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Rohan Arora, MD, director of stroke at Long Island Jewish (LIJ) Forest Hills, has been elected as a Fellow of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA), one of the world's most eminent organizations of cardiovascular and stroke professionals. This prestigious fellowship recognizes physicians, scientists and health care professionals who have made a major contribution to the field of cerebrovascular diseases.
This year, Dr. Arora is the only Northwell Health physician to be awarded this recognition. He will be honored at the AHA’s Annual Distinguished Scientists Reception on November 17 in Philadelphia, PA.
To be considered for the AHA/ASA fellowship, a candidate must make meritorious contributions in stroke by meeting the following criteria: a demonstrated ongoing interest and contributions after completed training in cerebrovascular disease through research, education or care of stroke patients; authored work in stroke publications over the past 24 months; proven leadership in the stroke community; trained stroke physicians or allied health care professionals; participated in stroke presentations at national, local or international level; and, provided significant volunteer service to the AHA/ASA.
“I am delighted to have been selected as an AHA/ASA Fellow,” said Dr. Arora. “This recognition would not have been possible without immense support from my stroke team at LIJ Forest Hills, North Shore University Hospital and the Katz Institute for Women’s Health. Stroke awareness is the first step to stroke prevention and early treatment.”
As LIJ Forest Hills’ director of stroke, Dr. Arora has been at the forefront of ensuring the most up-to-date stroke treatments and delivery of high-quality stroke care. In his role as training director of ACGME vascular neurology (stroke) fellowship, the program has expanded from one to three spots every year.
Dr. Arora performs a leading and critical role in the advancement of new stroke treatments as a principal investigator and site leader for stroke trials, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Arora serves as a reviewer of scientific manuscripts for professional journals, including Stroke, The Neurologist, Journal of Neurology, and the Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. He has authored numerous articles and has been an invited speaker for his work on “Stroke in Very Elderly” and “EMS Pre-hospital Notification for Stroke” at professional conferences such as the International Stroke Conference, European Stroke Organization, Indian National Stroke Association and the American Academy of Neurology.
Dr. Arora is an active interviewer and blogger of the “Blogging Stroke” section of the American Heart Association’s Stroke Journal. He is also founder of the “Stroke Nurse Practitioner (NP) Mini - Fellowship” program where he mentors NP students from the Molloy College of Nursing.
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We invite neurologists in training to apply for the AINA Neurology Trainee Award. The deadline for application is March 23, 2020. Any in-training neurologist of Indian origin and who is also a first or senior author on an abstract accepted to the American Academy of Neurology meeting is eligible for the award. You must be physically present at the AINA Annual meeting to receive the award.There will be three award winners based upon a review team. The top three abstracts will receive $500, $250, and $100, respectively, and a recognition plaque at the AINA meeting in Toronto.
PRAKASH KOTAGAL, M.D., FAAN, FAES
I am indeed very grateful to be chosen for the AINA Lifetime Achievement Award. More than any one individual, this award highlights the work of AINA members in advancing patient care, teaching and research by neurologists of Indian origin in the United States, India and elsewhere.
Prakash Kotagal received his medical degree from the University of Madras, India. He trained in Pediatrics at St. Louis University, Pediatric Neurology at Cleveland Clinic Foundation, followed by fellowship training in Clinical Neurophysiology & Epilepsy at the Cleveland Clinic as well as Sleep Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital. He is Professor of Neurology at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine and Staff Physician at Cleveland Clinic in the Pediatric Epilepsy Section.
Dr. Kotagal is an author on 122 papers, 17 editorials/letters and 41 book chapters. He also edited the textbook: The Epilepsies: Etiologies & Prevention. His research interests include: Pediatric Epilepsy and Epilepsy Surgery, Seizure Semiology, Neurostimulation, New Antiepileptic Drugs and the Relationship between Sleep & Epilepsy.
Dr. Kotagal served as Associate Editor for the Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology and is on the editorial boards of several journals. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Epilepsy Society. He is President-elect of the Association of Indian Neurologists in America (AINA).
AINA extends sincere congratulations to Dr. Kotagal for his lifetime of great work! Dr. Kotagal will be recognized at the 37th Annual AINA Dinner Meeting in conjunction with AAN's annual meeting.
AINA-Epilepsy had their 11th Annual meeting on December 8th in Baltimore, during the American Epilepsy Society meeting.
About 100 attendees were present at the meeting, both from the United States and India. The meeting discussed important issues regarding collaboration between US epileptologists, it also discussed other issues important to the Epilepsy communituy here in the US. US-India collaboration was also discussed. The leaders of the Indian Academy of Neurology and the Indian Epilepsy Society attended the meeting. They spoke highly of the current collaboration between AINA & IAN, particularly the Observership training program for young Indian neurologists. This program has been much appreciated in India. The efforts to plan the service projects for the underserved here in the US and in India were also reviewed at the meeting. See below photos from the event.
AINA Executive Committee member Seemant Chaturvedi, MD received the Stewart J. Greenebaum Endowed Professor of Stroke Neurology position at a recent Investiture ceremony held at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Dr. Chaturvedi is pictured with Neurology Department Chairman Dr. Peter Crino (left) and SOM Dean Dr. Albert Reece (right).
*From the ANA November Newsletter
Narcolepsy affects an estimated 135,000 to 200,000 people in the United States, possibly more. It is a chronic sleep disorder characterized by abnormally fast transition into rapid eye movement (REM) sleep patterns — sometimes during the day or in the middle of the activities — and can be debilitating. The primary symptom of narcolepsy is excessive daytime sleepiness (hypersomnolence); many patients also experience cataplexy (sudden muscle weakness, limpness or inability to move), sleep paralysis, and hypnagogic hallucinations (vivid hallucinations experienced as a person is falling asleep). There are two known disease subtypes: narcolepsy and narcolepsy with cataplexy.
Shafali Jeste, M.D., was selected to receive the 2019 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).
Jeste is a pediatric neurologist and an associate professor of psychiatry, neurology and pediatrics in the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Her research is focused on developing more precise methods for early prediction and diagnosis of neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism, using biomarkers and other genetic information, with the ultimate goal of improving the timing and targets of treatments for these conditions. She has designed studies to aid in the early prediction of autism, including autism related to the genetic disorders tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) and dup15q syndrome. Her work in TSC led to the first randomized controlled clinical trial of behavioral intervention in infants who are likely to develop autism due to TSC. Jeste, who also is the founder and director of the UCLA Care and Research in Neurogenetics Clinic and a principal investigator at the UCLA Center for Autism Research and Treatment, is the principal investigator for several current studies, including a multi-site National Institutes of Health-funded study focused on identifying brain biomarkers, genetic risk factors and early intervention in autism. She holds several international leadership roles, such as the Chair of the International Baby Siblings Research Consortium, board member of the International Society for Autism Research, and board member of the American Brain Foundation. The PECASE award federal government’s highest honor recognizing scientists for their contributions to science, technology, engineering and mathematics education. It also recognizes community service as demonstrated by scientific leadership, public education and community outreach. The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy coordinates the awards with participating departments and agencies. The awards ceremony was held July 25, 2019 in Washington, D.C.
Dr. Kevin Sheth from Yale University co-authored the AHA/ASA acute stroke guideline update that was published October 30th online. Dr. Sheth is the Chief, Division of Neurocritical Care and Emergency Neurology; Associate Chair, Clinical Research, Department of Neurology; Director, Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit at Yale School of Medicine & Yale New Haven Hospital.
Congratulations to Dr. Sheth!
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Dr. Deepti Vibha was one of four neurologists who completed an observership through the IAN-AINA program! Hear more from Deepti about the experience below!
The Observership in Vascular Neurology at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) provided me the unique opportunity to learn about the quick workflow and management of acute stroke patients, and its tele stroke services (to about 42 neighboring centers). The participation of Neurology and Neurosurgery fellows in the vascular intervention services was another new learning experience. Visit to the specialized stroke outpatient clinics was an opportunity to see the patients being managed and monitored after they’ve been discharged and sent to rehabilitation services. The learning has enriched me with ideas which would help me in better organizing stroke care services. While a combination of higher quantum of stroke patients, lack of universal electronic medical records and less structured rehabilitation services are impediments to stroke care back home, the small, yet very useful exposure to operational services and training programmes here, will be an advantage for me for serving stroke patients. I would like to express my gratitude to all coordinating faculty members from AINA and IAN for conception and implementation of this Observership Programme. Special thanks to Dr Gagandeep Singh and Dr Sanjay Singh for guiding me through the process and the UPMC team for providing the great learning experience.
