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: Kathleen Salerno received her bachelor's degree in Psychology from Suffolk University in Boston. She was a Research Assistant for three years in the General Internal Medicine Department at Boston Medical Center where she did clinical research on health literacy in the Greater Boston Area. She is currently working on getting her master's degree in Psychology from Capella University and plans to pursue a PhD in Clinical Psychology in the future.

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 2022 mentors from Mass General Brigham are:

	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
	Florian Eichler, MD Director, Leukodystrophy Service
	Amanda Guidon, MD Director, Myasthenia Gravis Clinic Director, Mass General Brigham Neuromuscular Medicine Fellowship
	Andrea Harriott, MD, PhD Instructor in Neurology
	W. Taylor Kimberly, MD, PhD Chief, Division of Neurocritical Care
	Eric Klawiter, MD, MSc Director, Multiple Sclerosis and Neuromyelitis Optica Unit
	Clotide Lagier-Tourenne, MD, PhD Associate Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School Associate in Neuroscience, Massachusetts General Hospital
	Michael Levy, MD, PhD Director, NMO Clinic and Research Laboratory Research Director, Division of Neuroimmunology & Neuroinfectious Disease
	Susanna Mierau, MD, PhD Associate Neurologist, Division of Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology; Faculty Member, Harvard Medical School
	Lidia Moura MD, MPH Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School Assistant in Neurology, MGH Director, MGH NeuroValue Laboratory
	Chi Ngo, PhD Postdoctoral Researcher
	Sabrina Paganoni, MD, PhD Co-Director, MGH Neurological Clinical Research Institute (NCRI)
	Yakeel Quiroz, PhD Director, Familial Dementia Neuroimaging Lab Director, Multicultural Alzheimer's Prevention Program, MAPP Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School
	Susanne Van Veluw, PhD Assistant Professor of Neurology

Alumni

	Madison Ellin, 2020 Program Coordinator Subsequent position: Medical Student, Boston University
	Sarah Micucci, 2021-22 Program Coordinator Subsequent position: Medical Student, University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine