Munyao Nzau

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Munyao Nzau
Assistant Professor

Room: Rm 3028 CHEO
Office: 613-737-7600 ext. 2806
Work E-mail: [email protected]

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Biography

Clinical interest:

  • Cerebral Vascular Disease
  • Epilepsy and Brain Tumors

Academic Appointments:

  • Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, University of Ottawa, 2006 - present

Fellowship Training:

  • Pediatric Neurosurgery, University of Ottawa, 2005

Residency Training:

  • University Of Helsinki, 2000

Medical Doctorate:

  • St. Petersburg State Medical Institute, 1988
  • Internship, Helsinki University Hospital, 1990

Other:

Clinician Scientist, OHRI
Research interests are: Pathophysiology of cerebral microvascular disease, Neurovascular unit remodelling and protection. Mechanisms of neuroregeneration/remodelling after stroke and brain injury.

Keywords:

cerebral microvascular disease neurovascular unit, neuroprotection, cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury, stroke/functional recovery, subarachnoid hemorrhage

Fields of Interest

  • Study of functional and structural (remodeling) changes in eloquent brain (motor and sensory cortex) after traumatic and surgery induced brain injury (MRI and animal models)
  • Signaling pathways of vascular remodeling in cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury, subarachnoid hemorrhage and in aging
  • Vascular remodeling mechanisms in the pathogenesis of cerebral microvascular disease (CMVD animal models)
  • Neurovascular unit remodeling mechanisms during stroke recovery
  • Mechanisms of endogenous neuroprotection
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