Columbia

Regional Coordinating Center

Stroke Trials Network of Columbia and Cornell

Columbia University Medical Center | 710 West 168th St | New York, New York 11032 | The Neurological Institute at Columbia University Medical Center | Website

Weill Cornell Medical College | 525 E 68th St | New York, New York 10065 | The Department of Neurology at Weill Cornell Medical College | Website

Columbia University Irving Medical Center and its partner institution, Weill Cornell Medical Center, have run patient-oriented stroke research for more than 30 years, including stroke clinical trials, epidemiological investigations, biomarker studies, and outcomes research. Our mission is to provide cutting edge, advanced stroke care to a diverse population. With additional partner institutions across New York City, Northern New Jersey, and New York state, we perform phase 1, 2, and 3 clinical trials in all aspects of acute stroke treatment, stroke prevention, and stroke recovery.

Columbia University Irving Medical Center
New York Presbyterian Hospital
710 W 168^th St, New York, NY 10032
(212) 305-1710

Weill Cornell Medical Center
New York Presbyterian Hospital
525 E 68^th St, Box 117, New York, NY 10065
(212) 746-6575

Buffalo General Medical Center
Kaleida Health -Cardiac Surgical Associates
100 High St, Buffalo, NY 14203
(716) 859-5600

University of Rochester Medical Center
Strong Memorial Hospital
601 Elmwood Ave
Rochester, NY 14642

SUNY Upstate Medical University
750 E Adams St, Syracuse, NY 13210
(315) 464-5540

SUNY Downstate Medical Center
450 Clarkson Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11203
(718) 270-1000

St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center
703 Main Street
Paterson, NJ 07503
Tel: 973.754.2000

Westchester Medical Center
100 Woods Road
Valhalla, NY 10595
Tel: 914-493-3742

RCC Leadership

Principal Investigators

Co-Principal Investigator

Randolph S. Marshall, MD, MS

Elisabeth K Harris Professor of Neurology
Chief, Stroke Division

212-305-8389 Fax: 212-305-3741 rsm2@columbia.edu

Area of Expertise Cerebral hemodynamics, stroke recovery, carotid disease

Co-Principal Investigator

E. Sander Connolly, MD, FACS

Bennett M Stein Professor of Neurological Surgery
Vice Chairman of Neurosurgery
Director, Cerebrovascular Research Laboratory
Surgical Director, Neuro-Intensive Care Unit

212-305-0376 Fax: 212-305-2026 esc5@columbia.edu

Area of Expertise Neurosurgery, acute stroke, aneurysm, intra-cerebral hemorrhage

Co-Principal Investigator

Dana Leifer, MD

Associate Professor of Neurology

212-746-2454 Fax: 212-746-8026 dal2023@med.cornell.edu

Area of Expertise Stroke, arteriovenous malformation, carotid artery disease

Co-Principal Investigator

Matthew E. Fink, MD

Louis and Gertrude Feil Professor in Clinical Neurology
Vice Chairman of Neurology

212-746-4564 Fax: 212-746-8532 mfink@med.cornell.edu

Area of Expertise Stroke, cerebral vascular disease

Co-Principal Investigator

Philip E. Steig, PhD, MD

Professor of Neurological Surgery
Chairman of Neurological Surgery

212-746-4684 Fax: 212-746-6607 pes2008@med.cornell.edu

Area of Expertise Vascular neurosurgery

RCC Operations

Project Manager

Kevin Slane

212-342-1152 kjs4@cumc.columbia.edu

RCC Research Team

Co-Investigators

Columbia University Medical Center

Joshua Z. Willey, MD, MS

Area of Expertise Acute Stroke: neuroepidemiology, stroke in elderly

Weill Cornell Medical College

Babak Navi, MD

Area of Expertise Acute Stroke: stroke systems, medical management

Weill Cornell Medical College

Y. Pierre Gobin, MD

Area of Expertise Acute Stroke: interventional neuroradiology, device development

Weill Cornell Medical College

Athos Patsalides, MD MPH

Area of Expertise Acute Stroke: interventional neuroradiology

Columbia University Medical Center

Joshua Stillman, MD

Area of Expertise Acute Stroke: emergency management of stroke

Columbia University Medical Center

Aleksandr M. Tichter, MD

Area of Expertise Acute Stroke: emergency management of stroke

Weill Cornell Medical College

Richard Ian Lappin, PhD, MD

Area of Expertise Acute Stroke: emergency management of stroke

Weill Cornell Medical College

Halina White, MD

Area of Expertise Acute Stroke: stroke trials, thrombosis

Columbia University Medical Center

Ying Kuen K. Cheung, PhD

Area of Expertise Acute Stroke/Prevention: biostatistics, adaptive design

Columbia University Medical Center

Mitchell S. V. Elkind, MD, MS, MPhil

Area of Expertise Prevention: neuroepidemiology, NeuSTART PI, NOMAS PI

Columbia University Medical Center

Olajide A. Williams, MD, MPH

Area of Expertise Prevention: community education, SPIRP Co-PI

Columbia University Medical Center

Jay Preston Mohr, MD, MS

Area of Expertise Prevention: international multicenter clinical trials, ARUBA PI

Weill Cornell Medical College

Hooman Kamel, MD

Area of Expertise Prevention: cardiac risk factors

Weill Cornell Medical College

Alan Zachary Segal, MD

Area of Expertise Prevention: sleep medicine

Columbia University Medical Center / Weill Cornell Medical College

Joel Stein, MD

Area of Expertise Recovery: robotics, recovery trials

Burke Neurological Institute

Tomoko Kitago, MD

Area of Expertise Recovery: robotics, motor learning in recovery

Weill Cornell Medical College

Michael W. O'Dell, MD

Area of Expertise Recovery: robotics

Weill Cornell Medical College

Ajay Gupta, MD

Area of Expertise Imaging: perfusion imaging, carotid risk

Weill Cornell Medical College

Costantino Iadecola, MD

Area of Expertise Basic Science: ischemic mechanisms, immunity, amyloid

Columbia University Medical Center

Jose Gutierrez Contreras, MD, MPH

Area of Expertise Acute Stroke/Prevention Brain Arterial Remodeling

Columbia University Medical Center

Eliza C. Miller, MD

Area of Expertise Acute Stroke/Prevention Women’s Cerebrovascular Health

NY Brooklyn Methodist

Jeffrey L. Benjamin, MD

Area of Expertise Acute Stroke/Prevention

SUNY Downstate Medical Center

Steven R. Levine, MD

Area of Expertise Acute Stroke/Prevention Cerebrovascular Health

Kings County Hospital Center

Susan W. Law, DO, MPH

Area of Expertise Acute Stroke/Prevention Cerebrovascular Health

SUNY Upstate Medical University

Julius G. Latorre, MD

Area of Expertise Acute Stroke/Prevention Cerebrovascular Health

UR Medicine Neurology

Curtis Benesch, MD, MPH

Area of Expertise Acute Stroke/Prevention Cerebrovascular Health

Westchester Medical Center

Stephan Mayer, MD

Area of Expertise Acute Stroke/Criticial Care

Westchester Medical Center

Ji Chong, MD

Area of Expertise Acute stroke

Columbia University Medical Center

Dritan Agalliu, PhD

Area of Expertise Basic Science: cellular mechanisms, blood-brain barrier

RCC Research Team

Coordinators

Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Sylvia Mayer
Carmen Castillo
Angela Velasquez

Project Manager

Carla Pisarro Sherman, RN, BSN

Weill Cornell Medical Center

Jed Kaiser
Vanessa Liao

St. Joseph's Hospital

Piero Rodriguez Aguilar
Oriana E Cornett
Varsha Singh

Valley Hospital Center

Nancy Bowden
Kathleen Sayles
Rhama Castro

NYP Methodist Brooklyn

Courtney Stathis

Kings County Hospital Center

Monique Tita

SUNY Downstate Medical Center

Nadege Gilles

SUNY Upstate Medical Center

Lena Deb

University of Rochester Medical Center

Emily Prentis

Buffalo General Medical Center

Annemarie Crumlish

Westchester Medical Center

Cristina Falo

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National Coordinating Centers

Stroke Trials Network of Columbia and Cornell

Principal Investigators

Randolph S. Marshall, MD, MS

E. Sander Connolly, MD, FACS

Dana Leifer, MD

Matthew E. Fink, MD

Philip E. Steig, PhD, MD

Project Manager

Kevin Slane

Co-Investigators

Joshua Z. Willey, MD, MS

Babak Navi, MD

Y. Pierre Gobin, MD

Athos Patsalides, MD MPH

Joshua Stillman, MD

Aleksandr M. Tichter, MD

Richard Ian Lappin, PhD, MD

Halina White, MD

Ying Kuen K. Cheung, PhD

Mitchell S. V. Elkind, MD, MS, MPhil

Olajide A. Williams, MD, MPH

Jay Preston Mohr, MD, MS

Hooman Kamel, MD

Alan Zachary Segal, MD

Joel Stein, MD

Tomoko Kitago, MD

Michael W. O'Dell, MD

Ajay Gupta, MD

Costantino Iadecola, MD

Jose Gutierrez Contreras, MD, MPH

Eliza C. Miller, MD

Jeffrey L. Benjamin, MD

Steven R. Levine, MD

Susan W. Law, DO, MPH

Julius G. Latorre, MD

Curtis Benesch, MD, MPH

Stephan Mayer, MD

Ji Chong, MD

Dritan Agalliu, PhD

Coordinators

Carla Pisarro Sherman, RN, BSN