New faculty spotlight: Gabriella Rizzo, MD

Gabriella Rizzo, MD, is a new faculty member at UNMC.

Name: Gabriella Rizzo, MD

Hometown: Iowa City, Iowa

Title and department at UNMC: Assistant professor, UNMC Department of Neurological Sciences

Research interests:                         

• General neurology
• Behavioral neurology

How I fell in love with neurology: While spending time with our excellent neurohospitalist teams as a third- and fourth-year medical student, I got to see how interesting and intricate neurology can be, and how neurologists can make a big difference in our patients’ lives. I never looked back!

Education:

• AB, Princeton University, 2013
• MD/MBA, UNMC, UNO College of Business Administration, 2022
• Residency, neurology, UNMC, 2026

Memberships:

• American Academy of Neurology

Three things people may not know about me:

• I am an avid tomato gardener.
• I enjoy reading fiction.
• I can play the violin.

Clinic location:

• Nebraska Medical Center
• Twin Creek

For appointments and referrals:

Phone: 402-559-8600