Overview
My primary focus of clinical practice and research involves the care of patients with stroke and neurological critical illness. I am trained in vascular neurology and neurocritical care. My research focus is on hypothermia and cardiac arrest, as well as in the neurological care of the brain-injured patient who is in intensive care.
Dr. Graffagnino is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Apoplexy, Extracranial-Intracranial Bypass Surgery, and Cerebral Artery Bypass Surgery.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 23 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
3643 N Roxboro St, Durham, NC 27704
2301 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27710
40 Duke Medicine Cir, Durham, NC 27710
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Graffagnino has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
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.
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Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- StrokeDr. Graffagnino isDistinguished. Learn about Stroke.
- Advanced
- ApoplexyDr. Graffagnino isAdvanced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Cerebral Artery Bypass SurgeryDr. Graffagnino isAdvanced. Learn about Cerebral Artery Bypass Surgery.
- Extracranial-Intracranial Bypass SurgeryDr. Graffagnino isAdvanced. Learn about Extracranial-Intracranial Bypass Surgery.
- Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)Dr. Graffagnino isAdvanced. Learn about Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA).
- Experienced
- Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features
- Brain AneurysmDr. Graffagnino isExperienced. Learn about Brain Aneurysm.
- Cardiac AmyloidosisDr. Graffagnino isExperienced. Learn about Cardiac Amyloidosis.
- Carotid Artery DiseaseDr. Graffagnino isExperienced. Learn about Carotid Artery Disease.
- Cerebral Amyloid AngiopathyDr. Graffagnino isExperienced. Learn about Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy.
- Cerebral Arteriovenous MalformationDr. Graffagnino isExperienced. Learn about Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation.