About

Dr. Soma Sengupta, MD, MBA, Ph.D., FRCP, FANA, FAAN, has joined 黑料网 Health鈥檚 Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery.聽Dr. Sengupta is a board-certified neurologist and neuro-oncologist, and is fellowship-trained in integrative medicine. She is a physician-scientist, clinical trialist specializing in brain tumor treatment and research with over 90 peer-reviewed publications. She is the first Mayfield Foundation Scholar, with 60% of her time protected for research.

During medical training, Dr. Sengupta went out of her way to stay active in research and obtain diverse training, which included immunology research at the Cambridge Institute of Medical Research, research at Johns Hopkins, and pediatric brain tumor research at Boston Children鈥檚 Hospital. All these experiences focused on how a cell senses and communicates with the 鈥渙utside world鈥� through the transport of ions and metabolites of various sorts.

Dr. Sengupta鈥檚 primary area of lab-based research looks to improve patient outcomes for brain tumor patients. This includes individuals with primary brain tumors as well as metastatic brain tumors. Since her time in Boston, she has explored how to target a specific ion channel and discovered a new class of drugs to do so.聽Dr. Sengupta鈥檚 research also includes advancing technologies that have the potential to impact patient care.

Dr. Sengupta is a recipient of the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award presented by the Arnold P Gold Foundation and the Unsung Hero Award presented by Cancer Family Care.