Neurology in the Community
2025 Global Health Symposium
Our own Anindita Deb, MD, Director, Global Health, Collaborative in Health Equity (CHE), held their inaugural Global Health Symposium at UMass Chan Medical School on April 29, 2025. Congratulations to the CHE for an informative program, and our community members and neurology residents who submitted posters at the event. Dr. Kajol Doshi, Dr. Corinna Vannozzi, Dr. Sarah-Pearl Sigan poria, and Dr. Fabi De Varona-Colon. To learn more, visit their website: https://www.umassmed.edu/che/
Anindita Deb, MD, associate professor, director, Movement Disorders Division, and director, Global Health, Collaborative in Health Equity (CHE), director, Pathways, UMass Chan Medical School
Sarah-Pearl Siganporia, MD, and Corinna Vannozzi, MD, neurology residents presenting a poster at the 2025 Global Health Symposium at UMass Chan Medical School.
Poster authored by Kajol Doshi, MD, and Anindita Deb, MD, of UMass Chan Medical School and Soham Desar, MD, of Shree Krishna Hospital.
Neurology Department, AAN Panel Presenters
Our team recently joined the 2025 AAN Seventy-Seventh Annual Meeting in San Diego, California. The event offered panel discussions and poster presentations. It was an opportunity to support our local and national community. We would like to share some photos of the event, and some images of alumni
AM Barrett, MD
Dr. Barrett co-taught course C161: Contemporary Approaches to Classical Behavioral Neurology Syndromes with Roy Hamilton (pictured in photo) and H. Branch Coslett (not pictured), both from the University of Pennsylvania, at the AAN in San Diego, on Tuesday, April 8, 2025.
Anindita Deb, MD
Dr. Deb shared innovative resources relating to advocacy in neurology for both neurologists and patients during the Practice and Policy Hub presentation. She was joined by Kara Stavros, MD, of Brown University and Mary R. Rensel, MD, of the Cleveland Clinic.
Wissam Deeb, MD
Dr. Deeb shared the legislative significance applied to the delivery of care for neurology LGBTQI+ patients during the presentation, Neurological Disorders in LGBTQI+ Individuals.
Neurology Community Members and Alumni
AAN participation and poster presentations by Bahadar Srichawla, DO, PGY4 Chief Resident, and Minorvi Amin, DO, PGY2 Resident.
AAN poster presenters Hussein Antar, MD, PGY3 Resident, Maria Garcia-Dominguez, MD, PGY4 Resident, and Bahadar Srichawla, DO, PGY 4 Chief Resident.
AAN participants, including current and former neurology team members and residents.
AAN 2025, collaboration fostering social awareness and team building.
Doctors featured in the photo from left to right:
Wissam Deeb, Shravan Sivakumar, Kathy Niu, Maria Garcia-Dominguez, Sylvia Josephy, Ryan Barrett, a colleague of Ryan's, Bahadar Srichawla, Anindita Deb, Brooke MCNeilly, Tony Izzo
American Neuropsychiatric Association
The Neuropsychiatry Residency students had the opportunity to present posters at the American Neuropsychiatric Association in Montreal in March 2025.
Neurology on the Hill
Neurology on the Hill, an opportunity to meet lawmakers, educate them on the critical role neurology plays in healthcare, and discuss the needed reform to aid the treatment and research of neurological disorders and neurodegenerative diseases, took place February 24-25, 2025, in Washington, DC.
