Yousef Hannawi, MD
Associate Professor
Neurology
Academic information
- Department: Neurology
Leadership title
- Faculty Affiliate, Chronic Brain Injury
Research interests
- Cerebral Small Vessel Disease
- Vascular Cognitive Impairment
- Stroke
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage
- Aging
- Endothelial Cells
- Aging Dependent Cognitive Function
- Neurovascular Function
- functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)
- Acute Brain Injury
- Prognostication
- Clinical Trials
- Animal Models
- Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI)
About
Biography
My research focuses on understanding the mechanisms and phenotypes of cerebral small vessel disease and its related clinical spectrum involving vascular cognitive impairment, lacunar ischemic stroke and intracerebral hemorrhage.
My ongoing projects aim to understand mechanisms of vascular dysfunction in this setting as well as to develop disease-related therapeutics. I am also leading stroke clinical trials including prevention, recovery and acute management of stroke. I represent The Ohio State University College of Medicine within the Ohio Valley Regional Coordinating Center for the NINDS stroke studies.
I am involved in many research studies that utilize advanced neuroimaging techniques including Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) and functional MRI (fMRI) to track the recovery of consciousness and cognition following brain injury. In addition, I study neuroimaging biomarkers of small vessel disease of the brain and the use of eye movements as a surrogate for brain functional status.
I appreciate the commitment to innovation here in the Ohio State College of Medicine, and the readily available resources that allow me to pursue highly complex research.
Credentials
Education
- Fellowship - Neurocritical Care
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The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA
7/1/2013 - 6/30/2015 - Residency - Neurology
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Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States
7/1/2009 - 6/30/2013 - Residency - Pathology - Clinical
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Al Assad University Hospital, Damascus, Syria
11/1/2006 - 5/31/2008 - Doctor of Medicine (MD)
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University of Tishreen, Lattakia, Syria
9/1/2000 - 9/12/2006
Certifications
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American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurocritical Care
10/11/2022 -
United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties
12/31/2015 -
American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology-Neurology
9/19/2013
Research
Research interests
- Cerebral Small Vessel Disease
- Vascular Cognitive Impairment
- Stroke
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage
- Aging
- Endothelial Cells
- Aging Dependent Cognitive Function
- Neurovascular Function
- functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)
- Acute Brain Injury
- Prognostication
- Clinical Trials
- Animal Models
- Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI)
Awards and Honors
- Director, Division of Cerebrovascular Diseases and Neurocritical Care
- Medical Director, Neurosciences Critical Care Unit