Elsa C Rodriguez

Elsa C Rodriguez, MD

MS Fellow

Department: MD-NEURO-MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
Business Phone: (352) 273-5550
Business Email: elsarovans@ufl.edu

About Elsa C Rodriguez

Elsa Rodriguez was born in Miami, FL and obtained her bachelor’s degree in Exercise Physiology at Florida State University. Growing up in Miami, she had a passion for learning about different cultures, and would travel often to her family’s beautiful country of Colombia. She went to medical school in Caguas, Puerto Rico, where she developed her love for treating the underserved and underrepresented Hispanic community.

Additional Positions:
Wellness Chief
2022 – 2023 · UF Neurology

Research Profile

Areas of Interest
  • Autoimmune encephalitis
  • Neuroimmune interactions in Neurodegenerative diseases
  • Neuroimmunology
  • Neuroinflammation
  • Neuromyelitis optica

Publications

2023
Ocrelizumab B-cell repopulation-guided extended interval dosing versus standard dosing – similar clinical efficacy with decreased immunoglobulin M deficiency rates.
Multiple sclerosis and related disorders. 79 [DOI] 10.1016/j.msard.2023.105028. [PMID] 37813071.
2022
A Comparison of Pediatric- and Adult-Onset Aquaporin-4 Immunoglobulin G-Positive Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder: A Review of Clinical and Radiographic Characteristics.
Journal of child neurology. 37(8-9):727-737 [DOI] 10.1177/08830738221103085. [PMID] 35673711.
2022
Clinical Reasoning: A Case of Acute Akinetic Mutism and Encephalopathy.
Neurology. 99(17):761-766 [DOI] 10.1212/WNL.0000000000201207. [PMID] 36008149.
2021
Anti-MOG associated disorder-Clinical and radiological characteristics compared to AQP4-IgG+ NMOSD-A single-center experience.
Multiple sclerosis and related disorders. 48 [DOI] 10.1016/j.msard.2020.102718. [PMID] 33388560.
2020
Corticosteroids lead to short-term improvement in cerebral amyloid angiopathy-related inflammation.
Journal of neuroimmunology. 348 [DOI] 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2020.577377. [PMID] 32919147.
2020
The Correlation of English Language Proficiency and Indices of Stress and Anxiety in Migrants from Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria: A Preliminary Study.
Disaster medicine and public health preparedness. 14(1):23-27 [DOI] 10.1017/dmp.2019.22. [PMID] 31221231.

Education

MD
2015-2019 · San Juan Bautista School of Medicine

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(352) 273-5550
Emails:
Business:
elsarovans@ufl.edu
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
PO BOX 100236
DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGY
GAINESVILLE FL 326100236
Business Street:
PO BOX 100236
DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGY
GAINESVILLE FL 32611