Alexander Carvajal Gonzalez, M.D., M.S.c, Ph.D

Alexander Carvajal Gonzalez MD, MSc, PhD is a University of Florida assistant professor of neurology and a neurologist at UF Health Jacksonville, specializing in neuroimmunology. Dr. Carvajal Gonzalez received his medical degree from Universidad Nacional de Colombia. He completed his neurology residency at Louisiana State University, Shreveport, and subspecialty training in autoimmune neurology at Harvard University.

He also completed a research fellowship in neuroimmunology and neurological infections at Johns Hopkins University, a Master’s in Physiology from Universidad Nacional de Colombia, a Master’s in Neuroscience from Washington State University, and a PhD in Clinical Neurology from the University of Oxford.

Dr. Carvajal Gonzalez clinical practice focuses on autoimmune and inflammatory disorders of the nervous system. His research encompasses translational studies of demyelinating, autoantibody-mediated, and related neuroimmunological disorders, exploring mechanisms of neuroinflammation, biomarkers for diagnosis and treatment response, and disease mechanisms and outcomes of rare conditions such as superficial siderosis.

Dr. Gonzalez also has clinical interest in the following:

• Autoimmune encephalitis

• CNS vasculitis

• MOG antibody disease

• Neuroinfectious diseases

• Neuromyelitis Optica

• Neuro-rheumatology

• Neurosarcoidosis

• Paraneoplastic neurological syndromes

• Stiff person syndrome

• Superficial siderosis

• Transverse Myelitis

Research special interests include translational research in demyelinating, autoantibody-mediated and related neuroimmunological disorders; Mechanisms of neuroinflammation, demyelination, and remyelination, with implications for novel therapeutic strategies; Development and validation of biomarkers for diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment response in neuroimmunological conditions; Neuro-immune interactions in infection, cancer, and stress; Pathophysiology and clinical outcomes of superficial siderosis