Sneha Mantri, MD, MS

As the Parkinson’s Foundation first-ever Chief Medical Officer, Sneha Mantri, MD, MS, leads medical and clinical care efforts, guiding the Foundation’s care portfolio and strategy to ensure impactful, sustainable initiatives.

Dr. Mantri is a practicing movement disorders specialist with extensive training and experience, completing her medical education at Columbia University, residency at the University of Virginia and a movement disorders fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania and Philadelphia VA Medical Center. She brings her patient-centered philosophy to the Foundation, emphasizing that people come before their diagnosis and that Parkinson’s care must be personalized.

As a seasoned principal investigator of health equity studies and clinical trials, Dr. Mantri has successfully communicated complex findings to diverse members of the PD community. She has developed educational courses for future medical health professionals and currently leads narrative medicine workshops for patients. The Josiah Macy Jr Foundation and the American Academy of Neurology have recognized her innovative work. 

Throughout her career, Dr. Mantri has focused on building collaborations and expanding outreach to rural communities, while raising Parkinson’s awareness in the medical field. Her efforts include: 

• Developing collaborations with the Margolis Institute for Health Policy through the Duke Clinical Leadership Program in 2024.

• Serving as a Macy Faculty Scholar, currently working to expand humanistic and community-engaged practice nursing, and physical and occupational therapy.

• Participating in a PBS-NC panel discussion for her integrated, interprofessional care model.

• Leading THRIVE-PD since 2019, an early-intervention team-based care model for people with PD across the Carolinas.

Dr. Mantri has been published in multiple leading journals including npj Parkinson’s Disease, Parkinsonism & Related Disorders, JAMA Network Open, The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, and ScienceDirect among others. Since 2018, she has served as Duke University faculty. She continues to see patients on a limited schedule at the Duke Movement Disorders Center.