Andrea and Lawrence A Wolfe Research Professor
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Department of Neurology
109 Zina Pitcher PL, 5015 AAT-BSRB
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
[email protected]
109 Zina Pitcher PL, 5015 AAT-BSRB
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Available to mentor
Melissa Elafros
Assistant Professor
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FellowshipUniversity of Michigan, Neuromuscular, 2021
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ResidencyJohns Hopkins Hospital, Adult Neurology, 2020
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InternshipJohns Hopkins Hospital, Department of Medicine, 2017
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M.D.Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 2016
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Ph.D., EpidemiologyMichigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 2014
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B.A., SpanishMichigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 2008
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B.S., Human BiologyMichigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 2008
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M.A., BioethicsMichigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 2008
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Center MemberCaswell Diabetes Institute
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Center MemberInstitute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation
- Identification of risk factors for neurologic diseases in resource-limited regions of the United States and in low-middle income countries.
- Characterization of the psychosocial burden of neurologic diseases, including stigma, among affected individuals and their social networks.
- Identifying and addressing barriers to improve access to quality neurologic care and services for resource-limited populations.
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Bearden DR, Mwanza-Kabaghe S, Bositis CM, Dallah I, Johnson BA, Siddiqi OK, Elafros MA, Gelbard HA, Okulicz JF, Kalungwana L, Musonda N, Theodore WH, Mwenechanya M, Mathews M, Sikazwe IT, Birbeck GL. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr, 2024 Mar 1; 95 (3): 291 - 296.Journal ArticleEarly Initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy is Protective Against Seizures in Children With HIV in Zambia: A Prospective Case-Control Study.
DOI:10.1097/QAI.0000000000003357 PMID: 38032746 -
Elafros M. 2024 Jan 27;PresentationDiabetic Polyneuropathy: clinical presentation and management
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Birbeck GL, Mwenechanya M, Ume-Ezeoke I, Mathews M, Bositis CM, Kalungwana L, Bearden D, Elafros M, Gelbard HA, Theodore WH, Koralnik IJ, Okulicz JF, Johnson BA, Musonda N, Siddiqi OK, Potchen MJ, Sikazwe I. Epilepsia Open, 2024 Feb 17;Journal ArticleLong-term outcomes after new onset seizure in children living with HIV: A cohort study.
DOI:10.1002/epi4.12921 PMID: 38366961 -
Reynolds EL, Votruba KL, Watanabe M, Banerjee M, Elafros MA, Chant E, Villegas-Umana E, Giordani B, Feldman EL, Callaghan BC. J Nutr Health Aging, 2023 27 (12): 1153 - 1161.Journal ArticleThe Effect of Surgical Weight Loss on Cognition in Individuals with Class II/III Obesity.
DOI:10.1007/s12603-023-2047-1 PMID: 38151865 -
Reynolds EL, Watanabe M, Banerjee M, Chant E, Villegas-Umana E, Elafros MA, Gardner TW, Pop-Busui R, Pennathur S, Feldman EL, Callaghan BC. Diabetologia, 2023 Jul; 66 (7): 1192 - 1207.Journal ArticleThe effect of surgical weight loss on diabetes complications in individuals with class II/III obesity.
DOI:10.1007/s00125-023-05899-3 PMID: 36917280 -
Elafros M. 2023 May 17;PresentationThe Flint Neuropathy Study: assessing the burden of undiagnosed diabetic neuropathy in a predominantly low-income community
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Saylor D, Elafros M, Bearden D, Dallah I, Mathews M, Muchanga G, Mwale M, Mwenechanya M, Siddiqi OK, Winch PJ, Somwe SW, Birbeck GL. Am J Trop Med Hyg, 2023 May 3; 108 (5): 1052 - 1062.Journal ArticlePatient, Provider, and Health Systems Factors Leading to Lumbar Puncture Nonperformance in Zambia: A Qualitative Investigation of the "Tap Gap".
DOI:10.4269/ajtmh.22-0699 PMID: 36972691 -
Elafros M. 2023 May;PresentationThe Flint Neuropathy Study: Assessing the burden of undiagnosed diabetic neuropathy in a low-income population.
Department News
Dr. Elafros received the U-M Institute for Healthcare Policy & Innovation's (IHPI) Sandy-Hassmiller Early Career Health Services Research Award for her work "Identifying Provider-Level Barriers and Facilitators to the Diagnosis and Management of Peripheral Neuropathy."
