Loren Ashley McLendon MD
Neuroimmunology/Multiple Sclerosis, Child Neurology
Attending, Pediatric Demyelinating Disease and Related Neuro-inflammatory Disorders
807 Children'S WayJacksonville, FL 32207
Overview of Dr. McLendon
Dr. Loren McLendon is a child neurologist in Jacksonville, Florida. After graduating medical school at Indiana University School of Medicine, she completed her child neurology residency at Mayo Clinic Florida School of Graduate Medical Education. She completed a one-year fellowship in pediatric multiple sclerosis and related demyelinating disease at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. McLendon specializes in neuroimmunology and related demyelinating disease bringing this expert care to children in northeast Florida and surrounding areas.
Education & Training
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Neuroimmunology & Multiple Sclerosis, 2021 - 2022
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Jacksonville)Residency, Child Neurology, 2018 - 2021
University of Florida College of Medicine JacksonvilleResidency, Pediatrics, 2016 - 2018
Indiana University School of MedicineClass of 2016
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2019 - 2028
PA State Medical License 2021 - 2022
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Enhanced Resident Leadership Scholarship American Academy of Neurology (AAN), 2021
- Resident Travel Grant to Annual Meeting American Academy of Neurology, 2019
- Gold Humanism Honors Society Indiana University School of Medicine, 2016
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Role of Tocilizumab in Severe CNS Inflammatory Presentations in Children.Amaar Marefi, Eleonora A Grasso, Loren A McLendon, Sona Narula, Amy T Waldman
Neurology. 2026-04-28 - 11-Year-Old Boy With B-ALL-Induced Hypereosinophilic Syndrome Presenting as Acute Encephalopathy.Tristan Loveday, Cintia da Hora, Rudolph Wells, Lauren Chorny, Manisha Bansal
Pediatrics. 2025-05-01 - 25 citationsDramatic Response to Anti-IL-6 Receptor Therapy in Children With Life-Threatening Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein-Associated Disease.Loren A McLendon, Claudia Gambrah-Lyles, Angela Viaene, Nina A Fainberg, Elizabeth I Landzberg
Neurology(R) Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation. 2023-11-01
Journal Articles
- Pediatric anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis with epilepsia partialis continua.Rao CK, McLendon LA, Galan FN, Neuroimmunology Reports, 10/8/2022
- Anti-N-Methyl-D-Aspartic Acid Receptor Encephalitis after Recurrent Herpes Simplex Infection: A Case Report and Literature Review.Kornbluh AB, McLendon L, Banwell B., Neuroimmunology Reports, 10/8/2022
- Clinical Neuroimage: Pediatric Gliomatosis CerebriNordli III DR, Rao CK, Gonzalez V, McLendon L, Galan, F., International Journal of Clinical Medical Imaging., 6/30/2022
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Child Neurology SocietyMember
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