Rachel Beekman, MD
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Neurology
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Director, Neurocritical Care Fellowship Program, Neurology
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Director, Neurocritical Care Fellowship Program, NeurologyBiography
Rachel Beekman began her medical training in her home state of New York at Stony Brook University School of Medicine but has since relocated to New Haven, where she completed her neurology residency and neurocritical care fellowship at Yale New Haven Hospital. Rachel is the first Yale alumni to continue as faculty in the department of neurocritical care. Rachel has a passion for treating survivors of cardiac arrest and is building a multi-disciplinary cardiac arrest program. In her spare time Rachel loves being mom to her two young boys and spending family time at all the beautiful Connecticut parks.
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Neurology
Assistant ProfessorPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
- Center for Brain & Mind Health
- Janeway Society
- Neuro Intensive Care & Neurological Emergencies
- Neurology
- Yale Medicine
Education & Training
- MD
- Stony Brook School of Medicine (2014)
Research
Overview
1. I am the site PI for the Influence of Cooling Duration on Efficacy in Cardiac Arrest Patients (ICECAP) trial, aimed at identifying the optimal duration of cooling to 33C in cardiac arrest patients.
2. I am the site PI for the Multimodal Outcome CHAracterization after cardiac arrest (MOCHA) study, a multi-site prospective observational trial aimed at improving multimodal prognostication in cardiac arrest survivors.
3. I am the PI on an investigator-initiated proposal to evaluate cerebral pressure autoregulation and individualized blood pressure goals after cardiac arrest, using near infrared spectroscopy.
4. I am the PI on an industry sponsored pilot grant to evaluate synaptic density in survivors of cardiac arrest, using SV2A PET.
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Brain Death; Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest; Post-Cardiac Arrest Syndrome
ORCID
0000-0002-7870-6762
Research at a Glance
Yale Co-Authors
Frequent collaborators of Rachel Beekman's published research.
Publications Timeline
A big-picture view of Rachel Beekman's research output by year.
Research Interests
Research topics Rachel Beekman is interested in exploring.
Emily J. Gilmore, MD, FNCS, FACNS
Kevin Sheth, MD
Charles Matouk, MD
Nils Petersen, MD/PhD, MSc
Guido J. Falcone, MD, ScD, MPH
Adam de Havenon, MD, MSCI
45Publications
395Citations
Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Brain Death
Publications
2024
Cerebral edema following cardiac arrest: Are all shades of gray equal?
Beekman R, Gilmore E. Cerebral edema following cardiac arrest: Are all shades of gray equal? Resuscitation 2024, 198: 110213. PMID: 38636600, DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2024.110213.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExploring the Relationship Between Cerebrospinal Fluid Interleukin-6 and Cerebral Autoregulation After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (S23.004)
Olexa M, Begunova Y, Gilmore E, Kim J, Herman A, Beekman R, Magid-Bernstein J, Matouk C, Sheth K, Miller E, Gutierrez S, De Havenon A, Sansing L, Petersen N. Exploring the Relationship Between Cerebrospinal Fluid Interleukin-6 and Cerebral Autoregulation After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (S23.004). Neurology 2024, 102 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000205692.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssessing Effects of Intrathecal Nicardipine on Cerebral Autoregulation and Cortical Activity in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (P10-5.019)
Jayasundara S, Kim J, Choi R, Rapuano A, Barnes E, Parasram M, Moura M, Uppal P, Chen Y, Top I, Olexa M, Maarek R, Yan J, Beekman R, Magid-Bernstein J, Hebert R, Bahrassa F, Matouk C, Sheth K, Gilmore E, Petersen N. Assessing Effects of Intrathecal Nicardipine on Cerebral Autoregulation and Cortical Activity in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (P10-5.019). Neurology 2024, 102 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000206285.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCan Clinical Scores Predict the Presence of Hypoxic Ischemic Brain Injury on Early Head Computed Tomography After Cardiac Arrest? (P6-2.001)
Nguyen C, Molligoda B, Kim N, Kitlen E, Wira C, Perman S, Khosla A, Miller P, Greer D, Gilmore E, Beekman R. Can Clinical Scores Predict the Presence of Hypoxic Ischemic Brain Injury on Early Head Computed Tomography After Cardiac Arrest? (P6-2.001). Neurology 2024, 102 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000206255.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Impact of Socioeconomic Status on Risk for Brain Death Following Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (P1-4.014)
Fung C, Kitlen E, Nguyen C, Kim N, Wira C, Perman S, Khosla A, Miller P, Greer D, Gilmore E, Beekman R. The Impact of Socioeconomic Status on Risk for Brain Death Following Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (P1-4.014). Neurology 2024, 102 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000206574.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFirst Reported Case of Tenecteplase for Pediatric Acute Ischemic Stroke (P7-5.021)
Elmashad A, Fung C, Chakravartty A, Mehta A, Hebert R, Beekman R, Sunmonu N. First Reported Case of Tenecteplase for Pediatric Acute Ischemic Stroke (P7-5.021). Neurology 2024, 102 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000205076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVariability in Brain Death Education Across US Neurology Residency Programs (P6-7.008)
Doobay G, Barnes E, Moeller J, Gilmore E, Beekman R. Variability in Brain Death Education Across US Neurology Residency Programs (P6-7.008). Neurology 2024, 102 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000206169.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Impact of Therapeutic Interventions on Cerebral Autoregulatory Function Following Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Secondary Analysis of the BOOST-II Study
Prasad A, Gilmore E, Kim J, Begunova L, Olexa M, Beekman R, Falcone G, Matouk C, Ortega-Gutierrez S, Temkin N, Barber J, Diaz-Arrastia R, de Havenon A, Petersen N. Impact of Therapeutic Interventions on Cerebral Autoregulatory Function Following Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Secondary Analysis of the BOOST-II Study. Neurocritical Care 2023, 1-9. PMID: 38158481, DOI: 10.1007/s12028-023-01896-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsCerebral perfusion pressureBrain tissue hypoxiaSevere traumatic brain injuryTissue hypoxiaTraumatic brain injuryBlood pressureCerebral hypoperfusionBrain injuryAutoregulatory functionMean cerebral perfusion pressureSecondary analysisOptimal cerebral perfusion pressurePercent timeCerebral autoregulatory functionLimits of autoregulationPhase II trialArterial blood pressureBrain tissue oxygenIntracranial pressure monitoringCPP augmentationHemodynamic augmentationAutoregulatory indexII trialBP managementPerfusion pressureDetection of Intracerebral Hemorrhage Using Low-Field, Portable Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients With Stroke
Mazurek M, Parasuram N, Peng T, Beekman R, Yadlapalli V, Sorby-Adams A, Lalwani D, Zabinska J, Gilmore E, Petersen N, Falcone G, Sujijantarat N, Matouk C, Payabvash S, Sze G, Schiff S, Iglesias J, Rosen M, de Havenon A, Kimberly W, Sheth K. Detection of Intracerebral Hemorrhage Using Low-Field, Portable Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients With Stroke. Stroke 2023, 54: 2832-2841. PMID: 37795593, PMCID: PMC11103256, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.123.043146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricTemperature Control in the Era of Personalized Medicine: Knowledge Gaps, Research Priorities, and Future Directions
Beekman R, Khosla A, Buckley R, Honiden S, Gilmore E. Temperature Control in the Era of Personalized Medicine: Knowledge Gaps, Research Priorities, and Future Directions. Journal Of Intensive Care Medicine 2023, 39: 611-622. PMID: 37787185, DOI: 10.1177/08850666231203596.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypoxic-ischemic brain injuryCardiac arrestPopulation-based thresholdsDuration of therapyCardiac arrest survivorsCause of deathRobust preclinical evidencePatient-centered careCritical future stepNeurologic outcomeNeuroprotective therapiesPreclinical evidenceArrest survivorsClinical equipoiseBrain injuryCurrent guidelinesFever preventionIndividualized targetOnly interventionTherapeutic windowInsufficient evidenceResearch prioritiesPersonalized approachMetabolic demandsCore temperature
Clinical Trials
Current Trials
Brain Oxygen Optimization in Severe TBI, Phase 3 (BOOST3)
HIC ID2000024956RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date07/01/2023Recruiting ParticipantsGenderBothAge14+ yearsAnticoagulation for Stroke Prevention and Recovery After ICH (ASPIRE)
HIC ID2000026409RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date04/30/2024Recruiting ParticipantsGenderBothAge18+ yearsMultimodal Outcome CHAracterization (MOCHA) in comatose cardiac arrest patients
HIC ID1506016080REGRolePrincipal InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date12/31/2025Recruiting ParticipantsGenderBothAge18+ years