Neurovascular Neuropsychology

Ronald Lazar, PhD is professor of neurospychology and director of the cerebral localization lab at the Neurological Institute at the Columbia University Medical Center. He is also a professional neuropsychologist at the stroke service at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital. He received his undergraduate degree at New York University and his PhD degree at Northeastern University. Dr. Lazar specializes in the relationship of cognitive function and brain disease and other illnesses, with emphasis on language, memory, reasoning, and perception. Marykathryn Pavol, PhD is a clinical neuropsychologist at the Neurological Institute at the Columbia University Medical Center, with 21 years of experience in neuropsychology and clinical psychology. She received her PhD degree at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston. Her clinical research is focused on disorders of blood flow to the brain and the relationships between cognitive function and self-care capabilities. Jeffrey Browndyke, PhD is a faculty member of department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Duke University, and he holds affiliate faculty appointments with the Duke Brain Imaging and Analysis Center, Duke Institute for Brain Science, and Center for Cognitive Neuroscience. He has dual appointment to the Duke University Medical Center and the Durham VA Medical Center. Dr. Browndyke's clinical expertise is focused on adult and geriatric populations with an emphasis in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of dementia and related disorders, and forensic/medicolegal evaluation of adults and veteran patient populations.

Historical Perspective.- Neurovascular Geography and Imaging.- Ischemia and Intracerebral Hemorrhage.- Cerebral Aneurysms.- Arteriovenous Malformations.- Vascular Cognitive Impairment (includes VaD) .- CADASIL and MELAS.- Carotid Artery Disease.- Cardiac Arrest.- Congestive Heart Failure/Heart Transplantation.- Cognition and Cardiac Surgery.- Cognition and Cardiovascular Transarterial Therapies.- Pulmonary Disease and Lung Transplantation.- Diabetes and Hypertension.- Women's Issues in Neurovascular Disease.- Depression.-Pediatric Vascular Conditions.- Functional Imaging.-Rehabilitation.- Pharmacological Intervention for Stroke Recovery.- Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation for Diagnosis and Treatment.