PouyaTahsili FahadanMD
Neurology • Falls Church, VAVascular Neurology, Neurocritical Care
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, INOVA Campus; Neurocritical Care Intensivist, INOVA Fairfax Hospital
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Office
3300 Gallows Rd
Dept of Medicine
Falls Church, VA 22042Phone+1 703-259-9050Fax+1 571-665-6492- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Pouya Tahsili-Fahadan, MD, has been involved in basic and clinical neuroscience research since 2004. He received his MD from the Tehran University of Medical Sciences in 2007. After medical school, he joined Dr. Gary Aston-Jones’s lab at the Medical University of South Carolina as a postdoctoral fellow to study neuromodulation and behavior for 3 years. He did his neurology residency at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, and, during the last year in the program, he served as the chief resident (2014). He then completed a vascular neurology fellowship at the National Institutes of Health (2015), followed by a 2-year fellowship in Neurocritical Care at Johns Hopkins University (2017). His primary research interests are application of neuroimaging in neuroprognostication and neurological manifestations of critical illness. He is currently a neurointensivist at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, VA, Assistant Professor of Medicine at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, INOVA Campus, and adjunct Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. He is a co-editor of "Neurocritical Care Board Review: Questions and Answers, Second Edition".
Education & Training
Johns Hopkins Carey Business SchoolMBA, Heath Systems Management, 2020
Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Neurocritical Care, 2015 - 2017
Clinical Center at the National Institutes of Health/National Capital ConsortiumFellowship, Vascular Neurology, 2014 - 2015
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumChief Residency, Neurology, 2013 - 2014- Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Neurology, 2011 - 2014
- Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumInternship, Internal Medicine, 2010 - 2011
Medical University of South CarolinaPost-Doctoral Fellowship, Neurosciences, 2007 - 2010
Tehran University of Medical Sciences School of MedicineClass of 2007, M.D., Young Investigator Award, The Razi Festival
Certifications & Licensure
MD State Medical License 2021 - 2025
GA State Medical License 2022 - 2025
VA State Medical License 2015 - 2024
DC State Medical License 2014 - 2016
MO State Medical License 2010 - 2014- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Vascular Neurology
- American College of SurgeonsATLS
- American Heart Association ACLS
- Neurocritical Care SocietyENLS
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Berg Award Washington University, Department of Neurology, 2014
- National Young Investigator Award The 12th Razi National Research Festival of Medical Sciences, Ministry of Health and Medical Education of Iran, 2007
- Young Researcher Award The 7th Avicenna Festival, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2006
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 4 citationsNovel imaging markers for altered cerebrovascular morphology in aging, stroke, and Alzheimer's disease.Aditi Deshpande, Jordan Elliott, Nitya Kari, Bin Jiang, Patrik Michel, Nima Toosizadeh, Pouya Tahsili Fahadan, Chelsea Kidwell, Max Wintermark, Kaveh Laksari> ;Journal of Neuroimaging. 2022 Sep 1
- 5 citationsAdapting Clinical Practice of Thrombolysis for Acute Ischemic Stroke Beyond 4.5 Hours: A Review of the Literature.Alexis N Simpkins, Pouya Tahsili-Fahadan, Natalie Buchwald, Justin De Prey, Amreen Farooqui, Luke A. Mugge, Tamra Ranasinghe, Alexander J. Senetar, Franklin D. Echevar...> ;Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. 2021 Aug 28
- 1 citationsA Comprehensive Review of Risk Factor, Mechanism, and Management of Left Ventricular Assist Device-Associated Stroke.Sung Min Cho, Pouya Tahsili-Fahadan, Ahmet Kilic, Chun Woo Choi, Randall C. Starling, Ken Uchino> ;Seminars in Neurology. 2021 Apr 13
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Journal Articles
- Orexin Is Necessary for Context Driven Cocaine Seeking after Extinction/abstinenceSmith RJ, Tahsili-Fahadan P, Aston-Jones G, Neuropharmacology
- Effect of Mu and Kappa Opiates on Injury-induced Microglial Accumulation in Leech CNSYahyavi-Firouz-Abadi N, Tahsili-Fahadan P, Ostad SN, Neuroscience
- Effect of Acute and Chronic Photoperiod Modulation on Pentylenetetrazole-induced Clonic Seizure Threshold in MiceTahsili-Fahadan P, Yahyavi-Firouz-Abadi N, Riazi K, Dehpour AR, Epilepsy Research
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Involvement of Orexin (Hypocretin) Pathway in Context-induced Reinstatement of Cocaine-seeking in RatsTahsili-Fahadan P, Aston-Jones G, Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 1/1/2009
- Estrogen Pretreatment Modulates Morphine-induced Conditioned Place Preference in Ovariectomized MiceMirbaha H, Tabaeizadeh M, Shaterian HR, Tahsili-Fahadan P, Dehpour AR, Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology, 1/1/2009
- Modafinil Blocks Morphine-primed Reinstatement of Conditioned Place PreferenceTahsili-Fahadan P, Carr GV, Harris GC, Aston-Jones G, Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 1/1/2008
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Lectures
- Orexin-1 Antagonist Attenuates Contextual Reinstatement of Cocaine-seeking In RatsHollywood, FL - 12/1/2009
- Modafinil Prevents Relapse To Opiate-Seeking In RatsHollywood, FL - 12/1/2009
- Involvement of Orexin (Hypocretin) Pathway in Context-induced Reinstatement of Cocaine-seeking in RatsChicago, IL - 10/1/2009
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Authored Content
- Neurocritical Care Board Review: Questions and Answers, Second EditionDecember 2018
Professional Memberships
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Other Languages
- Farsi, French
Hospital Affiliations
Inova Fairfax Medical CampusFalls Church, Virginia
Inova Loudoun HospitalLeesburg, Virginia
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