Acute Brain and Spinal Cord Injury

ANISH BHARDWAJ is Professor of Neurology, Neurological Surgery, Anesthesiology & Peri-Operative Medicine; Director of Neurosciences Critical Care Program and Neuroscience Stroke Laboratory at Oregon Health & Science University, Portland. Dr. Bhardwaj received his M.D. from the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria, completed his residency training in neurology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, and fellowship training in neurosciences critical care at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland. He has authored over 130 publications, including original research articles, invited reviews, editorials, book chapters and four books. His research has been funded by the NIH and the American Heart Association for over a decade. He is a member of the Board of Directors for the Neuro Critical Care Society and serves on the editorial boards of several peer-reviewed scientific journals including Stroke, Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, and Critical Care Medicine. He is a fellow of the American Heart Association and the American College of Critical Care Medicine. DILANTHA B. ELLEGALA is Assistant Professor and Director, Cerebrovascular Program, Department of Neurosurgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston. Dr. Ellegala received his M.D. with Honors from the University of Washington, Seattle, completed his residency in neurosurgery at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, and was a Cerebrovascular Fellow at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Ellegala has written over 25 peer-reviewed articles. JEFFREY R. KIRSCH is Professor and Chairman, Department of Anesthesiology & Peri-Operative Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland. Dr. Kirsch received his M.D. from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and his anesthesiology residency and Neuro-ICU fellowship at Johns Hopkins Hospital. His current NIH funded research is devoted to understanding the mechanisms of brain injury from stroke. Dr. Kirsch also has over 100 peer-reviewed publications.

Decompressive Hemicraniectomy in the Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. Cerebroprotective Strategies in Bedside Management of TBI. Diffuse Axonal Injury and Dysautonomia. Neuromonitoring in Traumatic Brain Injury: Evolving Paradigms. Hypothermia and Pharmacologic Coma in the Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury. Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury. Decompressive Hemicraniectomy for Large Hemispheric Infarctions. Anticoagulation in Ischemic Stroke. Extracranial and Intracranial Stenting in Ischemic Stroke. Neuromonitoring in the ICU. Surgical Evacuation of ICH. Management of Blood Pressure and Intracranial Hypertension Management in Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Diagnostic Evaluation of Aneurysmal SAH. Surgical versus Endovascular Aneurysm Exclusion. Diagnosis and Medical Management of Vasospasm and Delayed Cerebral Ischemia. Pharmacologic Cerebroprotection in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Use of Anticonvulsants and Corticosteroids in SAH. Management of Electrolyte and Metabolic Derangements in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Management of Cardiopulmonary Dysfunction in SAH. Neuroradiological Interventional Procedures for Cerebral Vasospasm. Surgical management of spinal cord Injury. Intra-operative Management of Spinal Cord Injury. Medical Management of Acute Spinal Cord Injury. Pediatric Spine Injury.