Reshma Narula, MD
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Director, Vascular Neurology Fellowship Program, Stroke
Departmental Director for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Neurology
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Director, Vascular Neurology Fellowship Program, Stroke; Departmental Director for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Neurology
Biography
Dr. Reshma Narula is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology and the Program Director for the Yale Neurovascular Fellowship Program. She specializes in the care of patients with cerebrovascular disease. She is a graduate of New York University and New York Medical College. She completed both her residency training in Neurology and fellowship in Vascular Neurology at Yale New Haven Hospital.
Dr. Narula has a particular interest in evaluating patients with cryptogenic strokes –or strokes of unknown etiology- and currently serves as the site primary investigator for ARCADIA a – NIH StrokeNet trial. During her residency training at Yale she completed a specialized training curriculum in education and continues to be interested in the development of medical education. She is also an elected member of the Gold Humanism Honor Society and strongly promotes patient centered care.
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Neurology
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Education & Training
- Fellowship
- Yale School of Medicine
- Residency
- Yale School of Medicine
- Internship
- Yale School of Medicine
Research
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Research Interests
Joseph Schindler, MD
Adam de Havenon, MD, MSCI
Adam Jasne, MD
Charles Wira, MD
Joshua Warren, PhD
Kevin Sheth, MD
Ischemic Stroke
Publications
2023
Association of Neighborhood-Level Socioeconomic Factors With Delay to Hospital Arrival in Patients With Acute Stroke
Forman R, Okumu R, Mageid R, Baker A, Neu D, Parker R, Peyravi R, Schindler J, Sansing L, Sheth K, de Havenon A, Jasne A, Narula R, Wira C, Warren J, Sharma R. Association of Neighborhood-Level Socioeconomic Factors With Delay to Hospital Arrival in Patients With Acute Stroke. Neurology 2023, 102: e207764. PMID: 38165368, PMCID: PMC10834135, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000207764.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsEmergency department arrival timesEmergency medical servicesLate presentationAcute ischemic stroke therapyYale-New Haven HospitalGuidelines-Stroke registryNeighborhood-level socioeconomic factorsPatient-level factorsRetrospective observational studyIschemic stroke therapyMixed-effects logistic regression modelNon-white patientsNon-white raceUnivariate logistic regressionNew Haven HospitalLogistic regression modelsHospital presentationTreatment ineligibilityStroke RegistryAcute strokeHospital arrivalStroke therapyUnivariate analysisObservational studyPatients
2020
Progressive Tetraparesis in a 57-Year-Old Man With Congenital Absence of an Anterior Spinal Artery: A Case of Anterior Spinal Cord Infarction
Selvadurai C, Silverman A, Traner C, Narula R, Schindler J. Progressive Tetraparesis in a 57-Year-Old Man With Congenital Absence of an Anterior Spinal Artery: A Case of Anterior Spinal Cord Infarction. The Neurohospitalist 2020, 10: 305-308. PMID: 32983352, PMCID: PMC7495689, DOI: 10.1177/1941874420926759.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior spinal arteryAnterior spinal cordSpinal arteryNeurological examinationSpinal cordAnterior spinal cord infarctionAnterior cord syndromePatient's neurological examinationSpinal cord infarctionLower extremity weaknessSystolic blood pressureDural arteriovenous fistulaSudden neck painMagnetic resonance imagingCord infarctionIntramedullary neoplasmsMetabolic myelopathiesAcute presentationExtremity weaknessHemodynamic instabilityNeck painCord syndromeBlood pressureProgressive tetraparesisCollateral flow
2019
Mystery Case: Bilateral Claude syndrome
Witsch J, Narula R, Amin H, Schindler JL. Mystery Case: Bilateral Claude syndrome. Neurology 2019, 93: 599-600. PMID: 31551269, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000008176.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesCitationsAltmetric
2018
Creutzfeldt–Jakob Disease
Narula R, Tinaz S. Creutzfeldt–Jakob Disease. New England Journal Of Medicine 2018, 378: e7. PMID: 29365304, DOI: 10.1056/nejmicm1710121.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesCitationsAltmetricCervical Carotid and Vertebral Disease
1. Narula R, Shah SM, Sanogo M, Johnson, M. “Cervical Carotid and Vertebral Disease.” Peripheral Vascular Disease: A Clinical Approach. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.Chapters
2012
Epidemiological trends in the neurological intensive care unit from 2000 to 2008.
Zacharia BE, Vaughan KA, Bruce SS, Grobelny BT, Narula R, Khandji J, Carpenter AM, Hickman ZL, Ducruet AF, Sander Connolly E. Epidemiological trends in the neurological intensive care unit from 2000 to 2008. J Clin Neurosci 2012, 19: 1668-72. PMID: 23062793, DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2012.04.011.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Gain-of-function polymorphisms of cystathionine β-synthase and delayed cerebral ischemia following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Grobelny BT, Ducruet AF, DeRosa PA, Kotchetkov IS, Zacharia BE, Hickman ZL, Fernandez L, Narula R, Claassen J, Lee K, Badjatia N, Mayer SA, Connolly ES Jr. Gain-of-function polymorphisms of cystathionine β-synthase and delayed cerebral ischemia following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. J Neurosurg 2011, 115: 101-7. PMID: 21417705, DOI: 10.3171/2011.2.JNS101414.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Exacerbation of perihematomal edema and sterile meningitis with intraventricular administration of tissue plasminogen activator in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage.
Ducruet AF, Hickman ZL, Zacharia BE, Grobelny BT, Narula R, Guo KH, Claassen J, Lee K, Badjatia N, Mayer SA, Connolly ES Jr. Exacerbation of perihematomal edema and sterile meningitis with intraventricular administration of tissue plasminogen activator in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage. Neurosurgery 2010, 66: 648-55. PMID: 20305489, DOI: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000360374.59435.60.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntracranial infectious aneurysms: a comprehensive review.
Ducruet AF, Hickman ZL, Zacharia BE, Narula R, Grobelny BT, Gorski J, Connolly ES Jr. Intracranial infectious aneurysms: a comprehensive review. Neurosurg Rev 2010, 33: 37-46. PMID: 19838745, DOI: 10.1007/s10143-009-0233-1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Renal dysfunction as an independent predictor of outcome after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: a single-center cohort study.
Zacharia BE, Ducruet AF, Hickman ZL, Grobelny BT, Fernandez L, Schmidt JM, Narula R, Ko LN, Cohen ME, Mayer SA, Connolly ES Jr. Renal dysfunction as an independent predictor of outcome after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: a single-center cohort study. Stroke 2009, 40: 2375-81. PMID: 19461033, DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.545210.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
Clinical Trials
Current Trials
Comparison of Anti-coagulation and Anti-Platelet Therapies for Intracranial Vascular Atherostenosis (CAPTIVA)
HIC ID2000031893RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date03/07/2028Recruiting ParticipantsGenderBothAge30 years - 80 yearsRegulating Blood Pressure During Recovery from Intracerebral Hemorrhage and Ischemic Stroke (REDUCE)
HIC ID2000029811RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date01/31/2025Recruiting ParticipantsGenderBothAge18+ yearsAnticoagulation for Stroke Prevention and Recovery After ICH (ASPIRE)
HIC ID2000026409RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date04/30/2024Recruiting ParticipantsGenderBothAge18+ years
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
activity American Academy of Neurology
Professional OrganizationsMemberDetails2018 - Presenthonor A.B. Baker Teacher Recongition Award
National AwardAmerican Academy of NeurologyDetails01/10/2024honor Medical Education Fellowship Yale School of Medicine
Yale School of Medicine AwardYale School of MedicineDetails05/01/2021United Stateshonor Attending Physician of the Year
Other AwardDepartment of NeurologyDetails06/18/2020United Stateshonor Arnold P. Gold Humanism in Medicine Honor Society
National AwardDetails06/01/2012
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Ischemic Stroke
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Board Certifications
Vascular Neurology
- Certification Organization
- AB of Psychiatry & Neurology
- Original Certification Date
- 2018
Neurology
- Certification Organization
- AB of Psychiatry & Neurology
- Original Certification Date
- 2017
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