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Office
8900 N Kendall Dr
Miami, FL 33176Phone+1 786-596-1426Fax+1 786-596-2443
Summary
- Interventional Neurologist | NeuroEndovascular Surgeon | Interventional Neuroradiologist | with expertise in transfemoral, transradial, and spinal diagnostic angiography.
Passionate about the endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysms by balloon-remodeling, stent-assisted coiling, and flow diversion.
Interested in endovascular treatment of stroke, and particularly on carotid occlusion, tandem occlusion, and rescue stenting after thrombectomy.
I am a believer in the growing field of "Endovascular Neuro-oncology", therefore, the performance of
Embolization of intracranial tumors (Meningiomas - Glioblastoma), Preoperative embolization of spinal tumors and cervical tumors are certainly within my scope and focus of practice.
Vascular Neurologist with an emphasis on the management of critical neurological and cerebrovascular diseases such as Medical and endovascular treatment of stroke, Stroke in pregnancy and child, arterial dissection, cerebral sinus venous thrombosis, vasculitis, RCVS, PRES, FMD, and CADASIL among others.
Education & Training
- Miami Cardiac & Vascular InstituteInterventional Neuroradiologist / NeuroEndovascular Surgeon, 2019 - 2021
- Medical University of South CarolinaMaster of Science and Clinical Research, 2017 - 2019
- Cleveland Clinic FoundationFellowship, Vascular Neurology, 2015 - 2016
- Loyola University Medical CenterResidency, Neurology, 2012 - 2015
- Loyola University Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 2011 - 2012
- SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityPost-Doctoral Fellowship, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, 2006 - 2007
- New York-Presbyterian HospitalPost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2006 - 2007
- National University of ColombiaClass of 2007
Certifications & Licensure
- FL State Medical License 2019 - 2025
- CO State Medical License 2016 - 2021
- WY State Medical License 2018 - 2019
- OH State Medical License 2015 - 2016
- PA State Medical License 2015 - 2016
- Inactive, IL 2011 - 2015
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Vascular Neurology
- American Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyVascular Neurology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- TRANSCENDS (Training in Research for Academic Neurologists to Sustain Careers and Enhance the Numbers of Diverse Scholars) Scholars program. (Master of science degree in clinical research through the Medical University of South Carolina) American Academy of Neurology / NIH / MUSC, 2017
Clinical Trials
- Platelet-Oriented Inhibition in New TIA and Minor Ischemic Stroke (POINT) Trial Start of enrollment: 2010 May 28
- BEnefits of Stroke Treatment Delivered Using a Mobile Stroke Unit Start of enrollment: 2014 Aug 01
- Study of Allogeneic Umbilical Cord Blood Infusion for Adults With Ischemic Stroke Start of enrollment: 2017 Mar 14
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 20 citationsCharacteristics of a COVID-19 Cohort With Large Vessel Occlusion: A Multicenter International Study.Pascal Jabbour, Adam A Dmytriw, Ahmad Sweid, Michel Piotin, Kimon Bekelis
Neurosurgery. 2022-06-01 - 80 citationsStroke Risk, phenotypes, and death in COVID-19: Systematic review and newly reported cases.Sebastian Fridman, Maria Bres Bullrich, Amado Jiménez-Ruiz, Pablo Costantini, Palak Shah
Neurology. 2020-09-15 - 9 citationsPre-Hospital Diagnosis in Mobile Stroke Unit.Ramnath Santosh Ramanathan, Dolora Wisco, Daniel Vela-Duarte, Atif Zafar, Ather Taqui
Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. 2021-04-18
Press Mentions
- How Chickenpox Virus Can Cause a Stroke in an HIV PatientMay 4th, 2015
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Member
- Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS)Member
- Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology (SVIN)Member
- European Society of interventional neuroradiology, neurointerventional surgery, endovascular neurosurgery, and vascular neurology (ESMINT)Member
- LINNCMember
Other Languages
- Spanish
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