SafaKaleemMDMHS(She/Her)

Neurology Resident

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Safa Kaleem, MD, is a neurologist based in New York, NY, who completed her medical degree at Duke University School of Medicine in 2021 and is currently in her neurology residency at New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus), from 2021 to 2025. She has contributed to multiple publications in her field, including articles on neurocritical care challenges, teaching neuroimaging, AI in acute brain injury assessment, and improving the management of subarachnoid hemorrhage. Her research has been published in journals such as World Neurosurgery, Neurology, and Neurocritical Care.

New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Neurology, 2021 - 2025
Duke University School of MedicineClass of 2021, MD

PubMed

Current Challenges in Neurocritical Care: A Narrative Review.
Safa Kaleem, William T Harris 2nd, Stephanie Oh, Judy H Ch'ang
World Neurosurgery. 2024-12-17
Teaching NeuroImage: Hemorrhagic Arachnoid Cyst.
Aaron S Zelikovich, Safa Kaleem, Gary Kocharian, Nalini Tata, Alison Seitz
Neurology. 2024-11-12
Leveraging the Capabilities of AI: Novice Neurology-Trained Operators Performing Cardiac POCUS in Patients with Acute Brain Injury.
Jennifer Mears, Safa Kaleem, Rohan Panchamia, Hooman Kamel, Chris Tam
Neurocritical Care. 2024-10-01

Journal Articles

Assessment of the Validity of the 2HELPS2B Score for Inpatient Seizure Risk Prediction
Aaron F. Struck, MD; Mohammad Tabaeizadeh Fesharaki, MD; Sarah E. Schmitt, MD; Andres Rodriguez Ruiz, MD; Christa B. Swisher, MD; Thanujaa Subramaniam, MD; Christian H..., JAMA Neurology