Saef(Ahmad)IzzyMD

Vascular Neurology, Neurocritical Care

Physician

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Office
45 Francis St
# BB-330
Boston, MA 02115
Phone+1 617-732-7432

Fax+1 617-732-6083

Harvard school Of Public health Registrar OfficePCE, Biostatistics , 2016 - 2016
Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Neurocritical Care, 2014 - 2016
Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Critical Care Medicine, 2014 - 2016
UMass Chan Medical SchoolResidency, Neurology, 2011 - 2014
UMass Chan Medical SchoolInternship, Internal Medicine, 2010 - 2011
University of Baghdad College of MedicineClass of 2003

Neurocritical Care Presidential Citation Neurocritical Care Society, 2017, 2020-2021
Neurocritical Care Research Fellowship Award Neurocritical Care Society, 2020
Neurology Leadership Award University of Massachusetts Medical School, 2014
Chief Resident of Neurology University of Massachusetts Medical School, 2013-2014
Alpha Omega Alpha University of Massachusetts Medical School chapter, 2013
Research Award University of Massachusetts Medical School, 2013
Resident as teacher Award University of Massachusetts Medical School, 2012
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PubMed

976 citations
Microglia in neurodegeneration.
Suzanne E. Hickman, Saef Izzy, Pritha Sen, Liza M. Morsett, Joseph El Khoury
Nature Neuroscience. 2018-09-26
40 citations
Revisiting Grade 3 Diffuse Axonal Injury: Not All Brainstem Microbleeds are Prognostically Equal
Saef Izzy, Nicole L. Mazwi, Sergi Martinez, Camille A. Spencer, Joshua P. Klein
Neurocritical Care. 2017-10-01
8 citations
Association Between Concussion Burden During Professional American-Style Football and Postcareer Hypertension.
Rachel Grashow, Can Ozan Tan, Saef Izzy, Herman A Taylor Jr, Marc G Weisskopf
Circulation. 2023-04-04

Journal Articles

Microglia in Neurodegeneration
Saef Izzy, Nature Neuroscience, 10/21/2018
Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy associated with tumor necrosis factor-alpha antagonists.
Alshekhlee A1, Basiri K, Miles JD, Ahmad SA, Katirji B., Muscle Nerve., 5/2010
National Institutes of Health stroke scale assists in predicting the need for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement in acute ischemic stroke.
Alshekhlee A1, Ranawat N, Syed TU, Conway D, Ahmad SA, Zaidat OO., J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis., 10/2010

Books/Book Chapters

NeuroICU Board Review
Saef Izzy, David Lerner, Kiwon LeeMcGraw Hill Education, New YorkEdition 1,2017
Irwin and Rippe, Manual of intensive Care Medicine
Chapter: Hyperthermia
Saef Izzy, Sussane MuehlshlegelWolters KluwerEdition 6,

Other

Cranial vault plasmacytoma presenting with hemorrhagic transient ischemic attacks
Miles JD1, Selman WR, Ahmad SA, Alshekhlee A., J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20598576
11/2010

Harvard Medical School Researchers Find That TBI Increases Risk of Cardiovascular, Endocrine, Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders in All PatientsFebruary 9th, 2023
Concussion Consequences Concussion linked to short- and long-term risk for overall healthMarch 4th, 2021
Brain Checkpoint Immune checkpoint therapy may reduce damaging inflammation in neurodegenerative diseasesOctober 25th, 2018
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Targeting CNS Neuroinflammation in Traumatic Brain Injury by Nasal Anti-CD3NIH2022–2027

Communication committee, Neurocritical Care Society 2014 - Present
Editor in-Chief, Currents, Neurocritical Care Society international e-magazine 2016 - 2022
Member, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Neurology department education committee 2013 - 2014
Member, UMass, Neurology residency improvement committee 2013 - 2014