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Kristen Krysko

MD, MAS

Investigator, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute

Email: kristen.krysko@unityhealth.to
Tel: (416) 864-5377
Twitter: @KristenKryskoMD

Biography

Dr. Kristen Krysko is a neurologist and multiple sclerosis specialist at the BARLO MS Centre at St. Michael’s Hospital and an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto. She completed her neurology residency at the University of Toronto, followed by a clinical research fellowship in multiple sclerosis and Master’s of Advanced Studies in Clinical Research at the University of California San Francisco.

Her clinical care and research focuses on women’s health in multiple sclerosis and related disorders, with a focus on pregnancy and breastfeeding.

Recent Publications

  1. Abrams, AW, Waltz, M, Casper, TC, Aaen, G, Benson, LA, Bernfeld, EM et al.. Real-World Effectiveness of Switching to Oral or Infusion Versus Injectable Disease-Modifying Therapy in Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis. Ann Neurol. 2025; :. doi: 10.1002/ana.78086. PubMed PMID:41195640 .
  2. Krysko, KM. Emergence of Anti-CD20 Therapies for Individuals With Multiple Sclerosis Planning Pregnancy. JAMA Neurol. 2025;82 (10):983-984. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2025.2559. PubMed PMID:40758326 .
  3. van der Walt, A, Strijbis, EMM, Bridge, F, Coetzee, T, Graves, J, Brownlee, WJ et al.. Advancing multiple sclerosis management in older adults. Nat Rev Neurol. 2025;21 (8):432-448. doi: 10.1038/s41582-025-01115-5. PubMed PMID:40702382 .
  4. Marrie, RA, Bolton, JM, Ling, V, Bernstein, CN, Krysko, KM, Li, P et al.. Risk factors for incident peripartum mental illness in multiple sclerosis. Mult Scler. 2025;31 (7):846-855. doi: 10.1177/13524585251330109. PubMed PMID:40248853 PubMed Central PMC12159342.
  5. Krysko, KM, Waltz, M, Chitnis, T, Weinstock-Guttman, B, Aaen, GS, Belman, A et al.. Study of the Association Between Menarche and Disease Course in Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis. Neurology. 2025;104 (4):e210213. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000210213. PubMed PMID:39899789 .
  6. Marrie, RA, Bolton, J, Ling, YV, Bernstein, C, Krysko, KM, Li, P et al.. Peripartum Mental Illness in Mothers With Multiple Sclerosis and Other Chronic Diseases in Ontario, Canada. Neurology. 2025;104 (4):e210170. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000210170. PubMed PMID:39841953 PubMed Central PMC11771961.
  7. Krysko, KM. Considerations for family planning in adolescent and young adults with multiple sclerosis. Mult Scler. 2025;31 (9):1137-1138. doi: 10.1177/13524585241303481. PubMed PMID:39644145 .
  8. Rutatangwa, A, Aaen, G, Krysko, KM, Belman, A, Benson, LA, Chitnis, T et al.. Characteristics and predictors of disease course in children initially presenting with ADEM. Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2023;80 :105075. doi: 10.1016/j.msard.2023.105075. PubMed PMID:39491412 .
  9. Sadovnick, D, Criscuoli, M, Yee, I, Carruthers, R, Devonshire, V, Smyth, P et al.. Cesarian sections in women with multiple sclerosis: A Canadian prospective pregnancy study. Mult Scler J Exp Transl Clin. 2024;10 (4):20552173241285546. doi: 10.1177/20552173241285546. PubMed PMID:39385981 PubMed Central PMC11459475.
  10. Lugaresi, A, Jokubaitis, VG, Krysko, KM. Editorial: Aging in multiple sclerosis: from childhood to old age, in women and men. Front Neurol. 2024;15 :1368420. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2024.1368420. PubMed PMID:38385035 PubMed Central PMC10879584.
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Affiliations & Other Activities

  • Assistant Professor, University of Toronto
  • Neurologist, BARLO MS Centre, St. Michael’s Hospital