Global Neurology Research Group
Contact Information
Global Neurology Research Group
165 Cambridge Street, Office 627
Boston,
MA
02114
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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 & PublicationsOur 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.
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- Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School
- Director, Global Health, Department of Neurology
- Associate Director, Multiple Sclerosis & Neuromyelitis Optica Unit
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Lhab Tshering, BSc
- Research Coordinator, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital, Thimphu, Bhutan
Interns, Fellows, Graduate Students & Residents
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Maya Mastick
- Concentration: Chemistry, Harvard College
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Siddharth Satish
- Major: Mathematics and Computational Linguistics, Harvard College
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Seungwon (Lucy) Lee
- BA in Neuroscience, University of Pennsylvania
Collaborators
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Fode Abass Cisse
- Associate Professor, Neurology
Ignace Deen Teaching Hospital, Conakry, Republic of Guinea
- Associate Professor, Neurology
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Foksouna Sakadi (Chad)
- Neurologist
Ignance Deen Teaching Hospital, Conakry, Republic of Guinea
- Neurologist
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Dr. Cheick Ousmane Soumah
- Resident Neurologist
Ignace Deen Teaching Hospital, Conakry, Republic of Guinea
- Resident Neurologist
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Oumar Mara, MD
- Resident Neurologist
Ignace Deen Teaching Hospital, Conakry, Republic of Guinea
- Resident Neurologist
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Desire Neldje, MD
- Internal Medicine Resident
Ignace Deen Teaching Hospital, Conakry, Republic of Guinea
- Internal Medicine Resident
Alumni
Amrapali Patel, MBBS, MPH
Research Coordinator, Massachusetts General Hospital
AMC MET Medical College Ahmedabad, India (MBBS)
George Washington University (MPH)
Tina Chen
Concentration: Chemistry; English, Harvard College
Andrew Siyoon Ham, BA, MPhil
Research Coordinator, Massachusetts General Hospital
Harvard College (BA)
University of Cambridge (MPhil)
Isabella Gómez Hjerthen
Concentration: Mechanical Engineering, BS, Harvard Engineering
Cristina Trápaga Hacker
Research Coordinator, Massachusetts General Hospital
Harvard College (BA)
Andrea Lopez
Major: Neuroscience, Barnard 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
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
Nico Fidalgo
Harvard Engineering undergraduate student
Support Our Work
Donor support enables Dr. Mateen to reach patients in under-resourced countries and implement care strategies, bringing us closer to improved neurological health for patients around the world.