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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

Appointments

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 Subject Headings (MeSH)

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

Research at a Glance

Publications Timeline

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

Publications

2024

2023

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

Fact Sheets

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

    Lab

    135 College Street, Fl 3

    New Haven, CT 06510

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