Crystal Ralls

Biography:

Crystal Ralls, OMS-IV is a fourth-year osteopathic medical student at Lincoln Memorial University–DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine in Tennessee. She has a strong academic and clinical interest in neurology, with particular interests in neuroimmunology, cognitive disorders, and neurodegenerative disease. Her research has focused on neurologic disease, traumatic brain injury, and clinical neuroscience, and she has authored multiple peer-reviewed publications and national conference presentations.
Prior to medical school, Crystal completed a two-year Commissioner's Fellowship with the Tennessee Department of Health, where she contributed to statewide public health initiatives involving traumatic brain injury, Alzheimer's disease, healthy aging, maternal-child health, and emergency preparedness. She remains passionate about improving neurologic care through clinical research, medical education, and patient advocacy. Crystal plans to pursue residency training in neurology and hopes to build a career as an academic neurologist integrating clinical care, research, and teaching.