Dr. Mary Rensel, Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Mary Rensel is a Keynote speaker, business founder and Neuroimmunologist who is an expert in the neuroscience of joy and meaning at work.

CURRICULUM VITAE

Mary R Rensel

 2024

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name; last, first middle Rensel, Mary R

Credentials; MD, FAAN, ABIHM

Founder, Brain Fresh LLC

Neurologist since 1992 

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Education

School & City, State / Country Gannon University Erie, PA

Degree BS, Biology

Start-End Dates 08/1984-05/1988

School & City, State / Country Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, OH

Degree MD

Start-End Dates 08/1988-05/1992

Post-Graduate Training

Institution & City, State / Country Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH

Position Internship

Start-End Dates 07/1992--06/1993

Institution & City, State / Country Cleveland Clinic

Position Resident, Neurology

Start-End Dates 07/1993-06/1996

Institution & City, State / Country Cleveland Clinic

Position Chief Resident, Neurology

Start-End Dates 07/1995-07/1996

Institution & City, State / Country Cleveland Clinic

Position Fellow, Neuroimmunology

Start-End Dates 07/1996-06/1998

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

Position Staff, Director of Wellness and Pediatric MS, Mellen Center

Institution & Institute Cleveland Clinic, Neurologic Institute

Department Neurology

City, State / Country Cleveland, OH

Start-End Dates 05/2007-present



Position Associate Staff

Institution & Institute Cleveland Clinic, Neurologic Institute

Department Neurology

City, State / Country Cleveland, OH

Start-End Dates 02/2001-04/2007

Position Assistant Staff

Institution & Institute Cleveland Clinic, Neurologic Institute

City, State / Country Cleveland, OH

Start-End Dates 10/2000-01/2001

Position Clinical Associate

Institution & Institute Cleveland Clinic, Neurologic Institute

Department Neurology

City, State / Country Cleveland, OH

Start-End Dates 07/1998-09/2000



ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

Rank / Department Assistant Professor of Medicine

Institution & City, State / Country Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH

Start-End Dates 08/2016-present

Rank / Department Clinical Associate Professor

Institution & City, State / Country Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve

Start-End Dates 02/2008-07/2016

Rank / Department Clinical Instructor

Institution & City, State / Country Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve

Start-End Dates 02/2005-01/2008



ADDITIONAL CAREER DEVELOPMENT

Leadership Development

School / Institution National Association from Female Executives

Title / Certificate Leadership Summit

Start-End Dates 2014

School / Institution American Academy of Neurology

Title / Certificate Women in Advanced Leadership Roles

Start-End Dates 2015

School / Institution Cleveland Clinic

Title / Certificate Advanced Peer Coach training

Start-End Dates 2016



School / Institution American Academy of Neurology

Title / Certificate Advocacy Leadership training

Start-End Dates 2019

School / Institution Cleveland Clinic WPSA

Title / Certificate Women’s Leadership Retreat

Start-End Dates 09/2019

School / Institution EntreMD Business School

Title / Certificate EBS Graduate

Start-End Dates 06/2020-05/2021

School / Institution American College of Healthcare Executives

Title / Certificate ACHE member

Start-End Dates 03/2022-present

Educator Development

School / Institution Cleveland Clinic

Title / Certificate Master Educator Curriculum

Start-End Dates 01-10/2009



CERTIFICATION & LICENSURE

Certification

Name of Board American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Certificate Number 44154

Date Issued & Expires 1997-2027 (renewable 2027)

Name of Board American Board of Integrative Medicine

Certificate Number none

Date Issued & Expires 2008-present

Licensure

Name of State Medical Board Ohio

License Number 35068809

Date Issued & Expires 1995-2024



MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

Name of Society American Academy of Neurology

Role / Title Member

Start-End Dates 1994-2019

Role / Title Fellow

Start-End Dates 2019- present

Name of Society American Medical Woman’s Association

Role / Title Member

Start-End Dates 1993- 1995, 2010, 2021-present

Name of Society The Academy of Medicine, Cleveland

Role / Title Member

Start-End Dates 2004, 2021, 2024

Name of Society American College of Healthcare Executives

Role / Title Member

Start-End Dates 2022-2023

Name of Society Ohio State Medical Association

Role / Title Member

Start-End Dates 2024




PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

Manuscript Reviewer

Journal 1 Multiple Sclerosis Journal

Start-End Dates 2015-present

Journal 2 International Journal of Multiple Sclerosis

Start-End Dates 2016-present

Journal 3 Multiple Sclerosis: Experimental, Translational and Clinical

Start-End Dates 2016-present

Journal 4 Neurology

Start-End Dates 2020-present

Study Sections

Organization American Academy of Neurology

Section / Committee Multiple Sclerosis study section

Section / Committee Neural Repair and Rehabilitation

Start-End Dates 2020-present

Section / Committee Neurointegrative section

Start-End Dates 2020-present

Section / Committee Women’s Issues in Neurology

Start-End Dates 2020-present




Advisory Groups

Organization National MS Society

Title Pediatric MS Study Group

Start-End Dates 2006-2009

Organization Pediatric MS Delphi Project

Title Co-Chair of Advisory Committee

Start-End Dates 2008-2011

Organization International Pediatric MS, Study Group

Title Clinical Trials Group

Start-End Dates 2011

Organization National MS Society, Ohio Chapter

Title Board Member

Start-End Dates 2019- present

Organization Biogen

Title Data Safety Monitoring Board

Start-End Dates 2020-2024

Organization Cleveland Clinic Neurological Institute

Title Leadership Advisory and Mentor

Start-End Dates 2021-2023



Administration

Organization Cleveland Clinic

Title Vice President, Women’s Professional Staff Association

Start-End Dates 01/2013-12/2016

Organization Cleveland Clinic

Title President, Women’s Professional Staff Association

Start-End Dates 01/2017-12/2018

Organization Cleveland Clinic

Title Past President, Women’s Professional Staff Association

Start-End Dates 01/2019-12/2020







COMMITTEE SERVICE

International

Organization: International Pediatric MS Study Group

Committee Name/Role: Member

Dates of service: 2014 -2023

Organization: International Pediatric MS Study Group

Committee Name/Role: Clinical trial committee member

Dates of service: 2017

Organization: International Women in Multiple Sclerosis

Committee Name/Role: Engagement Committee Member

Dates of Service: 07/2019- 2023

Organization: International Women in Multiple Sclerosis

Committee Name/Role: Pediatric MS Committee Member

Dates of Service: 07/2019- present

National

Organization: American Academy of Neurology

Committee Name/Role: Advocacy, Committee member

Dates of Service: 2021-present

Organization: Network of Pediatric MS Centers

Committee Name/Role: Steering Committee member

Dates of Service: 2015-present

Organization: Association of Reproductive Health Professionals

Committee Name/Role: Planning Committee

Dates of Service: 2017-2018

Organization: Accelerated Cure for MS

Committee Name/Role: Steering Committee member for our Patient/Participant-Driven Research initiative.

Dates of Service: 2019-2022

Cleveland Clinic

Committee Name/Role: MyChart Advisory, Member

Dates of Service: 2010-2012

Committee Name/Role: Women’s Professional Staff Association Career Development, member

Dates of Service: 2009-2014

Committee Name/Role: Women’s Professional Staff Association Education Committee, Chair

Dates of Service: 2013-2021

Committee Name/Role: 4 Quadrants Pilot Committee, member

Dates of Service: 2015

Committee Name/Role: Learning and Development Task Force, member

Dates of service: 2014- 2016

Committee Name/Role: Transitioning from Pediatric to Adult Care, member

Dates of Service: 2014-2016

Committee Name/Role: Office of Professional Staff Experience, member

Dates of Service: 2017

Committee Name/Role: Pediatric Institute Search, member

Dates of Service: 2017 - 2019

Committee Name/Role: Neurologic Institute Women’s Leadership development, member

Dates of Service: 2017 -present

Committee Name/Role: Conduct Review Task Force, member

Dates of Service: 2018

Committee Name/Role: Chaperone Policy Review Task Force, member

Dates of Service: 2018

Committee Name/Role: Executive Diversity Council, member

Dates of Service: 2018 –2019

Committee Name/Role: Women’s Professional Staff Association Podcast, Co-Director

Dates of Service: 2020 -2023

Educational Committees

Committee Name/Role: Learning and Development Task Force, member

Dates of service: 2014- 2016

Committee Name/Role: Women’s Professional Staff Association Biannual Meeting Planning, Member

Dates of Service: 2012-2017

Committee Name/Role: Women’s Professional Staff Association Biannual Meeting Planning, Chair

Dates of Service: 2017- 2018

HONORS & AWARDS

Clinical Neurology Award, Medical College of Ohio, 1992

Alumni of the Year, St. Francis of Assisi, 2003

Distinguished Educator Level I Certificate, Cleveland Clinic, 2007

Best Doctors of Cleveland, Cleveland Magazine, 2010 -present

Caregiver Celebration Award, Cleveland Clinic, 2013, 2014, 2020, 2021

Mentor Recognition Award, Cleveland Clinic, 2015

Service award for Career Development and Coaching, Cleveland Clinic, 2016

Outstanding preceptor for Medical students, Cleveland Clinic, 2019

Nominated, CCLCM Medical School Research Preceptor Award, 2022

Staff Recognition Award, Women in Neurologic Institute Training Council, Cleveland Clinic, 2022



TEACHING ACTIVITIES

Curriculum/ Course Development


  1. Mellen Center Update 2015, Cleveland Clinic 09/2014-06/2015 Planning committee member, Course developer, Instructor, monthly meetings , 30 hours, regional healthcare workers


  1. Consortium of MS Centers, 05/ 2015 and 06/2017 Women in Neurology Career Development, course development and instructor, 15 hours slide prep and monthly meetings , national course


  1. Women in Health Care Forum, Cleveland Clinic, 2018 , Activity Director, Women’s Professional Staff Association, 50 hours, regional female staff


  1. Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder (NMOSD) Pediatric and Adult Patient and Caregiver Day, Cleveland Clinic, Activity Director, 2021 and 2022, 25 hours, national patient and caregivers


  1. Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder Pediatric and Adult Patient and Caregiver Day, Cleveland Clinic, Planning Committee, 2023, 202425 hours, national patient and caregivers


  1. National Organization for Rare Disease Day (NORD) Day, Cleveland, OH Planning Committee, 10 hours, 2022, 2023, 2024


  1. Cleveland Clinic Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder and Myelin Ologodendrocyte Glycoprotein Associated Day, Cleveland, OH Planning Committee, 10 hours, 2024



Invited Lectures

International

  1. Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis trials, International Pediatric MS Study Group (IPMSSG) Boston, MA 9/2014


  1. Unique patterns in pediatric onset vs. adult onset Multiple Sclerosis, Global MS Paths Advisory Group 11/2020


  1. Women in the Time of COVID, International Women in MS(IWIMS), 11/2020


  1. Integrative Wellness in NMOSD, Cleveland Clinic NMOSD Virtual Global Symposium, October, 2023




National

  1. The Clinical Impact of Therapies on MS Knoxville, TN, Consortium of MS Centers, 4/28/2005

  2. Immunology of Multiple Sclerosis, Clinical Controversies Knoxville, TN Consortium of MS Centers 4/29/2005

  3. Women in Leadership, Consortium of MS Centers (CMSC) Indianapolis, Indiana 05/2015

  4. Wellness practices in General Neurology, Neurology Update, Washington, DC August 2015

  5. Cleveland Clinic Pediatric MS Program, National meeting of Network of Pediatric MS Centers, Park City Utah 8/ 2015

  6. Multiple Sclerosis and Women’s Health, Cleveland Clinic Vegas, Las Vegas, NV 9/2015

  7. Multiple Sclerosis Care, Neurologist Perspective, Kansas City, Missouri 7/2016

  8. Women in Leadership, Consortium of MS Centers (CMSC) New Orleans, La 2017

  9. Using Your Patients as Resources: Group Medical Visits for Improved Wellness and Efficiency, American Academy of Neurology (AAN), Los Angeles, Ca 2018

  10. Women in Leadership workshop, Consortium of MS Centers CMSC Nashville, TN 05/2018

  11. Multiple Sclerosis Management Cases, National Cleveland Clinic Neurology Update, Cleveland Clinic, Washington, DC 08/2018

  12. Wellness Shared Medical Visits, American Academy of Neurology AAN, Philadelphia, PA 042019

  13. Reproductive Concerns in MS, Colorado Springs, Co 2/2019

  14. Brain Health for the Professional Woman, Brave Enough CME Conference, Scottsdale Arizona, 9/2019

  15. Complementary Alternative Medicine in MS, American Physician Institute, Women in Neurology Group, 10/ 2019

  16. Wellness in Adult MS, Health Promotion and Wellness Multiple Sclerosis Association of America, National Virtual Webinar, 03/2020

  17. Growing Pains, Transitioning from Pediatric to Adult MS, Health Promotion and Wellness Multiple Sclerosis Association of America, National Virtual Webinar, 08/2020

  18. Amplifying and Extending Online Presence, American Academy of Neurology, PALF, Virtual, 11/2020

  19. The How to and Why of a Shared Medical Appointment, American Academy of Neurology AAN NIN Section, Virtual 11/2020

  20. New Day for Neuromyelitis Optica (NMOSD), Virtual, NMOSD Patient and Family Day, Virtual, March 11, 2021

  21. Growing Pains, Transitioning from Pediatric to Adult MS, Health Promotion and Wellness Multiple Sclerosis Association of America, National Webinar, 08/2020

  22. The Neuroimmunology of the Female Brain, University of California San Francisco UCSF, San Francisco, Ca, Virtual, March 2021

  23. Time management and your Neuroscience, Virginia Commonwealth University, VCU, Richmond, VA September 2021

  24. The Neuroimmunology of the Female Brain, October 2021 American Physician Institute, Women in Neurology Group, 09/2021

  25. Post Stroke Care, Advocacy and Coaching, 13th Annual Practical Management of Stroke, Virtual, October, 2021

  26. The Elevator Pitch, Consortium of MS Centers Orlando, FL October, 2021

  27. Negotiation tactics, Consortium of MS Centers CMSC Orlando, FL October, 2021

  28. How to start a Shared Medical Appointment (SMA) for MS, CMSC Consortium of MS Centers, Orlando, FL October, 2021

  29. Multiple Sclerosis and Stress, CMSC Consortium of MS Centers, Orlando, FL October, 2021

  30. The Shareholders of NMOSD Community, National Organization of Rare Diseases, Virtual, 02/2022

  31. What is Neurology and why does one choose it in medical school, MOST fellows, Standford and CC, Virtual, 02/2022

  32. The Neuroimmunology of Teams, American Healthcare Executives, Chicago, Il 03/2022

  33. The Elevator Pitch, Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Care, Baltimore, MD 05/2022

  34. Negotiation tactics, Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Care, Baltimore, MD 05/2022

  35. Difficult Situations, Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Care, Baltimore, MD 05/2022

  36. Strategies to build a meaningful Wellbeing Plan while busy, stressed, and “lost” in the system, Keynote, State Illinois Neurologic Society Chicago, Il 09/2022

  37. How to Navigate your Team dynamics Through Affinity Bias, Culture Building and Positive Conflict Resolution, American College of Heathcare Executives, Chicago, Il 03/2023

  38. Navigating Burnout in Neuroimmunologic Healthcare workers, Virtual, National, MD Serono April, 2023

  39. 5 Minute Elevator Pitch and Networking, American Academy of Neurology, Boston, MA April, 2023

  40. Networking for Women in Medicine, Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers, Denver, Colorado May, 2023

  41. Negotiation and Assertiveness training, Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers, Denver, Colorado May, 2023

  42. Sustainable Professional Wellbeing in Neurology, Virtual National, Women in Neurology CME Group, September 2023

  43. Professional Wellbeing, Leadership Style, Sanofi Leadership retreat, Charlotte, North Carolina, September 2023

  44. The neuroscience of team conflict, Virtual National, American College of Healthcare Executive Webinar, September, 2023

  45. Nurse Wellbeing Toolkit, Visiting Nurse Association Virtual Webinar National, September, 2023.

  46. Integrative Wellness in NMOSD, Guthy Jackson Foundation Patient Symposium, September, 2023

  47. Networking and Negotiations for Women Neurologist, Women in Neurology Conference, Bonita Springs, FL November 2023

  48. Audience Centered Presentation, Women Neurologist, Women in Neurology Conference, Bonita Springs, FL November 2023

  49. Taking Neurology outside the office, Turning Advocacy into a career game changer, American Academy of Neurology Denver, CO April 2024

  50. Women in Neurology: Building Skills for Thriving in Your Career, American Academy of Neurology Denver, CO April 2024

  51. Emotional Intelligence for Brave Leadership, American Academy of Neurology Denver, CO April 2024

  52. Leveraging your Social Media Network, American Academy of Neurology Denver, CO April 2024

  53. Empowering Wellbeing in Multiple Sclerosis, Cleveland Clinic Vegas CME, Vegas, NV May 2024

  54. Update on Inflammation in Multiple Sclerosis, the Complementary Medicine Focus, Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers, Nashville, TN May 2024

  55. Networking, Negotiations and Assertiveness for Women Neurologist, Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers, Nashville, TN May 2024

  56. Update on Inflammation in Multiple Sclerosis, the Complementary Medicine Focus, Women in Neurology, National Virtual, June 2024


Regional / Midwest

  1. Fifth Annual Hot Topics in Neurology: Neurological Disorders of Women, Medical College of Ohio Toledo, OH, 5/18/2001

  2. Multiple Sclerosis Challenges, Portage County MS Support Group Kent, OH 9/25/2001

  3. MS, Scientific Updates 5/2003 Columbus, OH

  4. New Medications for MS, Multiple Sclerosis Society of America, MSAA, Westlake, OH 5/2014

  5. Reproductive Health in women with MS Fairlawn, OH 3/12/2015

  6. Communication in MS Valley view, OH 5/2015

  7. News on Nontraditional therapies for Multiple Sclerosis, Regional Mellen Center Update, 2016

  8. MS Update, Patient program, Geneva, OH 2016

  9. MS Update, Patient program, Geneva, OH 2017

  10. MS Wellness Shared Medical Appointments, Regional Mellen Center Update, Cleveland, OH 06/2018

  11. MS Breakthrough Keynote, Independence, OH December 14, 2019

  12. MS Symptom Management and Wellness, Regional Mellen Center Update 2020, Cleveland, OH 06/2020

  13. Brain Health and Mild Cognitive Impairment, Ohio American College of Physicians, Columbus, OH 10/2020

  14. MS Care Review and Management, Regional Mellen Center Update 2021, Cleveland, OH 06/2021

  15. Pediatric MS Clinical Trial Update, National MS Society Update, Virtual OH 11/2021

  16. Caring for the Caregiver, Virtual Summit, 11/2022

  17. Sustainable Well-Being for the Neurologist, Rush Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, 07/2023

  18. MS in the Young Adult, National Multiple Sclerosis Society Virtual Event, 04/2024




Local

  1. Internal Medicine Noon Conference, New Diagnostic Criteria CCF 11/26/2002

  2. Multiple Sclerosis, Scientific Update Cleveland, OH 10/2003

  3. The Evolution of Diagnosing MS, New Consideration in Diagnostic Criteria Cleveland, OH 6/29/2002

  4. Multiple Sclerosis, the Patient Perspective, National MS Society, Ohio Chapter March 2004

  5. Pediatric MS: Neuropsychological Issues, Department of Neuropsychology Cleveland, OH 10/31/2005

  6. Update on MS Therapies Cleveland, OH April, 2005

  7. Neuropsychology in Pediatric MS, Neuropsychology Lecture Series, Department of Neuropsychology, Cleveland Clinic 2006

  8. Existing and Emerging Topics in MS Cleveland, OH, Health space Cleveland, OH 4/29/2006

  9. Management of Lifestyle Issues in Patients with MS Cleveland, OH 6/24/2006

  10. MS Symptom Management, Mellen Center Regional Symposium on MS June 6th, 2008

  11. Wellness in MS, National MS Society NMSS, Cleveland, OH 2009

  12. Wellness in MS, Regional Mellen Center Update on MS, Cleveland, OH 6/2010

  13. Wellness in MS, National MS Society NMSS, Cleveland, OH 10/2010

  14. Nutrition and MS, National MS Society NMSS Cleveland, OH 10/2012

  15. Pediatric MS, Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH 6/2013

  16. Social Media for Professionals Women’s Professional Staff Association, WPSA Forum Cleveland, OH 9/2014

  17. Newly Diagnosed MS, National MS Society, NMSS, Cleveland, OH 7/2014

  18. WPSA Women in Health Care Forum Breakout session 09/2014

  19. MS Care path, Cleveland Clinic, Foundation House CCF 5/5/2015

  20. Update on AAN Guideline on CAM with MS, Mellen Center Update 06/2015

  21. New and Emerging Therapies in MS, 6th Annual Pharmacology Course Cleveland, OH 11/2015

  22. Multiple Sclerosis , Clinical basics, Cleveland Clinic residents, Cleveland, OH 2016

  23. Multiple Sclerosis , Clinical basics, Cleveland Clinic residents, Cleveland, OH 2017

  24. Immunology and MS Cleveland, OH 2017

  25. What is MS, NMSS, Cleveland, OH 2017

  26. Holy Grail, Health Brains in MS, MS World, Cleveland, OH 2017

  27. Mind over Matter in MS, 1/11/2018 Cleveland, OH

  28. Wellness in MS , 1/20/2018 Cleveland, OH

  29. MS Therapies, NI Summit, Cleveland, OH March 2018

  30. Women Leadership panel, Women in HVI retreat Cleveland, Oh 12/11/2018

  31. Max your Melon, Brain Health for the Professional, WLCNEO Cleveland, OH September 2018

  32. Pediatric MS, treatment updates, MS Update, Cleveland, OH March 2019

  33. MS Pregnancy and Pediatric MS, fellows, Cleveland Clinic , 2019

  34. MS & The Family: Working Towards A Healthy Lifestyle with MS, Multiple sclerosis association of America, Cleveland, OH 6/13/19

  35. MS Care in the “Special” populations, Mellen Center Update Cleveland, OH June 2019

  36. MS, pathology explained Cleveland , OH July, 2019

  37. MS Updated disease modifying therapies, Cleveland, OH August 1,2019

  38. MS Treatment Goals Cleveland , OH September 25, 2019

  39. MS Path to Care Cleveland, OH November 2, 2019

  40. Pediatric MS, fellows, Cleveland Clinic, 2020

  41. Pediatric MS and ADEM, fellows, Cleveland Clinic, 2020

  42. Women and Brain Health Key4Women Cleveland, Oh March 4, 2020

  43. MS and Research Update Mellen research seminar series, January 11, 2021 Virtual

  44. MS and career path, MOST fellows, Cleveland Clinic 2021

  45. Pregnancy and Family Planning with a sprinkle of Wellness in MS, 2021, Cleveland Clinic

  46. Brain Resiliency in the time of COVID, Cardinal , Cleveland, OH March 18, 2021

  47. Social Networking for Professional Development, Neurologic Female Leaders Cleveland, Oh December 9, 2021

  48. Navigating the Patriarchy, Women in Neurology Trainees, Cleveland, OH February 24, 2022

  49. Audience Centered Presentations, Neurological Institute Leadership, Cleveland, OH November 10, 2022

  50. Neurology Trainee Professional Well-Being Plan, Neurology Resident Lecture, Cleveland, OH January 13,2023

  51. Introduction to Coaching Professional Well-Being for the residents, Cleveland, OH March, 2023

  52. Social Networking, Neurological Institute Leadership, Cleveland, OH June 9, 2023

  53. Comprehensive Wellness in MS, The Mellen Center Update, Cleveland, OH June, 2023

  54. Networking for Neurologic Trainees, Cleveland Clinic Neurology Residents, August, 2023

  55. Professional Wellbeing for the Gynecologist, Cleveland Clinic Gynecology Retreat, Beachwood, Ohio September, 2023

  56. The neuroscience of Team Creativity, Advance Media Retreat, Cleveland, Ohio, September, 2023

  57. Sustainable Wellbeing for the Women Doc, Internal medicine resident Coaching Retreat, Cleveland, Ohio April, 2024



Grand Rounds

National

  1. Pediatric MS and Pharmacologic update on MS therapies ,University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 10/2016

  2. A New Day for NMOSD, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 02/2021

  3. WV Neuroimmunology of the Resilient Female Brain , West Virginia University Morgantown, WV 02/2021

  4. Sustainable Well-Being for the Neurologist, University of Mississippi, 08/2023




Regional / Midwest

  1. New and Emerging Therapies for MS, University Hospital health systems, Cleveland, OH 01/2017

  2. Treatment strategies for MS, Metro Health, Cleveland, OH 02/2017

  3. Pediatric MS Updates, University Hospital HS, Cleveland, OH 02/2018

  4. Metro Health, Cleveland, OH Grand Rounds, Diagnosing MS, March 2018

  5. University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA Neurologic Professional Well-Being Plan December, 2022



Local

  1. Shared Medical Appointments in Neurology, Grand Rounds, Cleveland Clinic April 2018

  2. Pediatric MS Update, Cleveland, OH Pediatric Neuropsychology Grand Rounds June 2016

  3. University Health HS, Cleveland, OH Grand Rounds, New and Emerging Therapies for MS, January 2017

  4. Metro Health, Cleveland, OH Grand Rounds, Treatment strategies for MS, February 2017

  5. University Health HS, Cleveland, OH Grand Rounds, Pediatric MS , February 2018

  6. Metro Health, Cleveland, OH Grand Rounds, Diagnosing MS, March 2018

  7. Cleveland Clinic Hospital Medicine Grand Rounds Inpatient MS Care, what is new in 2019? September 2019

  8. Cleveland Clinic Pediatric Epilepsy and Neuropsychology Grand Rounds, New Day for Pediatric NMO February 2021

  9. Cleveland Clinic Neurology Grand Rounds, Overcoming Affinity Bias in Leadership Teams, September 2022



Visiting Professorships

  1. Pediatric MS and Pharmacologic update on MS therapies, Resident lecture and Grand Rounds, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 10/2016



Other Presentations

International Research

  1. Factors associated with Pediatric Onset Multiple Sclerosis slowed gait, does mood matter? European Congress of Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis 2017 Paris, France M Rensel, Poster

  2. Early age of onset predicts severity of visual impairment in patients with neuromyelitis optica, G. Macaron1, H. Li2, M. Seay3, J. Cohen1, M. Rensel, European Congress of Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis 2018 Berlin, Germany, Poster

  3. Assessing No Evidence of Disease Activity in Pediatric Onset Multiple Sclerosis

J. Feng1, B. Barney2, M. Waltz2, T.C. Casper2, M. Rensel1; 1Cleveland Clinic/Cleveland, OH/United States of America, 2University of Utah/Utah, UT/United States of America, American Committee on Treatment and Research in MS, ACTRIMS 9/2020 Virtual, Platform

National Research

  1. Current Management of Symptomatic Vertebrobasilar Stenosis, American Academy of Neurology, Neurologists, Platform, Orlando, Florida,04/1996

  2. Clinical experience with plasma exchange for severe relapse in patients with Devic's disease, American Academy of Neurology, Neurologist, Platform, San Diego, FL 04/2000

  3. Association of Wellness practices in MS patients using Self-Reported Disability Scores and MS Characteristics, Platform, Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers Indianapolis, In 5/2015

  4. Correlating Blindness with Patient Reported Outcomes, Demographics, and Performance in NMO, Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers, Platform, New Orleans, LA 5/2017

  5. Factors associated with Pediatric Onset Multiple Sclerosis slowed gait, does mood matter? , Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers, Platform, New Orleans, LA 05/2017



Local

  1. Pediatric onset MS. A review of 60 cases., Yamamoto E, Ginsburg M, Rensel M, Moodley M, Presented at the Neurological Institute Research Day Meeting, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland USA – May 2016 (presented)

  2. Wellness in MS to Mellen Center fellow, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland USA June 8, 2020

  3. Pediatric MS to Mellen Center fellows annually

  4. Neuroperformance and MRI measures predict quality of life in pediatric- and adult-onset multiple sclerosis, CCLCM Research Day, medical students, Student: Melissa Coronado , Mentor: Mary Rensel, MD 02/2022

  5. Wellness in MS to Mellen Center fellow, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland USA June 2021

  6. Wellness in MS to Mellen Center fellow, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland USA June 2022

  7. Pregnancy in MS and NMO, Neurology residents, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland USA August 2022

  8. Professional Well-being in Neurology residents and fellows, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH USA January 2023


Trainees / Mentees

  1. Robert Fox, MD, fellow at Mellen Center, years trained 2000-2002, now Staff at Cleveland Clinic

  2. Ruth Anne Marrie, fellow at Mellen Center, years trained 2004-2006, now staff at University of Manitoba , Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, PhD

  3. Natasha Frost, fellow at Mellen Center, year trained; 2006, now staff at University of Wisconsin

  4. Myla Goldman, MD, fellow at Mellen Center, year trained; 2006, now Virginia Commonwealth U, Richmond, VA

  5. Adrienne Boissy, MD, fellow at Mellen Center, years trained; 2006-2008, now staff at Cleveland Clinic

  6. Robert Bermel, MD, fellow at Mellen Center, years trained; 2006-2008, now on staff at Cleveland Clinic

  7. Devon Conway, MD, fellow at Mellen Center , years trained; 2009-2011, now staff at Cleveland Clinic

  8. Mary Alissa Willis, fellow at Mellen Center , years trained; 2011-2012, now Chair at U Mississippi

  9. Alex Sferra, MD, fellow at Mellen Center , years trained; 2013-2015, now staff at University Hospitals and VA

  10. Dan Ontaneda, MD, fellow at Mellen Center, years trained; 2013-2015, now staff at Cleveland Clinic

  11. Carrie Hersh, DO fellow at Mellen Center , years trained; 2013-2015, now Staff at Cleveland Clinic Vegas

  12. Ian Rossman, MD, fellow at Mellen Center , years trained; 2014-2016, now staff at Akron Children’s

  13. Hesham Abboud, fellow at Mellen Center , years trained; 2014-2016, now staff at University Hospitals

  14. Andrew Smith, fellow at Mellen Center, years trained; 2015-2017,now staff at Ohio Health, Columbus, OH

  15. Burhan Chaudry, fellow at Mellen Center, years trained; 2015-2017, uncertain.

  16. Brandon Moss, fellow at Mellen Center, years trained; 2016-2018, now staff Cleveland Clinic

  17. Marisa McGinley, fellow at Mellen Center , years trained; 2016-2018, now staff Cleveland Clinic

  18. Kedar Mahajan, fellow at Mellen Center , years trained; 2016-2018, now staff Cleveland Clinic

  19. Gabrielle Macaron, fellow at Mellen Center, years trained; 2017-2019, Adjunct Staff at Cleveland Clinic

  20. Laura Baldaserri, fellow at Mellen Center, years trained; now staff at FDA

  21. Ebtesam Alshehri, fellow at Mellen Center , years trained; 2018-2021, King Faisal Hospital in Jeddah

  22. Jenny Feng, fellow at Mellen Center, years trained; 2018-2020, Staff New Orleans

  23. Sam Cohn, fellow at Mellen Center, 2019, staff at Kaiser, Denver CO

  24. Justin Abbatemarco, fellow at Mellen Center, 2019-2020, staff at Cleveland Clinic

  25. Carolyn Goldschmidt, fellow at Mellen Center, 2019, Staff at Cleveland Clinic

  26. Lindsay Ross, fellow at Mellen Center, 2020, staff at Cleveland Clinic

  27. Chen Yan, fellow at Mellen Center, 2020-2021, Staff at Cleveland Clinic

  28. Rose, Deja, fellow at Mellen Center, 2020, Staff at Emery

  29. Simmons, Sarah, fellow at Mellen Center, 2020, Staff at Washington State University

  30. Alise Carlson, MD, fellow at Mellen Center 2021- Cleveland Clinic Staff

  31. Lisa Stropp, MD, fellow at Mellen Center 2022, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

  32. Carrie Swetlik, MD fellow at Mellen Center, 2024 Metro Hospital Staff Cleveland, Ohio

  33. Karlo Toljan, MD fellow at Mellen Center

  34. Moen Amin, MD fellow at Mellen Center, 2024 Cleveland Clinic Staff

  35. Kim DiMauro, MD fellow at Mellen Center,2024 Cleveland Clinic Staff

Teaching Activities

  1. Woman in Health Care Forum, 9/14/2012 Women’s Professional Staff Association Biannual Meeting , committee member, monthly meetings, 15 hours, female staff regionally


  1. Woman in Health Care Forum, 9/19/2014 Women’s Professional Staff Association Biannual Meeting , committee member, monthly meetings, 20 hours, female staff regionally


  1. Women’s Professional Staff Association Representative Curriculum, 2014, committee member, monthly meetings, 20 hours, female staff

  1. Women in Health Care Forum, 2016 , Women’s Professional Staff Association Biannual Meeting , committee member, monthly meetings, 20 hours, female staff

Teaching Learners Activities

Medical Student, Clinical Instructor and Case based Learning Facilitator , outpatient clinic

Hours of teaching per week 2-8

Year: 2006- 2020, 2022

Neurology Resident in outpatient clinic

Hours of teaching per week 4

Year: 2004-present

Neurology and Internal Medicine Resident inpatient wards q 3 months

Hours of teaching per week 50

Year: 2021-present

Neuroimmunology Fellow, outpatient clinic

Hours of teaching per week 4

Year: 2006-present

Woman’s Health resident , outpatient clinic

Hours of teaching per week 4

Year: 2005-2007

Summer High school intern, 8 weeks , clinic and research project

Year: 2012, 2013, 2015

Summer high school John Hay student, 3 weeks, outpatient clinic

Year: 2018, 2019

Summer Undergraduate student, 3 students, 12 weeks

Year: 2016, 2017, 2018 , 2022

Summer Medical students, outpatient clinic and research project

Year: 2017, 2018, 2022

Research Year Mentor to Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine Medical Student, guiding research project and outpatient clinic

Year: 2020 -2021

Mentor to Medical Observation and Scribe training (MOST) Fellow, scribe and research project

Year: 2020-2023




RESEARCH / GRANT SUPPORT

  1. Granting agency: Inc Research Duration of grant: 2022-2026

Title: Operetta 2 PI: M Rensel, MD

Total Direct cost: 250,000 Salary Support: 3%


  1. Granting agency: CC Educational Instit. Duration of grant: 2023-2024

Title: NI Trainee Well-being grant PI: M Rensel, MD

Total Direct cost: 20,000 Salary Support: 0%


  1. Granting agency: NI CORE Duration of grant: 2020-2021

Title: Ped NEDA PI: M Rensel, MD

Total Direct cost: 10,000 Salary Support: 0%


  1. Granting agency: Novartis Duration of grant: 2020

Title: Prevent Progression PI: M Rensel, MD

Total Direct cost: 26,600.00 Salary Support: 0%


  1. Granting agency: Inc Research Duration of grant: 2020-2024

Title: Operetta 1 PI: M Rensel, MD

Total Direct cost: 250,000.00 Salary Support: 1%


  1. Granting agency: UCSF Duration of grant: 2017-22

Title: Diet Study Ped MS PI: M Rensel, MD

Total Direct cost: 27,900.00 Salary Support: 1%


  1. Granting agency: PPD Duration of grant: 2014-20

Title: Medimmune trial in NMO PI: M Rensel, MD

Total Direct cost: 197,000.00 Salary Support 0%

  1. Granting agency: University of Utah Duration of grant: 2018-2024

Title: Pediatric MS Database PI: Mary Rensel, Aaron Abrams

Total Direct cost: 22,000.00 annually Salary Support: 10%


  1. Granting agency: University of Utah Duration of grant: 2016-2022

Title: Pediatric MS Database, Coordinator PI: Mary Rensel, Aaron Abrams

Total Direct cost: 58,146.00 Salary Support 0%


  1. Granting agency: Genzyme Duration of grant: 7/16-2022

Title: Wellness SMA for MS patients PI: Mary Rensel

Total Direct cost: 10,000.00 Salary Support 0%

  1. Granting agency: Hospital for Sick Children Duration of grant: 9/14-9/16

Title: Adherence in Pediatric MS PI: Mary Rensel

Total Direct cost: 4,000.00 Salary Support: 1%

  1. Granting agency: UCSF Duration of grant: 7/15-7/17

Title: Environment and Genetics in Pediatric MS/PI: Mary Rensel, Manikum Moodley

Total Direct cost: 25,000.00 Salary Support 1%

Clinical Trial Experience:

  1. Site Co-PI Operetta 2, 2022- 2024

  2. Site PI Operetta I 2019-2022

  3. Site PI PPD study 2016-2020

  4. Co PI in MS Promoting Wellness and Healthy Lifestyles 2020

  5. PI in Pediatric MS NEDA project

  6. Uncover mediators that may cause permeability of the blood brain barrier in relation to the microbiota. Co-investigator, 2017- present

  7. Dietary Study in Ped MS, Site PI, 2017-2022

  8. Environment and Genetic in Pediatric MS, PI, 2016- 2022

  9. Network of Pediatric MS Center Co-PI ,2015-present

  10. Compliance with Therapy in Pediatric MS PI, 2014-2015

  11. A phase 2/3 Multicenter, randomized, double blind, placebo controlled study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of RPC1063 administered orally in MS patients. Examiner, 2015

  12. Effect of Energy Therapy on Physiological Responses to Acute Stress Safety Committee Member, 2015

  13. Neuroimaging Study of Tissue Integrity in placebo treated and Rituximab treated subjects with relapsing remitting MS U2787b sub study II MRI report reviewer, 2015

  14. An Extension Protocol for Multiple Sclerosis Patients Who Participated in Genzyme-Sponsored Studies of Alemtuzumab Examiner ,GATE: Multi-centre, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, 9 month, equivalence trial comparing the efficacy and safety and tolerability of GTR (Synthon BV) to Copaxone® (Teva) in subjects with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis followed by an open-label 15 month GTR treatment part evaluating the long-term GTR treatment effects. Examiner, 2015.

  15. Phase 2/3 multicenter, randomized double blinded placebo controlled and double-blind double dummy active controlled parallel group study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of RPC1063 administered orally to relapsing MS patients. Examiner, 2015

  16. A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel-Group, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of PEGylated Interferon Beta-1a (BIIB017) in Subjects with Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis Examiner, 2014

  17. A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel-Group, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of PEGylated Interferon Beta-1a (BIIB017) in Subjects with Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis Examiner, 2014

  18. Medimmune NMO trial, PI, 2014-2021

  19. Randomized Treatment Interruption of Natalizumab Examiner, 2011

  20. The effects of Meditation on pain, fatigue and physical functioning in patients with multiple sclerosis and peripheral neuropathy Co-investigator, 2009-2010

  21. An Open-label, Multi-center, Extension Study to Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability of Natalizumab Following Re-Initiation of Dosing in Multiple Sclerosis Subjects Who Have Completed Study C-1801, C-1802 or C-1803 and a Dosing Suspension Safety Evaluation. Examiner, 2009

  22. An Open-label, Multi-center, Extension Study to Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability of Natalizumab Following Re-Initiation of Dosing in Multiple Sclerosis Subjects Who Have Completed Study C-1801, C-1802 or C-1803 and a Dosing Suspension Safety Evaluation. Examiner, 2007

  23. Tolerability of Interferon B1a in Children with MS Investigator 2006

  24. Wadsworth Grant- Virology studies in Ped MS, Site PI, 2006

  25. Pulse Cyclophosphamide Followed by Treatment with Avonex in Multiple Sclerosis Patients NonResponsive to Beta-interferons Examiner, 2003

  26. IND#59730] A Multinational, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to

Evaluate the Efficacy, Tolerability and Safety of 2 Doses (5mg and 50mg) of Glatiramer Acetate Orally

Administered in Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis Patients (Protocol GA/7023) Examiner, 2002

  1. A Randomized Study of Low fat Diet with Omega 3 Fatty Acid Supplementation in Patients with RR MS PI, 2001

  2. A Randomized Study of Low fat Diet with Omega 3 Fatty Acid Supplementation in Patients with RR MS PI, 2001

  3. T Cell Receptor Peptide Vaccine study in RR and Progressive MS Blinded examiner, 1998-1999

  4. Oral Methotrexate Dose Escalation Study in Progressive MS Data Processor, 1998-2000



BIBLIOGRAPHY

Peer Reviewed Articles (Served as a mentor for those underlined)

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  7. Banwell, B., Krupp, L., Kennedy, J., Tellier, R., Tenembaum, S., Ness, J., Belman, A., Boiko, A., Bykova, O., Waubant, E., Mah, J.K., Stoian, C., Kremenchutzky, M., Bardini, M.R., Ruggieri, M., Rensel, M., Hahn, J., Weinstock-Guttman, B., Yeh, E.A., Farrell, K., Freedman, M., Iivanainen, M., Sevon, M., Bhan, V., Dilenge, M.-E., Stephens, D., Bar-Or, A., 2007. Clinical features and viral serologies in children with multiple sclerosis: a multinational observational study. Lancet Neurol 6, 773–781. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1474-4422(07)70196-5

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  10. Hanaoka, B.Y., Libecco, J., Rensel, M., Hajj-Ali, R.A., 2008. Peripheral mononeuropathy with etanercept use: case report. J. Rheumatol. 35, 182.

  11. McKeon, A., Lennon, V.A., Lotze, T., Tenenbaum, S., Ness, J.M., Rensel, M., Kuntz, N.L., Fryer, J.P., Homburger, H., Hunter, J., Weinshenker, B.G., Krecke, K., Lucchinetti, C.F., Pittock, S.J., 2008. CNS aquaporin-4 autoimmunity in children. Neurology 71, 93–100. https://doi.org/10.1212/01.wnl...

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  13. Bains, S.N., Hsieh, F.H., Rensel, M.R., Radojicic, C., Katz, H.T., Inamdar, S.R., Lang, D.M., 2010. Glatiramer acetate: successful desensitization for treatment of multiple sclerosis. Ann. Allergy Asthma Immunol. 104, 321–325. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anai...

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  21. Schwartz, C.E., Grover, S.A., Powell, V.E., Noguera, A., Mah, J.K., Mar, S., Mednick, L., Banwell, B.L., Alper, G., Rensel, M., Gorman, M., Waldman, A., Schreiner, T., Waubant, E., Yeh, E.A., 2018. Risk factors for non-adherence to disease-modifying therapy in pediatric multiple sclerosis. Mult. Scler. 24, 175–185. https://doi.org/10.1177/135245...

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  34. Wallach, Asya I, Michael Waltz, T Charles Casper, Gregory Aaen, Anita Belman, Leslie Benson, Tanuja Chitnis, Mark Gorman, Yolanda Harris, Timothy Lotke, Soe Mar, Manikum Moodley, Jayne Ness, Mary Rensel, Moses Rodriquez, John Rose, Teri Schreiner, Jan Mendelt-Tillema, Emmanuelle Waubant, Bianca Weinstock Guttman, Lauren Krupp , on behalf of the US Network of Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis Centers, Cognitive Processing Speed in Pediatric-Onset Multiple Sclerosis: Baseline Characteristics of Impairment and Prediction of Decline.” Multiple Sclerosis Journal. 2020; 26(14):1938-1947. doi:10.1177/1352458519891984

  35. Krysko, K.M., Graves, J.S., Rensel, M., Weinstock-Guttman, B., Rutatangwa, A., Aaen, G., Belman, A., Benson, L., Chitnis, T., Gorman, M., Goyal, M.S., Harris, Y., Krupp, L., Lotze, T., Mar, S., Moodley, M., Ness, J., Rodriguez, M., Rose, J., Schreiner, T., Tillema, J.-M., Waltz, M., Casper, T.C., Waubant, E. and (2020), Real-World Effectiveness of Initial Disease-Modifying Therapies in Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis. Ann Neurol, 88: 42-55. https://doi.org/10.1002/ana.25...

  36. Tanuja Chitnis, Greg Aaen, Anita Belman, Leslie Benson, Mark Gorman, Manu S Goyal, Jennifer S Graves, Yolanda Harris, Lauren Krupp, Timothy Lotze, Soe Mar, Jayne Ness, Mary Rensel, Teri Schreiner, Jan-Mendelt Tillema, Emmanuelle Waubant, Bianca Weinstock-Guttman, Shelly Roalstad, John Rose, Howard L Weiner, T Charles Casper, Moses Rodriguez, for the US Network of Paediatric Multiple Sclerosis Centers, Improved relapse recovery in paediatric compared to adult multiple sclerosis, Brain, Volume 143, Issue 9, September 2020, Pages 2733–2741, https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/...

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  38. JonathanD. Santoro, Michael Waltz, Greg Aaen, Anita Belman, Leslie Benson, Mark Gorman, Manu S. Goyal, JenniferS. Graves, Yolanda Harris, Lauren Krupp, Timothy Lotze, Soe Mar, Manikum Moodley, Jayne Ness, Mary Rensel, Moses Rodriguez, Teri Schreiner, Jan-Mendelt Tillema, Emmanuelle Waubant, Bianca Weinstock-Guttman, Brigitte F. Hurtubise, Shelly Roalstad, John Rose, T. Charles Casper, Tanuja Chitnis, the US Network of Pediatric MS Centers. Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis Severity Score in a large US cohort.Neurology Sep 2020, 95 (13) e1844-1853; DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000010414

  39. Schreiner, T.; Chitnis, T.; Tillema, J. M.; Benson, L.; Gorman, M.; Goyal, M.; Harris, Y.; Krupp, L.; Lotze, T.; Mar, S.; Ness, J.; Rensel, M.; Rodriguez, M.; Shukla, N.; Waubant, E.; Rose, J.; Roalstad, S.; Casper, T. C.. Demographic and clinical profile of pediatric patients with multiple sclerosis infected with sars-cov2.Multiple Sclerosis Journal; 26(3 SUPPL):90-91, 2020.

  40. J.R. Abbatemarco, J.Hartman, M, McGinley, R.A. Bermel, A. Boissy, D. Chizmadia, A.B. Sullivan, M. R. Rensel. “Providing Person Centered Care via Telemedicine in the Era of COVID-19 in Multiple Sclerosis ” J Patient Exp https://doi.org/10.1177/237437...

  41. Gabrielle Macaron, Jean Khoury, James Bena, Meagan Seay, Robert A Bermel, Jeffrey A Cohen, Mary R Rensel. Early age of onset predicts severity of visual impairment in patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder. Multiple Sclerosis J(13524585), January 2021

  42. BE Davis, L Lakin, CC Binns, KM Currie, MR Rensel Patient and Provider Insights into the Impact of Multiple Sclerosis on Mental Health: A Narrative Review ,Neurology and Therapy, 20 Apr 2021, 10(1):99-119

  43. Lynsey Lakin, Bryan E Davis, Cherie C Binns, Keisha M Currie, Mary R Rensel Comprehensive Approach to Management of Multiple Sclerosis: Addressing Invisible Symptoms—A Narrative Review. Neurol Ther 10, 75–98 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40120...

  44. Justin R. Abbatemarco, Jeffrey A. Cohen, Belinda L. Udeh, Sunakshi Bassi, Mary R. Rensel; Multiple Sclerosis Wellness Shared Medical Appointment Model: A Pilot Study. Int J MS Care 2021; doi: https://doi.org/10.7224/1537-2...

  45. Jalkh, G.; Abi Nahed, R.; Macaron, G.; Rensel, M. Safety of Newer Disease Modifying Therapies in Multiple Sclerosis. Vaccines 2021, 9, 12. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccin...

  46. Mary K. Horton, Kathryn McCauley, Douglas Fadrosh, Kei Fujimura, Jennifer Graves, Jayne Ness, Yolanda Wheeler, Mark P. Gorman, Leslie A. Benson, Bianca Weinstock-Guttman, Amy Waldman, Moses Rodriguez, Jan-Mendelt Tillema, Lauren Krupp, Anita Belman, Soe Mar, Mary Rensel, Tanuja Chitnis, Theron Charles Casper, John Rose, Janace Hart, Xiaorong Shao, Helen Tremlett, Susan V. Lynch, Lisa F. Barcellos, Emmanuelle Waubant, the U.S. Network of Pediatric MS Centers. Gut microbiome is associated with multiple sclerosis activity in children, 8/19/2021 Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, https://doi.org/10.1002/acn3.5...

  47. Rensel M, Zabeti A, Mealy MA, et al. Long-term efficacy and safety of inebilizumab in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder: Analysis of aquaporin-4–immunoglobulin G–seropositive participants taking inebilizumab for ⩾4 years in the N-MOmentum trial. Multiple Sclerosis Journal. October 2021. doi:10.1177/13524585211047223

  48. Familial History of Autoimmune Disorders Among Patients With Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis. Benjamin M. Greenberg, Theron Charles Casper, Soe S. Mar, Jayne M. Ness, Patricia Plumb, Shannon Liang, Manu Goyal, Bianca Weinstock-Guttman, Moses Rodriguez, Gregory S. Aaen, Anita Belman, Lisa F. Barcellos, John W. Rose, Mark P. Gorman, Leslie A. Benson, Meghan Candee, Tanuja Chitnis, Yolanda C. Harris, Ilana L. Kahn, Shelly Roalstad, Janace Hart, Timothy E. Lotze, Mary Rensel, Jennifer P. Rubin, Teri L. Schreiner, Jan-Mendelt Tillema, Amy Tara Waldman, Lauren Krupp, Jennifer Graves, Kaylea Drake, Emmanuelle Waubant. Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm Sep 2021, 8 (5) e1049; DOI: 10.1212/NXI.0000000000001049

  49. Ziaei A, Lavery AM, Shao XM, Amin Ziaei, Amy M Lavery, Xiaorong MA Shao, Cameron Adams, T Charles Casper, John Rose, Meghan Candee, Bianca Weinstock-Guttman, Greg Aaen, Yolanda Harris, Jennifer Graves, Leslie Benson, Mark Gorman, Mary Rensel, Soe Mar, Tim Lotze, Benjamin Greenberg, Tanuja Chitnis, Janace Hart, Amy T Waldman, Lisa F Barcellos, Emmanuelle WaubantOn Behalf of the US Network of Pediatric MS Centers, Gene–environment interactions increase the risk of pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis associated with ozone pollution. Multiple Sclerosis Journal. January 2022. doi:10.1177/13524585211069926

  50. Lindsay Ross, Catherine Hassett, Peter Brown, Elizabeth Spurgeon, Rachael Mathew, Gabriella Bal, Muhammad Shazam Hussain, Amarilis Martin, Julie K. Silver, Mary Rensel

Neurology Jun 2022, 10.1212/WNL.0000000000200567; DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000200567

  1. Recommendations to Address the Unique Clinical and Psychological Needs of Transgender Persons Living With Multiple Sclerosis . Amy Sullivan, PsyD; Alexa Kane, PsyD; Gianna Valentic, BA; Mary Rensel, MD, Int J MS Care (2022) 24 (1): 35–40.,https://doi.org/10.7224/1537-2...

  2. Sabsabi, S., Mikhael, E., Jalkh, G., Macaron, G. and Rensel, M., 2022. Clinical Evaluation of Siponimod for the Treatment of Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis: Pathophysiology, Efficacy, Safety, Patient Acceptability and Adherence. Patient preference and adherence, 16, p.1307.

  3. Aaron W Abrams, Amanda March, Daphne Porat, Kriti Bhayana, Mary Rensel Published Online: June 22nd 202@, touch.REVIEWS in Neurology. 2022;18(1):42–8

  4. Gaudioso, C.M., Mar, S., Casper, T.C., Codden, R., Nguyen, A., Aaen, G., Benson, L., Chitnis, T., Francisco, C., Gorman, M.P., Goyal, M.S., Graves, J., Greenberg, B.M., Hart, J., Krupp, L., Lotze, T., Narula, S., Pittock, S.J., Rensel, M., Rodriguez, M., Rose, J., Schreiner, T., Tillema, J.-M., Waldman, A., Weinstock-Guttman, B., Wheeler, Y., Waubant, E., Flanagan, E.P. and (2022), MOG and AQP4 Antibodies among Children with Multiple Sclerosis and Controls. Ann Neurol. https://doi.org/10.1002/ana.26502

  5. Lauren B Krupp,,Emmanuelle Waubant, Michael Waltz, T

Charles Casper, Anita Belman, Yolanda Wheeler, Jayne Ness, Jennifer Graves, Mark Gorman, Leslie Benson, Soe Mar, Manu Goyal, Teri Schreiner, Bianca Weinstock-Guttman , Moses Rodriguez, Jan-Mendelt Tillema, Timothy Lotze, Greg Aaen, Mary Rensel , John Rose, Tanuja Chitinis , Allan George, Leigh E Charvet, A new look at cognitive functioning in pediatric MS. Multiple Sclerosis Journal. 2023;29(1):140-149. doi:10.1177/13524585221123978

  1. Raffaella Pizzolato Umeton, Michael Waltz, Gregory S Aaen, Leslie Benson, Mark Gorman, Manu Goyal, Jennifer S. Graves, Yolanda Harris, Lauren Krupp, Timothy E. Lotze, Nikita M. Shukla, Soe Mar, Jayne Ness, Mary Rensel, Teri Schreiner, Jan-Mendelt Tillema, Shelly Roalstad, Moses Rodriguez, John Rose, Emmanuelle Waubant, Bianca Weinstock-Guttman, Charles Casper, Tanuja Chitnis,Therapeutic Response in Pediatric Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder. Neurology. 2022 Dec 2.

  2. Nasr Z, Schoeps VA, Ziaei A, Virupakshaiah A, Adams C, Casper TC, Waltz M, Rose J, Rodriguez M, Tillema JM, Jennifer S Graves, Leslie Benson, Mary Rensel, Lauren Krupp, Amy T Waldman, Bianca Weinstock-Guttman, Tim Lotze, Benjamin Greenberg, Gregory Aaen, Soe Mar, Teri Schreiner, Janace Hart, Steve Simpson-Yap,Clementina Mesaros, Lisa F Barcellos, Emmanuelle Waubant.Gene–environment interactions increase the risk of paediatric-onset multiple sclerosis associated with household chemical exposures. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 2023 Feb 1.

  3. Sullivan, A.B., Hersh, C.M., Rensel, M. et al. Leadership Inequity, Burnout, and Lower Engagement of Women in Medicine. J Health Serv Psychol (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42843-023-00078-9

  4. Toljan, K., Mahadeen, A., Amin, M., Rensel, M., Jones, S. E., Ontaneda, D., & Kunchok, A. C. (2023). Pearls & Oy-sters: Hemorrhagic Myelitis Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection. Neurology.

  5. Schreiner T, Wilson-Murphy M, Mendelt-Tillema J, et al. Characteristics of pediatric patients with multiple sclerosis and related disorders infected with SARS-CoV-2. Multiple Sclerosis Journal. 2023;0(0). doi:10.1177/13524585231151948

  6. Carlson, A. K., Ontaneda, D., Rensel, M. R., Cohen, J. A., & Kunchok, A. (2023). Reproductive issues and multiple sclerosis: 20 questions. Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine, 90(4), 235-243.

  7. Vikram Bhise, Michael Waltz, T. Charles Casper, Gregory Aaen, Leslie Benson, Tanuja Chitnis, Mark Gorman, Manu S. Goyal, Yolanda Wheeler, Timothy Lotze, Soe Mar, Mary Rensel, Aaron Abrams, Moses Rodriguez, John Rose, Teri Schreiner, Nikita Shukla, Emmanuelle Waubant, Bianca Weinstock-Guttman, Jayne Ness, Lauren Krupp, Jan Mendelt-Tillema,Silent findings: Examination of asymptomatic demyelination in a pediatric US cohort,Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders,Volume 71,2023,104573,ISSN 2211-0348,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msar....

  8. Horton MK, Shim JE, Wallace A, et al. Rare and low-frequency coding genetic variants contribute to pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis Journal. 2023;0(0). doi:10.1177/13524585221150736

  9. Conway, D. S., Sullivan, A. B., & Rensel, M. (2024). Health, Wellness, and the Effect of Comorbidities on the Multiple Sclerosis Disease Course: Tackling the Modifiable. Neurologic Clinics, 42(1), 229-253.

  10. Nasr, Z., Virupakshaiah, A., Schoeps, V. A., Cherbuin, N., Casper, T. C., Waltz, M., ... & Waubant, E. (2024). Gene-environment interactions and risk of pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis associated with time spent outdoors. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, 82, 105351.

  11. Ziaei, A., Solomon, O., Casper, T. C., Waltz, M., Weinstock-Guttman, B., Aaen, G., ... & Waubant, E. (2024). Gene–environment interactions: Epstein–Barr virus infection and risk of pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 13524585231224685.

  12. Virupakshaiah, A., Schoeps, V., Race, J., Waltz, M., Sharayahn, S., Nasr, Z., ... & Waubant, E. (2024, April). Predictors of a Relapsing Course in Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-associated Disease (S7. 008). In Neurology (Vol. 102, No. 17_supplement_1, p. 7130). Hagerstown, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

  13. Nasr, Z., Casper, T. C., Waltz, M., Virupakshaiah, A., Lotze, T., Shukla, N., ... & Waubant, E. (2024). Clinical and magnetic resonance imaging outcomes in pediatric-onset MS patients on fingolimod and ocrelizumab. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, 105647.


Edited Books, Monographs or Journal Volumes

  1. Fast Facts Multiple Sclerosis, M Rensel and Orla Gray, Fourth edition, Health Press, 2016.

  2. Mary R. Rensel Netter MS Clinical Manifestations 2022



Invited, Non-Peer Reviewed.

  1. Rensel MR and Moodley M, Multidisciplinary Approach to Improve Care for Pediatric MS, Neuroscience pathways, fall, 2006.


  1. BP Moss, MR Rensel, CM Hersh.Wellness and the role of comorbidities in multiple sclerosis

Neurotherapeutics 14 (4), 999-1017


  1. Mary R. Rensel, Wellness Journey with Multiple Sclerosis – Where to Start US Neurology. 2018;14(1):31-33 DOI: https://doi.org/10/17925/USN.2...




Book & Book Chapters


  1. The differential diagnosis of MS and clues to Misdiagnosis

Cohen JA and Rensel MR, Multiple Sclerosis; Diagnosis, Medical Management, and Rehabilitation

Burks, JS and Johnson KP, 127-138. 2000


  1. General Health and Wellness in MS

Rensel M

Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders

Rae Grant A, Fox, R and Bethoux F, 235-242, 2013


  1. General Health and Wellness in MS

Rensel M, Hersh C Moss B

Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders

Rae Grant A, Fox, R and Bethoux F, 235-252, 2018


  1. Health, Wellness and the Effects of Comorbidities on the Multiple Sclerosis Disease Course; Tackling the Modifiable

Devon Conway, Amy B. Sullivan and Mary R Rensel

Multiple Sclerosis, Neurologic Clinics

Randolph E Evans and Carrie M Hersh



Media Appearances & Coverage / Podcasts


  1. MS in Women, MS Across the Reproductive Lifespan, Association of Reproductive Health Professionals, 2/8/2018 , Webinar

  2. MS in Women, Treating MS through the Reproductive Lifespan, Association of Reproductive Health Professionals 1/21/2018 , Webinar

  3. MS in Women, Diagnosis and Treatment, Association of Reproductive Health Professionals 1/11/2018

  4. Wellness Practices That Can Improve Multiple Sclerosis Outcomes

  5. https://consultqd.clevelandcli...; , Print

  6. http://www.everydayhealth.com/... , Print

  7. http://health.usnews.com/healt... , print


  1. A new MS article re: “5 Things You Need to Know About Multiple Sclerosis” is live on Health Hub and can be seen here: http://health.clevelandclinic..... Print

  2. Everydayhealth.com story re: MS and natural remedies. Print http://www.everydayhealth.com/...;

  3. Good Morning America 2012 , TV

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/vide...;

  1. WKYC: http://www.wkyc.com/news/story... , TV

  2. Cleveland Jewish News: Making an inconvenience convenient: Cleveland Clinic brings specialized MS, print.

  3. Cleveland Zocor and MS 10/11/2012:

  4. http://www.everydayhealth.com/...;

  5. Travel and MS 11/2012:

http://www.everydayhealth.com/...;

  1. Managing MS symptoms on AOL Health

  2. http://www.everydayhealth.com/...

  3. grid7%7Cmaing7%7Cdl29%7Csec3_lnk3%26pLid%3D261407#/slide-1 http://www.medscape.com/viewar...;

  4. MS and the death of Annette Funichello

http://health.clevelandclinic....;

  1. What’s new in MRI imaging for MS, summary of Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers meeting’s findings, Cleveland Clinic CME, 6/25/2015

  2. The Need for prognostic indicators for Pediatric MS https://www.neurologylive.com/...

  3. https://www.healthcentral.com/...

  4. https://www.medscape.com/viewa... Medscape Shared Medical Appointments Educate, Encourage MS Patients

Podcasts

  1. Growth Edge Podcast, Brain Health, November 2019

  2. Imagine That! With Miriam Franco , Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis, October 2019

  3. Need to Know with Sam and John, Multiple Sclerosis Advocacy, October 2019

  4. MSAA Wellness in MS March 2020

  5. WPSA Insights and Inspirations 2021- 2023

  6. https://awomanshealth.com/heal...



Letter

  1. Waubant, E., Amezcua, L., Sicotte, N., Hellwig, K., Krupp, L., Weinstock-Guttman, B., Yeh, A., Lucas, R.M., Longbrake, E.E., Yadav, V. and Rensel, M., 2018. Gender inequities in the multiple sclerosis community: A call for action.


Abstract Presentations

  1. Shields, RW M.D., Rensel, MR M.D. and Wilbourn, AJ M.D. Compressive Deep Peroneal Mononeuropathies in a Telephone Lineman,Muscle and Nerve Vol.17,No.9,Sept 1994,1109.

  2. Rensel, M M.D., Levin, KH M.D. The Influence of Electrodiagnosis of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome on Treatment, Muscle and Nerve Vol.17,No.9,Sept.1994,1112

  3. Rensel, MR M.D., Sila, CA M.D., Frank, J M.D., Masaryk, TM.D., Wallace R ,M.D., Furlan, A M.D., and Hanna, J M.D. Current Management of Symptomatic Vertebrobasilar Stenosis.Neurology 46 Vol 46,Num 2, Feb 1996.A256

  4. Rensel, MR M.D., Sila, CAM.D. The Utility of the MRA in Diagnosing Basilar Artery Stenosis After a Lacunar Syndrome,Stroke Vol.28.No1 Jan. 1997,252

  5. Abou-Chebl, A., Rensel, M.R., Sila, C.A. and Krieger, D.W., 2000, January. Longterm outcome in symptomatic intracranial vertebrobasilar occlusive disease. In Stroke (Vol. 31, No. 1, pp. 294-294). 530 WALNUT ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106-3621 USA: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS.

  6. MR Rensel, RP Kinkel, M Secic Oral methotrexate dose-escalation study in progressive multiple sclerosis Annals of Neurology 42 (3), M121-M121 1997

  7. Rensel M, Weinstock-Guttman B, Rudick R. Devic’s disease: Diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. Multiple Sclerosis Journal. 1997;3(6):408-408. doi:10.1177/135245859700300621

  8. Primary chronic progressive myelopathy: Disease features and relationship to MS MR Rensel, B Weinstock-Guttman, R Rudick .Neurology 50 (4), A209-A209 1998

  9. Rensel M., Cohen J, Kinkel R. P. ,Ransohoff R. , Rudick R and Witherspoon H. Tolerability and Effectiveness of Monthly Cyclophosphamide and Methylprednisolone Pulses in MS Patients Who Deteriorate Despite Standard Therapy, Neurology 52 Apr 1999(Suppl 2). A497.

  10. Clinical experience with plasma exchange for severe relapse in patients with Devic's disease. MR Rensel, B Weinstock-Guttman, R Kinkel, R Rudick, L Jacobs Neurology 54 (7), A23-A23 2000

  11. Weinstock-Guttman, B., Baier, M., LeeKwen, P., Feichter, J., Dinehart, S., Venkatraman, J., Meksawan, K., Rensel, M., Bochiechio, P., Brownscheidle, C. and Munschauer, F., 2002, April. A randomized study of low-fat diet with omega-3 fatty acid supplementation in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). In Neurology (Vol. 58, No. 7, pp. A461-A462). 530 WALNUT ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106-3621 USA: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS.

  12. Stone, L. A., E. Fisher, A. Das, R. A. Rudick, J. Cohen, R. Finkel, M. Rensel et al. "The routine use of quantitative MRI data in a multiple sclerosis center." In Neurology, vol. 54, no. 7, pp. A119-A119. 2000.

  13. Schuele S, Tavee J, Rensel MR, Sweeney P, Parkinsonism responsive to plasmapheresis in a case of MS, 7Th International Movement Disorder Congress, 11/2002

  14. Rubina S, Lang D, Rensel M, Hsieh F and Radjocic C. Management of Glatiramer Reactions: Experience with Desensitization,American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology,Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology supplement 02/2004

  15. B Banwell 1,2, J Kennedy 1, L Krupp 3, A Bar-Or 4, S Tenembaum 5, A Belman 3, J Ness 6 , J Hahn 7, E

Waubant 8, J Mah 9, M Rensel 10 , K Farrell 11, MFreedman 12, V Bhan 13, M Dilenge 14, M Ruggieri 15, M Iivanainen 16 B Weinstock-Guttman 17 Clinical and demographic features of pediatric multiple sclerosis: Preliminary data from a multinational collaborative study. Neurology supplement 04/2004

  1. MR Rensel, D Miller PhD. American Academy of Neurology 4/2005, Pediatric MS: Long term Vocational Data,Neurology 64 March 2005(Suppl 1)A322

  2. B Banwell 1,2, J Kennedy 1, L Krupp 3, A Bar-Or 4, S Tenembaum 5, A Belman 3, J Ness 6 , J Hahn 7, E Waubant 8, J Mah 9, M Rensel 10 , K Farrell 11, MFreedman 12, V Bhan 13, M Dilenge 14, M Ruggieri 15, M Iivanainen 16 B Weinstock-Guttman , Clinical and demographic features of pediatric multiple sclerosis:

  3. Preliminary data from a multinational collaborative study 17Neurology 64 March 2005(Suppl 1)

  4. Dr. C. Lopez-Amaya, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Dr. K. O’Connor, Boston Massachusetts, United States, Ms. L. Kopel, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Dr. R. Fattahie, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Ms. N. Moore, Boston Massachusetts, United States, Mr. D. Gano, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Dr. A. Fournier, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Dr. M. Moscarello, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Dr. B. Banwell, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Ms. J.

  5. Kennedy, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Dr. L. Krupp , Stony Brook, New York, United States, Dr. S. Tenembaum, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Dr. A. Boiko, Moscow, Russian Federation, Dr. O. Bykova, Moscow, Russian Federation, Dr. A. Belman, Stony Brook, New York, United States, J. Mah, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Dr. C.

  6. Stoian, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Dr. J. Ness, Birmingham, Alabama, United States, Dr. M. Rensel, Cleveland, Ohio, United States, Dr. J. Hahn, Stanford, California, United States, Dr. B. Weinstock-Guttman, Buffalo, New York, United States, Dr. A. Yeh, Buffalo, New York, United States, Dr. E. Waubant, San Francisco, California, United States, Dr. K. Farrell, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Dr. M. Freedman, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Dr. V. Bhan, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, Dr. M. Dilenge, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Dr. M. Iivanainen, Helsinki, Finland, Dr. M. Kremenchutzky, London, Ontario, Canada, Dr. M. Ruggieri, Catania, Italy and Dr. A. Bar-Or, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Anti-myelin antibodies in pediatric Ms. AAN 4/05, Neurology 64 March 2005(Suppl 1)

  7. B Banwell, R Tellier, L Krupp, A Bar-Or, J Kennedy, S Tenembaum,A Boiko, O Bykova, A Belman, J Mah, C Stoian, J Ness, M Rensel, J Hahn, BWeinstock-Guttman, A Yeh, E Waubant, K Farrell, M Freedman, V Bhan, M Dilenge, M Iivanainen, M Kremenchutzky, M Ruggieri, Viral exposures in pediatric multiple sclerosis: Preliminary data from a multinational collaborative study. To be presented at AAN 4/05 Neurology 64 March 2005(Suppl 1) A319 and Presented ECTRIMS 10/04

  8. Rensel M. The International Pediatric MS Study Group, S52.001, Consensus Definitions of Acquired CNS Demyelinating Disorders Of Childhood, Neurology 66 March 2006 ( Suppl 2) A380

  9. Rensel M, Weinstock-Guttman B, Rudick R, Kinkel R. Clinical Experience with Plasma Exchange for Severe Relapse in Patients with Devic’s Disease, Neurology Vol. 54,Suppl 3 April 2000 No 7. A23.

  10. Tripathy A, Rensel M and Moodley M, Childhood MS, Center Based analysis of 22 cases, NEUROLOGY 70 (11), A133-A133 2008

  11. Tripathy AK, Rensel M, Moodley M, Childhood MS-The Cleveland Clinic Experience, Annals of Neurol Vol64 Suppl 12. S109 2008

  12. A McKeon, V Lennon, T Lotze, S Tenembaum, J Ness, M Rensel, N Kuntz. CNS aquaporin-4 autoimmunity in childhood .NEUROLOGY 70 (11), A419-A420 2008

  13. Pediatric Neuromyelitis Optica and NMO Antibody .NM Le, M Rensel, J Bena, M Moodley .ANNALS OF NEUROLOGY 66, S61-S61 2009

  14. Neuromyelitis optica: disease onset in relationship with infections and vaccinations .NM Le, D Ontaneda, M Moodley, S Worley, M Rensel Journal of Neurology 256, S54-S54 2009

  15. J Tavee, M Rensel, S Planchard and L Stone. Effects of Meditation on Pain and Quality of Life in MS and PN: A Controlled study, Neurology 74 March 2,2010 Suppl 2

  16. B Weinstock-Guttman, M Baier, P LeeKwen, J Feichter, S Dinehart, RenselM A randomized study of low-fat diet with omega-3 fatty acid supplementation in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) Neurology 58 (7), A461-A462 ,2010.

  17. Rensel, MR M.D., Shields, RW M.D., Prayson, RM.D. The Spectrum of Clinical and Electrodiagnostic Features in Amyloid Neuropathy, Muscle and Nerve Vol.19, No.9 pp 1219, 2010

  18. Christine S Moravec, Michael G McKee, James B Young, Betul Hatipoglu, Leopoldo Pozuelo, Leslie Cho, Gordon Blackburn, Francois Bethoux, Mary Rensel, Katherine Hoercher, J Javier Provencio, Marc S Penn "Multidisciplinary Research in Biofeedback." Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine 77, no. Suppl 3 (2010): S85a-S85a. 2010

  19. Abboud, Hesham, Mary Rensel, Carrie Hersh, Srivadee Oravivattanakul, Mayur Pandya, and Anwar Ahmed. "Coexisting Multiple Sclerosis and Huntington’s Disease: Reflections on the Immune Theory in Neurodegenerative Disorders." 2014

  20. Matt Baumann, Dana L Frank, Michael Liebenstein, Jerry Kiffer, Leo Pozuelo, Leslie Cho, Gordon Blackburn,

  21. Francois Bethoux, Mary Rensel, Betul Hatipoglu, Jim Young, Christine S Moravec, Michael G McKee

Biofeedback in Coronary Artery Disease, Type 2 Diabetes, and Multiple Sclerosis. Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, 78(Suppl 1), S80-S80.2011

  1. Ian Rossman, Mary Rensel. An 8 Year Old Girl with Chronic Inflammatory Optic Neuritis (CRION): the Youngest Reported Case, American Academy of Neurology 04/2015, Neurology 84 (14 Supplement), P7. 015

  2. Mary Rensel, Youran Fan and Suji Baskar. Association of Wellness practices in MS patients using self-reported disability scores and MS characteristics, American Academy of Neurology 04/2015, Neurology 84 (14 Supplement), P3. 229

  3. Rensel, M Et al, Engaging Women Staff at Cleveland Clinic Patient Experience Summit Cleveland, OH April, 2015

  4. Sullivan A, Rensel, M, Hersh, C Women in Neurology: Lessons Learned and Lessons Still Learning CMSC May 2016

  5. Obtaining Patient and Family Views in Pediatric MS Research Needs, Outcomes and Methods: Study Design (P2. 129), T Chitnis, D Rintell, E O'Donnell, T Lotze, B Weinstock-Guttman, Rensel M, Neurology 86 (16 Supplement), P2. 129 2016

  6. NEDA in Pediatric MS, Is It Attainable? (P2. 128) M Rensel, I Rossman, M Moodley, Neurology 86 (16 Supplement), P2. 128 2016

  7. Dimethyl Fumarate Is Well Tolerated in a Small Cohort of Pediatric-Onset Multiple Sclerosis Patients (P3.

010), I Rossman, M Moodley, M Rensel, Neurology 86 (16 Supplement), P3. 010 2016

  1. Pediatric Onset Multiple Sclerosis: A Single Center Experience,E Yamamoto, M Ginsberg, M Rensel, M Moodley, ANNALS OF NEUROLOGY 80, S332-S332, 2016

  2. Carolyn E. Schwartz, Sc.D., et al.., Stephanie AGrover, M.S., Victoria E. Powell, M.P.H., Austin Noguera, Jean K. Mah, M.D., M.Sc., Soe Mar, M.D., Lauren MednickM.D., Brenda L. Banwell, M.D Gulay Alper, M.D. , Mary Rensel, M.D. , Mark Gorman, M.D., Amy Waldman, M.D. , Teri Schreiner, M.D., Emmanuelle Waubant, M.D., E. Ann Yeh, M.D. Medication Adherence in Pediatric MS: Barriers and Facilitators, 2016.

  3. I Rossman, M Moodley, M Rensel, NEDA is Rare in Pediatric Onset MS treatment. Can We Do Better with Higher Potency Disease Modifying Therapies? ANNALS OF NEUROLOGY 80, S332-S332 , 2016

  4. M. Rensel. Risk factors for non-adherence to disease-modifying therapy in pediatric multiple sclerosis" has been accepted for a poster presentation at the American Academy of Neurology 69th Annual Meeting, April 22 to April 28, 2017 in Boston, MA.

  5. Factors associated with Pediatric Onset Multiple Sclerosis slowed gait, does mood matter? (P1. 355)

Bauer, H Li, M Rensel, Neurology 88 (16 Supplement), P1. 355, 2017

  1. Chitnis, Tanuja, Tanuja Chitnis, David Rintell, Ellen O'Donnell, Timothy Lotze, Bianca Weinstock-Guttman, Emmanuelle Waubant, Anita Belman, Gregory Aaen, Leslie Benson, Mark Gorman, Jennifer Graves, Soe Mar, Manikum Moodley, Jayne Ness, Mary Rensel, Moses Rodriguez, Teri Schreiner, Jan-Mendelt Tillema, John Rose, Charlie Casper. "Obtaining Patient and Family Views in Pediatric MS Research Needs, Outcomes and Methods: Study Design (P2. 129)." Neurology 86.16 Supplement (2016): P2-129.

  2. Smith, Andrew L., Mary Rensel, and Daniel D. Ontaneda. "Post pregnancy outcome in relapsing remitting MS based off of Anesthesia choice for labor and delivery." MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. Vol. 23. No. 1. 1 OLIVERS YARD, 55 CITY ROAD, LONDON EC1Y 1SP, ENGLAND: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD, 2017.

  3. Schwarz, Carolyn, Rensel M. "Risk factors for non-adherence to disease-modifying therapy in pediatric multiple sclerosis (P1. 349)." Neurology 88.16 Supplement (2017): P1-349.

  4. Amy Lavery, Amy Waldman, Shelly Roalstad, TC Casper, J Ness, Mark Gorman, Leslie Benson, Bianca, Weinstock-Gutman, JE Rubin, Teri Schreiner, G Aaen, JM Tillema, Moses Rodriguez, Tanuja Chitnis, Meghan Candee, Lauren Krupp, A Belman, T Lotze, Jennifer S Graves, Benjamin Greenberg, S Mar, John Rose, Manikum Moodley, Manu Goyal, Mary Rensel, Y Harris, I Kahn, Emmanuelle Waubant Poor air quality is associated with increased counts of pediatric MS MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL 23 (1), 37-38 , 2017

  5. Bauer, C., Li, H. and Rensel, M., 2017, October. Depression and physical performance in pediatric onset MS patients. In MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL (Vol. 23, pp. 700-701). 1 OLIVERS YARD, 55 CITY ROAD, LONDON EC1Y 1SP, ENGLAND: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD.

  6. Early age of onset predicts severity of visual impairment in patients with neuromyelitis optica,G. Macaron1, H. Li2, M. Seay3, J. Cohen1, M. Rensel,

  7. Patterns of Use and Safety of Newer Disease-modifying therapies in Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis in the US (S51.004). Kristen Krysko, Jennifer Graves, Mary Rensel, Gregory Aaen, Leslie Benson, Tanuja Chitnis, Mark Gorman, Manu Goyal, Yolanda Harris, Lauren Krupp, Timothy Lotze, Soe Mar, Manikum Moodley, Moses Rodriguez, John Rose, Teri Schreiner, Bianca Weinstock-Guttman, Michael Waltz, T. Charles Casper, Emmanuelle Waubant, Neurology Apr 2018, 90 (15 Supplement) S51.004.

  8. Spurgeon, Elizabeth, Justin Abbatemarco, and Mary Rensel. "A Case of Severe Legionella Pneumonia following the Second Treatment Course of Alemtuzumab Infusion for Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis , (P5. 352)." (2018): P5-352.

  9. Krysko, K. M., Graves, J., Rensel, M., Weinstock-Guttman, B., Aaen, G., Benson, L., & Lotze, T. (2018). Use of newer disease-modifying therapies in pediatric multiple sclerosis in the US. Neurology, 91(19), e1778-e1787.

  10. Predicting Employment Disability and Living with Assistance Using Neuroperformance and

Quantitative MRI in Multiple Sclerosis, Mellen Center, American Congress of Treatment and Research, Dallas, TX 2019

  1. Comprehensive Assessments in Clinic Using Technology-Enabled Multiple Sclerosis Functional Composite-4, Patient Reported Outcomes, and Advanced MRI, Mellen Center, ACTRIMS. Dallas, TX 2019

  2. Cross-Sectional Predictive Value of Clinically Meaningful Change in Processing Speed on Self-Reported

Cognition and MRI Metrics, Mellen Center, American Congress of Treatment and Research. Dallas, TX 2019

  1. Predicting Employment Disability and Living with Assistance using Neuroperformance and Quantitative MRI in Multiple Sclerosis, Mellen Center, American Congress of Treatment and Research in MS, ACTRIMS. Dallas, TX 2019

  2. Quantitative MRI and Patient reported outcomes validate clinically meaningful Differences on Tests of

Ambulation and Hand Function, Mellen Center, American Congress of Treatment and Research in MS,

ACTRIMS. Dallas, TX 2019

  1. Family History of Autoimmune Disorders Among Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis Patients Network of Ped MS

Centers, American Congress of Treatment and Research in MS, ACTRIMS Dallas, TX 2019

  1. Distribution and predictors of disease severity in pediatric multiple sclerosis Investigate the distribution of

Disease severity in pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis (MS).” Platform presentation at the American Academy of Neurology 71st Annual Meeting, May 4 to May 10, 2019 in Philadelphia, PA.

  1. Cognitive processing speed in early pediatric onset MS: baseline features and predictors of decline Lauren

Krupp, Asya Wallach, Michael Waltz, Charles Casper, Gregory Aaen, Antita Belman, Leslie Benson, Tanuja Chitnis, Mark Gorman, Jennifer Graves, Yolanda Harris, Timothy Lotze, Soe Mar, Manikum Moodley, Jayne Ness, Mary Rensel, Moses Rodriguez, John Rose, Terri Schreiner, Jan-Menndelt Tillema, Emmanuelle Waubant, Bianca Weinstock-Guttman, Leigh Charvet, on behalf of the US Network of Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis Centers, ECTRIMS Sweden 2019 MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL (Vol. 25, pp. 98-99). 1 OLIVERS YARD, 55 CITY ROAD, LONDON EC1Y 1SP, ENGLAND: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD.

  1. Real-world effectiveness of first-line newer versus injectable disease-modifying therapies in pediatric multiple sclerosis in the US, Kristen M Krysko, Jennifer S Graves, Mary Rensel, Bianca Weinstock-Guttman, Alice Rutatangwa, Gregory Aaen, Anita Belman, Leslie Benson, Tanuja Chitnis, Mark Gorman, Manu Goyal, Yolanda Harris, Lauren Krupp, Timothy Lotze, Soe Mar, Manikum Moodley, Jayne Ness, Moses Rodriguez, John Rose, Teri Schreiner, Jan-Mendelt Tillema, Michael Waltz, T. Charles Casper, and Emmanuelle Waubant, ECTRIMS Sweden 2019

  2. Poor visual outcome in neuromyelitis optica is associated with early disease onset and use of first-line oral therapy, Gabrielle Macaron, MD1, Jean Khoury, MD2, James Bena3, Jeffrey A. Cohen, MD1, Mary Rensel, ECTRIMS Sweden 2019 MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL 2019 Sep 1 (Vol. 25, pp. 143-143)

  3. The contribution of white matter lesions to whole brain and deep grey matter atrophy in patients with MS (S31.001). Kedar Mahajan, Kunio Nakamura, Jenny Feng, Gabrielle Macaron, Brandon Moss, Marisa McGinley, Hong Li, Stephen Jones, Mark Lowe, Adrienne Boissy, Devon Conway, Robert Fox, Alexander Rae-Grant, Mary Rensel, Mary Willis, Robert Bermel, Jeffrey Cohen, Daniel Ontaneda. Neurology Apr 2019, 92 (15 Supplement) S31.001; AAN

  4. Improved Multiple Sclerosis Management Using Shared Medical Appointments- A Single Center Experience. Abbatamarco J Rensel M ACTRIMS 2020 West Palm Beach, Fl Feb 2020

  5. Processing Speed Test Performance in Pediatric Versus Adult onset MS Conway D Rensel M ACTRIMS 2020 West Palm Beach, Fl Feb 2020

  6. Real World Effectivess of Initial Treatment with Newer Versus Injectable Disease Modifying therapies in Pediatric MS Network of Pediatric MS ACTRIMS 2020 West Palm Beach, Fl Feb 2020

  7. Unique Features of Pediatric Onset MS as Compared to Adult Onset MS in a large Cohort Planchon Rensel M ACTRIMS 2020 West Palm Beach, Fl Feb 2020

  8. Upper and Lower Extremity Function in Pediatric onset verse Adult onset MS ACTRIMS 2020 West Palm Beach, Fl Feb 2020

  9. Familial History of Autoimmune Disorders Among Patients With Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis

Benjamin M. Greenberg, Theron Charles Casper, Soe S. Mar, Jayne M. Ness, Patricia Plumb, Shannon Liang, Manu Goyal, Bianca Weinstock-Guttman, Moses Rodriguez, Gregory S. Aaen, Anita Belman, Lisa F. Barcellos, John W. Rose, Mark P. Gorman, Leslie A. Benson, Meghan Candee, Tanuja Chitnis, Yolanda C. Harris, Ilana L. Kahn, Shelly Roalstad, Janace Hart, Timothy E. Lotze, Mary Rensel, Jennifer P. Rubin, Teri L. Schreiner, Jan-Mendelt Tillema, Amy Tara Waldman, Lauren Krupp, Jennifer Graves, Kaylea Drake, Emmanuelle Waubant, Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm Sep 2021, 8 (5) e1049; DOI: 10.1212/NXI.0000000000001049

  1. A Retrospective Chart Review of the Safety and Tolerability in Ocrelizumab in Pediatric and Young-Adult Onset Multiple Sclerosis (4568),Carolyn Goldschmidt, Mary Rensel, Kedar Mahajan, Moein Amin

Neurology Apr 2020, 94 (15 Supplement) 4568;

  1. Menarche and relapse in girls with MS, Krysko, Kristen M.; Waltz, Michael; Chitnis, Tanuja; Weinstock-Guttman, Bianca; Aaen, Greg; Benson, Leslie; Gorman, Mark; Harris, Yolanda; Krupp, Lauren B.; Lotze, Timothy; Mar, Soe; Moodley, Manikum; Ness, Jayne; Rensel, Mary; Rodriguez, Moses; Rose, John; Rutatangwa, Alice; Schreiner, Teri; Waubant, Emmanuelle; Casper, T. Charles International Journal of MS Care . 2020, Vol. 22 Issue S2, p1-1. 1/2p.

  2. Demographic and Clinical Profile of Pediatric patients with Multiple Sclerosis Infected with SARS-Cov2 (4351) Teri Schreiner, Molly Wilson- Murphy, Tanuja Chitnis, Leslie Benson, Mark Gorman, Lauren Krupp, Timothy Lotze, Soe Mar, Jayne Ness, Mary Rensel, Moses Rodriguez, Nikita Shukla, Emmanuelle Waubant, John Rose, Justin Wheeler, Michael Waltz, Shelly Roalstad, Theron Casper Neurology Apr 2021, 96 (15 Supplement) 4351; AAN Virtual

  3. Analysis of Gender Representation Among Physician Authors in American Academy of Neurology Clinical Practice Guidelines (2204)Lindsay Ross, Rachael Mathew, Gabriella Bal, Peter Brown, Elizabeth Spurgeon, Catherine Hassett, Mary Rensel, Julie Silver, Neurology Apr 2021, 96 (15 Supplement) 2204;

  4. Unique Patterns of Comorbidities in Pediatric Onset vs. Adult Onset Multiple Sclerosis Using a Large Real-world MS Population (2287) Mary Rensel, Devon Conway, Sarah Planchon Pope, Neurology Apr 2021, 96 (15 Supplement) 2287; AAN Virtual

  5. Umeton, R., et al. "Therapeutic response in pediatric neuromyelitis optics spectrum disorder." MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. Vol. 26. No. 3_ SUPPL. 1 OLIVERS YARD, 55 CITY ROAD, LONDON EC1Y 1SP, ENGLAND: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD, 2020.

  6. Ziaei, A., et al. "Evidence for an interaction between ozone pollution and HLA-DRB1 (star) 15 alleles in pediatric multiple sclerosis Impact of the environment and lifestyle and MS risk and clinical course." MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. Vol. 26. No. 3_ SUPPL. 1 OLIVERS YARD, 55 CITY ROAD, LONDON EC1Y 1SP, ENGLAND: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD, 2020.

  7. A survey-based study of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in patient with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder. Goldschmidt, C.; Mahadeen, A.; Rensel, M.Multiple Sclerosis Journal ; 27(2 SUPPL):168-169, 2021.Artigo em Inglês | EMBASE | ID: covidwho-1495996

  8. Feng, J., et al. "Assessing no evidence of disease activity in pediatric onset multiple sclerosis." MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. Vol. 26. No. 3_ SUPPL. 1 OLIVERS YARD, 55 CITY ROAD, LONDON EC1Y 1SP, ENGLAND: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD, 2020.

  9. Rutatangwa, A., et al. "Characteristics And Predictors Of Disease Course In Children Initially Presenting With ADEM." MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. Vol. 26. No. 1_ SUPPL. 1 OLIVERS YARD, 55 CITY ROAD, LONDON EC1Y 1SP, ENGLAND: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD, 2020.

  10. Unique patterns of Comorbidities in Pediatric vs Adult onset MS Using Real world data, Rensel M, Planchon, and Conway. AAN 2021

  11. Wendy M Coronado1, Sarah Planchon, PhD2, Devon S Conway, MD, MSc2, Marisa McGinley, DO, MSc2, Mary Rensel, MD21Fatigue Scores are Better in Pediatric Onset Multiple Sclerosis than Adult Onset Multiple Sclerosis. Ectrims Global Virtual 2021

  12. Coronado, W. M., Planchon, S., Conway, D. S., Amin, M., & Rensel, M. (2021, October). Pediatric Onset Multiple Sclerosis: Neuro-Performance Testing, MRI Metrics, and Quality of Life Measures. In ANNALS OF NEUROLOGY (Vol. 90, pp. S177-S177). 111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN 07030-5774, NJ USA: WILEY., presented at ANA virtually, Chicago, Il October, 2021

  13. Association of Neurofilament Light Chain with Disease Activity in Pediatric Onset Multiple Sclerosis. M. Amin, e, Conway C, Planchon S, Rensel ACTRIMS 2022 West Palm , Fl

  14. Pediatric-onset MOGAD is Not Associated with DRB1*15. Amin Ziaei1, Soe Mar2 , Eoin P.Flanagan3, T. Charles Casper4 , Carla Francisco1 , Alice Rutatangwa1 , Meghan Candee4, John Rose4, Anita Belman5, Bianca Weinstock-Guttman6, Greg Aaen7, Jennifer Graves8, Jan-Mendelt Tillema3, Moses Rodriguez3, Jayne Ness9, Yolanda Harris9, Lauren Krupp10, Leslie Benson11, Mark Gorman11 , Manikum Moodley12, Mary Rensel13, Manu Goyal14, Amy T. Waldman14, Tanuja Chitnis15, Teri Schreiner16, Tim Lotze17, Benjamin Greenberg18, Janace Hart1 , Lisa F. Barcellos19 & Emmanuelle Waubant1, on behalf of the US Network of Pediatric MS Centres, ACTRIMS 2022, West Plam, Florida

  15. Chizmadia, D., Rose, D., Stack, J., Liriano, A., Glaser, J. and Rensel, M., 2022. B-Cell therapy Shared Medical Appointments (BCSMA) lead to faster time to treatment and less indirect care (P16-7.004).

  16. Rensel, King, Boyle, Perez-Perotto, Pappas. Developing an academic based podcast exploring the highlights and challenges of being a woman in medicine with the long term goal of gender parity and empowerment of women leadership in academic medicine, Women in Medicine Summit 2022, Chicago, IL

  17. Clinical Outcomes of COVID-19 Infection Among Patients with NMOSD Receiving Inebilizumab Treatment in the N-MOmentum Trial and Safety Database in the United States. Bruce AC Cree,1 Mary Rensel,Sean Pittock,Aram Zabeti,Ho-Jin Kim, Friedemann Paul, Derrick Robertson, Kristina Patterson, Qing Li, Quinn Dinh, Michael Levy

  18. Race and Social Determinants of Health in Performance Outcomes among Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis Patients American Academy of Neurology, Boston, MA, April 2023

  19. Clinical Out Clinical Outcomes of COVID-19 Infection Among Patients with NMOSD Receiving Inebilizumab Treatment in the N-MOmentum Trial and Safety Database in the United States. Claudia Bonetto,1 Bruce AC Cree,2 Mary Rensel,3 Sean Pittock,4 Aram Zabeti,5 Ho-Jin Kim,6 Friedemann Paul,7 Derrick Robertson,8 Kristina Patterson,9 Qing Li,9 Quinn Dinh,9 Michael Levy10. Societá Italiana di Neurologia congress taking place october 21-24 in Napoli, Italy

  20. Barney, B., Peterson, S., Waltz, M., Wright, M., Rose, J., Rensel, M., ... & Casper, T. (2024, April). Evaluating the Use and Efficacy of Avonex and Plegridy in Pediatric Patients (P11-6.005). In Neurology (Vol. 102, No. 17_supplement_1, p. 6412). Hagerstown, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

  21. Abrams, A., Peterson, S., Race, J., Virupakshaiah, A., O'Neill, K., Gambrah-Lyles, C., ... & Rose, J. (2024, April). Pediatric to Adult MS Transition Practices in the US (P1-6.007). In Neurology (Vol. 102, No. 17_supplement_1, p. 6051). Hagerstown, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.