Andrew P. Slivka , M.D. Dr. Andrew P. Slivka is an Associate Professor of Neurology and the Director of the Division of Cerebrovascular Diseases & Stroke. He also serves as Director of the Stroke Center at The Ohio State University.

Biographical Sketch

Dr. Slivka received his undergraduate degree from Bowling State University (Summa Cum Laude) and his medical degree from The Ohio State University. His Internship was completed at Montefiore Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA and his Residency was completed at The Ohio State University. Dr. Slivka’s other postgraduate training includes a Fellowship in Cerebrovascular Disease done at The New York Hospital, Cornell Medical Center in New York, NY. He is board Certified in Neurology. In 1987, he joined the Department of Neurology at The Ohio State University Medical Center.

Research

Dr. Slivka’s main interest is in acute stroke treatment and specifically in the use of intra-arterial thrombolytic therapy. Another topic of interest is in the genetic and hereditary aspects of stroke. He is actively involved as a principal investigator with a number of industry- and NIH- sponsored clinical trails relating to acute stroke treatment and secondary prevention of stroke.

Clinical Interests

cerebral vascular disease

Honorary Societies and Professional Society Memberships

Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA)
American Neurologic Association
Central Society for Neurologic Research
American Academy of Neurology
American Medical Association
New York Academy of Science
Stroke Council, American Heart Association

HONORS

Department of Neurology Awards

Professor of the Year, 1999
Distinguished Educator, 2001
Professor of the Year, 2002
Outstanding Teacher of the Year, 2003

National

American Academy of Neurology,
Teacher Recognition Certificate, 2004

PUBLICATIONS (selected)

Slivka AP, Murphy EJ: High-Dose methylprednisolone treatment in experimental focal cerebral ischemia. Exp Neurol 167:166-172, 2001.

Novak V, Kangarlu A, Abduljali A, Novak P, Slivka A, Chakeres D, Robitaille PM: Ultra high field MRI at 8 Tesla of subacute hemorrhagic stroke. J Comput Assit Tomogr 25: 431-435, 2001.

Novak V, Chowdhary A, Farrar B, Nagaraja H, Braun J, Kanard R, Novak P, Slivka A: Altered cerebral vasoregulation in hypertension and stroke. Neurol 60: 1657-1663, 2003.

Bourekas EC, Slivka AP, Shah R, Tarr RW, Sunshine J, Suarez JI: Intraarterial thrombolytic therapy within 3 hours of the onset of stroke. Neurosurg 54:39-46, 2004.

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. In Press.

CONTACT

Department of Neurology
423 Means Hall
1654 Upham Drive
Columbus, OH 43210

Phone: 614-293-6930
Fax: 614-293-4688

email: slivka.2@osu.edu