Academic appointment: Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota

Joined the Institute: 2021

Education and training: 
• Fellowship: Vascular Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Harvard University. 
• Residency: Medicine/Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
• Post-doctorate: Neuro-Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands/National Institute on Aging (NIH/NIA)
• Doctorate (PhD): Clinical Neuroscience, Leiden University
• Master of Science (MSc): Ageing & Vitality, Leiden University
• Medicine (MD): Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

Overview/research interests: 
• Vascular Contribution to Brain Aging and Cognitive Impairment
• Brain Health and Preventive Neurology
• Post stroke cognitive decline