Jessica Darusz

Jessica Darusz, MD, MSc

Assistant Professor of Neurology

Department: MD-NEUROLOGY-GENERAL SERVICES
Business Phone: (352) 294-5000
Business Email: daruszj@ufl.edu

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About Jessica Darusz

Jessica Darusz is a board-certified neurologist and Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Florida. She earned her medical degree from St. George’s University School of Medicine in 2020. She completed neurology residency at the University of Missouri–Kansas City in 2024, where she served as Chief Resident. She subsequently completed fellowship training in headache medicine and sports neurotrauma here at the University of Florida.

Her clinical interests include the diagnosis and management of headache disorders, concussion, and post-concussion symptoms within the general population. Her unique training in sports neurotrauma has provided her with training to treat neurologic injuries as well as other neurologic conditions in athletes at all levels of competition.

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught

  1. MDC7800 – Neurology Clerkship

    College of Medicine

Board Certifications

  • Neurology
    American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Publications

Academic Articles

  1. Palliative care for patients with end-stage renal disease: approach to treatment that aims to improve quality of life and relieve suffering for patients (and families) with chronic illnesses.

    Journal
    Clinical kidney journal.
    Volume/Issue
    10(1):68-73
    [DOI]
    10.1093/ckj/sfw105.
    [PMID]
    28638606.
  2. Making a diagnosis of hypertension and defining treatment threshold in very low birth weight infants’ need revision?

    Journal
    Journal of renal injury prevention.
    Volume/Issue
    5(2):55-60
    [DOI]
    10.15171/jrip.2016.13.
    [PMID]
    27471735.
  3. Drosophila muller f elements maintain a distinct set of genomic properties over 40 million years of evolution.

    Journal
    G3 (Bethesda, Md.).
    Volume/Issue
    5(5):719-40
    [DOI]
    10.1534/g3.114.015966.
    [PMID]
    25740935.

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(352) 294-5000
Emails:
Business:
daruszj@ufl.edu
Addresses:
Business Street:
3009 SW WILLISTON RD
GAINESVILLE FL 32608