1. Marcus Stroke & Neuroscience Center Michael R. Frankel, MD Professor & Director of Vascular Neurology Emory University School of Medicine Chief of Neurology, Grady Memorial Hospital Director, Marcus Stroke & Neuroscience Center Atlanta, GA

2. Emory’s Vascular Neurology Program u Aaron Anderson u Samir Belagaje u Michael Frankel u Rishi Gupta u Fadi Nahab u Raul Nogueira u Manuel Yepes u Fellows –Adam Edwards –Mason Markowski u Residents u Research coordinators, NP’s

3. 1992: First 24/7 Acute Stroke Team in Southeast 1992-1995: NINDS t-PA Stroke Trial – 5 th leading recruiter out of 41 hospitals 2001: Coordinating center for CDC’s Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry (one of four states) 2005: First public hospital in US certified as Primary Stroke Center by The Joint Commission 2010: Opening of Marcus Stroke & Neuroscience Center First NeuroICU in the world to have an angiography suite

4. Mission n Our mission is to provide state-of-the-art brain-saving therapeutics in a patient/family friendly environment for patients with acute stroke and other neurologic emergencies as well as discover and promote ground-breaking advances in the treatment of neurological emergencies. n Our core strategy is to foster a multidisciplinary collaborative environment that continuously enhances the quality of patient care, research, and training.

5. Marcus Stroke & Neuroscience Center at Grady Memorial Hospital

12. Plan n Establish a multi-hospital acute stroke network n Develop close working relationships with physicians at selected hospitals n Focus on large arterial occlusive disease

13. Contact Information Emory Vascular Neurology Team u Pager: 404-686-5500 –Acute Stroke ID# “LYSIS” (59747) –Interventional Neurologist ID# “ANGIO” (26446) u Michael Frankel –mfranke@emory.edumfranke@emory.edu –404-210-2821 (mobile) u Take a virtual tour at gradystroke.org

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