Prajwal Ciryam

Dr. Prajwal Ciryam is Assistant Professor of Neurology at University of Maryland School of Medicine, specializing in neurocritical care. His research examines immune-mediated mechanisms in brain injuries like traumatic brain injury and subarachnoid hemorrhage. With dual PhDs in Neuroscience (Northwestern) and Chemistry (Cambridge), Ciryam investigates protein aggregation phenomena in neurological disorders.

His clinical training includes neurology residency at Columbia University and neurocritical care fellowship through the Columbia-Cornell program. Ciryam previously researched protein supersaturation in neurodegenerative diseases through international collaborations. His lab uses molecular approaches to identify neuroprotective targets.