Investigators

Photo of the annual ICVTC Investigators Meeting at the European Stroke Organisation Conference in 2024

Australia

• Carlos Garcia-Esperon, John Hunter Hospital, University of Newcastle, Australia
• Timothy Kleinig, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia
• Neil J. Spratt, John Hunter Hospital, University of Newcastle, Australia

Argentina

• Matías J. Alet, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Belgium

• Robin Lemmens, University Hospitals Leuven, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

Brazil

• Adriana Conforto, Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Canada

• Thalia Field, University of British Columbia, Vancouver Stroke Program, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
• Gustavo Saposnik, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

Chile

• Daniel Galdames Contreras, Hospital Clínico de la Universidad de Chile, Santiago de Chile, Chile

China

• Jiangang Duan, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
• Xunming Ji, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China

Costa Rica

• Miguel A. Barboza Elizondo, Hospital Dr. R.A. Calderón Guardia, CCSS, San José, Costa Rica

Denmark

• Hanne Christensen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg, Denmark

Egypt

• Karim Abdo Hashim Ali, Minia University, Minia, Egypt

Finland

• Sini Hiltunen, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
• Elisa Häppölä, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
• Jukka Putaala, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

France

• Charlotte Cordonnier, Univ. Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, Lille, France 

Germany

• Albrecht Gunther, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
• Christian Nolte, Center for Stroke Research Berlin, Charité-University Berlin, Berlin, Germany
• Sven Poli, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
• Rüdiger E Scharf, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany

India

• Sanjith Aaron, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
• Balakrishnan, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences, Coimbatore, India
• Y. Muralidhar Reddy, Renova Hospital, Hyderabad, India
• Vivek Nambiar, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala, India
• Boby Varkey Maramattom, Aster Medcity, Kochi, Kerala, India

Iran

• Afshin Borhani-Haghighi, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
• Masoud Ghiasian, Sina Hospital, Hamadan University of Medical Science, Hamadan, Iran
• Maryam Mansour, Sina Hospital, Hamadan University of Medical Science, Hamadan, Iran

Ireland

• Patrick Nicholson, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

Israel

• Rani Barnea, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
• Hen Hallevi, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Israel
• Asaf Honig, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
• Ronen Leker, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
• Jeremy Molad, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Israel
• Naaem Simaan, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel

Italy

• Alfonso Ciccione, Hospital Carlo Poma, ASST di Mantova, Mantua, Italy
• Maria Sofia Cotelli, Ospedale di Vallecamonica Esine, Brescia, Italy
• Francesco Dentali, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
• Marialuisa Zedde, AUSL di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy

Mexico

• Antonio Arauz, National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery Manuel Velasco Suarez, Mexico-City, Mexico
• Vanessa Cano, National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery Manuel Velasco Suarez, Mexico-City, Mexico

The Netherlands

• René van den Berg, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
• Bas de Bruijn, Haga Ziekenhuis, the Hague, the Netherlands
• Marije K. Bomers, Amsterdam UMC, VU University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
• Suzanne Cannegieter, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
• Jonathan Coutinho, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
• Heleen den Hertog, Isala Hospital, Zwolle, the Netherlands
• Marieke J.H.A. Kruip, Erasmus MC, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
• Nyika Kruyt, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
• Gert-Jan Luijckx, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
• Henk Marquering,  Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
• Bob Rozenbeek, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
• Suzanne Silvis, Albert Schweitzer Hospital, Dordrecht, the Netherlands
• Anil Man Tuladhar, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
• Maarten Uyttenboogaart, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
• Henri Versteeg, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
• Ido van den Wijngaard, Haaglanden Medical Center, The Hague, the Netherlands
• Bart van der Worp, University Medical Center Utrecht, Brain Center, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
• Susanna Zuurbier, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

New Zealand

• Martin Punter, Wellington Regional Hospital, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand
• Teddy Wu, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand

Norway

• Iselin T. S. Dahl, Akershus University Hospital, Norway
• Annette Fromm, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
• Espen Saxhaug Kristoffersen, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog and University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway

Pakistan

• Mohammad Wasay, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan

Poland

• Adam Kobayashi, Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University,  Warsaw, Poland and John Paul 2nd Mazovian Voivodeship Hospital, Siedlce, Poland

Portugal

• Diana Aguiar de Sousa, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Central, University of Lisbon, Portugal
• Patricia Canhao, Hospital de Santa Maria/CHULN, University of Lisbon, Portugal
• José M. Ferro, Centro de Estudos Egas Moniz, Faculdade de Medicina, University of Lisbon, Portugal
• Isabel Fragata, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal
• Joao Pedro de Seabra Marto, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental, Lisbon, Portugal
• Lia Neto, Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisbon, Portugal

Romania

• Florina Antochi, Spitalul Universitar de Urgenta Bucuresti, Bucharest, Romania

Russia

• Andrey Alasheev MD PhD, Sverdlovsk Regional Clinical Hospital No 1, Yekaterinburg, Russia

Saudi Arabia

• Fahad Al-Ajlan, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Spain

• Elisa Cuadrado, IMIM- Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain
• Blanca Fuentes, La Paz University Hospital, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
• Daniel Guisado Alonso, Hospital de La Santa Creu I Sant Pau, C/Mas Casanovas, Barcelona, Spain
• Maria Hernandez Perez, Germans Trias i Pujol University Hospital, Badalona, Spain

Sweden

• Katarina Jood, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
• Erik Lindgren, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
• Turgut Tatlisumak, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden

Switzerland

• Marcel Arnold, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
• Philipp Bücke, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
• Mirjam Heldner, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
• Adrian Scutelnic, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

Türkiye

• Esme Ekizoglu, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Türkiye
• Nesrin Ergin, Pamukkale Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Nöroloji, Denizli, Türkiye
• Mine Sezgin, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Türkiye
• Nilufer Yesilot, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Türkiye

United Kingdom

• Pankaj Sharma, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, University of London, London, UK

United States

• Mohamad Abdalkader, Boston Medical Center, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
• Wayneho Kam, Duke University Hospitals, Durham, North Carolina, USA
• Thanh Nguyen, Boston Medical Center, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, MA, USA
• Shadi Yaghi, Rhode island hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA