Mallory Blackwood, MD

Mallory Blackwood, MD

Mallory was born & raised in Richmond Virginia, where she spent most of her time in theater. She gained a late-blooming interest in neuroscience thanks to the liberal arts requirement at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, where she matriculated into the film department, but graduated with a psychology degree and minor in Neuroscience. Upon graduation, she delved further into clinical neuroscience at Univeristy College London, where she completed a masters in clinical neuroscience. Although London remains one of her favorite cities, her interest in neurostimulation and neuroimaging brought her back to the states as a research assistant at John’s Hopkins. Resolved to pursue a clinical career, she then returned to Virginia’s Appalachian region for medical school at Virginia Tech (and for some decent biscuits). There she spent 4 years hiking, running and researching Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation before matching to UCLA for residency. She did her PGY1 medicine year at our very own west LA Veterans Hospital. When not I’m the hospital, she can be found climbing rocks, chilling at the beach or attempting to perfect a laminated pastry!