RobertNewellSawyerJr.MD
Neurology • Charlottesville, VAHospital/Neurohospitalist, Vascular Neurology
Professor of Clinical Neurology
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Office
Department of Neurology
1415 Jefferson Park Avenue
Charlottesville, VA 22908Phone+1 434-924-2783
Summary
- Robert N. Sawyer, Jr. M.D., FAHA
Co-Director, Gates Stroke Center at Kaleida Health
Kaleida Hospitals
Associate Clinical Professor
Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs
Department of Neurology/ UBMD Neurology
University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Robert N. Sawyer, Jr. M.D., FAHA is an Associate Professor of Neurology at the University at Buffalo, SUNY. He is the Co-Director of the Stroke Program at the Gates Vascular Institute.
Dr. Sawyer’s research interests are in stroke research. He has a keen interest in neurological applications for cardiac systems of care, stroke systems of care, and atrial pathology as a source for stroke.
Dr. Sawyer graduated from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. He completed his medical internship at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland and his neurology residency at University Hospitals of Cleveland. He completed a fellowship in eye movement at University Hospitals of Cleveland. He then completed a fellowship in Undersea Medicine at the U. S. Navy Undersea Medical Institute. He returned to Buffalo in 2009, after a career as an Undersea Medical Officer in the U. S. Navy.
Education & Training
Royal Hospital HaslarStaff, 1998 - 2001- Institute of Naval MedicineSenior Medical Officer, Hyperbaric Medicine, 1998 - 2001
- Naval Undersea Medical Institute1993
Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterResidency, Neurology, 1989 - 1992- Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterFellowship, Vascular Surgery - Independent, 1992
New York Medical College (Metropolitan)Internship, Internal Medicine, 1988 - 1989
Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineClass of 1988- Columbia UniversityNone, Physical Chemistry, 1980 - 1982
Certifications & Licensure
VA State Medical License 2022 - 2026
NY State Medical License 2008 - 2024- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Meritorious Service Medal 1998, 2001, 2008, 2008
- Navy Commendation Medal 2004
- Army Commendation Medal 2004
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Clinical Trials
- Wake up Symptomatic Stroke - Benefit of Intravenous Clot Busters or Endovascular Intervention Start of enrollment: 2011 Nov 01
- Lovaza's Effect on Clopidogrel in a Neuro Population Start of enrollment: 2011 Sep 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 57 citationsFibrocartilaginous embolism: a comprehensive review of an under-studied cause of spinal cord infarction and proposed diagnostic criteriaMahmoud A. AbdelRazek, Ashkan Mowla, Salman Farooq, Nicholas Silvestri, Robert N. Sawyer
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine. 2016-02-01 - 8 citationsHyperdense middle cerebral artery sign and response to combination of mechanical Thrombectomy plus intravenous thrombolysis in acute stroke patients.Ashkan Mowla, Seyed Mostafa Razavi, Navdeep S. Lail, Pegah Mohammadi, Peyman Shirani
Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 2021-08-16 - 8 citationsSafety of Intravenous Thrombolysis for Acute Ischemic Stroke in Patients Taking Warfarin with Subtherapeutic INR.Ashkan Mowla, Aurangzeb Memon, Seyed-Mostafa Razavi, Navdeep S. Lail, Caila B. Vaughn
Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. 2021-05-01
Journal Articles
- High Frequency Vestibuloocular Reflex as a Diagnostic Tool.Leigh, R. J., Sawyer, R. N., Grant, M.P., and Seidman, S. H, Annals of New York Academy of Sciences, 656: 305-314
- Asymmetry of Forearm Rolling as a Sign of Unilateral Cerebral Dysfunction.Sawyer, R. N., Hanna, J. P., Ruff, R.L., and Leigh, R. J, Neurology, 43: 1596-1598
- Deceptively Normal MR in early infantile Krabbe Disease.Finelli, D.A., Tarr, R.W., Sawyer, R.N. and Horwitz, S.J, American Journal of Radiology, 15(1): 167-171
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Correlations Between Stroke Severity and Different Types of Antihyperglycemic Medications.Darkhabani Z, Mehta BK, Kass-Hout T, Kass-Hout O, Mokin M, Radovic V, Sawyer, R and Ching M, American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting
- 11ß-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (11ß-OHSD) activity in vascular smooth muscle.Bina, R.B., Abernethy, D.R., Brem, A.S, Rhode Island Hospital Annual Research Day, Providence, RI
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