Since the 1920s, the Academic Health Center at the University of Minnesota has been at the forefront of progressive research in the health sciences.  Research is a critical element in the fight against neurological disease; it paves the way for the development and implementation of new therapies and provides opportunities to expand our academic mission. Understanding the root cause of neurological disorders is a hallmark of the neurology research enterprise. 

The department of Neurology has fostered the development of a wide range of subspecialty services provided by expert clinicians.  We have interdisciplinary programs across all major subspecialties through collaborations with colleagues in the Departments of Emergency Medicine, Neurosurgery, Psychiatry, Radiology/Neuroradiology, ENT, Biomedical Engineering and Neuroscience. 

Website:  http://nihstrokenet.umn.edu/
Email: NIHStrokeNet@umn.edu

Affiliated satellite sites:

Abbott Northwestern Hospital
Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Center
Essentia Hospital, Duluth
University of Minnesota Medical Center
University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital
Southdale Hospital
Regions Hospital
Hennepin County Medical Center
Knapp Rehabilitation Center
St. Louis University
Kansas University Medical Center, KS
Valley Baptist Medical Center, TX

Principal Investigator
Kamakshi Lakshminarayan, MBBS, PhD, MS
University of Minnesota Medical Center
Associate Professor, Division of Epidemiology & Community Health, School of Public Health
Associate Professor, Neurology
Medical Director - Epidemiology Clinical Research Center
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
1300 S. 2nd St. 
300 West Bank Office Building, Room 300
Minneapolis, MN 55455
612-624-9492
kamakshi@umn.edu
 
Areas of Interest: Stroke prevention, interventions to improve long-term outcomes in stroke survivors, and improving the quality of stroke care, and the neuro-epidemiology of stroke. 
 
 
Program Manager
Abbey Staugaitis, RN, MSN, CCRC
SIREN Project Manager
StrokeNet Program Manager
University of Minnesota
Dept of Emergency Medicine
612-624-8833
staug002@umn.edu