Brain Chat with the Nerdy Neurologist

Join Dr. Mitzi as she chats with Dr Mima Akinsanya, and patient advocates Damian Washington and Dawn Morgan. Listen in as they provide perspectives on the black MS experience and health equity, while having a great time doing it.

This is part 2 of everything MS. We have Dr Aaron Boster to talk about MS treatment options and why treatment is important

Join Dr. Mitzi as she chats with Dr. Drake Jr and Dr. Rosenthal as they kick off the new season of Brain Chat

We have covered so many topic this second season. Join Dr. Mitzi and one of her favorite super friends Dr. Annette Okai, as the do the End of the year review.

Join Dr. Mitzi as she chats with her mentor Dr. Mary Hughes and her new friend Dr. Brie Coleman about MS Below the Belt: Bowel, Bladder and Sexual Function!

This is an amazing discussing with Dr. Mitzi and her Super friend and Professor extraodinaire Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford

This week we are circling back to our "Journey to Health Equity" discussion, with a focus on clinical research. We have the wonderful Sheila L Thorne, Dr. Owen Garrick, and Courtney Billington, joining the show to share their expertise on this matter!

On this episode, not only is the incredible Quita Highsmith and Cherie Butts going to talk about how we achieve health equity through education and empowerment, but we also have our super friend and collaborator Reggie Ware, the CEO of Blackdoctor.org, the platform that made MS Brain Chat a reality!

Join Dr. Mitzi and her superfriends Dr. Dion Metzger and Dr. Kristy H. Jackson as they discuss the extremely important and relevant topic, "Mental Health Awareness". Not only are Anxiety and Depression under treated, they are extremely common in the MS community. Over 50% of people living with MS deal with depression at some point after diagnosis. Tune in as they talk about the symptoms, the treat...

Join Dr. Mitzi and her good friend Dr. Sarah Morrrow as the y discuss Cognitive Changes and MS 

On this episode of Brain Chat The Nerdy Neurologist is joined by her super friends, CoFounder and CEO of We Are Ill Victoria Reese and the Medical Director for the MS Center of Greater Washington, Dr. Heidi Crayton. Listen in as they discuss Shared decision making and self advocacy when dealing with MS.

Join Dr. Mitzi and her Super friend Dr. Stephen Krieger, as they discuss The MS Journey, such as Progression Relapses and more!

Brain Chat welcomes Dr. Mitzi's amazing mentor Dr. Mary Hughes and another super friend Dr. Jacqueline Nicholas to this episode to discuss spasticity. They talk muscle tightness, cramps, and what causes them, but most importantly what you can do about it!

Join Dr. Mitzi as she chats with her super friend, Yoga Instructor, Mindy Eisenberg. They will be discussing gait imbalance a symptom that effects many people with MS and significantly affect day to day activities. Hear about causes, effects and the most importantly ways to combat this issue!

Listen in as Dr. Mitzi and Dr. William Conte Chat about MS in the LGBQT+ Community! You'll hear about issues specific to the community and resources for support.

Tune into this episode as The Nerdy Neurologist discusses one of the most invisible symptoms of MS that can also be the most disabling for many...FATIGUE Joined by her super friends, Dr Kotil Rammohan, Professor of clinical Neurologist of Miami, and Dr. Jakai Nolan, Board certified Neurologist with Tanner MS Center, to talk about how this affects people living with MS, and most importantly what we...

Lets's talk about sleep! This episode Dr. Mitzi chats with her super friend Dr. Chantale Branson, who is a Neurologist and Sleep Medicine Specialist. Join as as the talk about sleep! How much do we need? How does it effect us and most importantly how do we get more!

In honor of Women's Health Month, Brain Chat welcomes Dr. Riley Bove, Associate Professor of Neurology at UCSF, to talk about "Family and Pregnancy Planning. with MS.

Join Dr. Mitzi for great discussion with her Superfriend Dr. Kottil Rammohan. This will be an informative discussion about our evolving understanding of NMO diagnosis and treatment and why people are being misdiagnosed with MS!

Join Dr. Mitzi for a new Brain Chat with her good friend Dr. Robert Shin, Professor of Neurology at Georgetown University. They will be chatting about how is affected in demyelinating diseases like MS and NMOSD. This will be one you don't want to miss!

Dr. Mitzi is back! This episode the Nerdy Neurologist is chatting it up with none other than Dr. Jaime Imitole, Vice Chair of Neurology research, Director of the MS Center and Chief of Division of Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology and Associate Professor of Neurology, Genetics, and Neuroscience at UConn Health. They will break down how the Immune system works, how it's affected in MS and how...

Join Dr. Mitzi as she chats with Actor and Comedian Damian Washington and Dr. Heidi Crayton as they discuss increasing awareness about MS and new advances in the field of MS Advocacy and Research!

Tune in as Dr. Mitzi and her Super Friends, Dr. Annette Okai and Dr. Stan Cohan chat about the benefits of the first African American MS Registry and why the decided to start it!

Dr. Mitzi has invited some more of her Super Friends to chat about MS in the Black Community. The amazing Tirisham Gyang From Ohio State University Wexnar Medical Center, as well as MS advocate and author extraordinary, Tyler Campbell join her on this episode of Brain Chat with the Nerdy Neurologist for a riveting conversation!

This episode with the Nerdy Neurologist, Dr. Mitzi with her super friend and fellow Neurologist Dr. Aaron Boster take you back to the basics. This chat gives you The Who, What, Why and When about treatment goals.