Akash Virupakshaiah, MD
Assistant Professor
Neurology
School of Medicine

Awards

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• Sylvia Lawry Physician Fellowship Award, National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS), 2024
• Young Investigator Award, Race To Erase MS, 2024
• Educational Grant, Americas Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ACTRIMS), 2023-2025
• Educational Grant, European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS), 2023

Education & Training

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• Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology University of California, San Francisco 06/2024
• Child Neurology Children's Hospital of Philadelphia 06/2022
• Child Neurology Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania 06/2022
• Pediatrics Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children 06/2019
• MBBS/MD Medicine Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences 03/2015
• Harvard Medical School 07/2014

Interests

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• NMOSD
• Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis
• MOGAD
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Autoimmune encephalitis
• Imaging in Neuroimmunology and Demyelinating Disorders

Websites

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• Google Scholar (scholar.google.com)
• Posts on X tweetsatakash (X.com)
• Doximity (doximity.com)

Publications (23)

Top publication keywords:
ChildEncephalomyelitis, Acute DisseminatedMultiple SclerosisGene-Environment InteractionLimbic EncephalitisRituximabDemyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, CNSImmunologic FactorsAutoantibodiesRecurrenceDiagnostic Techniques, NeurologicalBrain DeathCarcinoma, Squamous CellAutoimmune DiseasesMyelin-Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein

• Predictors of a relapsing course in myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease.
  Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry 2024 Virupakshaiah A, Schoeps VA, Race J, Waltz M, Sharayah S, Nasr Z, Moseley CE, Zamvil SS, Gaudioso C, Schuette A, Casper TC, Rose J, Flanagan EP, Rodriguez M, Tillema JM, Chitnis T, Gorman MP, Graves …
• Susceptibility-based imaging aids accurate distinction of pediatric-onset MS from myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease.
  Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England) 2023 Sacco S, Virupakshaiah A, Papinutto N, Schoeps VA, Akula A, Zhao H, Arona J, Stern WA, Chong J, Hart J, Zamvil SS, Sati P, Henry RG, Waubant E
• Several serum lipid metabolites are associated with relapse risk in pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis.
  Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England) 2023 Virupakshaiah A, Ladakis DC, Nourbakhsh B, Bhargava P, Dilwali S, Schoeps V, Borkowski K, Newman JW, Waubant E
• Cognitive Function in People With Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis Over 2 Years.
  Neurology 2025 O'Neill KA, Charvet L, Waltz M, George A, Benson LA, Gorman MP, Mar SS, Ness JM, Schreiner T, Waubant E, Weinstock-Guttman B, Wheeler YS, Abrams AW, Chitnis T, Rodriguez M, Rose JW, Tillema JM, …
• Limited early IVIG for the treatment of pediatric myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease.
  Multiple sclerosis and related disorders 2025 MacRae R, Race J, Schuette A, Waltz M, Casper TC, Rose J, Abrams A, Rensel M, Waubant E, Virupakshaiah A, Schoeps V, O'Neill K, Ness J, Wheeler Y, Shukla N, Mar S, Rodriguez M, Chitnis T, Gorman M, …

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• Association Between Sun Exposure and Risk of Relapse in Pediatric-Onset Multiple Sclerosis.
  Neurology(R) neuroimmunology & neuroinflammation 2025 Chang G, Sebastian P, Virupakshaiah A, Schoeps VA, Cherbuin N, Casper TC, Gorman MP, Benson LA, Chitnis T, Rensel M, Abrams AW, Lotze T, Mar SS, Schreiner TL, Wheeler YS, Rose JW, Graves J, Krupp LB, …
• Distinct plasma lipids predict axonal injury and multiple sclerosis activity.
  Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry 2025 Schoeps VA, Bhargava P, Virupakshaiah A, Ladakis DC, Moseley C, Chong J, Aaen G, Graves JS, Benson L, Gorman MP, Rensel M, Abrams A, Mar S, Lotze TE, Chitnis T, Waldman A, Krupp L, Rodriguez M, …
• Epidemiology and Impact of Social Hardships in Children With Multiple Sclerosis in the United States.
  Neurology 2024 Wilson E, Meeks HD, Barney BJ, Waltz M, Canenguez K, Casper TC, Rose JW, Rodriguez M, Tillema JM, Chitnis T, Gorman MP, Rensel M, Abrams AW, Krupp LB, Lotze TE, Fisher KS, Shukla NM, Schreiner TL, Mar…
• Lyme Disease and Papilledema: A Retrospective Study on Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes.
  Journal of child neurology 2024 Vithayathil J, Virupakshaiah A, Liu G, Swami SK, Avery RA, Liu GT, McGuire JL
• MOG CNS Autoimmunity and MOGAD.
  Neurology(R) neuroimmunology & neuroinflammation 2024 Moseley CE, Virupakshaiah A, Forsthuber TG, Steinman L, Waubant E, Zamvil SS
• Association of nutritional intake with clinical and imaging activity in pediatric multiple sclerosis.
  Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England) 2024 Mohan SD, Peterson S, Brenton JN, Carmichael SL, Virupakshaiah A, Rodriguez M, Tillema JM, Mar S, Rensel MR, Abrams A, Chitnis T, Benson L, Gorman M, Lotze T, Shukla N, Graves J, Aaen G, Casper TC, …
• Unveiling the Performance of Proposed MOGAD Diagnostic Criteria.
  Neurology 2024 Schoeps VA, Virupakshaiah A, Waubant E
• Clinical and magnetic resonance imaging outcomes in pediatric-onset MS patients on fingolimod and ocrelizumab.
  Multiple sclerosis and related disorders 2024 Nasr Z, Casper TC, Waltz M, Virupakshaiah A, Lotze T, Shukla N, Chitnis T, Gorman M, Benson LA, Rodriguez M, Tillema JM, Krupp L, Schreiner T, Mar S, Rensel M, Rose J, Liu C, Guye S, Manlius C, …
• Life-Threatening MOG Antibody-Associated Hemorrhagic ADEM With Elevated CSF IL-6.
  Neurology(R) neuroimmunology & neuroinflammation 2024 Virupakshaiah A, Moseley CE, Elicegui S, Gerwitz LM, Spencer CM, George E, Shah M, Cree BAC, Waubant E, Zamvil SS
• Gene-environment interactions and risk of pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis associated with time spent outdoors.
  Multiple sclerosis and related disorders 2023 Nasr Z, Virupakshaiah A, Schoeps VA, Cherbuin N, Casper TC, Waltz M, Hart J, Rodriguez M, Gorman MP, Benson LA, Chitnis T, Rensel M, Abrams A, Krupp L, Waldman AT, Lotze T, Aaen GS, Mar S, Schreiner T…
• Short-chain fatty acid producers in the gut are associated with pediatric multiple sclerosis onset.
  Annals of clinical and translational neurology 2023 Schoeps VA, Zhou X, Horton MK, Zhu F, McCauley KE, Nasr Z, Virupakshaiah A, Gorman MP, Benson LA, Weinstock-Guttman B, Waldman A, Banwell BL, Bar-Or A, Marrie RA, van Domselaar G, O'Mahony J, Mirza AI…
• Frontonasal Dysplasia: A Diagnostic Challenge with Fetal MRI in Twin Pregnancy.
  Child neurology open 2023 Virupakshaiah A, Teixeira SR, Sotardi S, Liu G, Agarwal S
• Gene-environment interactions increase the risk of paediatric-onset multiple sclerosis associated with household chemical exposures.
  Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry 2023 Nasr Z, Schoeps VA, Ziaei A, Virupakshaiah A, Adams C, Casper TC, Waltz M, Rose J, Rodriguez M, Tillema JM, Chitnis T, Graves JS, Benson L, Rensel M, Krupp L, Waldman AT, Weinstock-Guttman B, Lotze T,…
• A review of current controversies in determining death by neurologic criteria in children.
  Current opinion in pediatrics 2020 Virupakshaiah A, Ichord R, Topjian AA, Kirschen MP
• Spinal Cord Infarct Due to Fibrocartilaginous Embolism.
  Neuropediatrics 2020 Karlin A, Vossough A, Agarwal S, Jacobwitz MN, Virupakshaiah A, Beslow LA
• LGI1 encephalitis with squamous lung-cell carcinoma: Resolution after tumor resection.
  Neurology(R) neuroimmunology & neuroinflammation 2020 Virupakshaiah A, Dalakas MC, Desai N, Mintzer S, Ratliff J
• Efficacy and Safety of Levetiracetam and Carbamazepine as Monotherapy in Partial Seizures.
  Epilepsy research and treatment 2015 Suresh SH, Chakraborty A, Virupakshaiah A, Kumar N
• Natural ear rings.
  Clinical case reports 2015 Sabaretnam M, Virupakshaiah A, Baruah R