{"id":6548,"date":"2023-12-12T10:30:41","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T15:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neuroscience\/curriculum\/?post_type=directory&p=6548"},"modified":"2023-12-12T10:32:43","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T15:32:43","slug":"soma-sengupta-md-phd-mba-frcp-faan-fana","status":"publish","type":"directory","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neuroscience\/curriculum\/directory\/soma-sengupta-md-phd-mba-frcp-faan-fana\/","title":{"rendered":"Soma Sengupta, MD, PhD, MBA, FRCP, FAAN, FANA"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Soma Sengupta, MD, PhD, MBA, FRCP, FAAN, FANA<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n
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Division Chief, Neuro-oncology
\nVice Chair, Neurology
\nProfessor<\/p>\n

Dr. Soma Sengupta, MD, MBA, Ph.D., FRCP, FANA, FAAN, has joined UNC Health\u2019s Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery. Dr. Sengupta is a board-certified neurologist, a fellowship-trained, sub-specialty board-certified neuro-oncologist, and is fellowship-trained in integrative medicine. She is a physician-scientist, clinical trialist specializing in brain tumor treatment and research with over 80 publications on clinical trials, case reports, lab-based research, and healthcare policy.<\/p>\n

During medical training, Dr. Sengupta went out of her way to stay active in research and obtain diverse training, which included immunology research at the Cambridge Institute of Medical Research, research at Johns Hopkins, and pediatric brain tumor research at Boston Children\u2019s Hospital. All these experiences focused on how a cell senses and communicates with the \u201coutside world\u201d through the transport of ions and metabolites of various sorts.<\/p>\n

Dr. Sengupta\u2019s primary area of lab-based research looks to improve patient outcomes for brain tumor patients. This includes individuals with primary brain tumors as well as metastatic brain tumors. Since her time in Boston, she has explored how to target a specific ion channel and discovered a new class of drugs to do so.\u00a0Dr. Sengupta\u2019s research also includes advancing technologies that have the potential to impact patient care.<\/p>\n

Dr. Sengupta is a recipient of the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award presented by the Arnold P Gold Foundation and the Unsung Hero Award presented by Cancer Family Care.<\/p>\n

SPECIALTIES<\/strong><\/p>\n

Neuro oncology
\nNeurology<\/p>\n

EDUCATION<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fellowship \u2013 Integrative Medicine, Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine, The University of Arizona, 2023
\nFellowship \u2013 Neuro-Oncology, Boston Children\u2019s Hospital\/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute\/Mass General, 2013
\nResidency \u2013 Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center-Harvard, 2011
\nM.D. \u2013 University of Cambridge, U.K., 2002
\nPhD \u2013 Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, U.K., 1994
\nB.S. \u2013 Biochemistry, University of Wales, U.K., 1990<\/p>\n

BOARD CERTIFICATIONS
\n<\/strong>American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2011, 2022<\/p>\n

RECENT PUBLICATIONS
\n<\/strong>For recent publications, visit\u00a0Dr. Soma Sengupta\u2019s PubMed listing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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