Assistant Clinical Investigator
Specialty(s): Neurology Provides direct clinical care to patients at NIH Clinical Center
Education:
M.D., Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Ph.D., State University of New York, Health Science Center at Brooklyn
Biography
Dr. Safavi received her M.D. degree from Tehran University of Medical Sciences followed by a Ph.D. degree in Neural and Behavioral Science from State University of New York, Health Science Center at Brooklyn. After graduation, she joined department of neurology at Thomas Jefferson University as a research fellow working on immunopathogenesis of neuroinflammatory diseases in both mouse model of neuroinflammation and human immune cells under supervision of Dr. A.M Rostami. She then moved to New York City to complete her neurology residency training at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and finished her clinical training by a clinical fellowship in neuroimmunology and neuroinfectious diseases under supervision of Dr. Avindra Nath in section of infections of nervous system (SINS) at NINDS. After completion of her clinical training, she was selected for the NIAID transition program in clinical research to establish a basic and clinical research program on the role of genetic and acquired host immune defects in nervous system.