Biographical Sketch

Vanessa Dwairi is a PGY3 Neurology resident and is originally from Lebanon, Beirut. She earned her medical degree at the Lebanese American University prior to joining the UPMC Neurology program. She is involved in and passionate about global Neurology in addition to improving health care equity in low socio-economic areas. She is a part of the global health track and is the current coordinator for the Birmingham free Neurology clinic in Pittsburgh. Her notable awards includes the Class of 2020 School of Medicine Service Award for demonstrating exceptional spirit of serving the community. Outside of Neurology, Vanessa enjoys traveling, swimming and binge-watching TV shows. She has lived in 3 different countries and travelled to more than 15 countries. 

Education & Training

• MD, The Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine
• BS, Lebanese American University, Biology

Specialized Areas of Clinical, Research and/or Educational Interests

• Global neurology, clinical neurophysiology

Professional Organization Membership

• American Academy of Neurology
• American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine

Selected Recent Publications & Abstracts

“When to resect: Benign yet debilitating neurological symptoms related to rare cases of skull-based Epidermoid cysts” Virtual Poster Presentation at the American Academy of Neurology 2022. 
Vanessa Dwairi, Priya Nidamanuri, Thandar Aung