Yousef M. Mohammad, M.D., M.S.C. Yousef M. Mohammad is an Assistant Professor of Neurology, section of Stroke and Cerebrovascular diseases and director of the Stroke Fellowship Program at the Ohio State University Medical Center.

Biographical Sketch

Dr. Mohammad was awarded a BS degree from the American University of Beirut Faculty of Health Sciences in 1983, his MS and MD degrees from the American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine in 1986 and 1989.

Research

Dr. Mohammad research interests have been in the area of Cerebrovascular Disease. This includes the clinical areas of acute treatment of stroke, stroke prevention, stroke epidemiology, cerebrovascular imaging, Intracranial Angioplasty, the mechanism of Apoptosis (programmed cell death) in brain ischemia and the molecular mechanism of neuroprotection against Apoptosis in brain ischemia.

Clinical Interests

stroke; migraine headache

Publications (Selected)

Mohammad YM, Xavier AR, Christoforidis GA, Bourekas EC, Slivka AP. Qureshi
Grading Scheme for Angiographic Occlusions Strongly Correlates with the Initial Severity and in-hospital Outcome of Acute Ischemic Stroke. Journal of Neuroimaging. 14:235-241, 2004.

Mohammad YM, Christoforidis GA, Bourekas EC, Shah R, Slivka AP. Qureshi Grading Scheme Predicts Subsequent Volume of Brain Infarction Following Intra-arterial Thrombolysis in Patients with acute Ischemic stroke. Submitted to the Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases.

Mohammad YM, Divani AA, Kirmani JF, Lane PH, Qureshi AI. Acute Treatment for Stroke in 2004. Journal of Emergency Radiology. In Press.

Mohammad YM, Klinger S, Divani AA, Kirmani JF, Qureshi AI. Types and Etiology of Stroke. Endovascular Today. May 2004: 31-35.

Mohammad YM, Divani AA, Jradi HA, Hoonjan Amardeep, Kirmani JF, Qureshi AI. Primary Stroke Center: Basic Components and Recommendations. Submitted to Cerebrovascular Diseases.

Qureshi AI, Suarez JI, Yahia AM, Mohammad, YM, Uzen G. Suri MFK, Zaidat OO, Ayata C, Ali Z, Weityk R. Timing of Neurological Deterioration In Massive Middle Crerbal Artery Infraction. A multi-Center review. Critical Care Medicine. 31:372-277,2003

Qureshi AI, Suri MK, Ziai W, W, Yahia AM, Mohammad, YM, Sen S, Agarwal P, Zaidat OO, Suarez JI, Wityk RJ. Stroke Free Survival and its Determinants in Patients with Symptomatic VerteBasilar Stenosis. A Multicenter Study. Neurosurgery 2003: in Press.

Qureshi AI, Suri MFK, Mohammad, YM, Guterman LR, Hopkins LN. Isolated and Borderline Systolic Hypertention Relative to Long-Term Risk and Type of Stroke: A 20-Year Follow-up of the National Health and Nutrition Survey. Stroke. 33:2781-2788, 2002

Qureshi AI, Mohammad YM, Suri MFK, Braimah J, Janardhan V, Guterman LR, Hopkins NL, Frankel MR. Cocaine Use and Hypertension are Major Risk Factors for Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Young African Americans. Ethnicity and Disease Journal. Vol 11:311 – 319, Spring/Summer 2001.

Contact

415 Means Hall
1654 Upham Drive
Columbus, Ohio 43210

Phone: 614-293-4974
Fax: 614-293-4688

e-mail: mohammad-1@medctr.osu.edu