Kathryn Holroyd, MD

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Dr. Holroyd is a neurologist who focuses on the clinical practice of inpatient neurology and the care of neuroinfectious and neuroinflammatory disorders. She completed medical school at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine followed by neurology residency at the Harvard Massachusetts General and Brigham and Women’s Hospitals, where she was elected chief resident in 2020. Dr. Holroyd then completed a neuroimmunology fellowship at Harvard Massachusetts General Brigham where she further specialized in the care of autoimmune conditions such as multiple sclerosis, neuromyelitis optica, and encephalitis. Subsequently, she spent two years training in global health and neuroinfectious diseases through Yale University School of Medicine and the International Neuro-HIV Cure Consortium, during which she was based full time in Bangkok Thailand studying the neurologic complications of HIV and other infections. She has also participated in clinical work and research in multiple other global settings including the United Arab Emirates and Zambia. She is currently the medical student and residency education director for neuro-infectious disease, and assists in running the post-doctoral neuroinfectious disease clinical research fellowship for LIC and LMIC physician-scientists at Columbia.

Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated

  • Central Nervous System Infection
  • Encephalitis
  • Global Health
  • HIV Related Diseases
  • Meningitis
  • Neuro-Immunology
  • Neuromyelitis Optica
  • Neurosarcoidosis
  • Optic Neuritis
  • Transverse Myelitis
  • Tropical Diseases
  • Vasculitis

Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor of Neurology

Gender

  • Female

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Location(s)

CUIMC/Neurological Institute of New York
710 West 168th Street
New York, NY 10032
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Credentials & Experience

Education & Training

  • MD, 2017 Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
  • Internship: 2018 Harvard Brigham and Women’s Hospital
  • Residency: 2021 Neurology, Harvard Massachusetts General Brigham
  • Fellowship: 2022 Neuroimmunology, Harvard Massachusetts General Brigham
  • Fellowship: 2023 Neuroinfectious Diseases and Global Health, Yale School of Medicine and the International Neuro-HIV Cure Consortium Bangkok Thailand

Board Certifications

  • Neurology

Honors & Awards

  • 2022 Futures in Neurologic Research Scholarship, American Academy of Neurology
  • 2020-2021 Chief Resident, Harvard Mass General Brigham Neurology
  • 2021 Resident teacher of the year award, Harvard Mass General Brigham Neurology, Boston, MA
  • 2017 Alpha Omega Alpha, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

Research

Dr. Holroyd co-leads the Columbia Program in Neuroinfectious Diseases through research focused on the neurologic complications of viral infections both domestically and globally. Her work, based partially in Bangkok, Thailand, seeks to better understand the pathophysiology of cerebrovascular disease in people living with HIV through the use of blood biomarkers, MRI brain imaging, and peripheral imaging of endothelial function. She also collaborates as a member of the International Neuro-HIV Cure Consortium (INHCC) on evaluating the role of the CNS HIV reservoir in HIV cure trials. Dr. Holroyd has projects locally evaluating optimal treatment of varicella zoster virus (VZV) related stroke and encephalitis, and assessing barriers to neurologic care in people living with neurologic infections in Washington Heights. Dr. Holroyd also has an interest in global neurology and education; she has previously worked in Zambia and is currently working to build educational and research partnerships in the Dominican Republic.

For a complete list of publications, please visit PubMed.gov