As the Parkinson’s Foundation first-ever chief medical officer, Sneha Mantri, MD, MS, leads medical and clinical care efforts, guiding the Foundation’s care portfolio and strategy to ensure impactful, sustainable initiatives.
Dr. Mantri is a practicing movement disorders specialist with extensive training and experience. She completed her medical education at Columbia University, residency at the University of Virginia, and a movement disorders fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania and Philadelphia VA Medical Center.
She brings her patient-centered philosophy to the Parkinson’s Foundation, emphasizing that people come before their diagnosis and that Parkinson’s care must be personalized.
Throughout her career, Mantri has focused on building collaborations and expanding outreach to rural communities while raising Parkinson’s awareness in the medical field.
She developed collaboration with the Margolis Institute for Health Policy through the Duke Clinical Leadership Program in 2024 and participates in a PBS-NC panel discussion for her integrated, interprofessional care model.
She serves as a Macy Faculty Scholar, currently working to expand humanistic and community-engaged practice nursing, and physical and occupational therapy. She has also been leading THRIVE-PD since 2019, an early-intervention team-based care model for people with Parkinson’s across the Carolinas.
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