As a physician, researcher and patient, Burhan has a personal mission to improve the experience of people living with MS.
Burhan isn't only a fellowship-trained multiple sclerosis (MS) neurologist – he is a patient living with the disease. But his journey began long before his symptoms.
When Burhan was in medical school, his sister was diagnosed with MS, which resulted in him establishing a focus on neurology. Then one day, he woke up with the same MS symptoms his sister experienced.
Today, Burhan brings his perspective as a physician, researcher, patient and Bristol Myers Squibb employee to his work. Despite his diagnosis, he continues to fight MS through science. Deeply committed to his research, he is working to advance discoveries that could shape the future for people living with MS, including people like him.
In Burhan's empowering story, watch how his personal experience fuels his lifelong commitment to MS research.
After my diagnosis, I had decided that I was going to quit my neurology residency. I was quitting on life.
My name is Burhan Chaudhry. I am one of three siblings, I am the oldest. I have a younger sister and a younger brother.
My sister was diagnosed with MS towards the end of my medical school. I was not far from graduation. Her diagnosis got me really interested in neurosciences.
In the second year of my residency, I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis myself. I had decided that I was going to quit my neurology residency. I just felt really isolated.
And I thought that it's just not worth it. I was quitting on everything. I was quitting on life.
And there was someone there to talk me out of that. And I'm so grateful he did.
And so I share that with my patients as well, is that, hey, I've been in that position. I gave up on everything and I was going to throw it all away. So please do not do that. And look at me now.
I chose to be in clinical development at BMS because for patients, every moment matters. Every trial, every setback, every step forward.
I’m fighting for myself and for MS patients like my sister.
I have been actively involved with patients, advocacy groups. And just really grateful that I can contribute in a meaningful way and fight along with what we refer to ourselves as MS Warriors.
The future is exciting and the journey should be fun as well.
That's why We Won't Lose.
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