
Zurab Nadareishvili MD PhD
Vascular Neurology
Medical Director, Advanced Thrombectomy Stroke Center, VHC Health, Arlington, Virginia Clinical Professor of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC;
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VHC Health1715 North George Mason Drive, suite 107, suite 344Arlington, VA 22205
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Education & Training
- MedStar Health Georgetown UniversityResidency, Neurology, 2006 - 2009
- MedStar Health/Georgetown-Washington Hospital CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 2005 - 2006
- Tbilisi State Medical InstitutePhD, 1988 - 1991
- Tbilisi State Medical UniversityClass of 1984
Certifications & Licensure
- VA State Medical License 2018 - 2026
- DC State Medical License 2005 - 2024
- MD State Medical License 2009 - 2019
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Vascular Neurology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Best Consulting Physician Johns Hopkins Medicine, 2016
- Best Consulting Physician Award Johns Hopkins Medicine, Office of Johns Hopkins Physicians, 2016
- Special Act or Service Award U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, 2003
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- You Cannot Manage What You Do Not Measure: Advances in Global Stroke Interventions and the Role of the Mechanical Thrombectomy Access Score.Fawaz Al-Mufti, Zaid Najdawi, Mohamed Elfil, Ankita Jain, Eris Spirollari
Cardiology in Review. 2025-04-04 - Is Dexmedetomidine Safe for Procedural Sedation During Mechanical Thrombectomy for Acute Stroke Secondary to Large Vessel Occlusion?Zurab Nadareishvili, Dileep R Yavagal
Neurology. 2024-12-10 - Poststroke Cognitive Impairment and the Risk of Recurrent Stroke and Mortality: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.N Maritza Dowling, Skylar Johnson, Zurab Nadareishvili
Journal of the American Heart Association. 2024-09-17
Journal Articles
- Poststroke Cognitive Impairment and the Risk of Recurrent Stroke and Mortality: Systematic Review and Meta-AnalysisN. Maritza Dowling , PhD, MS; Skylar Johnson , BA; Zurab Nadareishvili , MD, PhD, JAHA, 9/6/2024
- Molecular Signature of Penumbra in Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Pilot Transcriptomics StudyNadareishvili Z, Kelley D, Luby M, Simpkins AN, Leigh R, Lynch JK, MPH; Hsia AW, Benson RT, MD, PhD; Johnson KR, Hallenbeck JM, Latour LL, Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, 1/1/2019
- Mild Cognitive Impairment in GeorgiaJanelidze M, Mikeladze N, Bochorishvili N, Dzagnidze A, Kapianidze M, Mikava N, Khatiashvili I, Mirvelashvili E, Shiukashvili N, Lynch JKL, Nadareishvili Z, Gerontol Geriatr Med, 1/4/2018
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Association of Peripheral Blood Gene Expression with Penumbral Tissue Dynamics in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke: MRI Based Next Generation Sequencing Study.Nadareishvili Z, Kelley D, Luby M, Simpkins AN, Leigh R, Lynch JK, MPH; Hsia AW, Benson RT, MD, PhD; Johnson KR, Hallenbeck JM, Latour LL, International Journal of Stroke, 11th World Stroke Congress, Montreal, Canada, 1/1/2018
- Molecular Signature of Penumbra in Acute Ischemic Stroke: MRI Based Next Generation Sequencing Study.Nadareishvili Z, Kelley D, Luby M, Simpkins AN, Leigh R, Lynch JK, MPH; Hsia AW, Benson RT, MD, PhD; Johnson KR, Hallenbeck JM, Latour LL, Stroke, Abstracts of 2018 International Stroke Meeting, 1/1/2018
- IV Thrombolysis in MRI Stroke: MRI Reperfusion Predicts Favorable Clinical Outcome.Luby M, Shah AA, Benson RT, Brown TA, Hsia AW, Leigh R, Lynch JK, Nadareishvili Z, Latour LL, Stroke, Abstracts of 2016 International Stroke Meeting, 1/1/2016
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Lectures
- Stroke in Georgia: Reperfusion Therapies for Acute Stroke in GeorgiaLos Angeles, CA - 1/1/2018
- New and Emerging Therapies for Stroke CareBethesda, MD - 1/1/2018
- Stroke Prevention in Carotid AtherosclerosisTbilisi, Georgia - 1/1/2018
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Other
- Why Younger People Having Strokes?Nadareishvili Z, NBC4 Health Expo
Washington, DC - 1/1/2017 - Stroke in the YoungNadareishvili Z, ABC TV Channel 7 Good Morning Washington
1/1/2017 - "Johns Hopkins Medicine Best Consulting Physician Award"Nadareishvili Z, Interview - Voice of America Georgian Service TV
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Authored Content
- Molecular signature of penumbra in acute ischemic stroke: a pilot transcriptomics studyMarch 2019
Press Mentions
- New Study Provides Insights into Stroke Recurrence and Death in Patients with Insulin ResistanceSeptember 21st, 2022
- GW Investigator Finds Promising Blood Gene Expression Associated with Salvageable Brain Tissue in StrokeApril 10th, 2019
Grant Support
- Vascular Cognitive Impairment in GeorgiaShota Rustaveli National Science Foundation (Georgia)2019–2022
Professional Memberships
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External Links
- GWU announcementhttps://smhs.gwu.edu/news/gw-investigator-finds-promising-blood-gene-expression-associated-salvageable-brain-tissue
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