Assoc. Professor Kiran Thakur
Herbert Irving Associate Professor of Neurology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center - New York Presbyterian Hospital.
Dr Kiran Thakur is the Herbert Irving Associate Professor of Neurology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center – New York Presbyterian Hospital.
She leads the Program in Neuroinfectious Diseases at Columbia University Irving Medical Center.
After graduating from the Harvard Neurology Residency Training Program, Dr Thakur completed post-doctoral fellowship training in neuroinfectious diseases and neuroimmunology at the Johns Hopkins Hospital.
She has a specialised interest in viral encephalitis, and emerging pathogens, and collaborates with scientists globally on the surveillance, diagnosis, and management of neuroinfectious diseases.
Dr Thakur is funded by the US National Institutes of Health and the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention. In addition to her scientific efforts, Dr Thakur serves as a neurology consultant for the World Health Organization and the Center for Disease Control and the Pan American Health Organization.
