- Multiple sclerosis
Sona Narula, MD
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
Insurance accepted
- Aetna Advantra Cares D-SNP
- Aetna Advantra Credit Value
- Aetna Advantra Eagle HMO
- Aetna Advantra Eagle POS
- Aetna Advantra Premier Plus PPO
- Aetna Advantra Value
- Aetna Advantra Value Plus
- Aetna APCN Plus (Multi-Tier)
- Aetna Better Health Kids (CHIP) - DH Only
- Aetna Flexible Five
- Aetna Freedom Core
- Aetna Gold
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Philly Prime
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO APCN
- Aetna Premier
- Aetna Premier Plus
- Aetna Savings Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- Aetna Student Health Plan PPO
- Aetna Upfront Advantage
- First Health HMO
- First Health POS
- First Health PPO
- Meritain - Aramark (Other)
- Meritain - Aramark (Pennsylvania Premier Medical Plan)
- Centivo EPO
- Cigna Healthcare EPO
- Cigna Healthcare HMO
- Cigna Healthcare POS
- Cigna Healthcare PPO
- Claim Watcher (Homestead/ INDECs) Open Access
- Clover Health Choice
- Clover Health Choice Value PPO
- Clover Health Classic HMO
- Clover Health Value
- Devoted Health Choice Giveback Pennsylvania (PPO)
- Devoted Health Choice Pennsylvania (PPO)
- Devoted Health Choice Plus Pennsylvania (PPO)
- Devoted Health Core Pennsylvania (HMO)
- Devoted Health Dual Plus Pennsylvania (HMO D-SNP)
- Devoted Health Giveback Pennsylvania (HMO)
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.
Qualifications and experience
- Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology
- American Academy of Neurology, National
- Child Neurology Society, National
- International Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis Study Group, International
- National Multiple Sclerosis Society, National
- Pediatric RIS (Radiologically Isolated Syndrome) Consortium, International
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