Mahsa Abassi, DO

Dr. Mahsa Abassi earned her medical degree from Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, California, and completed both her Internal Medicine residency and Infectious Diseases fellowship at the University of Minnesota. She now serves as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases and International Medicine. Her clinical and research interests focus on HIV-associated opportunistic infections, particularly cryptococcal and tuberculosis meningitis. Her work explores neurologic complications, antifungal treatment strategies, and host immune responses. She is also actively engaged in global health research and capacity-strengthening initiatives in resource-limited settings.