DanaBrookeHarrarMDPhD

Child Neurology • Washington, DC

Neurophysiology, Epilepsy, Pediatric Vascular Neurology

Pediatric Neurocritical Care

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Office
111 Michigan Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20010
Phone+1 202-476-2120
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Education & Training

Brigham and Women's Hospital/Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Clinical Neurophysiology, 2017 - 2017
Childrens HospitalFellowship, Adult and Pediatric Cerebrovascular Disorders, 2016 - 2016
Children's Hospital/Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Child Neurology, 2013 - 2016
Children's Hospital/Boston Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 2011 - 2013
Vanderbilt University School of MedicineClass of 2011

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 2015 - Present
DC State Medical License 2017 - 2024
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Clinical Neurophysiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Inductee Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, 2011

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

3 citations
Pediatric Moyamoya Revascularization Perioperative Care: A Modified Delphi Study.
Jordan, L. C., Lisa R Sun, Lori C Jordan, Edward R Smith, Philipp R Aldana, Matthew P Kirschen, Kristin Guilliams, Nalin Gupta, Gary K Steinberg, Christine Fox, Dana B...> ;Neurocritical Care. 2024 Apr 1
Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein (GFAP) Astrocytopathy: An Emerging Cause of Meningoencephalomyelitis in Children and Adolescents.
Prayerna Uppal, Jacklyn Smith, Carlos Castillo-Pinto, Anuj Jayakar, Dana Harrar, Elizabeth M Wells> ;Journal of Child Neurology. 2023 Dec 1
Ketamine for Status Epilepticus in Children: Searching for the Right Drug for the Right Patient.
Kristin P Guilliams, Dana Harrar> ;Neurocritical Care. 2024 Feb 1
Starfield Pattern on Brain MRI in a Patient with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
Vivien X Xie, Dana Harrar, Jonathan Murnick, Diana Bharucha-Goebel, Kuntal Sen> ;Neuropediatrics. 2024 Apr 1
Bilateral Retinal and Lateral Geniculate Nucleus Infarction in an Adolescent With Influenza.
Prayerna Uppal, William P Madigan, Jonathan Murnick, Jeffrey Strelzik, Dana Harrar> ;Pediatric Neurology. 2023 Aug 1
2 citations
Neuromonitoring in Children with Cerebrovascular Disorders.
Dana B Harrar, Lisa R Sun, Sarah Lee, Arnold J Sansevere, J Bradley Segal> ;Neurocritical Care. 2023 Apr 1
When Zebras Collide: Differentiating Rare Causes of Recurrent Posterior Circulation Infarcts in a Child.
Ilyse Genser, Kuntal Sen, Matthew A Sherman, Abigail Bosk, Sangeeta Sule, Jonathan Murnick, Monica S Pearl, Dana Harrar> ;Pediatric Neurology. 2023 May 1
Case Report: Successful Anterior Circulation Thrombectomy After 24 Hours in an Adolescent.
Victoria Vinarsky, Lisa R Sun, Vivek S Yedavalli, Lindsay Schleifer, Karissa Arthur, Ferdinand Hui, Dana B Harrar> ;Pediatric Neurology. 2023 Jun 1
The Spectrum of Quantitative EEG Utilization Across North America: A Cross-Sectional Survey.
Giulia M Benedetti, Lindsey A Morgan, Arnold J Sansevere, Dana B Harrar, Réjean M Guerriero, Mark S Wainwright, Kerri L LaRovere, Agnieszka Kielian, Saptharishi Lalgud...> ;Pediatric Neurology. 2023 Apr 1
4 citations
Seizures, Epilepsy, and Electroencephalography Findings in Pediatric Moyamoya Arteriopathy: A Scoping Review.
Rachel Penn, Dana Harrar, Lisa R Sun> ;Pediatric Neurology. 2023 May 1
In-Hospital Mortality From Cerebral Edema in MSUD During Newborn Screening Era: What Are We Missing and What More Can We Do?
Kuntal Sen, Andrea Gropman, Dana Harrar> ;Pediatric Neurology. 2022 Oct 1
2 citations
Pediatric Stroke and Cardiac Disease: Challenges in Recognition and Management.
Elizabeth W Mayne, Janette A Mailo, Lisa Pabst, Elizabeth Pulcine, Dana B Harrar, Michaela Waak, Mubeen F Rafay, Sahar Ma Hassanein, Catherine Amlie-Lefond, Lori C Jordan> ;Seminars in Pediatric Neurology. 2022 Oct 1
1 citations
Acute Hospital Management of Pediatric Stroke.
Taryn-Leigh Surtees, Rachel Pearson, Dana B Harrar, Sarah Lee, Catherine M Amlie-Lefond, Kristin P Guilliams> ;Seminars in Pediatric Neurology. 2022 Oct 1
1 citations
Cerebral Sinus Venous Thrombosis in Infants after Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease.
Dana B Harrar, Margaret Goss, Mary T Donofrio, Jonathan Murnick, Justus G Reitz, Anqing Zhang, Yaser Diab, Jennifer Meldau, Pranava Sinha, Can Yerebakan, Jessica L Car...> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2022 Sep 1
12 citations
International Prevalence and Mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 in Childhood Arterial Ischemic Stroke During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Lauren A Beslow, Shannon C Agner, Jonathan D Santoro, Dipak Ram, Jenny L Wilson, Dana Harrar, Brian Appavu, Stuart M Fraser, Thomas Rossor, Marcela D Torres, Manoëlle ...> ;Stroke. 2022 Aug 1
Cerebral Digital Subtraction Angiography in Acute Intracranial Hemorrhage: Considerations in Critically Ill Children.
D B Harrar, L R Sun, M Goss, M S Pearl> ;Journal of Child Neurology. 2022 Aug 1
Zebras Seize the Day: Rare Causes of Status Epilepticus Across the Continuum of Critical Care.
Dana Harrar, Lileth Mondok, Samuel Adams, Raquel Farias-Moeller> ;Critical Care Clinics. 2022 Apr 1
5 citations
Pediatric Critical Care Neurologists in the United States and Canada: A Survey of Clinical Practice Experience.
Raquel Farias-Moeller, Anuj Jayakar, Rejean M Guerriero, Jessica L Carpenter, Mark S Wainwright, Dana B Harrar> ;Journal of Child Neurology. 2022 Mar 1
Central nervous system venulitis in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus presenting with recurrent transient ischemic attacks.
Matthew A Sherman, Kaitlyn Boggs, Devika Patel, Margaret Goss, Sun-Young Ahn, Yaser A Diab, Matthew T Whitehead, Dana B Harrar, Monica S Pearl, Sangeeta Sule, Botero-C...> ;Lupus. 2022 Feb 1
3 citations
Using EEG in resource-limited areas: comparing qualitative and quantitative interpretation methods in cerebral malaria
Alexander Andrews, Tesfaye Zelleke, Rima Izem, Jiaxiang Gai, Dana B. Harrar, Jessica Mvula, Douglas G. Postels> ;Pediatric Neurology. 2022 Jan 1
20 citations
Pediatric Acute Stroke Protocols in the United States and Canada.
Dana B. Harrar, Giulia M. Benedetti, Anuj Jayakar, Jessica L. Carpenter, Melissa Chung, Brian Appavu> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2021 Nov 11
Incidence and predictors of epilepsy in children with congenital heart disease.
Carlos Castillo-Pinto, Jessica L. Carpenter, Mary T. Donofrio, Anqing Zhang, Gil Wernovsky, Pranava Sinha, Dana B. Harrar> ;Cardiology in the Young. 2021 Aug 9
4 citations
Theta-Alpha Variability on Admission EEG Is Associated With Outcome in Pediatric Cerebral Malaria.
Alexander Andrews, Tesfaye Zelleke, Dana B. Harrar, Rima Izem, Jiaxiang Gai, Douglas G. Postels> ;Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology. 2021 May 27
11 citations
Endovascular therapy for acute stroke in children: age and size technical limitations.
Lisa R. Sun, Dana B. Harrar, Gerald Drocton, Carlos Castillo-Pinto, Philippe Gailloud, Monica S. Pearl> ;Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery. 2021 Apr 8
7 citations
Management considerations for stroke-like episodes in MELAS with concurrent COVID-19 infection.
Kuntal Sen, Dana Harrar, Andrea Hahn, Elizabeth Wells, Andrea L. Gropman> ;Journal of Neurology. 2021 Apr 1
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Authored Content

Diffusion-Weighted Imaging Changes in a Child with Posterior Ischemic Optic NeuropathyApril 2018
Diffusion-Weighted Imaging Changes in a Child with Posterior Ischemic Optic NeuropathyApril 2018