Fiona Smith, a PhD student at the Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston and Stroke Coordinator at Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital, recently joined the Institute for Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases Stroke Busters podcast to discuss her research on stroke awareness within the Spanish-speaking community. Smith's passion for improving stroke care and reducing disparities in healthcare access has driven her to focus on the cultural factors that influence care-seeking behavior among...

Young Stroke Survivor's Inspiring Journey Highlights the Power of Resilience, Support, and Research Katie was a healthy, active 27-year-old professional from Seattle starting her career, living life, and never expected it to be upended by a stroke. She woke up one morning and began her day like any other when suddenly her life changed forever. Katie traveled to Houston and dedicated herself to the rigorous 6-hour-a-day, 5-day-a-week program, working alongside her occupational therapist,...

Welcome to the Stroke Busters Podcast! I'm your host, Amy Quinn, and I'm thrilled to take you on a journey into the fascinating world of stroke research and innovation. Join me as we delve into the latest breakthroughs and insights from the Institute for Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases at UTHealth Houston. At the Stroke Busters Podcast, we're on a mission to decode the complexities of strokes, those unexpected disruptions in brain blood flow that can change lives in an instant. Our team...

Welcome back to Stroke Busters where we bring you groundbreaking research and expert insights from the Institute for Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases at UTHealth Houston. Our team is committed to unraveling the mysteries surrounding strokes, those unexpected interruptions to the blood flow in the brain that can have life-altering consequences. Our team of experts, or as we like to call them Stroke Busters, is dedicated to pushing the boundaries of stroke research, clinical care, and...

From the Institute for Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases at UTHealth Houston, today, we delve into a fascinating study exploring the intriguing concept known as the "obesity paradox" in patients with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). Joining us are two esteemed guests, Dr. Jared Chen and Dr. Andrea Gaitan, who played integral roles in this research.  You are in for a treat as we unpack the study's background, objectives, and compelling results. The study, aiming to understand the...

Welcome back to another episode of our podcast dedicated to exploring the latest in stroke research, treatment, and stories of resilience. I'm your host, Amy Quinn, and today, we have an incredible guest joining us - a true expert in the field. I'm thrilled to welcome Stuart Fraser, Assistant Professor in Pediatric Neurology and the Director of the Pediatric Stroke Program here at the stroke institute. Dr. Fraser joined students at the McGovern Medical School for Stroke Grand Rounds and we...

The Future of Cardiac Monitoring and Anticoagulation After Ischemic Stroke and TIA w/ Luciano A. Sposato, MD MBA FRCPC Professor of Neurology, Western University Host: Jacob Sambursky, MD Welcome back to Stroke Busters, a podcast presented by the Institute for Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease at UTHealth Houston. On this show, we connect with leaders in stroke care, research, community, and academia. We're not just active; we're at the forefront—recognized as the first Comprehensive...

Welcome to another episode of the Stroke Busters Podcast, your go-to source for all things related to stroke, research, community, and academia. Today’s episode is part 2 of our Yatsu Day Series, bringing you an inside peek at the speakers who will be presenting at the 14th Annual Yatsu Day Symposium, presented by the Stroke Institute, here in Houston, TX on November 10, 2023.  The theme for the 2023 symposium is “Nurturing Brain Health and Preventing Stroke” The event will help increase...

Welcome to another episode of the Stroke Busters Podcast, your go-to source for all things related to stroke, research, community, and academia. I'm your host, Amy Quinn, Communications Director for the UTHealth Houston  Institute for Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease. Today’s episode is part 1 of our Yatsu Day Series, bringing you an inside peek at the speakers who will be presenting at the 14th Annual Yatsu Day Symposium, presented by the Stroke Institute, here in Houston, TX on...

Welcome to an exciting episode of STroke Busters! Today, we're thrilled to introduce you to Dr. Wondwossen Tekle, who recently delivered a groundbreaking Vascular Neurology Grand Rounds presentation at McGovern Medical School. Dr. Tekle shares his incredible journey of pioneering Ethiopia's very first Stroke and Neurointerventional Program. Join our UTHealth Houston Vascular Neurology fellow, Carlos De La Garza, as he delves deep into Dr. Tekle's inspiring story. Learn how this innovative...

Today’s guest is Dr. James Grotta, who after joining UT Houston faculty in 1979, he established the UT Houston Stroke Program and developed its NIH funded fellowship training program. He has been continuously funded to carry out translational research in acute stroke treatment, and played a leading role in many clinical research studies, including the NINDS TPA Stroke Study. In 2013, Dr. Grotta stepped down as department chair and moved his practice to Memorial Hermann Hospital to lead the...

Today’s guest is Dr. Ameer Hassan, a triple board-certified neurologist who specializes in stroke, and is Head of the Neuroscience Department and a Professor of Neurology and Radiology at the University of TX Rio Grande Valley Dr. Hassan joined us for a Vascular Neurology Grand Rounds and stuck around to record this episode with one of our Vascular Neurology Fellows, Danish Kherani to answer some more questions so that we can share more of his insight and...

Stroke Busters is a podcast presented by the Institute for Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease at UTHealth Houston in Houston, TX. The purpose of this podcast is to bring you the latest news and discussion in stroke care, research, community, and academia. Today’s guest is Dr. Patrick Key, a non-invasive board-certified clinical cardiologist with clinical interests in clinical lipidology, preventive cardiology and non-invasive cardiovascular imaging. His Ph.D. research focuses on the...

We have another Grand Rounds follow up interview for you today, and a special one at that! Dr. Jared Chen has joined the Stroke Institute here at UTHealth Houston and we were so thankful not only for his time spent on his Grand Rounds presentation, but for sticking around for an in-depth look into his research and new faculty position. One of this year’s Stroke Institute fellows, Mohammad Rauf, discussed Intracerebral Hemorrhage Therapies with Dr. Chen, past, present, and future, and we hope...

It’s that time again for a Grand Rounds follow-up interview! Dr. Andrew Southerland, Associate Professor in the division of vascular neurology, departments of neurology and public health sciences at the University of Virginia Health. Our Stroke Fellow, Mohammad Rauf, interviewed Dr. Southerland following his Grand Rounds presentation, "Augmenting Clinical Diagnosis in Stroke" at McGovern Medical School to ask some more in-depth questions. __________ The Institute for Stroke and...

We have an amazing Grand Rounds follow up interview for you today! Dr. Diogo Haussen, Director of Neuroendovascular Service at the Marcus Stroke & Neuroscience Center at Grady Memorial Hospital  joined us for a Grand Rounds presentation with medical students and faculty at McGovern Medical School. His presentation was titled, Carotid Webs: Armed and Dangerous. Our Senior Neurology Resident, and future UT Stroke Fellow, Mohammad Ahmad, interviewed Dr. Haussen following his presentation to...

A large majority of stroke awareness, stories and advocacy is centered around older or aging populations. When we think about stroke, we envision an adult or a person with high risk factors, adult risk factors, such as smoking, drinking, high blood pressure, etc…. Though more common in adults, stroke is among the top 10 causes of death in pediatric patients. Kyler’s family have become advocates for pediatric stroke awareness. Telling and retelling their story through AVM Alliance, a Cure for...

In today’s episode, Dr. Seema Aggarwal sat down with Dr. Yejin Kim to discuss Dr. Kim, along with many other UTHealth Houston and Stroke Institute researchers, an article from March 2022,  a counterfactual analysis of differential comorbidity risk factors in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Their analysis discovered different comorbidities that predispose older African Americans to AD compared to Caucasian counterparts. The findings from their study, which used data collected from...

We have an amazing Grand Rounds follow up interview for you today! Dr. Andrew Barreto is an Associate Professor at McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). He is board certified in both Neurology and Vascular Neurology, and sees patients of all ages. His clinical interests involve a combination of treatments for thrombolysis in ischemic strokes, ultrasound-enhanced treatments for ischemic strokes, advanced CT and MRI vascular neuroimaging...

Dr. Chimowitz completed a Neurology residency at Tufts –New England Medical Center and a Stroke fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic.  He has had faculty positions at the University of Michigan and Emory University, and is currently Professor of Neurology and Associate Dean of Faculty Development at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.  His main career interests are in improving treatments for patients with intracranial arterial atherosclerotic stenosis and helping to...

Our stroke program, founded by Dr. James Grotta in 1979, specializes in stroke epidemiology, clinical trial design, and basic science. We train the next generation of revolutionary academics and leaders in cerebrovascular disease through our NINDS-funded fellowship programs. Each year we welcome a new class of fellows. This episode is a "wrap up" of their time with us this past year! Hosts: Amy Quinn, James Grotta, MD, Amanda Jagolino-Cole, MD Guests (Fellows): Drs. Stuart Fraser, Ivo...

For Stroke Awareness Month this May, each episode we’ll talk with professionals, doctors, researchers and therapists who work with stroke patients and in stroke science. Highlighting the people who work in stroke care, hearing their stories, why they chose their career paths, hopefully this encourages future generations of stroke professionals! Continuing this series, we spoke with Drs. Lori Jordan and Heather Fullerton. Both are pediatric vascular neurologists with an interest in training...

For Stroke Awareness Month this May, each episode we’ll talk with professionals, doctors, researchers and therapists who work with stroke patients and in stroke science. Highlighting the people who work in stroke care, hearing their stories, why they chose their career paths, hopefully this encourages future generations of stroke professionals! Continuing this series, we spoke with Arianne Navarro, Staff Nurse for the Stroke Unit at Memorial Hermann Hospital in the Texas Medical...

For Stroke Awareness Month this May, each episode we’ll talk with professionals, doctors, researchers and therapists who work with stroke patients and in stroke science. Highlighting the people who work in stroke care, hear their stories, why they chose their career paths, hopefully this encourages future generations of stroke professionals! Continuing this series, we spoke with Kenny Phan, a CT Technologist for the UTHealth Housto MSU Unit.  The Institute for Stroke and Cerebrovascular...