International Collaborators
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Argentina
Sebastian Ameriso MD FAHA 
Chief
Stroke Center
Institute for Neurological Research, FLENI
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Email: sameriso@fleni.org.ar
Australia
Julie Bernhardt 
NMHRC Fellow, Principal Research Fellow, the Florey
245 Burgundy Street
Heidelberg Vic 3084
Australia
Tel: +61 3 9035 7072
Email: j.bernhardt@unimelb.edu.au
Stephen Davis MD FRCP Edin FRACP
Director Melbourne Brain Centre
The Royal Melbourne Hospital
Professor of Translational Neuroscience
University of Melbourne
Parkville Victoria
Melbourne, Australia
President, World Stroke Organization
Tel: +61 3 9342 8448 Fax: +61 3 9342 8427
Email: stephen.davis@mh.org.au
Austria
Michael Brainin MD PhD 
Head, Department of Neurology
Professor in Clinical Neurology
Danube University Krems
Director, Department of Clinical Neurosciences and Preventive Medicine
Chair, Center of Clinical Neurosciences;
University Hospital Tulln
Austria
Email: Michael.Brainin@donau-uni.ac.at
Brazil
Ayrton Massaro MD PhD 
Hospital Sirio Libanes
Rua Dona Adma Jafet, 91 – Bela Vista
Sao Paulo, SP – CEP 01308-050
Brazil
Tel: 55 11 3155-0200
Email: ayrton.massaro@gmail.com
Chile
Pablo Lavados MD 
Chief, Stroke Unit
Clinica Alemana de Santiago
Universidad del Desarrollo
Universidad de Chile
Santiago- Chile
Email: plavados@alemana.cl
Congo
Paul Macaire Ossou-Nguiet MD 
Senior Lecturer of Neurology, Health Sciences Faculty of Brazzaville, Congo
Head of Stroke Unit, University Hospital of Brazzaville
Department of Neurology
13, Avenue Auxence IKONGA, BP32
Brazzaville, Congo
Mobile: +242066980662
Email: doc_ossou@yahoo.fr
Dominican Republic
Ana Robles MD FAAN 
Neurologa
Centro Médico de la Universidad Central Del Este,
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Email: anaroblesg@gmail.com
Ecuador
Aurelio Mosquera MD 
Neurovascular Section
Neurology Department
Hospital Luis Vernaza
Escobedo y Loja
Guayaquil- Ecuador
Tel: 0999357603- 59342692080
Email: mosquerab@yahoo.com
Egypt
Ramez R Moustafa MD PhD MRCP 
Assistant Professor of Neurology,
Ain Shams University
Director, NeuroMed – Sleep & Neurology Center
Cairo – Egypt
Tel:+(2) 02 22915000, +(2) 012 22915000
Email: ramezm@neuromedclinics.com
Web: Neuromed
Finland
Atte Meretoja MD MSc PhD 
Associate Professor and Principal Fellow (Neurology), University of Melbourne
The Royal Melbourne Hospital L4C, Grattan St, Parkville VIC 3050, Australia (Mon, Tue, Thu)
Tel +61 3 9342 4427, Fax +61 3 9342 8443
The Florey Institute of Neurosciences and Mental Health,
Austin Campus, 245 Burgundy Street, Heidelberg VIC 3084, Australia (Wed, Fri)
Tel +61 3 9035 7207, Fax +61 3 9496 2881
Associate Professor of Neurology, University of Helsinki
Helsinki University Central Hospital, P.O.Box 340, FI-00029 HUS, Finland
Tel +358 9 471 72662, Fax +358 9 471 74089
Email: atte.meretoja@hus.fi
Daniel Strbian MD FESO
Dept of Neurology
Helsinki University Central Hospital
Helsinki
Finland
Email: Daniel.Strbian@hus.fi
Turgut Tatlisumak MD FESO
Dept of Neurology
Helsinki University Central Hospital
Helsinki
Finland
Email: Turgut.Tatlisumak@hus.fi
France
Yannick Béjot 
Professor of Neurology
Department of Neurology,
University Hospital of Dijon
Dijon Stroke Registry, EA4184,
Medical School of Dijon, University of Burgundy
Bocage central, 14 rue Gaffarel, BP 77908
21079 Dijon cedex, France
Phone: +33 3 80.29.37.53
Fax: +33. 3 80.29.36.72
Email: yannick.bejot@chu-dijon.fr
Charlotte Cordonnier MD
Professor
Department of neurology and stroke unit
Lille University Hospital
EA 1046, Univ Lille 2
France
Email: Charlotte.Cordonnier@chru-Lille.fr
Germany
Peter D. Schellinger MD PhD FESO FAHA 
Professor and Chairman
Depts of Neurology and Neurogeriatry
Johannes Wesling Klinikum Minden
Hans-Nolte-Str.1
D-32429 Minden – Germany
Fon +49 (0) 571/790-3501
Fax +49 (0) 571/790-293500
Email: peter.schellinger@muehlenkreiskliniken.de
Greece
George Ntaios MD, MSc, PhD, FESO 
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
Department of Medicine, Larissa University Hospital
School of Medicine, University of Thessaly
Biopolis 41110, Larissa, Greece
T: +30 241 3502888, M: +30 697 2770288, F: +30 241 3501557,
Web: University of Thessaly
Email: gntaios@med.uth.gr
Hong Kong
Lawrence Wong MD 
Professor of Neurology
Prince of Wales Hospital
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Email: ks-wong@cuhk.edu.hk
India
Jeyaraj Durai Pandian MD DM FRACP 
Professor and Head, Department of Neurology
Head of Research, Betty Cowan Research and Innovation Center
Chair, World Stroke Campaign
Board of Director from Asia/Oceania region to World Stroke Organisation
Christian Medical College,
Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Tel: +91-9915784750
Email: jeyarajpandian@yahoo.co.in, jeyarajpandian@gmail.com
Ireland
Martin O’Donnell MB PhD MRCPI 
Associate Professor of Translational Medicine,
Director, HRB-Clinical Research Facility,
National University of Ireland, Galway and Galway University Hospital
University Rd, Galway
Ireland
Tel: +353-(0)91-494-098
Fax: +353-(0)91-526-027
Email: martin.odonnell@nuigalway.ie
Israel
Natan Bornstein 
Head of Comprehensive Stroke Center
Professor of Neurology
Dept. of Neurology, Tel-Aviv Medical Center
Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University
Chairman of the Israeli Neurological Association
Email: natanb@tlvmc.gov.il
Italy
Valeria Caso MD PhD FESO 
Associate Professor of Neurology
Stroke Unit,
University of Perugia
Italy
Email: vcaso@hotmail.com
Japan
Yukito Shinohara, MD PhD FAHA 
Professor Emeritus,
Tokai University School of Medicine
Senior Adviser,
Federation of National Public Service Personnel Mutual Aid Associations
Department of Neurology, Tachikawa Hospital
4-2-22 Nishikichou, Tachikawa, Tokyo, 190-8531, Japan
Tel +81 42 523 3131 (Ext 504)
Email: yshinoha@tachikawa-hosp.gr.jp
Kuwait
Khalid Al-Hassan MD 
Head, Stroke Clinic
Neurology Department
Royale Hayat Hospital
Kuwait
Email: Khalid@mac.com
Mexico
Fernando Barinagarrementeria MD 
Neurology Department
Hospital Ángeles
Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico
Web: www.community.frontiersin.org/people/fernandobarinagarrementeria
Email: fbarinaga@prodigy.net.mx
Netherlands
Mervyn D.I. Vergouwen MD PhD 
Stroke neurologist
Brain Center Rudolf Magnus
Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery
University Medical Center Utrecht
3508 GA Utrecht
The Netherlands
Tel. +31-88-7550455
Fax. +31-30-2542100
Email: M.D.I.Vergouwen@umcutrecht.nl
New Zealand
Valery Feigin MD PhD 
Professor & Director of The National Institute for Stroke & Applied Neurosciences
Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences
New Zealand
Tel: (09) 921 9166
Web: AUT University
Email: valery.feigin@aut.ac.nz
Nigeria
George Ntaios MD, MSc, PhD, FESO
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
Department of Medicine, Larissa University Hospital
School of Medicine, University of Thessaly
Biopolis 41110, Larissa, Greece
T: +30 241 3502888, M: +30 697 2770288, F: +30 241 3501557,
Web: University of Thessaly
Email: gntaios@med.uth.gr
Turkey
Ozcan Ozdemir MD 
Associate Professor,
Eskisehir Osmangazi University
Department of Neurology
Division of Neurocritical Care and Cerebrovascular Disease
Eskisehir, TURKEY.
Office phone: 0902222392979/3650
Mobile phone 0905326172211
Email: azcanozd@gmail.com
Peru
Felipe de los Rios MD 
Neurologo Clinico
Director, Enfermedades Cerebrovasculares – Red de Atencion SANNA, Peru
Profesor Asistente, Dpto. de Neurología y Rehabilitación – University of Cincinnati, EEUU
SANNA Healthcare Network
Av. Aurelio Miro Quesada 1030 |San Isidro |Lima |Perú
Celular (+51) 9500 – 58407 | Oficina +511 631 – 0010
RPM #9500 58407
Web:
Email: felipe.delosrios@sanna.pe
Portugal
Jose Ferro MD 
Full Professor of Neurology
University of Lisbon
Director, Department of Neurosciences and Serviço de Neurologia
Hospital de Santa Maria, CHLN,
Lisbon, Portugal
Email: jmferro@medicina.ulisboa.pt
South Africa
Alan Bryer FCP (SA) MMed PhD 
Head: Division of Neurology and Stroke Unit,
University of Cape Town
E8 New Groote Schuur Hospital, Observatory,
Cape Town 7925,
Cape Town South Africa
Email: alan.bryer@uct.ac.za
South Korea
Tai Hwan Park MD PhD 
Director, Department of Neurology,
Head of Educational Department,
Supporting Director, Medical Research Institute of Seoul Medical Center,
Seoul Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
Tel: +82-2-2276-8668
Fax: +82-2-2276-8539
Email: thpark@seoulmc.or.kr
Spain
Jaime Masjuan MD 
Head, Department of Neurology
Associate Professor
University of Alcalá
University Hospital Ramón & Cajal
Email: jaime.masjuan@salud.madrid.org
Sweden
Bo Norving MD 
Professor of Neurology
Department of Clinical Neuroscience
Lund University Hospital
Box 117, 221 00 LUND
Lund, Sweden
Tel: 046-222 00 00
Email: bo.norrving@med.lu.se
Switzerland
Patrik Michel MD FESO 
Head, Stroke Center
Privat Docent, Neurology/Clincal Neurosciences
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
and Lausanne University
Rue du Bugnon 46
CH-1011 Lausanne
Switzerland
Secretary General, European Stroke Organisation
Tel : +41215568416
Fax : +41213141244
Email :
Email: patrik.michel@chuv.ch
Thailand
Yongchai Nilanont MD FRCPT 
Associate Professor of Neurology
Director, Siriraj Stroke Center
Department of Medicine
Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University
2 Prannok Rd, Bangkoknoi
Bangkok, Thailand
Tel: (662) 419-7101
Email: yongchai.sae@mahidol.ac.th
United Kingdom
Gary A. Ford MD CBE FMedSci 
Professor and Chief Executive Officer
Oxford Academic Health Science Network
Stroke and Cardiovascular Theme Director, NIHR Clinical Research Network
Oxford University
Oxford Science Park, Oxford, OX4 4GA
United Kingdom
Tel: 01865 338429
Email: gary.ford@ouh.nhs.uk
United States
Cheryl Bushnell MD MHS 
Associate Professor of Neurology
Director, Wake Forest Baptist Stroke Center
Wake Forest Baptist School of Medicine
Medical Center Boulevard
Winston Salem, NC 27157 – USA
Tel: (336) 716-2357 (Donna Hoffman)
Fax: (336) 716-7790
Email: cbushnel@wakehealth.edu
Seemant Chaturvedi MD FAHA FAAN
Professor of Neurology
Director of the WSU/DMC Stroke
Wayne State University
42 W. Warren Ave.
Detroit, MI 48202
Tel: (313) 745-1540
Email: schaturv@med.wayne.edu
Steven Cramer MD
Professor, Department Anatomy & Neurobiology;
Director, Neuroimaging Core, Institute for Clinical Translational Science; Clinical Director, Bill & Sue Gross Stem Cell Research Center, Anatomy & Neurobiology
School of Medicine
University of California, Irvine – USA
Tel: (714) 456-6876
Email: scramer@uci.edu
Leonardo G. Cohen MD
Chief, Human Cortical Physiology and Stroke Neurorehabilitation Section.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH,
Building 10, Room 7D54
Bethesda, MD 20892 – USA
Tel: (301) 496-9782
Fax: (301) 402-7010
Email: cohenl1@mail.nih.gov
Mitchell S. Elkind MD MS FAAN FAHA
Professor of Neurology and Epidemiology
Division Head, Neurology Clinical Outcomes Research and Population Sciences (Neuro CORPS)
Fellowships Director, Department of Neurology
Columbia University
710 West 168th Street, Room 642
New York, NY 10032
Tel: 212 305-1710
Fax: 212 305-1658
Email: mse13@columbia.edu
Marc Fisher MD
Professor of Neurology,
Beth Israel Medical Center
Harvard University
Editor, STROKE Journal
Boston, USA
Email: Marc.Fisher@umassmemorial.org
S. Claiborne Johnston MD PhD
Dean, Dell Medical School
Professor of Medicine
University of Texas, Austin
1400 Barbara Jordan Blvd., Suite 1.114
Austin, TX 78723 – USA
Tel: 415-379-0787
Email: clay.johnston@utexas.edu
Anthony Kim MD MS
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Medical Director, USCF Stroke Center
400 Parnassus Ave., Eighth Floor
San Francisco, CA 94143 – USA
Tel: (415) 353-8897
Fax: (415) 353-8705
Bruce Ovbiagele MD MSc
Professor of Medicine
Chair, Department of Neurology
MUSC University
96 Jonathan Lucas St.
Charleston, SC 29425 – USA
Tel: 843-792-3224
Email: ovibes@musc.edu
Alejandro A Rabinstein MD
Professor of Neurology
Director, Neurocritical Cre
Mayo Clinic, Department of Neurology,
Rochester, MN 55905,
USA
Email: Rabinstein.alejandro@mayo.edu
Ralph L. Sacco MD MS FAHA
Professor and Chief of the Neurology
Jackson Memorial Hospital.
Chairman of Neurology, Olemberg Family Chair in Neurological Disorders, Miller Professor of Neurology, Epidemiology and Public Health Sciences, Human Genetics, and Neurosurgery.
Executive Director of the Evelyn McKnight Brain Institute at the Miller School of Medicine,
University of Miami – USA
Email: RSacco@med.miami.edu
Brian Silver MD
Associate Professor of Neurology
Department of Neurology
Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA
Tel: 401-863-1000
Email: Brian_Silver@brown.edu