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Tim Lekic, MD, Neurology, La Quinta, CA

TimLekicMDPhD

Neurology La Quinta, CA

Vascular Neurology

Physician

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  • Office

    46100 Washington St
    La Quinta, CA 92253
    Phone+1 760-340-0528
    Fax+1 760-674-1590

Education & Training

  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Fellowship, Vascular Neurology, 2015 - 2017
  • Loma Linda University Health Education Consortium
    Loma Linda University Health Education ConsortiumResidency, Neurology, 2011 - 2015
  • Loma Linda University School of Medicine
    Loma Linda University School of MedicineClass of 2011
  • Loma Linda University
    Loma Linda UniversityPh.D., Physiology, 2010
  • Burman University
    Burman UniversityB.S., 1997 - 2001

Certifications & Licensure

  • MT State Medical License
    MT State Medical License 2024 - 2026
  • WA State Medical License
    WA State Medical License 2023 - 2026
  • AZ State Medical License
    AZ State Medical License 2024 - 2026
  • MO State Medical License
    MO State Medical License 2024 - 2026
  • MI State Medical License
    MI State Medical License 2023 - 2026
  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2013 - 2026
  • OR State Medical License
    OR State Medical License 2024 - 2025
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Julian T. Hoff, Neurosurgical Research Fellowship 2007
  • William McCluskey Science Award Biology Department, Canadian University College, 1999

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Crotalus Atrox Venom Preconditioning Increases Plasma Fibrinogen and Reduces Perioperative Hemorrhage in a Rat Model of Surgical Brain Injury  
    Tim Lekic, Richard Applegate, Brian S Bull, Ronak Raval, Nature
  • Crotalus atrox venom preconditioning increases plasma fibrinogen and reduces perioperative hemorrhage in a rat model of surgical brain injury  
    Kim CH, McBride DW, Raval R, Sherchan P, Hay KL, Gren EC, Kelln W, Lekic T, Hayes WK, Bull BS, Applegate R, Tang J, Zhang JH, Sci Rep, 1/19/2017
  • Crotalus helleri venom preconditioning reduces postoperative cerebral edema and improves neurological outcomes after surgical brain injury  
    Kim CH, McBride DW, Sherchan P, Person CE, Gren EC, Kelln W, Lekic T, Hayes WK, Tang J, Zhang JH, Neurobiol Dis, 1/9/2017
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Other

  • Experimental models of brain hemorrhage using clostridial collagenase (Dissertation)