Rana Zabad, MD
Professor
Chief, Multiple Sclerosis/Neuroimmunology Divisions
Program Director, Multiple Sclerosis Fellowship
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Dr. Rana K. Zabad is a professor and Director of the Multiple Sclerosis Program at the University of Nebraska Medical Center since October 2008. Dr. Zabad received her medical degree from St. Joseph University in Beirut, Lebanon, completed her internship and neurology residency at the Detroit Medical Center, Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, Michigan. She further went for a fellowship in MS Neuroimmunology for three years at the University of Calgary in Calgary, Alberta, Canada under the mentorship of Drs. Luanne Metz and Wee Yong.
Dr. Zabad is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and a member of the American Academy of Neurology, the American Medical Association, National Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society, Nebraska Chapter, the Consortium of MS centers, the United Leukodystrophy Foundation and the International Association of Health Care professionals. Dr. Zabad is a recipient of the Who’s Who award in Medicine in 2002.
Dr. Zabad presents at 2019 Multiple Sclerosis Symposium
- American University of Beirut, BS (1988-1991)
- St. Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon, MD (1991-1998)
- Sinai-Grace Hospital, Wayne State University School of Medicine Internship (1998-1999)
- Wayne State University School of Medicine, Neurology Residency (1999-2002)
- University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta Canada, Fellowship, MS/Neuroimmunology (2002-2005)
Multiple Sclerosis/neuroimmunology, neurosarcoidosis, central nervous system vasculitis, autoimmune diseases affecting the brain.
Dr. Zabad's Active Clinical Research:
Long-term, prospective, multinational, parallel-cohort study monitoring safety in patients with MS newly started with fingolimod once daily or treated with another approved disease-modifying therapy