Lindsay McAlpine, MD, BSc
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Assistant Professor
Biography
Dr. Lindsay McAlpine is a neuroimmunologist in Division of Neurological Infections and Global Neurology at the Yale University School of Medicine. She founded the NeuroCOVID Clinic at Yale in October 2020 and now directs the clinic. She sees patients with neurologic issues related to Long COVID and patients with multiple sclerosis and autoimmune disorders of the nervous system. She is an investigator in the COVID Mind Study at Yale, and her research interests are related to the pathophysiology of neurologic symptoms after COVID-19 using several modalities, including MRI.
Appointments
Neurology
InstructorPrimaryNeurology
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Other Departments & Organizations
- Neurological Infections and Global Neurology
- Neurology
- Spudich Lab
- Yale Medicine
Education & Training
- Fellowship
- Yale University (2023)
- Residency
- Yale-New Haven Hospital (2021)
- Intern
- Yale-New Haven Hospital (2018)
- MD
- Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Medicine (2017)
- Non Degree Program
- University of California, Berkeley, Post-Baccalaureate (2013)
- BSc
- Brown University, Environmental Science (2009)
Research
Overview
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Clinical Care
Overview
Lindsay McAlpine, MD specializes in neuroimmunology, neuro-infectious disease, and the neurological sequelae (or long-term effects) of COVID-19. She directs the Yale NeuroCOVID Clinic, which treats patients who have recovered from the disease, but have persistent neurological symptoms, including headaches, neuropathy, and cognitive impairment, among others.
Dr. McAlpine is a third-generation female physician who says she was inspired to go into medicine by the women in her family. She continues to be motivated by the patients she cares for and fascinated by the experience of figuring out the best ways to treat a disease that is not yet well-defined.
In addition to caring for patients, Dr. McAlpine is currently completing fellowship training in multiple sclerosis, neuroimmunology, and neuro-infectious disease. She is involved in research to study the effects of COVID-19 on the brain and is the principal investigator of an MRI study that is looking at biomarkers of cerebral dysfunction in patients with post-COVID cognitive impairment.
Clinical Specialties
Fact Sheets
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
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Board Certifications
Neurology
- Certification Organization
- AB of Psychiatry & Neurology
- Original Certification Date
- 2021
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Links & Media
News
- July 22, 2024
New Evidence Supports Autoimmunity as One of Long COVID’s Underlying Drivers
- July 18, 2024Source: WebMD
Depression or Long COVID? Understanding the Overlapping Symptoms
- July 08, 2024
McAlpine Wins Grant to Investigate Causes of Post-COVID-19 Neurologic Condition
- May 29, 2024Source: Yale Medicine
Long COVID Brain Fog: What It Is and How to Manage It