Susannah Cahalan

Susannah Cahalan
Cahalan in 2014
Born	1985 (age 31–32)
Residence	New York City
Nationality	American
Occupation	Journalist, author
Notable work	Brain on Fire

Susannah Cahalan (born 1985) is an American journalist and author, known for writing the memoir Brain on Fire, about her hospitalization with a rare auto-immune disease, anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis. She has worked for the New York Post.

A feature film based on her memoir is being filmed, with the release targeted for 2017. Chloë Grace Moretz played the role of Cahalan.