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Nishant Kumar Mishra, MD, PhD, FRCP, FAHA

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Assistant Professor of Neurology
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Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute of Global Health

Stroke Director, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, West Haven VA Medical Center

About

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Assistant Professor of Neurology

Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute of Global Health

Positions outside Yale

Stroke Director, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, West Haven VA Medical Center

Biography

Nishant K. Mishra, MD, PhD, FRCP, FESO, FAHA.
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Yale University, New Haven
Stroke Director, VA Connecticut, West Haven, CT 06516
E-Mail: Nishant.Mishra@va.gov & Nishant.Mishra@yale.edu

External Roles:
1. Convener, International Post-Stroke Epilepsy Research Consortium (Co-Convener with Dr. Patrick Kwan, MD)

2. Chair, ESO Guidelines, Post Stroke Epilepsy (Co-chair with Dr. Hanne Christensen, MD)

Dr. Mishra's mission encompasses:
1. Delivering exemplary clinical care
2. Establishing a comprehensive collaborative research program aimed at improving stroke outcomes. 3. Supporting emerging scholars, including trainees and junior faculty, in achieving their professional aspirations and making substantial societal contributions.

Research areas of interest:
1. Post-stroke epilepsy
2. Outcomes following cardiovascular procedures, women's health, thrombolysis, and strategies for preventing complications associated with reperfusion therapy.

CURE Epilepsy/ Post-Stroke Epilepsy Research Effort: https://cureepilepsy.org/webinars/webinar-epilepsy-and-neurodegenerative-disorders-the-relationship-between-stroke-and-seizures/.

Funding for clinical research opportunities is available through the VA/Yale Advanced Postdoctoral Fellowship.

Last Updated on July 02, 2025.

Appointments

Other Departments & Organizations

Education & Training

Vascular Neurology ACGME Fellow
UCLA (2021)
NIH StrokeNet Fellow
UCLA (Mentors: J. Saver, MD; D.S. Liebeskind, MD) (2021)
MD
The University of The State of New York, By Conferral (2020)
Neurology Resident
Mt. Sinai Hospital, Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai (2020)
Neurology Resident
Tulane University (2018)
Internship
Tulane University (2017)
ORISE Medical Scientist
US Food and Drug Administration (2016)
Postdoctoral Fellow in Vascular Neurology
Stanford University (Mentors: G. Albers, MD; M. Lansberg, MD) (2014)
PhD
University of Glasgow, Medicine and Therapeutics (Mentor: K.R. Lees, MD, FRCP) (2012)
Visiting Researcher
UT Houston (Mentors: J. Grotta, MD; Collaborator: TA Kent, MD; P Mandava, MD) (2011)
Visiting ESO researcher
Karolinska University (Collaborator: N. Wahlgren, MD) (2009)
ESKAS Clinical Fellow
University of Lausanne, CHUV (Mentors: A. Carota, MD; J.M. Annoni, MD) (2008)
MBBS
Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik, India (2005)

Research

Overview

VA offers funded clinical research opportunities through the VA/ Yale Advanced Postdoctoral Fellowship. Interested candidates are welcome to contact Dr. Mishra at nishant.mishra@va.gov

Medical Research Interests

Biomarkers; Cerebrovascular Disorders; Clinical Protocols; Cognitive Reserve; Epilepsy; Global Health; Ischemic Stroke; Mechanical Thrombolysis; Neuroimaging; Neurology; Perfusion Imaging; Postoperative Cognitive Complications; Proteomics; Systematic Review

Public Health Interests

Clinical Guidelines; Clinical Trials; Global Health; History of Medicine and Science

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    The Mishra Lab of Vascular Neurology

    For funded clinical research opportunities at the VA Medical Center, email nishant.mishra@va.gov. Only US citizens/ permanent residents are eligible.

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Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Nishant Kumar Mishra's published research.

Publications

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Clinical Trials

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Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

Activities

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    World Stroke Organisation

    07/01/2006 - PresentProfessional OrganizationsMember
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    European Stroke Organisation

    07/01/2012 - PresentProfessional OrganizationsFellow
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    Frontiers in Neurology (Stroke)

    05/09/2019 - PresentJournal ServiceAssociate Editor
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    Stroke Journal

    11/01/2006 - PresentJournal ServiceReviewer
  • activity

    Neurology Journal

    07/02/2010 - PresentJournal ServiceReviewer
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Honors

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    Fellow of Royal College of Physician

    12/12/2023International AwardRoyal College of Physician, Glasgow
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    StrokeNet Fellow, 2020-2021

    07/01/2020National AwardNIH/ UCLA
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    R25 NIH award

    01/01/2020National AwardNational Institutes of Health
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    Leon Levy Foundation award

    01/01/2020National AwardLeon Levy Foundation
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    Exceptional Reviewer

    03/22/2019National AwardAnnals of Internal Medicine
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Clinical Care

Overview

Nishant Kumar Mishra, MBBS, PhD, MD, is a neurologist who specializes in vascular neurology and stroke. “My goal is to make a positive impact in the lives of stroke patients, not only by offering the best care, but also by advancing the field through clinical research and novel discoveries,” he says.

Dr. Mishra says he became a doctor because he wanted to be of service to people. “We deal with stroke on a daily basis, but our patients are dealing with it for the first time,” he says. Often stroke patients are figuring out how to manage cognitive issues, changes in mood, or questions about why this happened to them. “So, I try to offer them a good deal of time to get a sense of exactly what is going on with them, and then put myself in their shoes,” Dr. Mishra says. “If I wasn’t the doctor, how would I expect to be treated?”

Before he came to Yale in 2021, Dr. Mishra worked at several major stroke centers and neurology institutes around the world, and was a clinical scientist at the Food and Drug Administration. He made significant contributions to the field through his doctoral work, informing whether the exclusion criteria proposed by drug authorities for the treatment of ischemic stroke patients were meaningful and should be followed.

He also pursues clinical research that spans the breadth of stroke care, including acute intervention, prevention, and post-stroke recovery. “I’ve spent a large part of my life not only improving the outcomes of patients by optimizing their medical care, but also though research in collaborative efforts with my colleagues, and that has contributed to significant changes to the way we treat patients, which has really encouraged me to keep going,” he says.

Clinical Specialties

Neurology; Stroke

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Locations

  • Department of Neurology

    Academic Office

    VA Connecticut Healthcare

    950 Campbell Avenue, Fl 6

    West Haven, CT 06516

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    Wing Neurology, Ste 1-N, Rm 123

    New Haven, CT 06511

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  • International Post-Stroke Epilepsy Research Consortium (IPSERC); Vascular Neurology Research Office

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    100 York Street, Ste Suite 1-N

    New Haven, CT 06511

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