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Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center

Anish Bhardwaj, MD, FAHA, FCCM, FAAN

Academic Title:

Chairman, Department of Neurology

Professor of Neurology, Neuroscience and Neurosurgery

Tufts University School of Medicine

 

Division/Program Title:

Neurologist-in-Chief

 

Office:

800 Washington St., Mailbox # 314
Boston, MA 02111

 

Phone:

617-636-7645

 

Fax:

617-636-8199

  

Education and Post Graduate Training:

Medical School: College of Medicine, University of Ibadan (1978-1984)

Research Fellowship: Mount Sinai School of Medicine (1987-1989)

Neurology Residency: Mount Sinai School of Medicine (1989-1993)

Neurocritical Care Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1993-1995)

 

Board Certifications:

Neurology, Vascular Neurology, Neurocritical Care

 

Specialties:

General Neurology

Neurocritical Care
Vascular Neurology (Stroke)

 

Clinical Interests:

Neurocritical Care

Vascular Neurology (Stroke)

 

Research Interests:

Neuroprotective clinical trials for stroke

Monitoring techniques in critically ill patients with acute brain injury from diverse etiologies

In vivo pathophysiological mechanisms of ischemic neuronal injury

Pathophysiological mechanisms in the formation of edema accompanying ischemic stroke

Pharmacological neuroprotection in ischemic stroke

Osmotherapy in brain injury 

 

Selected Publications:

  1. Zeynalov E, Chen C-H, Adams M, Froehner S, Ottersen OP, Amiry-Moghaddam M, Bhardwaj A.  The perivascular pool of Aquaporin-4 mediates the effect of osmotherapy in post-ischemic edema.  Crit Care Med 36(9):2634-40; 2008.
  2. Liu X, Zhang W, Alkayed NJ, Froeher SC, Adams ME, Amiry-Moghaddam M, Ottersen OP,  Hurn PD, Bhardwaj A.  Lack of Sex-Linked Differences in Cerebral Edema and Aquaporin-4 Expression after Experimental Stroke.  J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 28(12):1898-906; 2008.
  3. McDaneld L, Fields JD, Bourdette DN, Bhardwaj A.  Immunomodulatory therapies in Neurologic Critical Care.  Neurocrit Care 12(1):132-43; 2009.
  4. Raslan A, Fields J, Bhardwaj A.  Prophylaxis for venous thrombo-embolism in Neurocritical Care: A Critical Appraisal.  Neurocrit Care 12(2):297-309; 2010.
  5. Schirmer CM, Heilman CB, Bhardwaj A.  Pneumocephalus: Case Illustrations and Review. Neurocrit Care13(1):152-8; 2010.

 For a complete list of publications: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/

 

 Honors and Awards:

  • Fellow, American Academy of Neurology (F.A.A.N.), 2009
  • Professional Staff Chair’s Award for Outstanding Contributions to Innovation in New Models of Clinical Care, Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU), 2008
  • Medical/Professional Staff Chairman’s Award for Outstanding Contribution in Clinical Care Quality, OHSU, 2006
  • Fellow, American College of Critical Care Medicine (F.C.C.M.), 2005
  • Elected Member, American Neurological Association, 2002
  • Fellow, American Heart Association (F.A.H.A.), 2001
  • Established Investigator Award, American Heart Association, 2001-2005
  • Richard S. Ross Clinician-Scientist Award, Johns Hopkins University SOM, 1996,1997
  • Fellow, Stroke Council, American Heart Association, 1996
  • Clinician-Scientist Award, American Heart Association, 1996-2001
  • Honorable Mention-Robert G. Siekert Young Investigator Award in Stroke, American Heart Association, 1995
  • Fellowship Career Development Award, National Stroke Association, 1994-1996
  • Resident of the Year, Department of Neurology, Mount Sinai SOM, NY, 1993
  • Bella Trachtenberg/Association of Attending Staff Award for House Staff Excellence, Mount Sinai SOM, New York, 1993
  • Chief Resident, Department of Neurology, Mount Sinai SOM, NY, 1992
  • Alice Moboade Akinyele Memorial Prize in Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria, 1984

 

Professional Affiliations:

  • Member, National Institutes of Health- FO1 Fellowship Study Section in Brain Disorders and Clinical Neuroscience, 2002-2005
  • Member, American Heart Association Brain 1/Stroke Study Group, 2002-2006
  • Member, NINDS Brain Injury and Neurovascular Pathologies ZRG1 BDCN, 2004-2009
  • Ad-hoc Reviewer, Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research, 2004
  • Member, Study Section, Bugher Foundation Award, AHA, 2005
  • Member, Editorial Board – American Journal of Physiology, 2003-2005

  • Member, Editorial Board – Critical Care Medicine, 2004-present

  • Member, Editorial Board – Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, 2004-present

  • Member, Editorial Board – Stroke, 2005-present
  • Board Member, Neurocritical Care Society, 2006-present
  • Chair, Brain 1 Study Section, National American Heart Association, 2007-2008
  • International Editor, Tzu Chi Medical Journal, 2008-present
  • Member, Editorial Board, Neurocritical Care, 2008-present
  • Member, Editorial Board, Case Reports in Medicine, 2008-present
  • Member, Editorial Board, Translational Stroke Research, 2009-present
  • Member, Editorial Board, Hospital Practice, 2009-present
  • Member, Professional Board, Tufts Medical Center, 2009-present
  • Member, Physician Advisory Board, Tufts Medical Center, 2009-present
  • Advisory Board, Princeton Stroke Conference, 2010

Gender:

Male