MYRNA ROSENFELD, MD

INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH (IDIBAPS) OF THE UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA, SPAIN, ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF NEUROLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

Dr. Rosenfeld is a Senior Researcher at the Institute for Biomedical Research (IDIBAPS) of the University of Barcelona and Adjunct Professor of Neurology at the University of Pennsylvania. She is a neuro-oncologist with a long clinical career studying autoimmune disorders of the brain and was a member of the research team that discovered anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis and subsequently many of the other known autoimmune encephalitis. Her research continues to focus on identifying new autoimmune encephalitis, developing diagnostic tests and elucidating novel treatment approaches.