Leah Croll

Dr. Leah Croll is a neurologist and medical communicator with expertise in clinical neurology, academic medicine, and science journalism. Croll earned her medical degree from New York University Grossman School of Medicine and completed her neurology residency and stroke fellowship at NYU Langone Health. She is board-certified in neurology, vascular neurology, and lifestyle medicine. Her clinical interests include stroke care, women's neurology, and lifestyle medicine.

Croll serves as an assistant professor of neurology at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University and as an attending neurologist at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York. She has also held a faculty position at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University. Her research includes peer-reviewed publications on acute stroke outcomes, post-thrombectomy mortality, and the psychosocial effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on neurology programs. Croll has contributed to the development of clinical rating scales for movement disorders, reflecting her broad engagement in neurological sciences research.

In addition to her clinical and academic roles, Croll is a medical journalist covering health and neuroscience topics such as FDA approvals, research developments, NFL concussion protocol changes, therapeutics for Alzheimer's disease, Elon Musk's Neuralink, and COVID trends. She contributes to Medscape and is an alumna of the ABC News medical unit. Her written work includes commentary for Medscape on Alzheimer's disease medications Leqembi and donanemab.

Croll is a frequent guest medical expert for media outlets and has appeared on BBC, Good Morning America, ABC News, CNN, and NBC News. She has provided expert perspective on high-profile neurological stories, including Wendy Williams' diagnosis of primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia, as well as symptoms and treatment for multiple sclerosis. Her media appearances cover a range of topics from celebrity health news to policy discussions about emerging brain technologies.

As a keynote speaker, Croll addresses topics such as medicine in the media, chronic neurologic disease and caregiver burnout, brain-machine interface technology, and stroke prevention. She is recognized for translating complex neuroscience and neurology topics into accessible information for both professional and public audiences.