The Neurophilia Podcast
Neurophobia is "the fear of neural sciences and clinical neurology" that is often experienced by medical students and young healthcare professionals. The Neurophilia Podcast is our attempt to help dispel the growing issue of neurophobia in the medical community. We engage in meaningful, interdisciplinary conversations with leading physicians to better connect neurology with other fields of medicine. Our hope is that with each episode, our listeners learn to appreciate, and perhaps even develop a love, for clinical neurology. Hosted by Dr. Nupur Goel, Neurology Resident at Mass General Brigham, and Dr. Blake Buletko, Program Director of Cleveland Clinic's Adult Neurology Program.
The Neurophilia Podcast
A Conversation with Dr. Suma Shah and Dr. Alissa Willis: The Subspecialty of Neuroimmunology and MS
In this episode of the Neurophilia Podcast, we sat down with two experts in the field of neuroimmunology, Drs. Suma Shah and Alissa Willis, and discuss their journeys into medicine as well as the unique privileges and challenges of a neuroimmunologist. Also, we highlighted the gender gaps in academic neurology and shared ways to promote women in leadership. If you want to learn more about neuroimmunology, women in academic neurology, or Drs. Shah and Willis' go-to comfort meals, make sure you listen to the full episode and leave us a review!
Dr. Suma Shah is a fellowship-trained MS Specialist and Associate Professor of Neurology at Duke University School of Medicine. She serves as the Co-Associate Director of Clinical Care, MSCoE East, the Regional Director of the Regional MS Center of Excellence for the Durham VA, and the Program Director of the Duke Adult Neurology Residency Program. Dr. Shah is actively involved in Duke Neurology's educational mission teaching and mentoring multiple learners and trainees. She has been honored with teaching awards including the Golden Apple Teaching Award (2015), the E Wayne Massey Residency Teaching Award (2017), and the annual Duke Neurology Faculty Teaching Award (2021, 2022).
Dr. Mary Alissa Willis is a clinician-educator passionate about multiple sclerosis and making neurology relevant and interesting for all trainees. She has received numerous teaching awards including Alpha Omega Alpha Teacher of the Year and the AB Baker teacher recognition award from the AAN. After serving as Associate Residency Program Director and Medical Director of the Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis at Cleveland Clinic, Dr. Willis returned home to Mississippi as chair of the department of neurology at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.
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