Overview
Dr. Victor Urrutia serves as the medical director of the stroke service at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and director of the Sheikh Khalifa Stroke Institute. He focuses on the clinical aspects of cerebrovascular disease (stroke), specifically acute stroke therapy and prevention. Dr. Urrutia currently sees patients at the Stroke Prevention Clinic, located in the Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center in Baltimore on Wednesdays, and cares for patients in The Johns Hopkins Hospital's Brain Rescue Unit. Dr. Victor Urrutia received his medical degree from the University of Panama School of Medicine. He completed his neurology training at MCP Hahnemann University in Philadelphia, now Drexel University College of Medicine. After his residency training, he completed fellowship training in neurocritical care and acute stroke at Drexel University College of Medicine and became a faculty member in the neurocritical care and acute stroke division. He then returned to Panama for two years where he was the first to treat patients with IV thrombolytic therapy for acute stroke.
Dr. Urrutia is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primary Localized Cutaneous Amyloidosis. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Vertigo, Thrombectomy, and Gastrostomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 112 peer reviewed articles and participating in 2 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
Floor 5, Baltimore, MD 21287
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
2 Clinical Trials
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Dr. Rafael Llinas serves as the Director of Neurology at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. His clinical interests include acute stroke treatments, neurovascular imaging and migraine as related to cerebrovascular disease. He also serves as the associate director of the neurology residency program. He was instrumental in establishing the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Stroke Center. In 2005, in recognition of the Stroke Centers organizational efforts in stroke care, the institution was granted certification as a Primary Stroke Center by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. Dr. Llinas primary areas of research interests include diffusion-perfusion imaging of stroke, intravenous and intra-arterial thrombolysis for stroke, education of physicians and nurses in stroke identification and stroke care, stroke units and stroke centers. Dr. Rafael Llinas received his medical degree from the New York University School of Medicine. He completed a medical internship at the Boston City Hospital and was a neurology resident in the Harvard-Longwood neurology training program. Following his residency, he was a stroke and cerebrovascular disease fellow for two years at Beth Israel Hospital, Harvard University. Dr. Llinas is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primary Localized Cutaneous Amyloidosis. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Siderosis, Thrombectomy, and Gastrostomy.
Johns Hopkins University
Steven Zeiler is a Neurologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Zeiler is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primary Localized Cutaneous Amyloidosis. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Primary Localized Cutaneous Amyloidosis, Gastrostomy, and Stent Placement. Dr. Zeiler is currently accepting new patients.
University Of Maryland Neurology Associates PA
Prachi Mehndiratta is a Neurologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Mehndiratta is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primary Localized Cutaneous Amyloidosis. Her top areas of expertise are Stroke, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Kuru, Transmyocardial Revascularization, and Stent Placement. Dr. Mehndiratta is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- StrokeDr. Urrutia isDistinguished. Learn about Stroke.
- ThrombectomyDr. Urrutia isDistinguished. Learn about Thrombectomy.
- Advanced
- GastrostomyDr. Urrutia isAdvanced. Learn about Gastrostomy.
- Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)Dr. Urrutia isAdvanced. Learn about Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA).
- VertigoDr. Urrutia isAdvanced. Learn about Vertigo.
- Experienced
- ApoplexyDr. Urrutia isExperienced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Brain AneurysmDr. Urrutia isExperienced. Learn about Brain Aneurysm.
- Cardiac AmyloidosisDr. Urrutia isExperienced. Learn about Cardiac Amyloidosis.
- Cavernous Sinus ThrombosisDr. Urrutia isExperienced. Learn about Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis.
- Cerebral Amyloid AngiopathyDr. Urrutia isExperienced. Learn about Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy.
- Cerebral Arteriovenous MalformationDr. Urrutia isExperienced. Learn about Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation.