Dr. Necrisha Roach

is a  fellowship trained Vascular Neurologist who earned her B.B.A in Finance and Investments with a double minor in EconomicPolicy and English Literature. She had a successful career in investment banking before transitioning to the world of academia. In 2010, she earned her Master of Science degree in Human Physiology and Biophysics from Virginia CommonwealthUniversity. She was recruited by her alma matar Baruch College, City University of New York where she served as an Adjunct Professor of Biology in theinstitution’s Natural Sciences Department.

In 2016, she graduated from The Ohio State College of Medicine and completed residency at Virginia Commonwealth University and was chosen to be Chief Resident during her final year of residency. In 2020 she went to theUniversity of Virginia for Vascular Fellowship and the following year she joined the Stroke Division as an Assistant Professor and became one of the Associate Program Directors for the Adult Neurology Program.

Dr. Roach has a strong interest in quality improvement, medical education, and healthcare disparities both locally and internationally. Her interest in QI has motivated her to complete her Master’s in Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety from Harvard University. She has spearheaded many projects aimed at improving healthcare systems and the delivery of stroke care. Her interest and dedication to medical education has earned her multiple accolades to include The 2023 University of Virginia Faculty Teaching Award as well as the American Academy of Neurology’s A. B. Baker Teaching Award. She currently serves as the Chair of the Neurology/Neurosurgery Section at the National Medical Association, the oldest national organization for minority physicians. She is passionate about community service both nationally and internationally especially when it comes to improving health literacy, patient advocacy and awareness of stroke and other neurologic disorders.  She is currently in the process of partnering with the Ministry of Health of her native Trinidad and Tobago to launch the island’s first neurology specialty clinic.