Dr. Monica Maria Diaz, MD, MS
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Accepts 5 insurance carriers
Blue Cross Blue Shield, Original Medicare, Centene Corporation, Aetna, Cigna · See all
Medical school listed
Medical school listed as State University of New York – Downstate College of Medicine · See training
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Specialty
Neurologist
A Neurologist specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases or impaired function of the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, muscles, autonomic nervous system, and blood vessels that relate to these structures.
Treatments & procedures
- transverse myelitis
- Multiple sclerosis
- cognitive impairment
- Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology
- autoimmune and infectious diseases affecting the nervous system
- dementia
- Neuroinfectious Diseases
- neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder
- MOG antibody-associated disease
- neurosarcoidosis
- autoimmune and infectious encephalitis
- HIV-related neurologic complications
- HIV-associated neurologic complications
- Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias
- blood-, CSF-, and emerging biomarkers of neurodegeneration and neuroinflammation
- health disparities
- access to neurologic care
- global health
Credentials & Training
Education and training
- State University of New York – Downstate College of MedicineMedical school · MD
- Medical University of South CarolinaGraduate school · MS
- Louisiana State University Medical CenterInternship · Internal Medicine · Internship
- YaleResidency · Residency
- UC San DiegoFellowship · Neuro-Infectious/Ms/Neuroimmunology · Fellowship
- NIH Fogarty fellowshipFellowship · Fellowship
Awards and honors
- American Academy of Neurology Clinical Research Training ScholarshipAmerican Academy of Neurology
July 1, 2022-June 30, 2024
- 2021 Health Disparities Research Institute ScholarNIH National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities · Awarded 2021
August 2021
- University of North Carolina Simmons Scholar AwardUniversity of North Carolina · Awarded 2021
July 1, 2021
- American Academy of Neurology TRANSCENDS ScholarshipAmerican Academy of Neurology · Awarded 2019
Training in Research for Academic Neurologists to Sustain Careers and Enhance the Numbers of Diverse Scholars
- Johnson & Johnson Global Health Scholars AwardYale University School of Medicine · Awarded 2016
September 2016
About
Dr. Monica Maria Diaz is a neurologist and Associate Professor of Neurology in the Division of Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She cares for patients with multiple sclerosis, transverse myelitis, neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder, MOG antibody-associated disease, neurosarcoidosis, autoimmune and infectious encephalitis, and HIV-related neurologic complications. Her training includes SUNY Downstate, Medical University of South Carolina, LSU Medical Center, Yale, UC San Diego, and an NIH Fogarty fellowship. She speaks English and Spanish and has received multiple research awards from the American Academy of Neurology, NIH, UNC, and Yale.
- Languages spoken
- English
- Spanish
- NPI
- 1336568757
- Primary taxonomy
- 2084N0400X
Frequently asked questions
What does Dr. Monica Maria Diaz specialize in?
She is a neurologist with a focus on multiple sclerosis and neuroimmunology.
What conditions does Dr. Diaz treat?
Her listed focus includes multiple sclerosis, transverse myelitis, neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder, MOG antibody-associated disease, neurosarcoidosis, autoimmune and infectious encephalitis, and HIV-related neurologic complications.
What languages does Dr. Diaz speak?
She speaks English and Spanish.
What awards and training are listed for Dr. Diaz?
Her profile lists medical training at SUNY Downstate, MUSC, LSU Medical Center, Yale, UC San Diego, and NIH Fogarty fellowship training, along with awards from the American Academy of Neurology, NIH, UNC, and Yale.