Sean Isaac Savitz MD

Neurology•Houston, TX

Vascular Neurology

Professor and Frank M. Yatsu Chair in Neurology and Director, Institute for Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease

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UTHealth-Houston (Stroke Institute)6410 Fannin St. Ste 1010Houston, TX 77030
Phone+1 713-500-7092
Fax+1 713-500-7101

Education & Training

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Neurology, 2001 - 2004
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 2000 - 2001
Albert Einstein College of MedicineClass of 2000

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 2007 - 2026
MA State Medical License 2004 - 2007
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Vascular Neurology

Clinical Trials

Safety/Feasibility of Autologous Mononuclear Bone Marrow Cells in Stroke Patients Start of enrollment: 2009 Jan 01
Completed
Phase 1
Safety of Intravenous Thrombolysis for Wake-up Stroke Start of enrollment: 2010 Jul 01
Completed
Phase 2
Mesenchymal Stromal Cells for Ischemic Stroke Start of enrollment: 2016 Dec 01
Withdrawn
Phase 1, Phase 2
A Study of NCS-01 in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke Start of enrollment: 2020 Feb 27
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
PHASE1, PHASE2
Virtually Assisted Home Rehabilitation After Acute STroke (VAST-rehab) Start of enrollment: 2020 Apr 20
Completed
Not Applicable
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
CompARing Long terM Outcomes in Chronic Stroke Survivors Across Investigational Assessments Following a Prescribed Upper Extremity Exercise Program Start of enrollment: 2023 Feb 21
COMPLETED
NA
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
Validation of Early Prognostic Data for Recovery Outcome After Stroke for Future, Higher Yield Trials Start of enrollment: 2022 Jun 18
Recruiting
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
intenSive UpPer Extremity Recovery Program for Chronic Stroke (SUPER) Start of enrollment: 2023 Mar 20
RECRUITING
NA
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
Virtually Assisted Home Rehabilitation After Acute Stroke-2 Start of enrollment: 2023 Mar 09
Completed
Not Applicable
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
Biomarkers for Vascular Contributions to Cognitive Impairment and Dementia Consortium Start of enrollment: 2021 Sep 29
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Roles: Contact
Non-invasive Trigeminal and Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Stroke Subjects With Chronic Upper Extremity Deficits Start of enrollment: 2024 Mar 05
Recruiting
Not Applicable
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

MarkVCID2 Consortium for Clinical Validation of Biomarkers of Cerebral Small Vessel Disease: Validation Framework and Baseline Characteristics.
Steven M Greenberg, Marylin S Albert, Hongyu An, Konstantinos Arfanakis, Arnold M Evia
Annals of Neurology. 2025-09-22
Allogeneic Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Parkinson's Disease: A Randomized Trial.
Mya C Schiess, Jessika Suescun, Juan D Martinez-Lemus, Charles Green, Tia S Thomas
Movement Disorders. 2025-09-01
Video-based Intervention to Reduce Treatment and Outcome Disparities in Adults Living with Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack (VIRTUAL): protocol for a randomized con...
Munachi Okpala, Chigozirim Izeogu, Mengxi Wang, Charles Green, Gabretta Cooksey
Trials. 2025-08-12

Abstracts/Posters

Assessment and Reduction of Unnecessary Thrombophilia Testing in Patients 18-60 Years with Acute Cryptogenic Ischemic Stroke
Sean.I. Savitz, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/8/2019

Lectures

Cell Society 2nd Annual Clinical Meeting
Medical Education Advocates, Coronado, California - 2/17/2012
Discussant
Houston, TX - 2/13/2014

Other

Locked-in syndrome
Savitz SI, Caplan LR
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/locked-in-syndrome
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2013-03-07

Press Mentions

Study on New Telerehabilitation Stroke Therapy Model Led by UTHealth Houston for Underserved Community in the Texas Rio Grande ValleyFebruary 18th, 2025
Athersys Provides MultiStem Clinical UpdateJanuary 9th, 2023
Sharrief Awarded $3.1M NIH Grant to Test Whether Telehealth Improves Racial Disparities in Outcomes for Stroke SurvivorsDecember 6th, 2021
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Grant Support

Center for Clinical and Translational SciencesUNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON2024–2031
Gulf Regional Area Stroke Program and OklahomaUNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON2018–2028
Multiethnic Validation of VCID biomarkers in South TexasUNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCIENCE CENTER2021–2026
Neurodegenerative Changes in Post-Stroke DepressionUNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON2022–2025
Cytoprotection With Autologous Mononuclear Cells For StrokeNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2011–2012
Safety/Feasibility Of Autologous Mononuclear Bone Marrow Cells In Stroke PatientsEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2010–2011
Career DevelopmentNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2008–2011
Preclinical Development Of Bone Marrow Mononuclear Cell Therapy For Ischemic StroNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2008–2009