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Division of Stroke Neurology

Collaborate with experts to innovate stroke science and elevate prevention, care, and recovery for patients everywhere.

The Division of Stroke Neurology provides state-of-the-art, comprehensive stroke treatment, train the next generation of leaders in stroke, and advance the care of stroke patients through cutting-edge research.

Our vision is to

  • Continue to develop a highly efficient comprehensive stroke center that leads the region in acute stroke care and secondary prevention.
  • Expand our internationally recognized center for MUSC-based collaborative stroke research focused on prevention and recovery.
  • Develop an internationally recognized center for stroke training and stroke research education.

These goals are accomplished by the MUSC Stroke Research and Education Center, the MUSC Comprehensive Stroke and Cerebrovascular Center, the MUSC Telestroke Program, and by collaboration with other MUSC programs, such as Stroke-Rehabilitation Research and the Center for Biomedical Imaging.

Academics & Clinical Programs

MUSC’s academic and clinical programs continue to grow:

  • Cerebrovascular Disease related admissions are over 1000 patients annually.
  • Extramural funding to the Stroke Research Faculty has exceeded $32 million from 2008 to 2012.
  • The MUSC Stroke Division research faculty include grant-funded clinical researchers in Stroke Neurology (Adams, Chimowitz, Turan), and Stroke Epidemiology (Lackland, Voeks).
  • MUSC leads the NIH StrokeNet Regional Coordinating Center for stroke trials in the Southeast.
  • We have 2 ACGME Vascular Neurology Fellowship positions each year and several post-docs in stroke epidemiology.
  • We offer medical student rotations in both inpatient and outpatient clinical stroke and research opportunities to interested students at any level.
  • MUSC Health's Tele-stroke program provides acute stroke care to hospitals throughout South Carolina.

Christine Holmstedt, DO

Professor
mail holmsted@musc.edu call (843) 792-3020 View Faculty Profile open_in_new

Our Faculty

Chirantan Banerjee, M.D., MPH
Associate Professor

Parneet Grewal, MBBS
Assistant Professor


Ghada Mohamed, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Neurology

Shelly D. Ozark, M.D.
Assistant Professor

Tanya Turan, M.D.
Professor, Neurology

Ashley Wabnitz, M.D.
Assistant Professor

 

Emeritus Faculty

Robert J. Adams, M.D., MS
Professor Emeritus

 

Affiliated Faculty

Steve Kautz, Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Health and Research
Associate Director, Center for Rehabilitation Research in Neurological Conditions
Professor, Division of Physical Therapy

Daniel T. Lackland, DrPH
Professor, Department of Neurology
Stroke Epidemiology

Jenifer H. Voeks, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Neurosciences
Stroke Epidemiology

Administrative Staff

Theresa Burge
Administrative Assistant

Ebonee Brown
Administrative Assistant