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Biographical Sketch
Mary R. Rensel, MD, is a Staff Neurologist in Neuroimmunology at Cleveland Clinic's Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis Treatment and Research, where she was appointed in 1998. Dr. Rensel is a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and a member of the American Academy of Neurology.
Dr. Rensel has served on the National Multiple Sclerosis Society Pediatric MS Advisory Board since 2004. In 2001, she was a participant on the Bureau for Children with Medical Handicaps. Dr. Rensel received the Clinical Neurology Award from the Medical College of Ohio in 1992.
Dr. Rensel has had articles and abstracts published in peer-reviewed medical journals and has written a chapter, "Differential Diagnosis of MS and Clues to Misdiagnosis," in the book entitled Multiple Sclerosis: Diagnosis, Medical Management and Rehabilitation.
Additional Training
- Writing Educational Objectives, Cleveland Clinic, 2006
- What the CEO Wants you to Know: Building Business Acumen, Physician Leadership University, Cleveland Clinic, 2006
- Process Improvement, Physician Leadership University, Cleveland Clinic, 2006
- Essentials of Clinical Teaching and Assessment Retreat, Cleveland Clinic, 2006
- Biostatics and Statistical Computing, Cleveland Clinic, 2002
- Research Methods Module I, Clinical Epidemiology, Cleveland Clinic, 2002
- Human Research Subjects Protection Training, Cleveland Clinic, 2002
Specialty Interests
Adult Multiple Sclerosis, Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis
Wellness for MS patients
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