Reza Bavarsad Shahripour, MD

Reza Bavarsad Shahripour, MD, is a board-certified neurologist with specialty training in vascular neurology (stroke). He specializes in a variety of areas, including acute stroke, stroke prevention, cervical and intracranial vessel stenosis, vascular malformation, and cerebral vein disease.

Dr. Shahripour is also an ASN (American Society of Neuroimaging) board-certified neuro-sonologist, which means he performs ultrasounds on the brain and nervous system. He has extensive experience performing cerebrovascular ultrasound studies, including transcranial and carotid Doppler ultrasound, emboli detection, vasomotor reactivities and PFO detection.

Dr. Shahripour has also conducted research in multi-center clinical trials in the field of acute stroke care. His work resulted in more than 50 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters which he authored or co-authored. He is an editorial board member of several international journals in the field of stroke and neuro-sonology.

He completed a neuro-sonology fellowship at the University of Alabama and stroke fellowship at UC San Diego School of Medicine. He did his residency at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and earned his medical degree from Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences in Iran.

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