{"id":8950,"date":"2025-09-03T14:02:37","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T18:02:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/neurology\/?post_type=profile&p=8950"},"modified":"2025-09-03T14:03:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T18:03:28","slug":"ava-bakhtyari-md","status":"publish","type":"profile","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/neurology\/profile\/ava-bakhtyari-md\/","title":{"rendered":"Ava Bakhtyari, MD"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ava Bakhtyari, MD received her BS degree in biochemistry and molecular biology as part of the Commonwealth Honors College at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She obtained her medical degree at the Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at the University of Vermont where she served as student body President. She completed her neurology residency and neuromuscular medicine fellowship at Boston University Medical Center.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Bakhtyari practices at Boston University Medical Center, where she cares for patients with a range of both general neurology and neuromuscular disorders. Her special interests include autoimmune peripheral nerve disorders, neuromuscular junction disorders, muscle disorders, and motor neuron disease. She enjoys spending time in the Amyloidosis Center at Boston University Medical Center.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Bakhtyari\u2019s clinical interests include electro-diagnostics, peripheral nervous system manifestations of autoimmune disorders and amyloidosis. She enjoys education and working with medical students and residents. She is currently working on a project for the neurology residents addressing goals of care and end of life discussions with a focus on cultural preferences.<\/span><\/p>\n

Board Certification<\/strong>: Neurology<\/span><\/p>\n

Special Interests<\/strong>: Electro-diagnostics, peripheral nervous system manifestations of autoimmune disorders, peripheral nervous system manifestations of Amyloidosis, medical education, end of life care, wellness<\/span><\/p>\n

Awards:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

2015\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Life Members Internship Award: \u201cto support the academic and career pursuits of commendable students from diverse campus populations whose records suggest that they will develop into alumni with admirable leadership qualities upon graduation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

2015\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 William F. Field Alumni Scholar Award: University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA<\/span><\/p>\n

2016\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cooke Family Fund Scholarship Award: Award given to students for \u201coutstanding academic achievement, successful completion of research, and significant university or community service.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

2016\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Class of 1941 Humanitarian Award, Commonwealth Honors College at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA<\/span><\/p>\n

2016\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Henry Little Award, College of Natural Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA: Award granted to UMass Amherst student at top of class in biochemistry major<\/span><\/p>\n

2019\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society<\/span><\/p>\n

2020\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The David Babbott, M.D. \u201cCaring and Seeing\u201d Award, Robert Larner M.D. College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, <\/strong>Burlington, VT Award granted to medical students who \u201cdemonstrate commitment to medical education, excellence and personal attentiveness in patient care, strong and caring relationships with faculty members, and a commitment to the educational mission of the college of medicine.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

2020\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 American Academy of Neurology Medical Student Prize for Excellence, Robert Larner M.D. College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, <\/strong>Burlington, VT<\/span><\/p>\n

Publications:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Horta L, Bakhtyari A<\/strong>, Greige T, Anand P. Challenging Cases in Neurology: Neurologic Complications of COVID-19. Semin Neurol. 2022 Dec; 42(6):708-715.View Related Profiles.\u00a0PMID:\u00a036417991<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Bhagat R, Clay A, Bakhtyari A<\/strong>. Computer Tomography Angiography Evidence of Distal Lenticulostriate Artery Aneurysm.\u00a0Neurology and Clinical Neuroscience.\u00a02023 Apr.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":935,"template":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/neurology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile\/8950"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/neurology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/neurology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/profile"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/neurology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/935"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/neurology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile\/8950\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8953,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/neurology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile\/8950\/revisions\/8953"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/neurology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}