Mirla Avila, MD, FAAN
Neurologist & Multiple Sclerosis specialist
Dr. Mirla Avila is a board-certified neurologist, and fellow of the American Academy of Neurology, providing comprehensive care for patients with neurological conditions. She brings over 15 years of focused expertise in Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis care to Grove Neurology.
As former Associate Professor of Neurology and Interim Chair at Texas Tech University, Dr. Avila has spent her career at the intersection of clinical care, research, and medical education. She has served as principal and co-investigator on clinical trials for some of today's most widely used MS therapies, with research presented at AAN, ECTRIMS, ACTRIMS, and CMSC.
At Grove Neurology, Dr. Avila treats patients with Multiple Sclerosis, NMOSD, MOGAD, and other autoimmune neurological conditions, as well as a broad range of neurology concerns including memory disorders, neuropathy, pain, tremors, seizures, headache and migraine, stroke, and more.
Originally from Merida Mexico,
Neurology runs in her blood. Dr. Avila comes from a family of physicians, including her father, a neurologist; her uncle, a neurosurgeon; and her brother, a practicing psychiatrist.
Dr. Avila completed her MS and Neuroimmunology fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine and her neurology residency at Texas Tech University, where she founded and directed the Comprehensive MS Care Center — one of the region's only dedicated MS programs.
She is Fluent in English and Spanish, and is committed to providing culturally connected, personalized care to every patient.
