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Victor C. Urrutia
Advanced in Gastrostomy

Dr. Victor C. Urrutia

Neurology
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
Baltimore, MD 
Offers Telehealth

Advanced in Gastrostomy
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
Baltimore, MD 
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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 Advanced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. 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. In particular, he has co-authored 3 articles in the study of Gastrostomy.

Residency
Hahnemann University Hospital, Neurology, 1999
Specialties
Neurology
Licenses
Anesthesiology in MD
Board Certifications
American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology
Fellowships
Hahnemann University Hospital, Neurological Critical Care, 2000
Hospital Affiliations
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Spanish
Gender
Male

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Locations

Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
Floor 5, Baltimore, MD 21287
Call: 410-955-9441

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

Optimal Post Tpa-Iv Monitoring in Ischemic STroke
Optimal Post Tpa-Iv Monitoring in Ischemic STroke
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: March 23, 2020
Intervention Type: Other
Study Phase: Not Applicable
Safety of Intravenous Thrombolytics in Stroke on Awakening
Safety of Intravenous Thrombolytics in Stroke on Awakening
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: April 17, 2017
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 2
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112 Total Publications

The importance of patient selection in stroke monitoring research - Authors' reply.
The importance of patient selection in stroke monitoring research - Authors' reply.
Journal: Lancet (London, England)
Published: September 09, 2025
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Neurology

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2200 Kernan Dr, 
Baltimore, MD 
 (6.3 miles away)
410-448-6383
Languages Spoken:
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Melissa Motta is a Neurologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Motta is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. Her top areas of expertise are Stroke, Apoplexy, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Gastrostomy, and Thrombectomy. Dr. Motta is currently accepting new patients.

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Neurology
600 N Wolfe St, 
Baltimore, MD 
 (0.1 miles away)
410-614-2381
Languages Spoken:
English

Rebecca Gottesman is a Neurologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Gottesman is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. Her top areas of expertise are Stroke, Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease, Gastrostomy, and Thrombectomy.

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Areas of Expertise

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