Adrianna Carrasco, MD

Adrianna Carrasco, MD

Adrianna was born in San Jose, California and is the second of five children. She studied neurobiology at the University of California, Berkeley. Prior to medical school, she explored behavioral neurology through clinical research within the areas of autism, sensory processing disorders then Alzheimer’s and dementias at the University of California, San Francisco. After living in northern California all her life, Adrianna sought new horizons on the East Coast and went to medical school at Eastern Virginia Medical school (EVMS). During her time there, she collaborated with fellow researchers at EVMS and New York University to identify and characterize proteins involved in plaque formation in rapidly progressive Alzheimer’s cases. She is also passionate about understanding and addressing healthcare disparities. Her prior research includes analyzing a government antipsychotic deprescription initiative for dementia patients and its effects across different ethnoracial groups. After five years of living on the East Coast, she is happy to be back in California for her neurology training. When she is not working, you can find her rock climbing, learning to surf, hiking, or attending music concerts.