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https://www.med.unc.edu/neurology/people/monica-maria-diaz-m-d-m-s/ |
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Dr. Diaz’s clinical and research interests include: Multiple sclerosis, transverse myelitis, neuromyelitis optica, neurosarcoidosis, viral or antibody-mediated encephalitis, HIV-related, neurocysticercosis, post-COVID-19 neurological complications. Research Interests – Epidemiology of HIV-associated neurological conditions, multiple sclerosis and demyelinating disorders; cognitive impairment in persons with HIV or multiple sclerosis; neurological care in international settings.
Dr. Diaz has lived and worked in Peru intermittently since 2019 and continues to lead studies in Peru with the goal of improving neurological outcomes in Latin America, including studies on epidemiology/risk factors for dementia, cognitive impairment in Peruvians living with HIV and transverse myelitis in Peru. She is the co-director of a bilateral neurology resident rotation between UNC and Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia in Lima, Peru.
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CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Aging/Geriatrics, Global Health, HIV/AIDS, Health Equity, Implementation Science, Pathogenesis & Infection, Population-based, Rural Health, Social Determinants of Health, Virology |