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 is one of a small number of neurologists nationwide who is board-certified and fellowship-trained in epilepsy as well as in behavioral neurology and neuropsychiatry.

Dr. Samudra leads a clinic at Stanford for the treatment of older adults with epilepsy. In addition, she has clinical interests in the treatment of atypical Parkinsonism and in women’s brain health across the lifespan. She co-leads the CurePSP Center of Care and is a member of the Menopause Collaborative of Practice at Stanford. Her varied research interests include clinical trials in neurodegenerative disease and in epilepsy; improving treatment for older adults with epilepsy; understanding the cognitive and neuropsychiatric consequences of epilepsy; and treatment of neuropsychiatric symptoms in neurodegenerative disorders.

Prior to coming to Stanford, Dr. Samudra was a fellow in behavioral neurology and neuropsychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco, as well as in epilepsy and clinical neurophysiology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She completed her undergraduate degree at MIT and obtained her medical degree and neurology residency training at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.

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 Epilepsy Society and 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