Sona Narula, MD

Neurology
Independent provider
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Neuroscience Center - Neurology

About me

  • Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology
  • Associate Professor of Neurology in Pediatrics

My education and training

  • Medical School: NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center
  • Residency: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
  • Residency: University of Pennsylvania Health System
  • Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Spoken languages

English
English

Insurance accepted

Please contact the practice and/or the member services department of your insurance company for specific details before receiving services. Providers may participate in some, but not all, products offered by a health plan; providers may also accept plans at some practice locations but not others.

Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Narula is an independent physician who is not employed by Penn Medicine.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and conditions

Research

Publications

Mirchi A, Vossough A, Liu GT, Narula S. Pearls & Oy-sters: Radiologic Lag in Pediatric-Onset Multiple Sclerosis , Neurology, 107: 2026,e218254


Bach AM, Chang G, Grasso EA, Hopkins S, Narula S, Waldman A, Banwell B. Association of Cerebrospinal Fluid-Restricted Oligoclonal Bands With Relapsing Pediatric Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Disease , Pediatr Neurol, 182: 2026,61-66


Marefi A, Grasso EA, McLendon LA, Narula S, Waldman AT, Hopkins S, Banwell BL. Role of Tocilizumab in Severe CNS Inflammatory Presentations in Children , Neurology, 106: 2026,e214926


Marefi A, Grasso EA, Garber L, Narula S, Waldman A, Bar-Or A, Banwell B, Hopkins SE. Factors Influencing Early and Late B-Cell Repopulation After Rituximab Therapy in Pediatric Central Nervous System Inflammatory Disorders , Pediatr Neurol: 2026


Espinoza DA, Zrzavy T, Breville G, Thebault S, Marefi A, Mexhitaj I, Yamashita LD, Kan M, Bacchus M, Legaspi J, Fernandez S, Melamed A, Stubblebine M, Winters A, Virkler A, Helbig I, Kim Y, Martinez Z, Diorio C, Schulte-Mecklenbeck A, Wiendl H, Rezk A, Li R, Narula S, Waldman AT, Hopkins SE, Banwell B, Bar-Or A. Paediatric cerebrospinal fluid immune profiling distinguishes paediatric-onset multiple sclerosis from other paediatric-onset acute neurological disorders , EBioMedicine: 2026


Waldman AT, Takanohashi A, Joung JY, Liu GW, Arnold K, Pizzino A, Faig W, Woidill S, Narula S, Vanderver AL. Characterization of Clinical Phenotype to Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein Concentrations in Alexander Disease , Ann Clin Transl Neurol: 2026


Marefi A, Grasso EA, Canna S, Behrens E, Shekdar K, Narula S, Hopkins S, Banwell B Clinical Reasoning: A 9-Year-Old Girl With CNS Immune Dysregulation , Neurology , 105(5): 2025,e213999


Joshua Y Joung, Kathryn J Gallison, Geraldine W Liu, Jessica A Berger, Elizabeth T Drum, Scott R Dubow, Heather A McClung, Walter Faig, Robert A Avery, Grant T Liu, Sona Narula, Arastoo Vossough, Amy T Waldman Prevalence of Elevated Opening Pressure Measurements in Alexander Disease , Pediatr Neurol : 2025


Diego A Espinoza, Tobias Zrzavy, Gautier Breville, Simon Thebault, Amaar Marefi, Ina Mexhitaj, Luana D Yamashita, Mengyuan Kan, Micky Bacchus, Jessica Legaspi, Samantha Fernandez, Anna Melamed, Mallory Stubblebine, Yeseul Kim, Zachary Martinez, Caroline Diorio, Andreas Schulte-Mecklenbeck, Heinz Wiendl, Ayman Rezk, Rui Li, Sona Narula, Amy T Waldman, Sarah E Hopkins, Brenda Banwell, Amit Bar-Or Pediatric cerebrospinal fluid immune profiling distinguishes pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis from other pediatric-onset acute neurological disorders , bioRxiv: 2025


Nora Sekella, Hannah Gilmore, Eileen French, Vanessa Zimmerman, Dina Jacobs, Sona Narula Developing and Piloting a Dedicated Support Group for Young Adults With Multiple Sclerosis , Int J MS Care: 2025