Biographical Sketch
Gabriela is a third-year Neurology resident interested in Neuromuscular disease, and developing strategies for using Social Media as an Educational Tool in Neurology. She chose to join the UPMC program because she loved the residents and attendings during the interview day. On top of that, it also offers a broad experience in all Neurology subspecialties, serving a large patient population, with an excellent team of neurology educators. An interesting fact about her is that she founded and runs a website (www.neudrawlogy.com) where she shares Neurology-related infographics. She is also very active on X (formerly Twitter), where she has connected with numerous individuals - and some of them have become her mentors! Her favorite rotations include Neuromuscular, EMG, and Stroke. Outside of Neurology, she enjoys baking, cooking, watching cooking reality shows, and traveling. She is applying for a Neuromuscular Fellowship.
Education & Training
- Universidade Estadual de Sao Paulo (UNESP), Botucatu, Brazil, 2021 - Medical School
- Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil, 2017 - Neurology Residency
Honors and Awards
- Resident of the Month, Internal Medicine Program, UPMC, December 2022
- Editorial member of the Resident and Fellow Section - Neurology Journal, 2024-2027
Selected Recent Publications
Albin CSW, Tianwen M, Pucci GF. Making a tweetorial fly - features of educational social media posts associated with high sharing and engagement. Neurology Education 2024 Oct. https://doi.org/10.1212/NE9.000000000020016
Kerr WT, McFarlane KN, Figueiredo Pucci G. The present and future of seizure detection, prediction, and forecasting with machine learning, including the future impact on clinical trials. Front Neurol. 2024 Jul 11;15:1425490. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2024.1425490. PMID: 39055320; PMCID: PMC11269262.
Alemán MJ, Roldan V, Pucci GF, Penner JC, Nematollahi S, Berkowitz AL. Global impact of a virtual neurology morning report. J Neurol Sci. 2024 Aug 15;463:123134. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2024.123134. Epub 2024 Jul 10. PMID: 39018988.
Pucci GF, Akita J, Berkowitz AL. Clinical-Radiologic Dissociation in Post-traumatic Syringomyelia. World Neurosurg. 2021 Sep;153:9-10. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.06.063. Epub 2021 Jun 18. PMID: 34153481.
Alemán MJ, Roldan V, Pucci GF, Penner JC, Nematollahi S, Berkowitz AL. Global impact of a virtual neurology morning report. J Neurol Sci. 2024 Aug 15;463:123134. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2024.123134. Epub 2024 Jul 10. PMID: 39018988.
Pucci GF, Fontes RS, Roque RT, Nobrega VC, Berkowitz AL. Seizures and Headaches in a 34-Year-Old Woman With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Neurohospitalist. 2022 Apr;12(2):301-306. doi: 10.1177/19418744211057464. Epub 2022 Jan 11. PMID: 35419124; PMCID: PMC8995601.
Burns S, Harmel A, Miller S, Pucci GF, Greco J, Pulley M, Pizzi M. Clinical Challenges of Acute Porphyria in the Young Adult. Neurohospitalist. 2022 Apr;12(2):377-382. doi: 10.1177/19418744211073029. Epub 2022 Feb 9. PMID: 35419127; PMCID: PMC8995621.