Ania Busza received her undergraduate degrees in Biology and in Brain and Cognitive Sciences at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She then completed her M.D. and Ph.D. training at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, where her doctorate work focused on how light and temperature cues help re-set the circadian clock. Her clinical training includes internship and residency in Neurology at Boston University Medical Center, followed by the Vascular Neurology (Stroke) Fellowship at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. She then completed an Experimental Therapeutics fellowship at the University of Rochester.

Dr Busza is currently an Assistant Professor in the Stroke division of the Neurology department. She divides her time between clinical care for patients with stroke, being Associate Director of the T32-funded Experimental Therapeutics Fellowship, and directing the Movement and Plasticity Laboratory (MAPL). Her research focuses on adapting new technologies to create more personalized therapies for post-stroke motor impairments, in order to ultimately improve recovery of function after stroke.

Faculty Appointments

Associate Professor - Department of Neurology, Stroke Division (SMD)

Associate Professor - Department of Neuroscience (SMD) - Joint

Associate Professor - Department of Neurosurgery (SMD) - Joint

Associate Professor - Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (SMD) - Joint

Credentials

Residency & Fellowship

Fellowship, Vascular Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center. 2015 - 2015

Residency, Neurology, Boston Medical Center. 2011 - 2014

Internship, Internal Medicine, Boston Medical Center. 2010 - 2011

Education

MD | University of Massachusetts Medical School. 2010

Awards

2023 A.B. Baker Teacher Recognition Award. 2023

Neurology Faculty Teaching Award. 2022

Research

Research Lab

Movement and Plasticity Lab (MAPL)

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Publications

Journal Articles

Genetic Variation and Stroke Recovery: The STRONG Study.

Cramer SC, Parodi L, Moslemi Z, Braun RG, Aldridge CM, Shahbaba B, Rosand J, Holman EA,

Stroke.. 2024 August 55 (8):2094-2102. Epub 07/09/2024.

Virtual reality assessment of reaching accuracy in patients with recent cerebellar stroke.

Du K, Benavides LR, Isenstein EL, Tadin D, Busza AC

BMC digital health.. 2024 2 (1):50. Epub 08/12/2024.

Lifetime and Acute Stress Predict Functional Outcomes Following Stroke: Findings From the Longitudinal STRONG Study.

Holman EA, Cramer SC,

Stroke.. 2023 November 54 (11):2794-2803. Epub 09/28/2023.

FLUORESCE: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial of Fluoxetine for Vision Recovery After Acute Ischemic Stroke.

Schneider CL, Prentiss EK, Busza A, Williams ZR, Mahon BZ, Sahin B

Journal of neuro-ophthalmology : the official journal of the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society.. 2023 June 143 (2):237-242. Epub 07/08/2022.

Upper Extremity Robotic-Assisted Rehabilitation: Results Not Yet Robust.

Dobkin BH, Busza A

Stroke.. 2023 June 54 (6):1474-1476. Epub 05/08/2023.

Experimental Neurotherapeutics: Surfing the Tidal Wave of New Opportunities.

Reoma LB, Busza A, Mouradian MM, Kaufmann P, Augustine EF, Frank S, Sutula TP, Cole AJ, Fitter HD, Meurer W, Nath A, Griggs RC

Annals of neurology.. 2023 March 93 (3):427-430. Epub 01/16/2023.

Rehabilitation Therapy Doses Are Low After Stroke and Predicted by Clinical Factors.

Young BM, Holman EA, Cramer SC,

Stroke.. 2023 March 54 (3):831-839. Epub 02/03/2023.

Rehabilitation of visual perception in cortical blindness.

Saionz EL, Busza A, Huxlin KR

Handbook of clinical neurology.. 2022 184 :357-373. Epub 1900 01 01.

Rapid assessment of hand reaching using virtual reality and application in cerebellar stroke.

Isenstein EL, Waz T, LoPrete A, Hernandez Y, Knight EJ, Busza A, Tadin D

PloS one.. 2022 17 (9):e0275220. Epub 09/29/2022.

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors for functional recovery after stroke: similarities with the critical period and the role of experience-dependent plasticity.

Schneider CL, Majewska AK, Busza A, Williams ZR, Mahon BZ, Sahin B

Journal of neurology.. 2021 April 268 (4):1203-1209. Epub 07/25/2019.

Automatic Identification of Upper Extremity Rehabilitation Exercise Type and Dose Using Body-Worn Sensors and Machine Learning: A Pilot Study.

Balestra N, Sharma G, Riek LM, Busza A

Digital biomarkers.. 2021 5 (2):158-166. Epub 07/02/2021.

Survival of retinal ganglion cells after damage to the occipital lobe in humans is activity dependent.

Schneider CL, Prentiss EK, Busza A, Matmati K, Matmati N, Williams ZR, Sahin B, Mahon BZ

Proceedings. Biological sciences. 2019 February 27286 (1897):20182733. Epub 1900 01 01.

Using Vision to Study Poststroke Recovery and Test Hypotheses About Neurorehabilitation.

Busza A, Schneider CL, Williams ZR, Mahon BZ, Sahin B

Neurorehabilitation and neural repair.. 2019 February 33 (2):87-95. Epub 1900 01 01.

Clopidogrel and Aspirin in Acute Ischemic Stroke and High-Risk TIA.

Johnston SC, Easton JD, Farrant M, Barsan W, Conwit RA, Elm JJ, Kim AS, Lindblad AS, Palesch YY,

The New England journal of medicine.. 2018 July 19379 (3):215-225. Epub 05/16/2018.

Interfacility transfers for US ischemic stroke and TIA, 2006-2014.

George BP, Doyle SJ, Albert GP, Busza A, Holloway RG, Sheth KN, Kelly AG

Neurology.. 2018 May 190 (18):e1561-e1569. Epub 04/04/2018.

Clinical reasoning: a 32-year-old woman with right-sided numbness and word-finding difficulties.

Busza A, Cervantes-Arslanian AM, Kase CS

Neurology.. 2014 August 2683 (9):e98-102. Epub 1900 01 01.

Thalamus segmentation based on the local diffusion direction: a group study.

Mang SC, Busza A, Reiterer S, Grodd W, Klose AU

Magnetic resonance in medicine.. 2012 January 67 (1):118-26. Epub 06/07/2011.

Interactions between circadian neurons control temperature synchronization of Drosophila behavior.

Busza A, Murad A, Emery P

The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience.. 2007 October 327 (40):10722-33. Epub 1900 01 01.

Roles of the two Drosophila CRYPTOCHROME structural domains in circadian photoreception.

Busza A, Emery-Le M, Rosbash M, Emery P

Science.. 2004 June 4304 (5676):1503-6. Epub 1900 01 01.

Nocturnal increase in plasma cGMP levels in humans.

Zhdanova IV, Simmons M, Marcus JN, Busza AC, Leclair OU, Taylor JA

Journal of biological rhythms.. 1999 August 14 (4):307-13. Epub 1900 01 01.

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Care provider's discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

4.9

Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

4.9

Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition

4.9

Care provider's efforts to include you in decisions about your care

4.9

Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

4.9

Patient Comments

5.0

Dr. Busza is exceptional

Jan 28, 2025

5.0

She is excellent

Dec 18, 2024

5.0

Good.

Jun 18, 2024

5.0

Excellent concern for all my health needs. For those concerns outside her area of expertise put in extra time & effort to consult with others to provide treatment options sooner than a referral would take.

Apr 04, 2024

4.3

Good.

Apr 04, 2024

5.0

Always caring and excellent.

Feb 26, 2024

5.0

Dr. Busza spent quality time listening and making a plan. She was kind and supportive.

Nov 15, 2023

5.0

Dr. Busza is the best of the best her and her team work very hard to help people like me!

Nov 10, 2023

5.0

So far so good.

Sep 01, 2023

5.0

Dr. Busza is awesome! She takes excellent care of me, and she has for over 5 years!! And I will NOT see anyone but her for my seizures!!!

Jun 26, 2023

5.0

The provider is very thorough & easy to speak to in addition to her positive listening skills and understanding & concern for patients.

May 02, 2023

5.0

One of the best in her field.

Dec 05, 2022