Aria C. Shi, MD

Aria C. Shi, MD, is a PGY-4 emergency medicine (EM) resident at the Harvard Affilicated Residency (HAEMR) at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital. Her research focuses on improving outcomes in acute neurological emergencies. Her work bridges basic science in cellular mechanisms underlying neuroinflammation with translational nanoparticle therapeutics, and clinical research on early emergency department management of intracerebral hemorrhage. She was the recipient of the Emergency Medicine Foundation's Resident Research Grant 2024-2025, was selected as a 2025 Pipeline Scholar in the Neuro-EM Scholars Program, and serves nationally as a reviewer for the SAEM Grants Committee. Additionally, Dr. Shi is passionate about medical education and mentorship, having served as the course director for the HAEMR Intern Bootcamp month, and leader of the HAEMR Journal Club. She studied biological engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and attended medical school at Johns Hopkins University. Following residency, she will join the EM faculty at the University of Michigan as a Research Fellow.