Mirla Ávila, MD, FAAN

Mirla Avila, MD, FAAN, is a board-certified neurologist and fellow of the American Academy of Neurology, providing comprehensive care for patients with neurological conditions. She brings over 15 years of focused expertise in Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis care to Grove Neurology. As former Associate Professor of Neurology and Interim Chair at Texas Tech University, Dr. Avila has spent her career at the intersection of clinical care, research, and medical education. She has served as principal and co-investigator on clinical trials for some of today's most widely used MS therapies, with research presented at AAN, ECTRIMS, ACTRIMS, and CMSC. At Grove Neurology, Dr. Avila treats patients with Multiple Sclerosis, NMOSD, MOGAD, and other autoimmune neurological conditions, as well as a broad range of neurology concerns including memory disorders, neuropathy, pain, tremors, seizures, headache and migraine, stroke, and more.

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