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Serena Spudich, MD, MA

Neurology, HIV & AIDs Medicine, Infectious Diseases
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Patient type treated
Adult
Accepting new patients
Yes
Referral required
From patients or physicians
Board Certified in
Neurology

Biography

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.

Titles

  • 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

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)

Additional Information

Locations
Yale Center for Infectious Disease
200 Orchard Street
New Haven, CT 06511

Biography

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.

Titles

  • 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

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)

Additional Information

Locations
Yale Center for Infectious Disease
200 Orchard Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Yale Center for Infectious Disease
200 Orchard Street
New Haven, CT 06511