Associate Professor of Neurology

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Neishay Ayub, MD, FACNS is an associate professor of Neurology. She currently serves as Epilepsy Fellowship Program Director, and Neurology Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Officer. She is a MPI on R25 undergraduate pathways program - Reseach and Clinical Experiences in Neurology, Neurosurgery and Neurosciences (R-CEIN). 

Dr. Ayub earned her medical degree at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. She served her internal medicine residency at Rhode Island Hospital/the Alpert Medical School and her neurology residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard University neurology program in Boston. Dr. Ayub completed a fellowship in neurophysiology and epilepsy at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. 

Dr. Ayub is board-certified in Neurology, Epilepsy, and Clinical Neurophysiology. She is a member of American Academy of Neurology, American Epilepsy Society, and American Clinical Neurophysiology Society. She serves on AAN DEI Officer subcommittee and ACNS Diversity Committee; previously served on AES Diversity Committee. 

Dr. Ayub's clinical and research interests include Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Global Health, Quality Improvement and Epilepsy Surgery. She has received several honors and awards, including a Dean's Excellence in Teaching Award (2021), Neurology Faculty Teaching award (2023), the Mentorship Award in Diversity & Equity (2025), and American Association of Neurology A.B. Baker Teacher Recognition.  

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