Mihir Kakara, MBBS is a Fellow in the Multiple Sclerosis Division of the Department of Neurology at Penn. His research interests are in understanding and addressing care, including long-term care for people with disabilities, and how it is affected by policy. Kakara grew up in India, and moved to the U.S. after completing medical school. He completed a Neurology Residency at Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University in 2020, where he served as Chief Resident. He then moved to Philadelphia for his fellowship, and for the last year was involved in leading a research project assessing SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine efficacy in people with MS who are on immunosuppressive medications.
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Mihir Kakara, MBBS
- Fellow, Multiple Sclerosis Division, Department of Neurology, Perelman School of Medicine
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