Nancy L. Sicotte, MD
Interim Chair, Department of Neurology
Vice Chair, Neurological Education
Director, Multiple Sclerosis Program
Director, Neurology Residency Program
Professor, Neurology
Contact Information
Clinical Office
127 S. San Vicente Blvd.
Advanced Health Sciences Pavilion, A6600
Los Angeles, CA 90048
Phone:
310-423-6472
Fax:
310-967-0601
Parking Instructions:
Parking is available in Lot 4 on Sherbourne Drive.
Nancy L. Sicotte, MD
Interim Chair, Department of Neurology
Vice Chair, Neurological Education
Director, Multiple Sclerosis Program
Director, Neurology Residency Program
Professor, Neurology
Specialty
- Neurology
Subspecialty
- Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology
Clinical Areas
Autoimmune Diseases
Multiple Sclerosis
Spinal Cord Disorders
Research Profile
The research of Nancy L. Sicotte, MD, focuses on structural and functional imaging of disease progression in the multiple sclerosis, cognitive impairment and depression in multiple sclerosis, as well neuromyelitis optica and related disorders.
Education
- Medical School: University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, 1992
- Internship: UCLA Medical Center, 1993
- Residency: UCLA Medical Center, 1996
- Fellowship: UCLA Medical Center, 1998
Cedars-Sinai Affiliations
Awards & Activities
- Best Doctors in America, 2005-15
- Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology, 2008
- Harry Weaver Neuroscience Scholar of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, 2001
- UC Irvine Medical School, Janet Glasgow Award - Class Rank #1 in medical school, 1992
Publications
Click here for a list of peer-reviewed publications.
- Sicotte NL, Salamon G, Deller T, Rub U, Drain A, Shattuck DW, Hageman N, Demer D, Engel E, Alger JR, et al. Diffusion tensor MRI reveals brainstem abnormalities in a human with ROBO3 mutations. Neurology. 2016;67(3):519-521.
- Sicotte NL, Kern KC, Giesser BS, Arshanapalli A, Schultz A, Montag M, Wang H, Bookheimer SY. Regional hippocampal atrophy in multiple sclerosis. Brain. 2008;131(4):1134-1141.
- Kern KC, Ekstrom AD, Suthana A, Giesser BG, Montag M, Arshanapalli A, Bookheimer SY, Sicotte NL. Fornix damage limits verbal memory functional compensation in multiple sclerosis. Neuroimage. 2012;59(3):2932-2940.
- Gold SM, O’Connor MF, Gill R, Kern KC, Shi Y, Henry RG, Pelletier D, Mohr DC, Sicotte NL. Detection of altered hippocampal morphology in multiple sclerosis-associated depression using automated surface mesh modeling. Hum Brain Mapp. 2014;35(1):30-37.
- Kern KC, Gold SM, Lee B, Montag MJ, Horsfall J, O’Connor MF, Sicotte NL. Thalamic-hippocampal-prefrontal disruption in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. Neuroimage Clin. 2015;8:440-447.
- Gold SM, Kern KC, O’Connor MF, Montag MJ, Kim A, Yoo YS, Giesser BS, Sicotte NL. Smaller cornu ammonis 2-3/dentate gyrus volumes and elevated cortisol in multiple sclerosis patients with depressive symptoms. Biol Psychiatry. 2010;68(6):553-559.
Languages Spoken
English
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