Angelica Fuentes, MD
Education
Bachelor of Science in Cognitive Science – Yale University (2017)
Doctor of Medicine – University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine (2022)
Master of Science in Clinical and Translational Science – University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health (2022)
Email: DGZ4GW@uvahealth.org
Research Experience
2020-2022 Department of Neurological Surgery, UIC College of Medicine
PI: Sepideh Amin-Hanjani, MD
Analyzed outcomes of mechanical thrombectomy in the context of large vessel occlusion based on quantitative MRA findings
2018-2022 Department of Neurological Surgery, UIC College of Medicine
PI: Ankit I. Mehta, MD
Conducted clinical research on perioperative outcomes following surgical intervention for degenerative, traumatic, and oncological cranial and spinal pathologies
Investigated the impact of socioeconomic factors on neurosurgical care
2015-2017 Chang Lab, Yale University, New Haven, CT
PI: Steve Chang, PhD
Assisted with cognitive neuroscience research data analysis and non-human primate pharmacology research testing
Publications
Sex Differences in Cerebral Aneurysms and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Stroke. 2022 Feb;53(2):624-633. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.121.037147. Epub 2022 Jan 5.ABSTRACTSex differences in cerebral aneurysm occurrence and characteristics have been well described. Although sex differences in outcomes following ischemic stroke have been…Gunshot wounds to the head: racial disparities in inpatient management and outcomes
Neurosurg Focus. 2019 Nov 1;47(5):E11. doi: 10.3171/2019.8.FOCUS19484.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: Several studies have indicated that racial disparities may exist in the management and outcomes of acute trauma care. One segment of trauma care…