Dott. Lo Re Enza

Dr. Enza Lo Re is Head of Neurology at IRCCS ISMETT and clinical assistant professor of Neurology at the University of Pittsburgh.

She earned her medical degree and completed her residency in Neurology at the University of Palermo. In 2014, she established the Neurology Service at IRCCS ISMETT developing specialized expertise in the neurological complications affecting patients with end-stage organ disease and solid organ transplant recipients.

Her research focuses on the mechanisms of brain injury associated with chronic liver disease, through the liver-brain axis, and chronic kidney disease, through the kidney-brain axis. She is committed to developing programs aimed at preserving brain health in transplant candidates and recipients.

Dr. Lo Re is a member of Alzheimer’s Association Global Consortium, which investigates the neurological effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection in immunocompromised solid organ transplant recipients.

As part of the Gender Medicine Program of the Italian Ministry of Health, she promotes research into sex- and gender-related differences in neurological health.