KaizS.AsifMD

Interventional Neurology, Vascular Neurology

Regional Medical Director, Ascension, Chicago Stroke, Neuroendovascular Surgery

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Office
301 Madison St
Ste 300
Joliet, IL 60435
Phone+1 815-725-4367

Fax+1 815-773-7468

Consultant in Neuroendovascular Surgery and Stroke.
-Committed to developing and maintaining systems of care for rapid and efficient hyperacute stroke treatment. Strengthened a telestroke network, leading to an efficient hub and spoke transfer process. - -As Chair of the Regional Stroke Subadvisory stroke committee for IL Region VII, leading efforts for regional EMS triage pathways
-Led the achievement and maintenance of comprehensive stroke certification at Resurrection Medical Center, Chicago, and St. Joseph Medical Center, Joliet.
-Deeply passionate about individualized risk factor modification and community education and awareness about stroke prevention. We have created a stroke prevention program that is evidence-based, tech-enabled, and data-driven.
-Local PI for multiple national/international RCTs and PI for local investigator-initiated studies. Involved with Neurosurgery resident/fellow training

Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, IncFellowship, Neurointerventional Surgery, 2013 - 2015
Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated HospitalsFellowship, Vascular Neurology, 2012 - 2013
Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated HospitalsResidency, Neurology, 2008 - 2012
N.H.L Municipal Medical CollegeClass of 2003

PubMed

19 citations
Global Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Stroke Volumes and Cerebrovascular Events: A 1-Year Follow-up.
Thanh N Nguyen, Muhammad M Qureshi, Piers Klein, Hiroshi Yamagami, Robert Mikulik
Neurology. 2023-01-24
24 citations
Global Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Cerebral Venous Thrombosis and Mortality.
Thanh N Nguyen, Muhammad M Qureshi, Piers Klein, Hiroshi Yamagami, Mohamad Abdalkader
Journal of Stroke. 2022-05-01
49 citations
Endovascular versus Medical Management of Acute Basilar Artery Occlusion: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Randomized Controlled Trials.
Mohamad Abdalkader, Stephanos Finitsis, Chuanhui Li, Wei Hu, Xinfeng Liu
Journal of Stroke. 2023-01-01

Journal Articles

Stenting and Angioplasty for Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension: A Case Series with Clinical, Angiographic, Ophthalmological, Complication and Pressure reporting
M. Teleb, M. Lazzaro, M. Issa, K. Asif, Journal of Neuroimaging, 1/2015