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Natalia S. Rost, MD, MPH, FAAN, FAHA, is professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School, the C. Miller Fisher Endowed Chair in Stroke Research, and former chief of the stroke division at Massachusetts General Hospital. A cum laude graduate of Boston University School of Medicine, she also holds a Master of Public Health degree from Harvard School of Public Health. Rost trained in neurology and vascular neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital residency and fellowship programs.

Rost is internationally recognized for her expertise in vascular neurology, neuroimaging of cerebrovascular disease, and big-data science applications to personalized clinical outcome prediction in acute stroke. A clinician-scientist at the helm of the ambitious research program dedicated to reducing global burden of stroke-related cognitive and functional disability, Rost is MGH Research Scholar and the Principal Investigator of , an innovative national clinical research network funded jointly by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) and National Institute on Aging to address post-stroke cognitive impairment and dementia.

Rost is the author of numerous peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, and co-author of the MGH Handbook of Neurology. She is the recipient of the 2012 Michael S. Pessin Stroke Leadership Award from the ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú, 2017 MGH Neurology Department’s Ray Adams Clinical Mentor Award, and 2021 Leading in Excellence Through Mentorship Award from the AAN Leadership Program. She is a Fellow of the ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú and American Heart Association, former president of the Boston Board of the American Heart Association (2014-2016), scientific chair of the 2022 NINDS Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Dementias Summit, and she serves as associate editor of the journal Stroke.

Among her numerous professional accomplishments, Rost is particularly proud of her career-long service to the ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú, where she served on multiple committees, including chair of the Science Committee and vice chair of the Brain Health Committee. Her leadership has been instrumental in the AAN’s Brain Health Initiative.