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    Serena Susan Spudich, MD, MA

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    Gilbert H. Glaser Professor of Neurology
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    Division Chief, Neurological Infections & Global Neurology

    Co-Director, Yale Center for Brain & Mind Health

    Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health

    About

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    Gilbert H. Glaser Professor of Neurology

    Division Chief, Neurological Infections & Global Neurology; Co-Director, Yale Center for Brain & Mind Health; Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health

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    Education & Training

    Fellow
    University of California at San Francisco (2004)
    Fellow
    Harvard Medical School (2003)
    Resident
    Harvard Medical School (2002)
    Resident
    University of Washington School of Medicine (1999)
    Intern
    University of Washington School of Medicine (1998)
    MD
    University of California at San Francisco (1997)
    MA
    Stanford University, Philosophy of Science (1992)
    BA
    Stanford University, Human Biology/Humanities (1991)

    Research

    Overview

    Medical Research Interests

    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Antiviral Agents; Biomarkers; Cerebrospinal Fluid; COVID-19; Dementia; HIV; Nervous System; Neurodegenerative Diseases; Neuroinflammatory Diseases; Neurology; Positron-Emission Tomography; Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome; Virology

    Public Health Interests

    HIV/AIDS; COVID-19; Biomarkers; Viruses; Infectious Diseases; Immunology

    Research at a Glance

    Publications Timeline

    A big-picture view of Serena Susan Spudich's research output by year.

    Publications

    2024

    Clinical Trials

    Current Trials

    Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

    • activity

      Investigations in CNS HIV Reservoirs and HIV Cure

    • activity

      Effects of Acute HIV Infection in the Central Nervous System

    Clinical Care

    Overview

    Serena Spudich, MD, MA, is one of only a few neurologists in the United States with specialized training in infections of the nervous system and a clinical practice focusing on neurological issues in patients with HIV.

    She primarily cares for patients with HIV who suffer from such neurological problems as cognitive disturbances, memory loss and infections. “Many of these are directly related to HIV,” she says. In addition, she consults with patients who have such infections of the nervous system as Lyme disease and West Nile virus, and those with general neurological disorders.

    A professor of neurology at Yale School of Medicine and division chief of neurological infections and global neurology, Dr. Spudich strongly believes patients can lead longer and healthier lives when HIV is diagnosed and treated early. “The example that one patient has proven to be cured of HIV, which was previously thought to be an ‘incurable’ disease, brings hope to the 37 million people worldwide infected with HIV, and to those with other chronic infections that impact the brain,” she says.

    Clinical Specialties

    Neurology; HIV & AIDs Medicine; Infectious Diseases

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    Board Certifications

    • Neurology

      Certification Organization
      AB of Psychiatry & Neurology
      Latest Certification Date
      2023
      Original Certification Date
      2003

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    Locations

    • Neuroinfectious Disease Research Program

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      135 College Street, Fl 3

      New Haven, CT 06510

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