Niyatee Samudra, MD

Bio

Dr. Samudra is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine. She specializes in the care of patients with memory disorders and epilepsy. She has completed fellowship training in behavioral neurology at the University of California, San Francisco, as well as in epilepsy and clinical neurophysiology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Dr. Samudra is board-certified in neurology and in epilepsy.

Her research interests include clinical trials in memory disorders and epilepsy; early neurophysiological markers of Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders; neuropsychiatric symptoms in neurodegenerative disorders; and the cognitive and neuropsychiatric consequences of epilepsy. She is interested in improving neurologic care for underserved populations.

Dr. Samudra has published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease; Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports; Journal of the Neurological Sciences; Seizure; and Epilepsy and Behavior, among others. She is a member of the American Academy of Neurology.

Clinical Focus

• Neurology

Academic Appointments

• Clinical Assistant Professor, Neurology & Neurological Sciences
• Member, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute

Professional Education

• Fellowship: UCSF Dept of Neurology (2023) CA
• Fellowship: Vanderbilt University Medical Center (2020) TN
• Medical Education: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School (2015) TX
• Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Neurology (2019)
• Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Epilepsy (2022)
• Fellowship: Vanderbilt University Medical Center (2021) TN
• Residency: UT Southwestern Medical Center (2019) TX