Overview
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 an Advanced provider by MediFind in Thrombectomy. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Siderosis, Thrombectomy, and Gastrostomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 79 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 11 articles in the study of Thrombectomy.
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Locations
4940 Eastern Avenue, Suite 1201, Suite 1201, Baltimore, MD 21224
Clinical Research
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University Of Maryland Neurology Associates PA
Seemant Chaturvedi is a Neurologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Chaturvedi is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Thrombectomy. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Thrombectomy, and Stent Placement. Dr. Chaturvedi is currently accepting new patients.
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
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 a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Thrombectomy. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Vertigo, Thrombectomy, and Gastrostomy.
Inova Health Care Services
Saqib Chaudhry is a Neurologist in Alexandria, Virginia. Dr. Chaudhry is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Thrombectomy. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Brain Aneurysm, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Stent Placement, and Carotid Artery Surgery. Dr. Chaudhry is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
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- StrokeDr. Llinas isElite. Learn about Stroke.
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- Cerebral Amyloid AngiopathyDr. Llinas isDistinguished. Learn about Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy.
- SiderosisDr. Llinas isDistinguished. Learn about Siderosis.
- Advanced
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Llinas isAdvanced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
- Cardiac AmyloidosisDr. Llinas isAdvanced. Learn about Cardiac Amyloidosis.
- Central Pain SyndromeDr. Llinas isAdvanced. Learn about Central Pain Syndrome.
- Familial Hemiplegic MigraineDr. Llinas isAdvanced. Learn about Familial Hemiplegic Migraine.
- GastrostomyDr. Llinas isAdvanced. Learn about Gastrostomy.
- Hereditary Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy
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- Alien Hand SyndromeDr. Llinas isExperienced. Learn about Alien Hand Syndrome.
- Anti-NMDA Receptor EncephalitisDr. Llinas isExperienced. Learn about Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis.
- ApoplexyDr. Llinas isExperienced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- ArachnoiditisDr. Llinas isExperienced. Learn about Arachnoiditis.
- Arteriovenous MalformationDr. Llinas isExperienced. Learn about Arteriovenous Malformation.
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional VertigoDr. Llinas isExperienced. Learn about Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo.