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9500 Euclid Avenue Desk U10Cleveland ClinicCleveland, OH 44195
Phone+1 216-444-2200
Fax+1 216-636-2989
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Education & Training
Cleveland Clinic FoundationFellowship, Neuroimmunology & Multiple Sclerosis, 2015 - 2016
Johns Hopkins UniversitySpecial training, Transverse myelitis and NMO, 2014 - 2015
Cleveland Clinic FoundationResidency, Neurology, 2011 - 2015
Cleveland Clinic FoundationFellowship, Neuromuscular Medicine (Neurology), 2009 - 2011
University of Alexandria Faculty of MedicineClass of 2002
Certifications & Licensure
OH State Medical License 2009 - 2027
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Travel Grant ACTRIMS/ECTRIMS, 2014, 2016-2017
- International Movement Disorder Congress Travel Award MDS, 2012, 2014, 2017
- Finalist, young investigator award ACTRIMS, 2016
Clinical Trials
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Presenting and residual movement disorders in all-cause autoimmune encephalitis.Samhitha M Rai, Sophia F Damman, Bijoya Basu, Mohamed Elkasaby, Alexander Wang
Journal of Neuroimmunology. 2026-07-21 - Ocular-motor conduction dynamics and variability in multiple sclerosis-related internuclear ophthalmoparesis: A randomized dalfampridine trial.Alessandro Serra, Clara Chisari, Jonathan B Jacobs, Margaret M Skelly, Jessica McCabe
Multiple Sclerosis Journal - Experimental, Translational and Clinical. 2026-07-07 - 1 citationsAlternative diagnoses in patients referred to neuroimmunology for autoimmune encephalitis evaluation.Sophia F Damman, Samhitha M Rai, Rajeet Shrestha, Aasef G Shaikh, Hesham Abboud
Journal of Neurology. 2026-04-01
Press Mentions
Study Suggests No Overall Increased Risk of MS Relapse After COVID BoostersAugust 15th, 2024
Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers (CMSC) & NeurologyLive® Announce “The Ever Changing Face of MS” Webinar SeriesApril 28th, 2021
Local School Shows Support for Boy Who Has Been in Medically Induced Coma for 70 DaysSeptember 23rd, 2020
Grant Support
- Clinical MS fellowshipNational Multiple Sclerosis Society2015–2016
Committees
- Reviewer, Multiple Sclerosis Journal 2018 - Present
- Reviewer, Parkinsonism and Related Disorders 2018 - Present
- Reviewer, Multiple Sclerosis Journal: Experimental, Translational and Clinical 2017 - Present
- Reviewer, International Journal of MS Care 2016 - Present
- Reviewer, The American Journal of Psychiatery 2016 - Present
Professional Memberships
- Member
- International Movement Disorders SocietyMember
- NMO International Clinical ConsortiumMember
- Autoimmune Encephalitis AllianceMember
- Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis CentersMember
Other Languages
- Arabic
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