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Suman Jayadev, MD
Dr. Suman Jayadev is an acting assistant professor in Neurology at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle. She is board certified in neurology. Her clinical specialty is in neurogenetics and her research interests are neuroinflammation, neurogenetics and neurodegenerative diseases.
Education
Dr. Jayadev received her undergraduate degree Molecular and Cell Biology from UC Berkeley and her medical degree from New York Medical College. She completed a neurology residency and post-graduate fellowship training in Neurogenetics and Neuroinflammation at the University of Washington.
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