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About our Guest Speakers
Nicholas L. Zalewski, MD
Mayo Clinic
Nicholas (Nick) L. Zalewski, M.D., is a specialist in Neurology and Neurohospital Medicine. His clinical focus includes expertise in management of multiple sclerosis, autoimmune neurology, and rare spinal cord disease. In addition to his clinical activities, Dr. Zalewski is active in research and education. Dr. Zalewski’s primary approach to research is investigating clinical and radiographic findings that help improve the accurate diagnosis and optimal treatment for patients. He possesses a strong research interest in challenging myelopathies, transverse myelitis, vascular myelopathies, atypical demyelinating disease, autoimmune neurology, paraneoplastic neurological diseases, and neuroimaging. He has published in several high-impact journals including JAMA Neurology, Neurology, Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry.
Olwen Murphy, MB, BCH, MRCP
James T. Lubin Fellow, Johns Hopkins University
Dr. Murphy received her medical degree from University College Dublin in Dublin, Ireland and completed a neurology residency at The Royal College of Physicians in Ireland. She is a James T. Lubin Fellow at The Johns Hopkins Transverse Myelitis Center (JHTMC) in Baltimore, MD, under the mentorship of Dr. Carlos Pardo-Villamizar. Dr. Murphy’s research is on predicting outcomes after a diagnosis of a transverse myelitis using current imaging techniques and spinal fluid analysis. The goal of the research project is to identify patterns or biomarkers that can be used in day-to-day clinical practice to identify benefits from therapies and help make better decisions about care.
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