Maria Bruzzone Giraldez, MD

Maria Bruzzone Giraldez, MD

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Biography

Dr. Maria Bruzzone received her medical degree from the Universidad de la República, Uruguay. She pursued a neurology residency at Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois, which she completed in 2016. She then completed a fellowship training in Neurophysiology/Epilepsy at the University of Chicago Medical Center in 2017.

Dr. Bruzzone also participated in different short-term training programs such as the J. Kiffin Penry Epilepsy Education Programs and Minifellow Network: Resident Program in Epilepsy, North Carolina (2014); the Neurology Residency Epilepsy Program in Orlando, Miami (2015); the Neurologist in training Clinical Ethics Elective of the American Academy of Neurology (2015-2016) and the Epilepsy-Patient Oriented Research Training (EpiPORT) program of the American Epilepsy Society (2016).

Dr. Bruzzone is board certified in neurology and epilepsy. She is fluent in Spanish (native speaker).

Education

Neurophysiology/Epilepsy Fellowship
University of Chicago
2016-2017

Neurology Residency
Loyola University Medical Center
2012-2016

Facultad de Medicina
Universidad de la Republica
2002-2010

Board Certification

  • Epilepsy - ABPN
  • Neurology - ABPN

Honors and Awards

TRANSCENDS
American Academy of Neurology
2019-2021

EPIPORT
American Epilepsy Society
2016-2017

American Epilepsy Society fellows program award
American Epilepsy Society
2016

Award for best quality assurance project
Loyola Medical Center
2015

Neurologist in training clinical ethics elective
American Academy of Neurology
2015

Internal Medicine National Award
Universidad de la Republica - Uruguay
2014

Research fellowship for young researchers.
Universidad de la Republica
2009