- Vascular Neurologist and Director, UNC Health Care Comprehensive Stroke Center
- Clinical Professor, UNC Department of Neurology
- Chief, Division of Stroke and Vascular Neurology, UNC Department of Neurology
- Director, UNC Stroke Trials Unit
- Vice Chair, Clinical Operations
Clinical Interests
- Hospitalist neurology, stroke, acute stroke treatments, neurocritical care
Clinical Research Interests
- Acute stroke interventions and treatments, cellular mechanisms of neuroprotection, intracerebral hemorrhage
Basic Research Interests
- Pathophysiology of stroke and cellular mechanisms of neuroprotection
Certifications
- Board Certified, Neurology. American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2002
- Board Certified, Subspecialty Certification in Vascular Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2008
Education/Training
Degrees:
- MD/PhD in Neurobiology
Duke University School of Medicine, 1997 - Internship in Internal Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, 1998
Residencies:
- Residency in Neurology
Partners Neurology/Massachusetts General Hospital/
Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School, 2001
Fellowships:
- Fellowship in Stroke and Neurologic Critical Care
Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, 2002
Links
- Research
- UNC Hospitals Comprehensive Stroke Center
- Patient Ratings (when available) – Physician satisfaction data is posted when a physician has received a minimum of 30 returned patient surveys within the last 12 months.
- Stroke Center Facebook Page
