Marcus Stroke & Neuroscience Center

Michael R. Frankel, MD

Professor & Director of Vascular Neurology

Emory University School of Medicine

Chief of Neurology, Grady Memorial Hospital

Director, Marcus Stroke & Neuroscience Center

Atlanta, GA

Emory’s Vascular Neurology Program Aaron Anderson Samir Belagaje Michael Frankel Rishi Gupta Fadi Nahab Raul Nogueira Manuel Yepes Fellows

– Adam Edwards– Mason Markowski

Residents Research coordinators, NP’s

• 1992: First 24/7 Acute Stroke Team in Southeast• 1992-1995: NINDS t-PA Stroke Trial – 5th leading recruiter out of 41 hospitals• 2001: Coordinating center for CDC’s Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry (one of four states)• 2005: First public hospital in US certified as Primary Stroke Center by The Joint Commission• 2010: Opening of Marcus Stroke & Neuroscience Center First NeuroICU in the world to have an angiography suite

Mission

Our mission is to provide state-of-the-art brain-saving therapeutics in a patient/family friendly environment for patients with acute stroke and other neurologic emergencies as well as discover and promote ground-breaking advances in the treatment of neurological emergencies.

Our core strategy is to foster a multidisciplinary collaborative environment that continuously enhances the quality of patient care, research, and training.

Marcus Stroke & Neuroscience Centerat

Grady Memorial Hospital

Marcus Stroke & Neuroscience Centerat

Grady Memorial Hospital

Plan

Establish a multi-hospital acute stroke network

Develop close working relationships with physicians at selected hospitals

Focus on large arterial occlusive disease

Contact InformationEmory Vascular Neurology Team

Pager: 404-686-5500– Acute Stroke ID# “LYSIS” (59747)– Interventional Neurologist ID# “ANGIO” (26446)

Michael Frankel– mfranke@emory.edu– 404-210-2821 (mobile)

Take a virtual tour atgradystroke.org

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