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Overview

The Global Neurology Research Group is dedicated to finding practical, research-backed, and cost-effective solutions to meet the neurological needs of individuals in developing countries.

Neurological disorders such as epilepsy, stroke, dementia and traumatic brain injuries are more common in low- and middle-income countries, where 86% of the world's population is concentrated. These neurological disorders can be both physically and mentally disabling, and are associated with a high human and economic cost.

The Global Neurology Research Group believes that global health interventions should be designed and validated for the populations that will most benefit from their use. The Group's research aims to improves neurological health for all patients globally, regardless of wealth or status.

Read Dr. Farrah Mateen's blog: Micro-credentialing in Global Health for Neurology Trainees: Pros and Cons and listen to her podcast where she talks with Dr. Nicoline Schiess about the WHO Brain Health Unit and the Intersectoral Global Action Plan for Epilepsy and Other Neurological Disorders.

Our Work

Highlights       Research Projects & Publications

Our Team

Led by Principal Investigator Farrah Mateen, MD, PhD, the GNRG is proud to work with a wide range colleagues and collaborators at Mass General and around the world.

Interns, Fellows, Graduate Students & Residents

Collaborators

Alumni

Cristina Trápaga Hacker
Research Coordinator, Massachusetts General Hospital
Harvard College (BA)

Maya Mastick
Concentration: Chemistry, Harvard College

Fakir Yunus, PhD., MSc., MPH., MBBS
Research Consultant (part-time), Massachusetts General Hospital
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience
Dalhousie University, Canada

Dylan Rice
MD/PhD candidate, University of Massachusetts

Irene Gil-González, MI
PhD candidate, Spanish University Professor Training Program, Faculty of Psychology, University of Seville, Spain

Carlos Othon Guelngar, MD
Research Coordinator, Ignace Deen Teaching Hospital, Conakry, Republic of Guinea

Katie Holroyd, MD
Multiple Sclerosis Fellow, Mass General Brigham/Harvard Medical School

Nathanael Lee, MD, PhD
Resident, Mass General Brigham/Harvard Medical School

Hannah Drew, AB
Intern, Massachusetts General Hospital

Joe Cohen, BSc
Chief EEG Technician 
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA, US

Andrew Siyoon Ham
Harvard College Class of 2022
AB candidate in Neuroscience
Secondary in Global Health and Health Policy

Emmanuel Massawe, MBBS
Research Staff
Muhimbili National Hospital
Tanzania

Seif Ismail, MBBS
Research Coordinator, Muhimbili National Hospital
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Aissatou Kenda Bah, MD
Project Manager, Ignace Deen Teaching Hospital
Conakry, Republic of Guinea

Abdoul Bachir Djibo Hamani, MD
Project Manager,  Ignace Deen Teaching Hospital
Conakry, Republic of Guinea

Mariame Sylla
MD Candidate, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Lauren Uhr
MPH Candidate, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA
MD Candidate, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA

Mahmoud AbdelRazek, MD
Neurology Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital

Pria Anand, MD
Advanced General and Autoimmune Neurology Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital

Neishay Ayub, MD
Epilepsy Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital

Kate Brizzi, MD
Advanced General Neurology Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital

Veronica Bruno, MD
MPH student, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA

Ana Maria Cabal Herrera, MD
Neurology Resident, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia

Sarah Clark, BSc
Project Manager, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston

Maggie Cochran, BSc
Harvard Medical School

Sonam Deki, BComm
Research Coordinator, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital, Thimphu, Bhutan

Megan Diamond, SM
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

Whitney Fitts, BA
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

Jeffrey Gluckstein, MD
Neurology Resident, Mass General Brigham/Harvard Medical School

Sara Grundy, BA
Project Manager, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston

Melissa Houghton
Summer Intern, Duke University, Undergraduate Student

Aline Herlopian, MD
Clinical Neurophysiology/Epilepsy Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital

Geetha Iyer, MBBS, SCM, PhD candidate
T. H. Chan Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA

Minnie Jang, AB Candidate
Harvard College, Cambridge, MA, USA

Diederik Koelman, BSc
Master's Student, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Alice Lam, MD
Epilepsy Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital

Tullia Leib
Co-op Student, Northeastern University, Boston, MA

Natalie Cornay Manalo, MD
Advanced General and Autoimmune Neurology Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital

Jo Mantia
EEG Technician, Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto, Canada

Erica McKenzie, BSc
Medical Student, Queen's University, Ontario, Canada

Bryan Patenaude, MA
PhD Candidate, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA

Robert Regenhardt, MD, PhD
Stroke Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital

Shawheen Rezaei, MPhil, AM, AB
Harvard Extension School, Cambridge, MA

Altaf Saadi, MD
Neurology Resident, Brigham and Women's Hospital & Massachusetts General Hospita

Lance Shaull, BA
Associate Coordinator, Massachusetts General Hospital, Division of Global Health and Human Rights

Gabriel Sneh, MD
Project Manager Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Michael P.H. Stanley, MD
Neurology Resident, Mass General Brigham/Harvard Medical School

Elisaveta Sokolov, MD, MRCP (United Kingdom)
Specialist Physician in Clinical Neurophysiology, Kings College, London, UK

Tali Sorets
High School Student, Buckingham, Brown & Nichols, Cambridge, MA

Michael P.H. Stanley, BA
Medical Student, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA

Nana Rahamatou Tassiou
Neurology Resident, Ignace Deen Teaching Hospital, Conakry, Republic of Guinea

Andre Vogel, BA
Clinical Research Coordinator, Massachusetts General Hospital

Stanley Wanjala, MA
Sagam Community Hospital, Sagam, Kenya

Leah Wibecan, MD, MPH
Pediatric Neurology Resident, Massachusetts General Hospital

Jennifer Williams, MD, MRCPI
Epilepsy Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital

Emma Wolper, BA
Research Assistant, Lesley University, Cambridge, MA

Brian Wong, MD
Pediatric Neurology Fellow, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Janice Wong, MD
Neurology Resident, Brigham and Women's Hospital & Massachusetts General Hospital

Rodrigo Zepeda, MD
Epilepsy Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital

Jason Zhao
High School Student, Boston Latin School, Boston, MA

Mohamed Traoré, MD
Research Coordinator, Ignace Deen Teaching Hospital, Conakry, Republic of Guinea