I am a Neurologist at Massachusetts General Hospital and an Assistant Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School. I completed my BS at Stanford University, followed by MD and PhD at Harvard Medical School, residency in Neurology at the joint Mass General Brigham Neurology Residency Program at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital, and a Fellowship in Movement Disorders at Massachusetts General Hospital.

In the Division of Movement Disorders, I treat patients with Parkinson's disease, tremor, dystonia and other movement disorders, with an additional specialization in patients who are undergoing treatment with deep brain stimulation.

My research focuses on the impact of deep brain stimulation on the motor, cognitive and psychiatric manifestations of movement disorders. Using a combination of intraoperative neurophysiology, noninvasive neurophysiology and neuroimaging, I aim to further our understanding of the role of the human basal ganglia in health and disease and to develop novel approaches to neuromodulation to treat motor and nonmotor symptoms. In my free time I like to ski, hike, fly stunt kites and hang out with my daughters.

I received my Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Brown University in 2019. For my dissertation, I worked on the causal quantification of pathophysiology in a rodent model of Parkinson’s disease using optogenetics. I transitioned towards exploring neurophysiology-driven therapies for patients with Parkinson’s disease in the T32 postdoc fellowship program. My research now focuses on establishing the causal links bridging errand brain rhythms, disease symptoms, and effective treatments, at multiple time scales. I am also working with the Conte center to identify the neural substrates of human approach-avoidance choice behavior. In my free time I love to unwind by riding my bike, watching F1, and flying plane simulations. When I'm not doing any of those I polish my skills in dad jokes, striving to unleash the art of puns.

I am a research fellow at MGH Neurology Department, currently working on analyzing in vivo recording of neural activity during Deep Brain stimulation for patients with Parkinson’s disease to elucidate the neurophysiological basis of pathological neural activity and to utilize this analysis to guide our clinical practice. I hold a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Northeastern University, with my dissertation research conducted at MIT Weiss Lab for Synthetic Biology. My Ph.D. research involved the development of biophysical, computational modeling, and de novo design of in silico neural circuits based on excitation-inhibition balance. Additionally, I used synthetic biology techniques to derive neurons with controlled identity from human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) in vitro. Before my research on in vitro biological neural networks and during my graduate work for an MSc in Electrical Engineering, I used predictive machine learning and optimization methods to make critical design and performance enhancements to various types of dynamical systems, including wireless sensor networks and vehicular networks.

I am a confident and dedicated Clinician and Public Health professional with several years of clinical practice and research experience. I am pursuing a career to become a pediatric neurosurgeon. I am enthusiastic about the environment and the economy of its finite resources. I am working towards a future of making renewable energy sources even more reliable globally and leveraging the byproducts as a food resource for mankind and other living matter.

In my free time, I like making and designing leather products, traveling, and watching live shows and performances.

I joined the lab after graduating from Johns Hopkins University in May of 2021 where I received my BS in neuroscience, with a concentration in cognitive neuroscience, and I minored in psychology. I recruit patients for all of our various projects, but the main project I am currently working on is the ADAPT-PD trial. This is a multi-center, international trial to program adaptive deep brain stimulation therapy for patients with Parkinson’s Disease. Outside of work, I am currently getting my master's degree in Applied Neuroscience, remotely, from King's College London. When I'm not working or studying, I love hiking, skiing, horse riding, and generally being outside as much as possible!

I'm a pre-MD/Ph.D. student who's passionate about neuroscience. I majored in Biomedical and Electrical Engineering with a concentration in Neuroscience at Boston University. My current research uses innovative ways to improve Deep Brain Stimulation treatment for movement disorders. I work with experienced physicians, research fellows, and coordinators, and we use various tools and technologies to study movement disorders. My goal is to advance the field of neurodegenerative disease research and ultimately improve patient outcomes. I love playing my guitar and bouldering at any of the several climbing gyms in the Boston area.