Mentors in the Youth Neurology Education & Research Program
Leadership

Nicte Itzel Mejia, MD, MPH, FAAN is Assistant Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School and Director of MGH Neurology Community Health, Diversity and Inclusion. Dr. Mejia’s clinical interests and expertise focus on improving access to healthcare while advancing equity. She has created mechanisms for trainees to engage in these efforts, including the MGH Neurology Community Health Diversity and Inclusion Internship for undergraduate and graduate students, the Mass General Brigham Neurology Residency Program Certificate in Diversity and Inclusion for neurology residents, and the MGH Neurology Youth Stroke Education Series for high school students.

Program Coordinator: Sarah Micucci was a first-generation student at Roger Williams University where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology and Bachelor of Arts in Spanish. She also minored in chemistry and math at RWU. Sarah was a medical assistant in Rheumatology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital for two year and assisted with the BWH COVID-19 emergency response before joining the Youth Neurology Education and Research Program at Mass General. She is an aspiring physician and plans on obtaining a Master’s in Public Health to pursue her passion for addressing issues of accessibility and patient education.
Advisory Committee
The Mass General Youth Neurology Education and Research Program is humbled to have expert guidance from a diverse group of advisors who are leaders in youth programs, diversity and inclusion, and neurology research at Biogen Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital.
Mentors
We are thankful to all our mentors for their continued inspiration and support as we strive to inspire, equip, and empower youth participating in the Mass General Youth Neurology Education and Research Program. The mentors from Mass General are:
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Isabel Arrillaga-Romany, MD, PhD Associate Clinical Director, Neuro-Oncology, MGH Cancer Center
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Craig Blackstone, MD, PhD Chief, Movement Disorders Division
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Brian Edlow, MD Associate Director, Center for Neurotechnology and Neurorecovery (CNTR)
Director, Laboratory for NeuroImaging of Coma and Consciousness (NICC) Director, Critical Care Research Neuroimaging |
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Florian Eichler, MD Director, Leukodystrophy Service
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Amanda Guidon, MD Director, Myasthenia Gravis Clinic
Director, Mass General Brigham Neuromuscular Medicine Fellowship |
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Andrea Harriott, MD, PhD Instructor in Neurology |
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W. Taylor Kimberly, MD, PhD Chief, Division of Neurocritical Care |
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Eric Klawiter, MD, MSc Director, Multiple Sclerosis and Neuromyelitis Optica Unit
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Marcelo Matiello, MD, MSc Assistant Professor of Neurology - Harvard Medical School Director, Neurology Inpatient Services; Routine and Urgent Teleneurology Program Associate Director, Neuromyelitis Optica Clinic and Research Unit |
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Lidia Moura MD, MPH Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School Assistant in Neurology, MGH Director, MGH NeuroValue Laboratory |
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Shibani Mukerji, MD, PhD Assistant Professor of Neurology Associate Director of the Neuro-infectious Diseases Unit |
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Sabrina Paganoni, MD, PhD Co-Director, MGH Neurological Clinical Research Institute (NCRI) |
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Yakeel Quiroz, PhD Director, Familial Dementia Neuroimaging Lab Director, Multicultural Alzheimer's Prevention Program, MAPP Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School |
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Ghazaleh Sadri-Vakili, PhD Assistant Professor of Neurology |
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Anne-Marie Wills, MD, MPH Assistant Professor of Neurology |
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Altaf Saadi, MD, MSc Instructor in Neurology Mentor for Summer 2020 |
Alumni
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Madison Ellin, 2020 Program Coordinator Subsequent position: Medical Student, Boston University |
Our Commitment to Equity & Inclusion
Mass General is developing innovative strategies across our mission to measurably improve equity and inclusion.
We Look Forward to Working With You in 2022!
Our free-of-cost interactive video career chats with leading neurologists and neuroscientists will continue over the winter. Details about paid summer internships will be available in the spring.