RoyyaModirMD

Neurology • San Diego, CA

Vascular Neurology

Associate Director, UC San Diego Comprehensive Stroke Center Associate Professor of Neurology

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Office
200 West Arbor Drive
San Diego, CA 92103
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Education & Training

UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Vascular Neurology, 2012 - 2013
University of Miami/Jackson Health SystemResidency, Neurology, 2008 - 2012
Universidad Central del Caribe School of MedicineClass of 2008

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2012 - 2026
NM State Medical License 2015 - 2018
FL State Medical License 2015 - 2017
IL State Medical License 2015 - 2017
MO State Medical License 2015 - 2017
OH State Medical License 2015 - 2016
OK State Medical License 2015 - 2016
AR State Medical License 2015 - 2016
RI State Medical License 2015 - 2016
TX State Medical License 2015 - 2016
KS State Medical License 2015 - 2016
KY State Medical License 2015 - 2016
CT State Medical License 2015 - 2016
ID State Medical License 2015 - 2016
MA State Medical License 2015 - 2016
IN State Medical License 2015 - 2015
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Vascular Neurology
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Clinical Trials

AtRial Cardiopathy and Antithrombotic Drugs In Prevention After Cryptogenic Stroke Start of enrollment: 2018 Jan 19
Terminated
Phase 3

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Statin treatment intensity and cerebral vasomotor reactivity response in patients with ischemic stroke.
Amirhossein Akhavan Sigari, Dawn Meyer, Reza Bavarsad Shahripour, Behnam Sabayan, Royya Modir, Brett C Meyer, Thomas Hemmen> ;Journal of Neuroimaging. 2024 Apr 8
Cost-Effectiveness of Using LDL-Direct Versus Lipid-Panel as Part of the Inpatient Stroke Workup.
Lane R, Agrawal K, Modir R> ;Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association. 2020-12-08
Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients who Refuse Intravenous Thrombolysis for Acute Ischemic Stroke - The San Diego Experience.
von Kleist T, Meyer D, Rapp K, Meyer BC, Modir R> ;Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association. 2020-08-04
Optimized Hemodynamic Assessment to Predict Stroke Risk in Vertebrobasilar Disease: Analysis From the VERiTAS Study.
See AP, Pandey DK, Du X, Rose-Finnell L, Charbel FT, Derdeyn CP, Amin-Hanjani S, VERiTAS Study Group* †> ;Journal of the American Heart Association. 2020-06-05
20 citations
A Stroke Care Model at an Academic, Comprehensive Stroke Center During the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic.
Dawn M Meyer, Brett C. Meyer, Royya Modir, Kunal Agrawal, Lovella Hailey, Melissa Mortin, Richard Lane, Tamra Ranasinghe, Brian Sorace, Tara von Kleist, Emily Perrinez...> ;Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. 2020 Aug 1
4 citations
Brain Emergency Management Initiative for Optimizing Hub-Helicopter Emergency Medical Systems-Spoke Transfer Networks.
Royya Modir, Dawn M Meyer, Morcel Hamidy, Teneille Delima, Jeffrey A. Steinberg, Leslie Mukau, Dannielle Walls, Brandon Walls, Christian Sloane, Brett C. Meyer> ;Air Medical Journal. 2020 Mar 1
RAcial Disparities in Ich after IV-tPA and Neurointerventional Treatment (RADIANT).
Chiang CC, Meyer DM, Meyer BC, Agrawal K, Modir R> ;Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association. 2019-11-26
Effect of Hemodynamics on Stroke Risk in Symptomatic Atherosclerotic Vertebrobasilar Occlusive Disease.
Amin-Hanjani S, Pandey DK, Rose-Finnell L, Du X, Richardson D, Thulborn KR, Elkind MS, Zipfel GJ, Liebeskind DS, Silver FL, Kasner SE, Aletich VA, Caplan LR, Derdeyn C...> ;JAMA neurology.
Long-Term Outcomes of Patent Foramen Ovale Closure or Medical Therapy after Stroke.
Saver JL, Carroll JD, Thaler DE, Smalling RW, MacDonald LA, Marks DS, Tirschwell DL, RESPECT Investigators> ;The New England journal of medicine.
Dabigatran for Prevention of Stroke after Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source.
Diener HC, Sacco RL, Easton JD, Granger CB, Bernstein RA, Uchiyama S, Kreuzer J, Cronin L, Cotton D, Grauer C, Brueckmann M, Chernyatina M, Donnan G, Ferro JM, Grond M...> ;The New England journal of medicine.
PREMISE: Posterior Circulation Results Comparing Embolectomy to Medical Intervention in Stroke Emergencies.
Chen PM, Pirastehfar M, Hailey L, Morton M, Rapp KS, Agrawal K, Modir R, Meyer D, Meyer BC> ;Cureus. 2019-10-25
3 citations
Timing of symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage after rt-PA treatment in ischemic stroke.
Patrick M. Chen, Brittney Lehmann, Brett C. Meyer, Karen Rapp, Thomas M. Hemmen, Royya Modir, Kunal Agrawal, Lovella Hailey, Melissa Mortin, Dawn M Meyer> ;Neurology. Clinical Practice. 2019 Aug 1
1 citations
Mapping a Reliable Stroke Onset Time Course Using Signal Intensity on DWI Scans.
Michael M Chen, Patrick M. Chen, Lovella Hailey, Melissa Mortin, Karen Rapp, Kunal Agrawal, Branko Huisa, Royya Modir, Dawn M Meyer, Thomas M. Hemmen, Brett C. Meyer> ;Journal of Neuroimaging. 2019 Jul 1
3 citations
The Sustained DeyeCOM Sign as a Predictor of Large Vessel Occlusions and Stroke Mimics.
Kevin S. Attenhofer, Lovella Hailey, Melissa Mortin, Karen Rapp, Kunal Agrawal, Branko Huisa-Garate, Royya Modir, Dawn M Meyer, Thomas M. Hemmen, Brett C. Meyer> ;Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. 2018 Jun 1
Clopidogrel and Aspirin in Acute Ischemic Stroke and High-Risk TIA.
Johnston SC, Easton JD, Farrant M, Barsan W, Conwit RA, Elm JJ, Kim AS, Lindblad AS, Palesch YY, Clinical Research Collaboration, Neurological Emergencies Treatment Tr...> ;The New England journal of medicine. 2018-05-16
5 citations
Factors Influencing Acute Stroke Thrombolytic Treatments in Hispanics In the San Diego Region.
Patrick M. Chen, David T Nguyen, James P Ho, Mohsen Pirastehfar, Rajiv Narula, Karen Rapp, Kunal Agrawal, Branko N. Huisa, Royya Modir, Dawn M Meyer, Thomas M. Hemmen,...> ;Austin Journal of Cerebrovascular Disease & Stroke. 2018 Jan 11
3 citations
Non-enhanced CT Maximum Intensity Projections for the Detection of Large Vessel Occlusions.
James P Ho, David T Nguyen, Pirastefahr M, Rajiv Narula, Lovella Hailey, Melissa Mortin, Karen Rapp, Kunal Agrawal, Branko Huisa-Garate, Royya Modir, Dawn M Meyer, Tho...> ;Austin Journal of Cerebrovascular Disease & Stroke. 2017 Jul 13
3 citations
Visual Determination of Conjugate Eye Deviation on Computed Tomography Scan Predicts Diagnosis of Stroke Code Patients
Ilana Spokoyny, James Y. Chen, Rema Raman, Karin Ernstrom, Kunal Agrawal, Royya Modir, Dawn M Meyer, Brett C. Meyer> ;Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. 2016 Dec 1
7 citations
Accuracy of Stroke Diagnosis in Telestroke-Guided Tissue Plasminogen Activator Patients.
Kunal Agrawal, Rema Raman, Karin Ernstrom, Robert Joseph Claycomb, Dawn M Meyer, Thomas M. Hemmen, Royya Modir, Pranav Kachhi, Brett C. Meyer> ;Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. 2016 Dec 1
Results of the ICTuS 2 Trial (Intravascular Cooling in the Treatment of Stroke 2).
Lyden P, Hemmen T, Grotta J, Rapp K, Ernstrom K, Rzesiewicz T, Parker S, Concha M, Hussain S, Agarwal S, Meyer B, Jurf J, Altafullah I, Raman R, Collaborators> ;Stroke. 2016-11-10
10 citations
Exploring the human emotion of feeling cared for in the workplace.
Margarita Baggett, Laura Giambattista, Linda Lobbestael, Judith A. Pfeiffer, Catherina Madani, Royya Modir, Maria Magdalena Zamora-Flyr, Judy E. Davidson> ;Journal of Nursing Management. 2016 May 4
3 citations
Hypoplastic Internal Carotid Artery Co-Presenting with Neurofibromatosis and Intracranial Masses.
Arvin R. Wali, David R Santiago-Dieppa, Jeffrey A. Steinberg, Ali Al-Attar, Vincent J Cheung, Royya Modir, Alexander A. Khalessi, Jeffrey S. Pannell> ;Cureus. 2016 Aug 26
14 citations
The ''DeyeCOM Sign'': Predictive Value in Acute Stroke Code Evaluations
Clarity R. Coffman, Rema Raman, Karin Ernstrom, Nabeel Herial, Konrad Schlick, Royya Modir, Dawn M Meyer, Thomas M. Hemmen, Brett C. Meyer> ;Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. 2015 Jun 1
Hemodynamic Features of Symptomatic Vertebrobasilar Disease.
Amin-Hanjani S, Du X, Rose-Finnell L, Pandey DK, Richardson D, Thulborn KR, Elkind MS, Zipfel GJ, Liebeskind DS, Silver FL, Kasner SE, Aletich VA, Caplan LR, Derdeyn C...> ;Stroke. 2015-05-14
2 citations
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Aaron P. Tansy, Jason D Hinman, Kwan L. Ng, Mateo Calderon-Arnulphi, Royya Modir, Fiona Chatfield, David S Liebeskind> ;Frontiers in Neurology. 2015 Jan 1
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