Avindra Nath

Avindra Nath or Avi Nath, MD, is a physician-scientist who specializes in neuroimmunology. Dr. Nath serves as the intramural clinical director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the U.S. and chief of the Section of Infections of the Nervous System at NINDS. He is the principal investigator of the NIH Post-Infectious ME/CFS Study and two intramural NINDS long COVID studies: 1) Natural History of Post-Coronavirus Disease 19 Convalescence at the National Institutes of Health, which will be collecting data to learn more about the range and timing of symptoms that people have before, during, and after COVID-19, and 2) An Observational Study of Neurologic Function after COVID-19 Infection, which will focus more specifically on characterizing post-COVID neurologic sequelae, including abnormalities in brain structure, neurologic function, and autonomic nervous system function.

NIH Intramural ME/CFS Study
The NIH Intramural ME/CFS Study, also known as the Post-Infectious ME/CFS Study or Intramural Research Program, and is an extensive, in-depth, biomedical research program for ME/CFS.

Notable studies

 * Ongoing - NIH Post-Infectious ME/CFS Study
 * 2021, Neurologic Manifestations of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection - (Full text)
 * 2021, Neurological issues during COVID-19: An overview - (Full text)
 * 2020, Characterization of post–exertional malaise in patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (Full text)
 * Sep 29, 2020, Special Editorial - Long-Haul COVID - - (Full text)
 * 2016, CDC Grand Rounds: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome — Advancing Research and Clinical Education. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - (Full Text)

Talks and interviews

 * Oct 23, 2021, Comprehensive NIH Intramural Study of ME/CFS, given at the Massachusetts ME/CFS & FM Association 2021 annual meeting
 * Jul 19, 2018, ME/CFS Advocacy Call - Recorded call and transcript with Dr. Walter Koroshetz, Dr. Avindra Nath, Dr. Joseph Breen, and Dr Anthony Komaroff
 * Mar 7, 2018, NIH ME/CFS Advocacy Call - Recorded call and transcript with Dr. Walter Koroshetz, Dr. Vicky Whittemore, Dr. Joseph Breen, Dr. Avindra Nath and Dr. Ian Lipkin
 * Nov 28, 2017, NIH ME/CFS Advocacy Call - Recorded call and transcript with Dr. Walter Koroshetz, Dr. Vicky Whittemore, Dr. Joseph Breen, and Dr. Avindra Nath
 * Feb 1. 2017, NIH ME/CFS Advocacy Call - Recorded call and transcript with Dr. Walter Koroshetz, Dr. Vicky Whittemore, Dr. Joseph Breen, and Dr. Avindra Nath
 * Nov 2, 2016, NIH ME/CFS Advocacy Call - Recorded call and transcript with Dr. Walter Koroshetz, Dr. Vicky Whittemore, Dr. Joseph Breen, and Dr. Avindra Nath
 * May 26, 2016, Presentation of ME/CFS Working Group goals to the NIH Advisory Meeting by Dr. Vicky Whittemore
 * May 8, 2016, NIH ME/CFS Advocacy Call with Dr. Francis Collins, Dr. Walter Koroshetz, Dr. Vicky Whittemore, Dr. Avindra Nath, and Dr. Brian Walitt
 * Apr 21, 2016, Solve CFS Webinar with Avindra Nath, M.D. on "Post-Infectious Myalgic Encephalomyelopathy/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome"
 * Feb 17, 2016, Dr. Nath on ACT UP and Patient Involvement in ME/CFS Research
 * Feb 16, 2016, CDC Grand Rounds - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Advancing Research and Clinical Education with Charles Lapp, MD, Elizabeth Unger, PhD, MD, Anthony Komaroff, MD and Avindra Nath, MD
 * Grand Rounds Video
 * Grand Rounds Presentation Slide Deck

Online presence

 * PubMed - Avindra Nath
 * NIH - Dr Avinra Nath

Learn more

 * Wikipedia - Avindra Nath