Sona Narula, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology
Department: Neurology
Contact information
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
3500 Civic Center Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
3500 Civic Center Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
BA (Neurosicence and Behavior, magna cum laude)
Columbia University, 2004.
MD
Weill Cornell Medical College, 2008.
Cert (Clinical Research, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics)
University of Pennsylvania, 2015.
BA (Neurosicence and Behavior, magna cum laude)
Columbia University, 2004.
MD
Weill Cornell Medical College, 2008.
Cert (Clinical Research, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics)
University of Pennsylvania, 2015.
Post-Graduate Training
Intern, Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2008-2009.
Resident, Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2009-2010.
Resident, Child Neurology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2010-2013.
Fellow, Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis and Demyelinating Diseases, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2013-2015.
Intern, Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2008-2009.
Resident, Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2009-2010.
Resident, Child Neurology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2010-2013.
Fellow, Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis and Demyelinating Diseases, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2013-2015.
Certifications
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Certification in Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology, 2013.
Permanent linkAmerican Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Certification in Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology, 2013.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Multiple Sclerosis and other Neuro-inflammatory DisordersTransition of Care
Selected Publications
Joshua Y Joung, Kathryn J Gallison, Geraldine W Liu, Jessica A Berger, Elizabeth T Drum, Scott R Dubow, Heather A McClung, Walter Faig, Robert A Avery, Grant T Liu, Sona Narula, Arastoo Vossough, Amy T Waldman: Prevalence of Elevated Opening Pressure Measurements in Alexander Disease. Pediatr Neurol July 2025.Diego A Espinoza, Tobias Zrzavy, Gautier Breville, Simon Thebault, Amaar Marefi, Ina Mexhitaj, Luana D Yamashita, Mengyuan Kan, Micky Bacchus, Jessica Legaspi, Samantha Fernandez, Anna Melamed, Mallory Stubblebine, Yeseul Kim, Zachary Martinez, Caroline Diorio, Andreas Schulte-Mecklenbeck, Heinz Wiendl, Ayman Rezk, Rui Li, Sona Narula, Amy T Waldman, Sarah E Hopkins, Brenda Banwell, Amit Bar-Or: Pediatric cerebrospinal fluid immune profiling distinguishes pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis from other pediatric-onset acute neurological disorders. bioRxiv May 2025.
Nora Sekella, Hannah Gilmore, Eileen French, Vanessa Zimmerman, Dina Jacobs, Sona Narula : Developing and Piloting a Dedicated Support Group for Young Adults With Multiple Sclerosis. Int J MS Care April 2025.
Amaar Marefi MD and Sona Narula MD: Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis. Medlink Neurology 2025.
Waldman AT2, Joung J, Liu GW, Takanohashi A, Faig W, Woidill S, Narula S, Vanderver A: Relationship of Clinical Phenotype to GFAP Concentrations in CSF and Blood of Individuals with Alexander Disease. AAN 2025 2025.
Joshua Joung, Sona Narula, MD, Geraldine W. Liu, Asako Takanohashi, PhD, DVM, Arastoo Vossough, PhD, MD, Walter Faig, PhD, Sarah Woidill, Adeline Vanderver, MD, Amy T. Waldman, MD, MSCE: Association Between Increased Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein and Elevated Opening Pressure in Alexander Disease. AAN 2025 2025.
Giulia Porcari, Asako Takanohashi, Sona Narula, Joshua Joung, Geraldine Liu, Walter Faig, Mix Wannasarnmetha, Arastoo Vossough, Adeline Vanderver, Amy Waldman: GDF15 levels are elevated in cerebrospinal fluid in Alexander Disease. AAN 2025 2025.
Chang G, Stoney S, Narula S: Pregnancy outcomes in adolescent and young adult patients with multiple sclerosis: A case series. Mult Scler December 2024.
Makhani N, Lebrun-Fenay C, Siva A, Shabanova V, Wassmer E, Santoro JD, Narula S, Brenton JN, Mar S, Durand-Deubief F, Zephir H, Mathey G, Rojas JI, de Seze J, Tenembaum S, Stone RT, Casez O, Carra-Dalliere C, Neuteboom RF, Ahsan N, Arroya HA, Cabre P, Gombolay G, Inglese M, Louapre C, Margoni M, Palavra F, Pohl D, Reich DS, Ruet A, Thouvenot E, Timby N, Tintore M, Uygunoglu U, Vargas W, Venketeswaran S, Verhelst H, Wickstrom R, Azevedo CJ, Kantarci O, Shapiro ED, Okuda DT, Pelletier D: The diagnostic workup of children with the radiologically isolated syndrome differs by age and sex J Neurol 271(7), July 2024.
Marefi, A, Grasso EA, Hopkins, S, Narula, S, Waldman, A, and Banwell B: Role of Tocilizumab in Acute Inflammatory Neurologic Emergencies. ECTRIMS 2024 2024.