Joseph Ryan Geraghty MD PhD (He/Him)

Summary

• Joseph Geraghty, MD, PhD, is a neurology resident based in Philadelphia, PA. He graduated from the University of Illinois Chicago College of Medicine in 2023 and is completing his residency in neurology at the University of Pennsylvania Health System from 2024 to 2027. His educational background includes a BS in Biochemistry with a double major in Spanish Language & Literature from SUNY College at Geneseo, graduating summa cum laude and as a member of Phi Beta Kappa. His PhD research in neuroimmunology focused on microglial and other immune responses to aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage with the goal of harnessing immunotherapies to protect the brain following acute injury. During his training, he served on an NBME Advisory Board, a co-lead of the AAMC NEXT Step 1 project, and was appointed as the first trainee member of the editorial board of the journal Academic Medicine. He also authored two USMLE review books as part of the McGraw Hill First Aid Clinical Pattern Recognition series. Dr. Geraghty has published several articles in esteemed journals, focusing mostly on cerebrovascular disease, neuroimmunology, and medical education.