Christopher Orlando

Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology

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Overview

Dr. Orlando is a clinician-scientist focusing on multiple sclerosis (MS) and related disorders. His research examines the relationship of social determinants of health with MS care and outcomes, including the ways inequities give rise to health health disparities. Current projects include investigations of the causes of delayed diagnosis of MS and how these may differ among demographic groups.

Awards

National MS Society: Sylvia Lawry Physician Fellowship, 2023
– 2025
Race to Erase MS Foundation: Young Investigator Award, 2025
– 2027
SC CTSI / NIH NCATS: KL2 / Mentored Career Development in Clinical and Translational Science, 2026
– 2029

Education and Training

University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT — MD — 05/2019
University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT — MPH — 05/2019
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX — 06/2023 — Neurology
Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA — 06/2025 — MS/Neuroimmunology
Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA — graduate certificate — 05/2025 — Clinical Translational Research

Research Funding

Identifying Intervenable Factors Related to Delayed Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis
National Institutes of Health · Apr 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2029 · Role: KL2 Scholar in Mentored Career Development in Clinical Translational Science (MCD-CTS) Program
Factors Associated with Delayed Diagnosis and Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis
Race to Erase MS · Jan 1, 2026 – Dec 30, 2026 · Role: principal invesitgator
Research Training for Neurosurgery and Neurology Residents & Fellows
NIH · R25NS113757 · Jul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2025 · Role: Co-Investigator

Research Keywords

multiple sclerosis
neuroimmunology
social determinants of health
health equity
health disparities
healthcare access

Media

No Brain Behind (Podcast)
Race to Erase MS Young Investigator (12/29/2025)
Neighborhood-level data sheds new light on racial and ethnic diversity in MS (4/11/2022)

Publications

Alliance for research in hispanic multiple sclerosis registry as a facilitator to clinical research participation. Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2026 Jun; 110:107188.. View in PubMed
Ethnoracial disparities in gray matter atrophy are mediated by structural disconnectivity in multiple sclerosis. Ann Clin Transl Neurol. 2025 03; 12(3):615-630.. View in PubMed
Person-Centered Social Determinants and Neighborhood-Level Deprivation Associated With Disability in Hispanic People With Multiple Sclerosis. Neurology. 2025 Feb 11; 104(3):e213332.. View in PubMed
A tale of race and B cells in multiple sclerosis. Nat Rev Neurol. 2024 01; 20(1):5-6.. View in PubMed
Multiple Sclerosis in Black and Hispanic Populations: Serving the Underserved. Neurol Clin. 2024 Feb; 42(1):295-317.. View in PubMed
Social determinants of health and disparate disability accumulation in a cohort of Black, Hispanic, and White patients with multiple sclerosis. Mult Scler. 2023 09; 29(10):1304-1315.. View in PubMed