Dr. Jenelle Jindal
Jenelle Jindal, MD, is a board-certified neurologist and vascular neurologist trained at Stanford, Yale, and Harvard hospitals.
Training and clinical background
Dr. Jindal studied Biological Sciences at Stanford University and completed a minor in Linguistics. She earned her medical degree from Yale University School of Medicine, then completed neurology residency and vascular neurology fellowship through Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital at Harvard Medical School.
She has cared for thousands of patients across Silicon Valley hospitals, including patients with stroke, intracranial hemorrhage, epilepsy, and neurodegenerative disease, and served as Medical Director of the Peter C. Fung MD Stroke Program at El Camino Health.
Systems and scholarship
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Jindal served in senior operational roles for Santa Clara County Public Health. Her research collaborations include stroke neurology and artificial intelligence in medicine, with publications in Nature Medicine, NEJM AI, JAMIA, and Stroke.
Why aphasia care
Dr. Jindal's interest in aphasia connects neurological expertise with a lifelong attention to language. At Stanford, she studied linguistics alongside biology.
Stroke is also part of her family history. Her mother and grandfather both died from hemorrhagic strokes. Presence Medicine grows from clinical training, language attention, and recognition of what long aftercare asks of families.
Selected credentials
- Board Certified in Neurology
- Board Certified in Vascular Neurology
- M.D., Yale University School of Medicine
- Neurology Residency, Massachusetts General Hospital / Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
- Vascular Neurology Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital / Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
- B.S. with Honors in Biological Sciences, Linguistics Minor, Stanford University
- Former Medical Director, Peter C. Fung MD Stroke Program, El Camino Health
- Former Director of Special Operations, Santa Clara County Public Health
- Peer-reviewed publications across neurology, stroke, and AI in medicine