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Education & Training
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Neurology, 1993 - 1996- Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 1992 - 1993
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1992
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2021 - Present
NJ State Medical License 2007 - 2027
NY State Medical License 1996 - 2026
CT State Medical License 2007 - 2025
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Vascular Neurology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2014
- Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2014
- New York Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2013
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Clinical Trials
- Neuroprotection With Statin Therapy for Acute Recovery Trial (Neu-START) Start of enrollment: 2005 Sep 01
- Levels of Inflammatory Markers in the Treatment of Stroke-An SPS3 Ancillary Study Start of enrollment: 2005 Jun 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Device-Detected Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With and Without Cryptogenic Ischemia: The ANTARCTICA Pooled Analysis.Shadi Yaghi, Luciano A Sposato, Liqi Shu, Daniel García-Rodríguez, Victor Castro Urda
Stroke. 2025-10-01 - Overcoming Barriers to Developing and Implementing Novel Therapies for Hypertension.Konstantin A Krychtiuk, Renato D Lopes, Victoria A Cargill, Roland Chen, Martin R Cowie
Hypertension. 2025-10-01 - Apixaban Versus Aspirin to Reduce Cognitive Decline After Cryptogenic Stroke and Atrial Cardiopathy: ARCADIA-Cognition Study.Ronald M Lazar, George Howard, Michael T Brewer, Christy Cassarly, Qi Pauls
Journal of the American Heart Association. 2025-09-16
Other
- Cryptogenic strokeElkind MS, Prabhakaran S
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/cryptogenic-stroke
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-10-25 - Decompressive hemicraniectomy for malignant middle cerebral artery territory infarctionElkind MS, Gupta R
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/decompressive-hemicraniectomy-for-malignant-middle-cerebral-artery-
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-02-10
Press Mentions
Want to Prevent Dementia? This Body Part Might Have an Outsized RoleJuly 21st, 2025- 17 Ways to Keep Your Brain Healthy as You AgeApril 14th, 2025
- Inequities in Heart Health Found by Race, GenderFebruary 3rd, 2025
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Grant Support
- FOcal Cerebral Arteriopathy Steroids (FOCAS) TrialUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO2023–2030
- FOcal Cerebral Arteriopathy Steroids (FOCAS) TrialUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO2023–2030
- Neurology Research Education And Mentorship ProgramNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2010–2012
- Stroke Incidence And Risk Factors In A Tri-Ethnic RegionNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2008–2012
- Neuroprotection With Statin Therapy For Acute Recovery Trial (NEUSTART)National Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2010–2011
- Neuroprotection With Statin Therapy For Acute Stroke-Recovery TrialNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2007–2008
- Levels Of Inflammatory Markers In Treatment Of StrokeNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2005–2008
- Inflammatory And Infectious Burden And Risk Of StrokeNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2004–2008
- Neuroprotection With Statin Therapy For Acute StrokeNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2004–2006
- Inflammation And Infection As Risk Factors In StrokeNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2002–2006
- Hu23f2g In Patients With Acute Ischemic StrokeNational Center For Research Resources2000–2002
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