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Diana Cejas, MD, MPH @dianacejasmd.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

It's me & my scar 1 day out of the hospital, 1 week after my stroke, 1 month after my cancer diagnosis And it's me & my scar (& the sun) 14 years & 1 day out of the hospital, 14 years & 1 week after my stroke, 14 years & 1 month after my cancer diagnosis I am still here.

A Black woman (Diana) wearing tortoiseshell glasses and pink robe with little pink flowers on the collar smiles for a bathroom selfie. There are bandages covering the right side of her neck. Her smile is droopy because she recently had a stroke.

The same Black woman (Diana) smiles for a selfie 14 years after the first photo. She has curly braids and wears gold hoop earrings and a green shirt. The late afternoon sun pours through the window and covers the right side of her face and the scar on her neck.

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Diana Cejas, MD, MPH @dianacejasmd.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

At Ucross & reflecting on the fact that I would not be here if not for Alice Wong. I found my way back to writing through a group for young adult cancer survivors. A piece that I started in that group turned into an essay that Alice published in Disability Visibility.

A desk in a writer's studio. A laptop is open to show several new paragraphs of an essay. A colorful water bottle, N95 mask, and large monitor are among the office supplies on the desk. Late afternoon sunlight pours through the window

The Wyoming sky at sunset. Wispy clouds reflect orange light over the darkened hills

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Diana Cejas, MD, MPH @dianacejasmd.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Honored to share that I am a American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) Inspire Award Recipient! Congratulations to this incredible group of physicians! www.amwa-doc.org/news/announc...

Announcement of the 2025 AMWA Inspire Awardees with photos of each recipient. One of the awardees, Diana Cejas, MD, MPH, wears a bright yellow dress and white floral earrings in her photo.

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Diana Cejas, MD, MPH @dianacejasmd.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Incredibly excited to share that I am a Fall 2025 Ucross Fellow! Thanks to @ucrossfoundation.bsky.social for providing me with the time and space to work on my art. See you soon!

An announcement reading "Congratulations to the Fall 2025 Ucross Fellows" written in black block letters over a photo of a tree lined road during the Fall. Many of the trees have started dropping their yellow leaves on the empty road.

A list of the 2025 Ucross Fall Fellows in Literature which includes Diana Cejas - a fellow in Nonfiction from Rougemont, NC

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Diana Cejas, MD, MPH @dianacejasmd.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Me and my scar 1 day out of the hospital, 1 week after my stroke, 1 month after my cancer diagnosis Me and my scar 13 years and 1 day out of the hospital, 13 years and 1 week after my stroke, 13 years and 1 month after my cancer diagnosis I am still here.

A Black woman (Diana) smiles as she takes a selfie in the bathroom mirror. She is wearing brown tortoiseshell glasses and a pink nightdress with little pink flowers on the collar. A bandage covers a fresh surgical wound on the right side of her neck. Her smile is lopsided because she recently had a stroke.

A Black woman (Diana) with long braids smiles as she takes a selfie. She sits in front of a shelf full of plants. She is wearing gold earrings and a green dress. The scar on her neck is healed now. Her smile is still a little lopsided because of the stroke that she had years ago.

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Diana Cejas, MD, MPH @dianacejasmd.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

thirteen years after cancer, thirteen years after a stroke, I am still here

An orange and pink four o'clock flower blossom pointing towards the sun on a hot summer afternoon

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Diana Cejas, MD, MPH @dianacejasmd.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

I don't know what to say other than to say thank you. Thank you to those who made this fellowship possible. Thank you @macdowell1907.bsky.social for the time and space to work on my book. Hopefully I do these honors justice. #MacDowellResidency

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Diana Cejas, MD, MPH @dianacejasmd.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

The air is yellow again today. Now mind you, I grew up on a farm here in North Carolina but I ran barefoot through grass & straw & clay & didn't have so much as a sniffle. Now as an adult I turn into a sneezey, runny nosed mess every March. Please plant some female trees, NC! We are struggling!

A thick layer of yellow pollen covering a car windshield

A picture of a partly cloudy sky on a sunny spring day. The clouds look like they have a yellow-green tinge due to all of the pollen in the air

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Diana Cejas, MD, MPH @dianacejasmd.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Most of the creative writing I did was for my book (eek!) I am still processing the time that I spent @macdowell1907.bsky.social. So grateful for the time and space to create.

A gazebo on a hill looking towards the mountains on a sunny Fall afternoon. The sun is just starting to creep towards the horizon and shines through the trees.

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Diana Cejas, MD, MPH @dianacejasmd.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

It has truly been an honor to serve on the Child Neurology Society board and represent the South for the past two years. I can't wait to see how this society grows! #CNSAM

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Diana Cejas, MD, MPH @dianacejasmd.bsky.social · 09/11/2024

More information about this week's events (plus one more hairball) www.eventbrite.com/e/doctors-as...

A brown tabby cat with a lot of fur sits on a beige couch

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Diana Cejas, MD, MPH @dianacejasmd.bsky.social · 09/11/2024

Yes I did just get back from MacDowell & yes I am leaving again! First stop: To hang out with neuro nerds at #CNSAM Second stop: To give the Stanford Brooke Gabster Lecture and share space with other #DocsWithDisabilities Hopefully the hairballs still love me when I return

A very furry gray tabby cat curls up on a fuzzy pillow

A calico kitty lays on the carpet and stares at the camera

A tabby cat with a white chest sits in a square basket in front of a bookshelf

A Black woman who is wearing a N95 mask and whose hair is in mini twists takes a selfie on an airplane

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Diana Cejas, MD, MPH @dianacejasmd.bsky.social · 12/07/2024

Me and my scar 1 day out of the hospital, 1 week after my stroke, 1 month after my cancer diagnosis. Me and my scar 12 years and 1 day out of the hospital, 12 years and 1 week after my stroke, 12 years and 1 month after my cancer diagnosis I am still here.

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Diana Cejas, MD, MPH @dianacejasmd.bsky.social · 05/07/2024

Sometimes it's hard to believe that I had cancer & a stroke & came out mostly intact. But sometimes I get stuck in moments that feel too immediate to be memories. When I am transported back 12 years to my bed in the ICU. I still have good days & bad days. But I am still here.

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Diana Cejas, MD, MPH @dianacejasmd.bsky.social · 28/05/2024

I wish that memories were like movies. Thanks @pleiadesmag for letting me share this little piece about memory and my grandfather with the world.

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Diana Cejas, MD, MPH @dianacejasmd.bsky.social · 13/04/2024

I cannot be the only person who has issues with that reflex hammer #AANAM

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Diana Cejas, MD, MPH @dianacejasmd.bsky.social · 12/04/2024

Exhausted but super excited to be on my way to #AANAM! I'm honored to be presenting on disability, ableism, and neurodiversity in neurology not once, not twice, but FOUR times in Leadership University and other sessions throughout the conference.

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Diana Cejas, MD, MPH @dianacejasmd.bsky.social · 15/11/2023

Dicey passed away in March but I was still getting emails with her name on them. I messaged Chewy about it last night and found this on my doorstep this evening. @Chewy you have a customer for life

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Diana Cejas, MD, MPH @dianacejasmd.bsky.social · 16/10/2023

I sit in this room - its walls adorned with portraits of the giants of our field - to get work done every time I'm on service. I can't help but wonder if their visions of the future of neurology included (Black, disabled, Latina) neurologists like me.

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Diana Cejas, MD, MPH @dianacejasmd.bsky.social · 08/10/2023

I only ever manage to take pictures of trees and the sky

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Diana Cejas, MD, MPH @dianacejasmd.bsky.social · 08/10/2023

Obligatory photo drop on the way out

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Diana Cejas, MD, MPH @dianacejasmd.bsky.social · 08/10/2023

It's been real #CNSAM! See you in San Diego in 2024!

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Diana Cejas, MD, MPH @dianacejasmd.bsky.social · 23/09/2023

I've been out of state or out of the country at least once every month this year except for July. Today? Leaving St Louis. Next week? I'll see you in Vancouver!

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Diana Cejas, MD, MPH @dianacejasmd.bsky.social · 17/08/2023

I'm supposed to be writing or something but look at the flowers

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Diana Cejas, MD, MPH @dianacejasmd.bsky.social · 31/07/2023

One from 2013, one from 2023 (and one from 1983 if you count the picture.) I'll make sure to save some space on the shelf for whatever comes in 2033 (and 2043, 2053...) #AANLeadership

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Diana Cejas, MD, MPH @dianacejasmd.bsky.social · 30/07/2023

nice to see that some of these features still work

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Diana Cejas, MD, MPH @dianacejasmd.bsky.social · 24/07/2023

It's #BlackInNeuroWeek! I'm Diana, peds neurologist @UNCNeurology. My clinical work, research, & advocacy focuses on young folx with IDD. And I'm not just a neuro doctor, I'm a neuro patient too! I'm a neuroendocrine cancer & stroke survivor #BlackInNeuroRollCall @BlackInNeuro

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Diana Cejas, MD, MPH @dianacejasmd.bsky.social · 12/07/2023

It's me! 1 day out of the hospital, 1 week after my stroke, 1 month after my cancer diagnosis. And it's me! 11 years & 1 day out of the hospital, 11 years & 1 week after my stroke, 11 years & 1 month after my cancer diagnosis. I am still here. #CancerSurvivor #StrokeSurvivor

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Diana Cejas, MD, MPH @dianacejasmd.bsky.social · 05/07/2023

Eleven years after cancer, eleven years after a stroke, I am still here.

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Diana Cejas, MD, MPH @dianacejasmd.bsky.social · 13/06/2023

Better late than never when it comes to posting peonies and poppies

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Diana Cejas, MD, MPH @dianacejasmd.bsky.social · 03/06/2023

What a privilege it is to be a stroke and neuroendocrine cancer survivor and to get to be a neurologist (and #AANLeadership graduate) too.

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Diana Cejas, MD, MPH @dianacejasmd.bsky.social · 03/06/2023

Today's the day! I can't believe that we're already at the end of our time with the AAN Diversity Leadership Program. So thankful for this opportunity & for the connections that I've made with this amazing group! #AANLeadership @AANmember

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Diana Cejas, MD, MPH @dianacejasmd.bsky.social · 30/04/2023

More pink and purple flowers because why not

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Diana Cejas, MD, MPH @dianacejasmd.bsky.social · 25/04/2023

Also! Just because I'm leaving doesn't mean you won't see me! @nlrosendale and my session on Inclusive Communication is tomorrow! "See" you there! #AANAM

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Diana Cejas, MD, MPH @dianacejasmd.bsky.social · 25/04/2023

Are you at #AANAM and want to know more about disability, ableism, and accessibility? Come to our talk and you'll learn about all of that *plus* you'll get to hear Dr. Rosendale talk about inclusive communication for the LGBTQIA+ community!

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Diana Cejas, MD, MPH @dianacejasmd.bsky.social · 23/04/2023

What a great talk, Dr. Kakara! I can't wait for our joint session tomorrow! Come join us at 1 to learn more about disability in the history of neurology! #AANAM #DocsWithDisabilities

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