Alexa Ciarolla, MD

Alexa Ciarolla, MD

Alexa was born and raised in Palos Verdes, CA. After graduating from the United States Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Science in history and a Russian minor, she completed nuclear power training in Charleston, South Carolina, and Ballston Spa, New York, before serving as a junior officer onboard a submarine stationed out of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. She then attended medical school at UT Southwestern and had her first exposure to neuroscience as a pre-clerkship student. This evolved into a desire to pursue neurology and help patients and their families with their journey through life-altering neurological disorders. While in medical school, she contributed to research in both neuroimaging in subjects with psychosis and neuromonitoring in TBI. She also planned and implemented a curriculum for a leadership elective for pre-clerkship students. She was inducted into GHHS and served as AOA co-president. Upon graduation, she was awarded the American Academy of Neurology Medical Student Prize for Excellence in Neurology and the Roland C Reynolds Pathology Award. She is thrilled to be back in Los Angeles for residency training and completed her internship at nearby Olive View-UCLA Medical Center. Her academic interests include neurocritical care and medical education. Outside of work, she is an avid F1 fan and enjoys sailing, running, Pilates, finding the best boba in LA, and watching TV on the couch with her cats Calvin and Hobbes.