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Regional Coordinating Center

CWRU StrokeNet Regional Coordinating Center

CWRU RCC

RCC Leadership

CWRU RCC Co-Investigator

Sophia Sundararajan, MD PhD

Director, Clinical Trials Unit
Neurological Institute
University Hospitals Case Medical Center
11100 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44106-5040
Areas of Interest Acute ischemic stroke, intracranial hemorrhage; stroke prevention
CWRU RCC Co-Investigator

Ken Uchino, MD

Research Director, Cerebrovascular Center
Cleveland Clinic
9500 Euclid Avenue/S80
Cleveland, Ohio 44195
Areas of Interest Acute ischemic stroke, intracranial vasculopathy, intracerebral hemorrhage
CWRU RCC Director of Training & Education

Irene Katzan MD

Director Neurological Institute Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation
Cleveland Clinic
9500 Euclid Avenue/S80
Cleveland, Ohio 44195
CWRU RCC Manager

David J. Haney

Director of Research Operations
Neurology Institute
Division of Neurology
Case Western Reserve University
11100 Euclid Ave
Cleveland, Ohio 44106
CWRU StrokeNet

Regional Coordinating Sites

Metro Health Medical Center

Jayme Knutson, PhD

Director of Research
Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
The MetroHealth System
4229 Pearl Road
Cleveland, OH 44109
Cleveland VA Medical Center

Svetlana Pundik, MD MS

Vascular Neurologist
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Stroke Team Medical Director
Cleveland VA Medical Center and
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
10701 East Blvd
Cleveland, OH 44106
Areas of Interest Post-stroke recovery, neuroplasticity and post-stroke rehabilitation, acute stroke, stroke prevention
West Virginia University

Muhammad “Mud” Alvi MD

Associate Professor Neurology
Medical Director Stroke
Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute
West Virginia University
1 Medical Center Drive
Morgantown, WV 26506
Areas of Interest Cerebral small vessel disease, stroke prevention, neurocardiology, AI in stroke care, quality and patient safety
Akron General Medical Center

Ahmed Itrat, MD

Stroke Medical Director
Lead of Neurology Research and Education
Cleveland Clinic Akron General
224 West Exchange Street
Akron, Ohio 44302
Areas of Interest Ischemic strokes, strokes in cancer patients, stroke in young patients
Mercy Health St. Vincent’s

Osama O. Zaidat, MD, MS, FAHA, FAAN, FSVIN

Neuroscience and Stroke Medical Director
Mercy Health St. Vincent Medical Center
2222 Cherry Street, Suite M200
Toledo, Ohio 43608
Areas of Interest Stroke, Neurocritical Care, and Neurointerventional Specialist
Corwell Health

Malgorzata Miller, MD, PhD

Department of Neurosciences
Corewell Health West
25 Michigan St NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Areas of Interest Emergent neurovascular care, rare and genetic causes of stroke, cryptogenic stroke, neuroimaging in cerebrovascular disorders.
Metro Health Medical Center

Agnieszka A. Ardelt, MD, PhD, MBA, FAHA

Professor and Chair, Department of Neurology
Medical Director, Stroke Programs
MetroHealth/Case Western Reserve University SOM, Cleveland, OH
Administrative Secretary: Brenda Faircloth
bfaircloth@metrohealth.org Phone: 216-778-8835 Fax: 216-778-8865
Areas of Interest Vascular Neurology, Neurocritical care
Allegheny Health Network

Russell Cerejo MD

Inteventional and Vascular Neurology
Co-director, Endovascular Services
Medical Stroke Director
Endovascular Surgical Neuroradiology Fellowship Program Director
Allegheny Health Network
The Neuroscience Institute
320 East North Ave, Hemlock Building 3Rd floor
Pittsburg PA 15212
Tel: 412.359.6200 Fax: 412.442.2231 Russell.cerejo@ahn.org
Areas of Interest Acute stroke therapy, Stroke in Young.
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