitoring of patients with Parkinson's disease via wearable sensor technology in the home setting. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2011; 2011:1552-5. PMID: 22254617; DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2011.6090452;

Chen BR, Patel S, Buckley T, Rednic R, McClure DJ, Shih L, Tarsy D, Welsh M, Bonato P. A web-based system for home monitoring of patients with Parkinson's disease using wearable sensors. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng. 2011 Mar; 58(3):831-6. PMID: 21041152; DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2010.2090044;

Ekstein D, Shih LC, Sheen V. Neurological picture. Focal botulinum toxin injections lead to rapid resolution of myogenic artefact during EEG monitoring. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2010 Jun; 81(6):637-8. PMID: 20522871; PMCID: PMC3539720; DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2009.181446;

Patel S, Chen BR, Buckley T, Rednic R, McClure D, Tarsy D, Shih L, Dy J, Welsh M, Bonato P. Home monitoring of patients with Parkinson's disease via wearable technology and a web-based application. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2010; 2010:4411-4. PMID: 21096462; DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2010.5627124;

Vanderhorst VG, Papavassiliou E, Tarsy D, Shih L. Early brain abscess: A rare complication of deep brain stimulation. Mov Disord. 2009 Jul 15; 24(9):1395-7. PMID: 19412938; DOI: 10.1002/mds.22569;

Lungu C, Aia PG, Shih LC, Esper CD, Factor SA, Tarsy D. Tardive dyskinesia due to aripiprazole: report of 2 cases. J Clin Psychopharmacol. 2009 Apr; 29(2):185-6. PMID: 19512985; DOI: 10.1097/JCP.0b013e31819a4bd5;

Shih LC, Tarsy D. Deep brain stimulation for the treatment of atypical parkinsonism. Mov Disord. 2007 Nov 15; 22(15):2149-55. PMID: 17659638; DOI: 10.1002/mds.21648;

Shih LC, Saver JL, Alger JR, Starkman S, Leary MC, Vinuela F, Duckwiler G, Gobin YP, Jahan R, Villablanca JP, Vespa PM, Kidwell CS. Perfusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging thresholds identifying core, irreversibly infarcted tissue. Stroke. 2003 Jun; 34(6):1425-30. PMID: 12738899; DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.0000072998.70087.E9;

This graph shows the total number of publications by year, by first, middle/unknown, or last author.

Bar chart showing 40 publications over 16 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 2016 and 2017

Bar chart showing 40 publications over 16 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 2016 and 2017

Year	Publications
2003	1
2007	1
2009	2
2010	3
2011	3
2012	1
2013	4
2014	2
2015	3
2016	5
2017	5
2018	2
2019	3
2021	1
2022	2
2023	2

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In addition to these self-described keywords below, a list of MeSH based concepts is available here.

Essential tremor
Tremor
Gait Disorders, Neurologic
Monitoring, Ambulatory
Telemedicine
Deep Brain Stimulation
Parkinson's Disease
Dystonia
Brain Mapping
Motor Activity

My clinical and research expertise is the phenotypic characterization of tremor and gait disorders and in the delivery of deep brain stimulation therapy for Parkinson's disease, essential tremor and dystonia. I have successfully mentored ~15 trainees and early career faculty members in movement disorders clinical research who are independent investigators and/or movement disorders clinicians around the globe.

I have also had experience working in industry developing medicines for neurodegenerative diseases and can advise on the similarities and differences between a career in academic medicine and industry research and development.

I am committed to playing a role in faculty development and in mentoring trainees and early career clinicians. I view being an empathetic listener and a connector of people and ideas to be one of the ways in which I can help trainees in various stages of their careers. I have participated in mentor training such as the Boston University Provost Mentor Fellows Program.

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