LawrenceRWechslerMD

Neurology • Philadelphia, PA

Vascular Neurology

Professor of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania

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Office
330 S. 9th St
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone+1 215-829-3000

Education & Training

Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Clinical Neurophysiology, 1983 - 1984
Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Neurology, 1980 - 1984
UPMC Medical EducationResidency, Internal Medicine, 1978 - 1980
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 1978

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 1979 - 2024
NY State Medical License 2017 - 2023
WV State Medical License 2016 - 2023
MD State Medical License 2009 - 2021
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Vascular Neurology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011
Pittsburgh Magazine Castle Connolly, 2005-2011
Top MD Consumers Checkbook
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Clinical Trials

Clot Lysis: Evaluating Accelerated Resolution of Intraventricular Hemorrhage Phase III Start of enrollment: 2009 Jul 01
Completed
Phase 3
A Study of Modified Stem Cells in Stable Ischemic Stroke Start of enrollment: 2011 Jan 01
Completed
Phase 1, Phase 2

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Critical Care Decisions After Large Core Cerebral Infarctions: A Secondary Analysis From the SELECT2 Trial.
Scott E Kasner, Michael T Mullen, Michael DeGeorgia, Spiros Blackburn, Donna K George
Annals of Neurology. 2024-12-09
Association of Reperfusion and Procedural Characteristics with Endovascular Thrombectomy Outcomes in Large Core Stroke: Sub-Analysis from the SELECT2 Trial.
Ameer E Hassan, Michael G Abraham, Spiros Blackburn, Muhammad S Hussain, Santiago Ortega-Gutierrez
Annals of Neurology. 2024-11-07
Provider Impressions of Inpatient Teleneurology Consultation.
Justin G James, Lawrence R Wechsler, Christina A Blum, Charles J Bae, Thomas F Tropea
Neurology. Clinical Practice. 2024-06-01

Lectures

Is the 4.5 Hours Time Window for Intravenous Thrombolysis with rt-PA Firmly Established? (Con)
Pittsburgh, PA - 2/13/2014

Press Mentions

This COVID-19 Practice: A Call to Limit Unnecessary Transfers to Comprehensive Stroke CentersAugust 6th, 2020
Treat Stroke to Target Finds Lower Risk of CV Events with Lower LDL-C LevelsNovember 18th, 2019
Lower LDL Target Better After StrokeNovember 18th, 2019
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Professional Memberships

American Academy of Neurology - AAN
Member
American College of Physicians - ACP
Member
American Medical Association - AMA
Member