Syed A. Rizvi, MD

Director, Multiple Sclerosis Center of Rhode Island

Syed Rizvi, MD, is the director of the Multiple Sclerosis Center of Rhode Island and a professor of clinical neurosciences at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. He is board certified in neurology and internal medicine.

Dr. Rizvi has been a principal investigator in numerous multiple sclerosis clinical trials and has been published in a variety of peer-reviewed journals. He is co-editor of the book Clinical Immunology: Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders.

Dr. Rizvi earned his medical degree at Dow Medical College in Karachi, Pakistan, and completed a residency in both internal medicine and neurology at Stony Brook University Hospital in Stony Brook, New York. He continued his training with a fellowship in multiple sclerosis and neuroimmunology at Stony Brook. Dr. Rizvi also received an executive master’s degree in healthcare leadership from the Brown University School of Professional Studies.                       

He is director of the clinical multiple sclerosis fellowship at Rhode Island Hospital and The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. 

Dr. Rizvi is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, the Rhode Island Medical Society, and the Rhode Island Neurological Society.

Locations

Primary

Brown Neurology
Ambulatory Patient Center (APC Building) (directions)
110 Lockwood St., 5th Floor
Providence, RI 02903

Education

  • Medical School:  Dow Medical College
  • Residency:  Stonybrook University Medical Center, New York
  • Fellowship:  Stonybrook University Medical Center, New York