Andrew Sas, MD, PHD

I completed my MD and PhD at the Medical University of South Carolina with a research focus in neuroimmunology. I completed my residency in neurology at the University of Michigan where I was chief resident in my final year. I then completed a clinical fellowship in sports neurology and traumatic brain injury at the University of Michigan, and see traumatic brain injury patients in the clinic. I returned to the laboratory during my fellowship with an NIH R25 grant, and continue research with my NIH K08 grant. The goal of my research is to find translational immunotherapy targets to promote healing after traumatic neuronal injury.

Research interests

• Translational Immunotherapy
• Traumatic Neuronal Injury
• Traumatic Brain Injury
• Inflammation
• Immune-Medicated Axon Regeneration
• Concussion
• Neuroimmunology

I have two fields of research focus, both lab-based. One is translational research focusing on developing immunotherapies to modulate the immune response after traumatic central nervous system injuries to promote axon regeneration and recovery. I have a laboratory in the Biomedical Research Tower dedicated to this work, have published journal papers and given invited presentations at national conferences on immune modulation after traumatic neuron injury.

In 2020, I published in Nature Immunology my research on a novel immune cell that stimulates axon regeneration after traumatic injury. This work was recognized by the scientific community with an accompanying editorial, and was featured in a number of neurological journals for its impact in the immunology field.

I also have expertise in treating concussion and its complications. In the clinic, I'm part of a research team that focuses on the pathophysiology of concussion and optimizing recovery for patients so that they can return to their lives prior to the injury. I have published multiple papers on concussion and given invited presentations at national conferences in the area of concussion pathophysiology and recovery.

I am funded by the NIH/NEI K08EY029362.

I regularly serve as a reviewer for peer-reviewed international journals, have led sessions on inflammation in the brain at research conferences, am a member of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Neurological Association and have served as an ad hoc reviewer for the U.S. Department of Defense grant committee.

I joined The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center’s Department of Neurology in 2019.