YahyaBurakAtalayMD

Neurology • Plano, TX

Interventional Neurology, Vascular Neurology

Interventional Neurology Fellow | Vascular Neurology Attending

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Office
1600 Coit Rd
Suite 104
Plano, TX 75075

Summary

Yahya Atalay, MD, is a neurologist based in Dallas, TX, with subspecialties in interventional and vascular neurology. He completed his medical education and training at respected institutions, including a post-doctoral fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital and a residency and fellowship at New York Presbyterian Hospital. Currently, Dr. Atalay serves as a Clinical Interventional Neurology Fellow at Texas Stroke Institute and has held positions as an attending physician and program director at New York-Presbyterian facilities. His expertise includes stroke, subarachnoid hemorrhage, and cerebral aneurysms, among others. He has published several research articles in esteemed journals and has been recognized with awards such as a travel grant from the Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology and a best QI project award from Mercy Catholic Medical Center.

Education & Training

New York-Presbyterian HospitalInterventional Neuroradiology, 2019 - 2020
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Fellowship, Vascular Neurology, 2018 - 2019
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Neurology, 2016 - 2018
Drexel University College of Medicine/Hahnemann University HospitalResidency, Neurology, 2015 - 2016
Mercy Catholic Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 2014 - 2015
Massachusetts General HospitalPost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2012 - 2014
Hacettepe University FOMClass of 2011

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 2018 - 2027
IL State Medical License 2024 - 2026
TX State Medical License 2022 - 2026
CO State Medical License 2024 - 2025
NJ State Medical License 2023 - 2025
WI State Medical License 2024 - 2025
PA State Medical License 2022 - 2024
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Vascular Neurology
Neurocritical Care SocietyEmergency Neurological Life Support (ENLS)

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Travel Grant Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology, 2018
Best QI project Mercy Catholic Medical Center, 2015
Ranked in top 1000 among 1.9 million in National College Entrance Exam 2004
Most Valuable Contributor, SYNAPSE American Academy of Neurology
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

16 citations
Prevalence of Cervical Artery Dissection Among Hospitalized Patients With Stroke by Age in a Nationally Representative Sample From the United States.
Yahya B Atalay, Pirouz Piran, Abhinaba Chatterjee, Santosh B. Murthy, Babak B. Navi
Neurology. 2021-02-16
1 citations
Relationship between Presence of Visceral Infarction and Functional Outcome among Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke.
Pirouz Piran, Yahya B Atalay, Ajay Gupta, Praneil Patel, Santosh B. Murthy
Cerebrovascular Diseases. 2020-07-06
9 citations
Caffeine does not affect susceptibility to cortical spreading depolarization in mice
Nilufer Yalcin, Shih Pin Chen, Esther S. Yu, Tzu Ting Liu, Jiin Cherng Yen
Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism. 2019-04-01

Journal Articles

Caffeine does not affect susceptibility to cortical spreading depression in mice
Yalcin N, Chen SP, Yu ES, Liu TT, Yen JC, Atalay YB, Quin T, Celik F, van den Maagdenberg AM, Moskowitz MA, Ayata C, Eikermann-Haerter K., J Cereb Blood Flow Metab, 1/1/2018
Restless legs syndrome in multiple sclerosis
Sorgun MH, Aksun Z, Atalay YB, Y�cesan C, Turkish J Med Sci, 1/1/2015
Assessment of attitudes and behaviours of taxi-drivers in ankara on the smoking ban in cabs
Turk Toraks Derg, 1/1/2012

Abstracts/Posters

Safety of Repeated Use of Intravenous Thrombolysis for Recurrent Acute Ischemic Stroke
Atalay, YB; Merkler, A, American Academy of Neurolog, Los Angeles, CA, 1/1/2018
Musicogenic Epilepsy and Mood Disorders: A Case Report.
Atalay, YB; Cheng, J, American Epilepsy Society, Houston, TX, 1/1/2016
The risk of inhospital seizures of epilepsy patients, for admissions other than epilepsy
Bican, O; Atalay, YB; Pillai, J, American Epilepsy Society, Philadelphia, PA, 12/6/2015
Cognitive Dysfunction in a Pre-chiasmatic Cistern Blood Injection Model of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage In Mice
Fumiaki Oka; Yahya B Atalay; Tao Qin; Cenk Ayata, International Stroke Conference, Nashville, TN, 2/10/2015
The risk of in-hospital seizures of epilepsy patients for admissions other than epilepsy.
Bican, O; Atalay YB; Pillai, J, American Epilepsy Society, Philadelphia, PA, 1/1/2015
Cognitive Dysfunction in a Pre-chiasmatic Cistern Blood Injection Model of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage In Mice.
Oka, F; Atalay, YB; Qin T; Ayata, C, International Stroke Conference, Nashville, TN, 1/1/2015
The Migraine Trigger Caffeine Increases Susceptibility to Spreading Depolarization.
Yalcin N, Yu E, Atalay YB, Ayata C, Eikermann- Haerter K, American Headache Society, Los Angeles, CA, 1/1/2014
Subarachnoid hemorrhage induced long-term cognitive deficits in a mouse model and effects of rhokinase inhibition.
Atalay, YB; Ayata C, Research Fellows Poster Celebration, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 1/1/2013
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