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Amanda L. Hernandez, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Neurology
NPI Number:
1861849473
Academic Office Location:
Neurology
UConn Health
263 Farmington Avenue
Farmington, CT 06030-1730
Phone: 860-679-7505
Website(s):

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Dr. Hernandez is a board-certified neurologist specializing in multiple sclerosis, neuromuscular diseases, and neuroimmunology.

Education
DegreeInstitutionMajor
BAColumbia UniversityNeuroscience and Behavior, Pre-Medical Studies
MPhilYale UniversityNeuroscience and Immunology
PhDYale UniversityNeuroscience and Immunology
MDYale UniversityMedicine

Post-Graduate Training
TrainingInstitutionSpecialty
InternshipYale New Haven Hospital, Yale UniversityInternal Medicine
ResidencyYale New Haven Hospital, Yale UniversityNeurology
FellowshipYale New Haven Hospital, Yale UniversityNeuromuscular Medicine

Awards
Name of Award/HonorAwarding Organization
Faculty AdvisorLatino Medical Student Association, Northeast Region
NINDS Research Education Grant (R25) Program Residents and Fellows in Neurology, Neurosurgery, Neuropathology, and Neuroradiology Awardee (2019, 2020)National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Inducted MemberEdward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award for Individual Predoctoral Fellows in M.D./Ph.D. Programs (2013-2015)National Institute of Neurological Disorders
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Neuromyelitis Optica
  • Myasthenia Gravis
  • Autoimmune Encephalitis
  • Autoantibody Involvement in Nervous System Diseases
  • Central and Peripheral Nervous System (CNS/PNS) Demyelination
  • Transverse Myelitis

 

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