About
Adys Mendizabal, MD, MS, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychobiology from the University of Miami and completed medical school at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University. While in medical school, she also earned a Master of Arts in Urban Bioethics, with a focus on the social determinants of health in urban communities. She completed her neurology residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and movement disorders fellowship at UCLA. She also completed a Master of Science in Health Policy and Management from the Fielding School of Public Health at UCLA.
Dr. Mendizabal's research focuses on health services in neurology. Health services is a field that studies how patients access care, assesses healthcare outcomes, and uses this information to shape healthcare policy. One focus of health services research is evaluating the role of non-biological factors (social determinants of health) in a person’s ability to access healthcare and differences in health outcomes. Dr. Mendizabal’s current research focuses on access to neurologic care for Huntington's Disease (HD), a rare, progressive neurogenetic condition. Her lab analyzes data available in electronic health records, as well as conducts interviews with patients and providers, to better understand the factors that influence early access to HD care and participation in clinical research. In the long term, her goal is to develop interventions that improve early access to specialty services for HD and other rare and common neurological disorders.
Cohort
2025-26
Projects
- Networks, Social Programs, and Care Delivery for Aging Individuals with Huntington’s Disease