Biographical summary
Zekeridou Anastasia, M.D., Ph.D., is an autoimmune neurologist with a joint appointment in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, in the Neuroimmunology Laboratory. She is originally from Greece where she obtained her medical and Ph.D degrees. She completed her neurology residency training in the University Hospital of Lausanne in Switzerland (CHUV) before working at Mayo Clinic. Dr Zekeridou's research and clinical focus is on diagnosis and treatment of patients with autoimmune neurological diseases with a focus on paraneoplastic neurological syndromes and neurological complications of immune-checkpoint inhibitor cancer immunotherapy.
Conditions treated
Interests
- Paraneoplastic neurological syndromes
- Neurological complications of immune-checkpoint inhibitor cancer immunotherapy
- Autoimmune encephalitis and autoimmunity affecting the central nervous system
- Neural autoantibody biomarkers in patients with neurological autoimmunity or cancer
Mayo Clinic locations
Education
- 2019
PhDMedical School, University of Alexandroupolis
- 2018
FellowRST Autoimmune Neurology, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- 2017
Research FellowshipNeuroimmunology Laboratory, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
- 2014
ResidentInternal Medicine Service, Pourtalès Hospital, Neuchatel, Switzerland
- 2013
Internship - Clinical research in neurological paraneoplastic disorders, laboratory testing and diagnosis of neural autoantibodies.French Reference Center for Neurological Paraneoplastic Syndromes, Lyon,
- 2012
ResidentDepartment of Clinical Neurosciences, University Hospital of Lausanne
- 2011
ResidentDepartment of Clinical Neurosciences, Neurology Service, University Hospital of Lausanne
- 2007
MDAristotle University of Thessaloniki, Medical school
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Other - Swiss Federal title of Specialist in NeurologyFMH
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Certificate - EMG CertificateSwiss Society of Clinical Neuro-electrophysiology
Activities and honors
Professional memberships
- 2018 - present
MemberAmerican Academy of Neurology
- 2018 - present
MemberFMH Swiss Medical Association
- 2016 - present
MemberFederation of Clinical Immunology Sections (FOCIS)
- 2011 - present
MemberSwiss Society of Clinical Neurophysiology