Nimish A. Mohile, M.D.

Dr. Mohile completed his residency training at Northwestern University, followed by a fellowship in neuro-oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. He is certified in Neurology and Neuro-oncology. In 2007, he joined the neurology department at the University of Rochester where he built and fostered the neuro-oncology division and multi-disciplinary brain tumor program. His mission is to teach, elevate clinical care and perform research that extends and improves the lives of patients with brain tumors.

Dr. Mohile sees patients with primary and metastatic brain tumors and is involved in administering chemotherapy, treating seizures and managing side effects of brain tumors and brain tumor therapy. In addition, he does consultations on patients with neurologic complications of cancer or cancer treatments.

Professional Background

Nimish Mohile, MD, MS, FAAN is an Associate Professor of Neurology and Oncology at the University of Rochester and the Ann Aresty Camhi Professor of Neurology. He serves as the Associate Chair for Career Development and Leadership, Neuro-oncology Division Chief and Leader of the Neuro-oncology service line. He is a UCNS fellowship program director, serves on the UCNS Certification committee, chairs the American Society of Clinical Oncology Glioma Guidelines Panel and is currently the Vice-chair of the AAN section for Neuro-oncology.

As an Associate Chair for Career Development and Leadership, he has spearheaded innovative programs that emphasize personal values, identity and reflective work in the professional development of faculty, administrative staff, advanced practice providers and residents. He also directs departmental leadership programs for residents and faculty to develop leadership skills, implement change and develop resilient teams.

Dr. Mohile aspires to help organizations transform into multicultural, antiracist and equitable entities. He is an advocate for incorporating principles of inclusion, diversity, equity, antiracism and social justice into the profession of neurology. He serves as a diversity officer in the Department of Neurology at the University of Rochester, where he also chairs the Antiracism working group. He currently co-chairs the AAN Diversity Officer’s Group, is a member of the EDI Joint Coordinating Council and was recently appointed to the AAN Special Commission for Racism, Inequity and Social Justice.

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