Kelsey E. Poisson, MD

Kelsey Poisson

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Biography

Kelsey Poisson, MD, is an attending child neurologist and neuroimmunologist at Nationwide Children’s and assistant professor of Clinical Pediatrics and Neurology at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. She is co-director of the Neuroimmunology Program at Nationwide Children’s, which evaluates children with a variety of neuroimmune diseases such as such as multiple sclerosis, neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder, MOG-antibody disease, transverse myelitis, optic neuritis, ADEM, autoimmune encephalitis, and more. Dr. Poisson is board certified in neurology with special qualifications in child neurology. She completed her Child Neurology residency at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and her Neuroimmunology fellowship at Children’s of Alabama and the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Her clinical interests include pediatric neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder, social determinants of health and transitions of care.

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Education

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 07/24/2023

Board Certifications
  • Child Neurology
Fellowship University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital Date Completed: 06/30/2023
Residency Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Date Completed: 06/30/2022
Medical School Wake Forest University Date Completed: 05/15/2017