Dar Dowlatshahi

Biography

Scientist, Neuroscience, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

Professor, Medicine, School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa

Stroke Neurologist, Ottawa Hospital

Director of Research, Ottawa Stroke Program

Research interests:

1) Intracerebral Hemorrhage (ICH). I am interested in how acute ICH behaviour relates to clinical symptoms and recovery, and how volume, location & morphology can influence early hematoma expansion, ventricular rupture, and final outcome.

2) Neuroimaging & hyper-acute stroke. I believe multi-modal imaging can optimize acute stroke therapy; findings on CTA and CTP can guide therapeutic decision-making, and expand our current treatment windows.

3) Acute stroke therapy. Our group actively participates in multicentre trials of novel therapies for both ischemic stroke and ICH.

Education:

2009-2010 Stroke Fellowship, University of Ottawa
2008-2010 RCPSC Clinician Investigator Program, University of Ottawa
2008-2009 Stroke Fellowship, University of Calgary
2003-2009 Neurology Residency, University of Ottawa
2000-2003 Medicine, McMaster University
1997-2003 PhD, Neurosciences, McMaster University
1993-1997 BSc, Honours Biology and Psychology

Research Interests:

Multimodal neuroimaging to target therapy for acute stroke and intracerebral hemorrhage