Avindra Nath, MD, FANA
National Institutes of Health
Dr. Avindra Nath is the Clinical Director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) at the NIH, where he also serves as Chief of the Section of Infections of the Nervous System and Director of the Translational Center for Neurological Sciences. He is a physician–scientist specializing in neuroimmunology and neurovirology. His research focuses on the clinical manifestations, pathophysiology, and treatment of emerging neurological infections, with a particular emphasis on HIV. In recent years, he has studied the neurological complications of endogenous retroviruses, Ebola, Zika virus, and SARS-CoV-2, and conducts research on patients with undiagnosed neuroinflammatory disorders.