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Avindra Nath MD

Avindra Nath MD

Clinical Director, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS); Chief, Section of Infections of the Nervous System, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland

Dr. Avindra Nath is a physician–scientist who specializes in the field of neuro-immunology and neurovirology. His research is focused on the clinical manifestations, pathophysiology and treatment of emerging neurological infections with a focus on HIV infection. In recent years, he has studied the neurological complications of endogenous retroviruses, Ebola, Zika virus, and SARS-CoV-2, and he conducts research on patients with undiagnosed neuroinflammatory disorders. He is internationally recognized for his contributions and has served on advisory committees to the NIH, CDC, FDA, and WHO.

Dr. Nath is the Clinical Director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) at NIH, where he is also Chief of the Section of Infections of the Nervous System, Director of the Translational Center for Neurological Sciences, and Director of the Neuroimmunology and Neurovirology Fellowship Program.

Disclosures

  • Advisory boards: National Institutes of Health; Centers for Disease Control; Food and Drug Administration; World Health Organization

Recent Contributions to PracticeUpdate:

  1. Cognitive and Neuropsychiatric Challenges in Multiple Sclerosis
  2. 2017 Top Stories in Neurology: Underrecognized Neurological Complications of Zika Virus Infection
  3. Hypertension and Increased Mortality in Children With Arterial Ischemic Stroke
  4. 2015 Top Stories in Neurology: Neurovirology
  5. Squirrel Bornavirus Associated With Fatal Human Encephalitis
  6. HIV Associated With Lower Multiple Sclerosis Risk
  7. 2014 Top Stories in Neurology: Neuroimmunology
  8. A Type 2 Biomarker Distinguishes Between Relapsing–Remitting and Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
  9. ANA Coverage:New and Reemerging Neurovirological Infections—Part 1
  10. ANA Coverage: New and Reemerging Neurovirological Infections—Part 2

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