Dr. Radwa Aly has over 15 years’ experience in clinical research with 8 years working specifically in behavioral health and neurosciences. Following her BS in health sciences at the George Mason University, she earned a Master of Science in Clinical and Translational Research and completed her PhD in Translational Health Sciences from the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Dr. Aly successfully completed a Principal Investigator fellowship training at Mass General Hospital in 2018 and is a certified Principal Investigator through ACRP.
Throughout her career, Dr. Aly has successfully designed and implemented clinical research protocols with expert familiarity with FDA/IND/IDE requirements and submissions, collaborated in designing and developing a medical app currently being used just for research in studying catamenial epilepsy. Dr. Aly has a long-standing commitment to reducing inequities in health care as well as improving equity and diversity in research recruitment, enrollment and retention in clinical trials. Her area of research focuses on disparities in health care among patients with functional neurologic disorders.
Dr. Aly is the Executive Director of Clinical Research Administration & Operations in the Office of Clinical Research. She serves as a key advisor to executive leadership and is responsible for the strategic growth of high-impact translational research and clinical trials across the academic medical enterprise. She is an integral member for establishing close partnerships with clinical research leaders across the system.