@umich stroke neurologist 〽️🧠 | Former fellow and chief resident at Northwestern @NMneurons | Former @umichmedicine
Joined January 2013
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13 Oct 2022
Excited to officially join the @umichmedicine neurology faculty as an assistant professor in the stroke division! thank you @UMich and @dkleindo for the warm welcome! 🧠〽️
Feels good to be ho〽️e #goblue
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Gaps in the nation’s stroke transfer system are drastically reducing survivors’ chances of receiving critical treatment & increasing the likelihood that they will leave the hospital with a disability, a study led by @umichmedicine & @UChicagoMed suggests. michmed.org/qNM27
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Big House with the Michigan @umichmedicine Stroke Team for the @American_Heart AHA Heart and Stroke Ball! 🧠🧠❤️❤️
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1 Aug 2025
University of Michigan Health Neurology & Neurosurgery ranks number 1 in Michigan by @usnews. U-M Health was named among the nation’s best hospitals and nationally ranked in 11 specialties.
Learn more about our rankings at: michmed.org/bQZWM
ALT Logo of U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals in the center with text celebrating Michigan's #1 ranking in Neurology & Neurosurgery Programs for 2025.
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22 Jul 2025
Nearly half of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed by tackling 14 risk factors starting in childhood, including two new risks—high cholesterol and vision loss, suggests report from the Lancet Commission on dementia.
On #WorldBrainDay, explore the report ➡️ hubs.li/Q03y9GZR0
ALT Lancet infographic representing the risk factors for dementia.
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4 Jul 2025
Exceptional teamwork both nationwide and here at @UMich! Including residents, our newest stroke fellow, and current stroke faculty! Check it out! 🧠📗 Thanks to Dr. Jim Siegler for leading this effort!
neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WN…
@CH_Stretz @Marypenckofer
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5 Apr 2025
Thankful for the opportunity to share our recent work with the VA National Telestroke Program (NTSP) #AANAM @AANmember. We found that receipt of a VA NTSP consult was associated with higher quality of inpatient stroke care for Veterans. @UMneurosciences
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21 Jan 2025
A carotid occlusion on a CTA is sometimes difficult to distinguish if acute or chronic. Often, there are no prior images available. Below are some hints that a cervical carotid occlusion is acute or subacute as opposed to chronic. #stroke #MedEd #neurotwitter
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5 Dec 2024
RETURN TO THE FIELD: One year after suffering a heart attack on the field at "The Game," sports photographer Aaron Josefczyk returned to capture @UMichFootball's stunning victory over Ohio State in Columbus.
@AJcanonman's 2023 story: michmed.org/QRb8Y
📷: Frank Hyatt
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30 Nov 2024
“At the end of the day, some people gotta learn how to lose.”
Kalel Mullings with the quote of the year after Michigan stuns Ohio State
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14 Nov 2024
1/ This is the next chapter of a story about courageous patients and their families, of multidisciplinary teamwork, and hard-fought steps forward to effective therapy for #DIPG #DMG, a universally lethal cancer of the brain and spinal cord. 🧵nature.com/articles/s41586-0…
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10 Nov 2024
🧠 The Circle of Willis may be a foundational structure, but variations are the rule, not the exception.
From hypoplasia to persistent fetal patterns, these anomalies shape collateral flow & stroke presentations
Let’s dive into the ones you’ll encounter 👇 #NeuroXtorial
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31 Oct 2024
Halloween on the stroke service. love my team! 🧠 @umichmedicine @AANmember
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7 Oct 2024
Big fun at the Big House with the @umichmedicine Stroke Team at the @American_Heart Heart Ball! Thanks @NancyatHeart for saying hi! 🧠 ❤️
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3 Oct 2024
A dramatic complication of invasive imaging: aneurysm re-rupture. Some angiographers wouldn't even save these images, much less blast them on the pages of @NEJM.
doi.org/10.1056/NEJMicm23092…
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1 Oct 2024
residency applicant: buys a ring light and new microphone, ensures the webcam is eye level, practices looking into the camera, thoughtfully designs their background
the residency interviewer:
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27 Sep 2024
Endovascular management of acute stroke sciencedirect.com/science/ar… @TheLancet
@AbdalkaderMD @FishingNeurons @NagelSimon @ZhongrongMiao @PoojaKhatriMD
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22 Aug 2024
Can’t wait to meet you all. Please repost so we can get the word out to all the #futureneurologists!
@danielmannionmd, @_MarissaDSouza_, @JordanHNewman, @StefStallard, @Mullenitover57, @JoshMekler, @rmalbertson, @Shani4Dance, @AlexHart2023, @MandelAlex18, @lstoykamedsci
22 Aug 2024
Michigan Adult Neurology is hosting just one virtual open house: Thurs Sept 12 at 7pm EST.
Come learn more about why we are so proud of our program and whether this is where you belong!
tinyurl.com/UMNeuroOpenHouse
@NMatch2025 @Inside_TheMatch @UMneurosciences
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