Vascular Neurology – Stroke

 

UVA offers a multi-disciplinary program for the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of all forms of stroke. We treat both hemorrhagic and ischemic strokes, in the acute and recovery phases of care. To achieve this, UVA has a team of caregivers- available for 24 hour / 7 day a week delivery of acute care to stroke victims. This care includes the use of thrombolytics, devices and other interventional procedures.  Some of these therapies were researched and tested at UVA and are now part of national treatment paradigms.

UVA has had a long history of designing and participating in cutting edge stroke clinical trials as a means of advancing the care of stroke. We envision accelerating the pace and broadening the reach of our care for stroke patients through innovative strategies moving access to our vascular expertise into emergency medical services, partner hospitals, advanced telestroke systems, and community outreach. The University of Virginia will provide the fastest and most sophisticated stroke care regionally leveraging and expanding the acute stroke intervention team, advanced neuroimaging, stroke genetics and epidemiology, and growing stroke telemedicine catchment throughout the region.

 

Faculty

• Bradford Worrall, M.D., M.Sc., Stroke Division Head
• Chad M. Aldridge, PT, DPT, MS-CR, NCS
• Sherita Chapman, M.D., Comprehensive Stroke Center Co-Director
• Nicole Chiota-McCollum, M.D., M.Ed.
• Keri Johnson, RN, MSN, FNP
• Karen C. Johnston, M.D., M.Sc.
• Nina J. Solenski, M.D., Telestroke Division Program Director
• Andrew M. Southerland, M.D., M.Sc.

 

Associated Providers

• Avery J. Evans, M.D., Neuroradiology
• Mary E. Jensen, M.D., Neuroradiology
• Min S. Park, M.D., Neurosurgery, Comprehensive Stroke Center Co-Director
• J. Javier Provencio, M.D., Neurocritical Care

 

Clinical & Research Coordinators

• Opeyemi Fadairo, Data Analyst
• Leslie Gladney, Clinical Research Coordinator
• Sonya Gunter, CRC, Clinical Research Coordinator
• Heather Haughey, PhD, Clinical Research Program Manager
• Stephanie Lowenhaupt, RN, BSN, MBA, CCRC, Clinical Research Coordinator
• Haydon Pitchford, Clinical Research Trainee
• Abigail Rieman, RN, Clinical Program Coordinator
• Brett Schneider, Telestroke Clinical Coordinator
• Heather Turner, RN, BSN, CNRN, SCRN, Stroke Care Coordinator

 

Clinical Trials

• PHAST-TSC
• Stroke Central Atlantic Network for Research (SCANR)
• Sleep for Stroke Management and Recovery Trial (Sleep SMART)
• Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of BAF312 Compared to Placebo in Patients With Intracerebral Hemorrhage (ICH)
• AtRial Cardiopathy and Antithrombotic Drugs In Prevention After Cryptogenic Stroke (ARCADIA)
• Tenecteplase in Stroke Patients Between 4 and 24 Hours (TIMELESS)
• The STRONG Study
• A Study of the Relationship of Gut Microbial Composition and Stroke Outcome (GEMSTONE)
• Stroke Hyperglycemia Insulin Network Effort (SHINE)
• NeuroNEXT: Network for Excellence in Neuroscience Clinical Trials
• GORE® HELEX® Septal Occluder / GORE® Septal Occluder for Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) Closure in Stroke Patients – The Gore REDUCE Clinical Study “HLX 06-03”
• Ethnic/Racial Variations of Intracerebral Hemorrhage (ERICH)
• Genomics and Randomized Trials Network (GARNET)
• Cervical Artery Dissection Ischemic Stroke Patients (CADISP)
• Cervical Artery Dissection Gene Expression Study (CADEX)
• Improving Treatment Times for Rapid Evaluation of Acute stroke via mobile Telemedicine (iTREAT)
• Biorepository to Establish the Aetiology of Sionvenous Thrombosis (BEAST)
• The PARTNER II Trial: Placement of AoRTic TraNscathetER Valves
• Brain and Abdominal Aneurysm Study (BAAS)