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: Madison Ellin, MS, a first generation student, received her Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology with a minor in Molecular and Cellular Biology from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She went on to attend the Johns Hopkins University Health Science Intensive Program and graduated with a Master of Science degree in Biotechnology. As an aspiring physician, she has developed an immense interest in addressing health inequities and is currently a Master of Public Health degree candidate at Loyola University Chicago with a concentration in Global Health Equity.

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:

	Isabel Arrillaga-Romany, MD, PhD Associate Clinical Director, Neuro-Oncology, MGH Cancer Center
	Florian Eichler, MD Director of the Leukodystrophy Service
	Andrea Harriott, MD, PhD Instructor in Neurology
	Eric Klawiter, MD, MSc Director, Multiple Sclerosis and Neuromyelitis Optica Unit
	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
	Lidia Moura MD, MPH Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School Assistant in Neurology, MGH Director, MGH NeuroValue Laboratory
	Shibani Mukerji, MD, PhD Assistant Professor of Neurology Associate Director of the Neuro-infectious Diseases Unit
	Yakeel Quiroz, PhD Director, Familial Dementia Neuroimaging Lab Director, Multicultural Alzheimer's Prevention Program, MAPP Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School
	Altaf Saadi, MD, MSc Instructor in Neurology
	Ghazaleh Sadri-Vakili, PhD Assistant Professor of Neurology