Overview of Dr. Avasarala
Dr. Jagannadha Avasarala is Professor of Neurology and Director of MS and Neuroimmunology at U of KY Med Ctr, Lexington, KY.
Office
740 Rose St
Lexington, KY 40536
Clinical Expertise
- Multiple sclerosis, Clinical research, Practice guidelines, Cerebrovascular disease, Neuroimmunology (Multiple sclerosis)
Education & Training
- Barnes-Jewish HospitalPost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2000 - 2003
- Westchester Medical CenterResidency, Neurology, 1997 - 2000
- University of Kentucky College of MedicineResidency, Neurology, 1995 - 1996
- Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive SurgeryFellowship, Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 1993 - 1994
- Nagoya U School of MedicinePhD, None, 1987 - 1992
- Nagoya University School of MedicinePhD, 1987 - 1992
- Kakatiya Medical College NTRClass of 1980
- Osmania Medical CollegeMD, Undergraduate Education, 1975 - 1979
Certifications & Licensure
- KY State Medical License 2018 - 2025
- NC State Medical License 2005 - 2024
- SC State Medical License 2014 - 2023
- MO State Medical License 2008 - 2021
- IL State Medical License 2014 - 2017
- KS State Medical License 2005 - 2016
- MI State Medical License 1996 - 1997
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Pfizer/Serono Independent Investigator Award 2006-2007
- Dorris & Harry Wexler Award for MS 2001
- Doris & Harry Wexler Award for MS 2001
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Clinical Trials
- MS and NMOSD in African-Americans Start of enrollment: 2019 Jul 05
- Diagnosis of ON With or Without MS or NMOSD Start of enrollment: 2019 Oct 04
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Estimation of prevalence of autoimmune diseases in the United States using electronic health record data.Aaron H Abend, Ingrid He, Neil Bahroos, Stratos Christianakis, Ashley B Crew
The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2024-12-12 - Does dosing frequency of anti-CD20 therapies blunt vaccine responses and increase COVID-19 susceptibility in patients with multiple sclerosis?Jagannadha Avasarala
British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 2024-12-01 - Preliminary findings of a 'test bundle' to accelerate the diagnosis of MS and NMOSD following optic neuritis.Jagannadha Avasarala, Christopher McLouth, Abusamra Khawla, Paul Wilkerson, Ellen Anderson-Benge
Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. 2024-11-01
Journal Articles
- Clinically Isolated Syndrome - Rethinking the diagnosisJagannadha Avasarala, Journal of the Neurological Sciences
- Clinically Isolated Syndrome - Rethinking the diagnosisJagannadha Avasarala, Journal of the Neurological Sciences
- Differential microarray gene analyses of brain lesions in African-American and Caucasians with multiple sclerosis – correlation with microRNA profiling arraysAvasarala JR, Chittur S, Internet J of Neurology, 1/1/2009
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Abstracts/Posters
- A blood test to diagnose multiple sclerosis using MALDI-TOF/MS and serum proteomic pattern analysis: discovery of 3 biomarkersAvasarala JR, 56th Annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology, San Francisco, CA, 4/1/2004
- Recombinant Erythropoietin Downregulates Specific TNF-Mediated Gene Ontology Pathways in Primary Cultures of Human MVECs: Implications for Multiple SclerosisAvasarala JR, 56th Annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology, San Francisco, CA, 4/1/2004
- Comparative assessment of Yale Single Question and Beck Depression Inventory Scale in screening for depression in multiple sclerosisAvasarala JR et al, Proceedings of the VIII Annual ACTRIMS meeting, Baltimore, 10/19/2003
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Professional Memberships
- Member
Other Languages
- Japanese
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna Choice POS II
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