Positions
- Program Director
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Neurocritical Care Fellowship
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas United States
- Assistant Professor
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Neurology, Neurosurgery & Space Medicine
Vascular Neurology & Neuro-Critical Care
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas United States
- Associate Program Director
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Neurology Residency
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas United States
Addresses
- Baylor Neurology (Hospital)
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Baylor College of Medicine Medical Center
McNair Campus
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-2273
https://www.bcm.edu/healthcare/care-centers/neurology
Education
- Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine
- 06/2015 - Houston, Texas United States
- Neuro Critical Care
- Residency at Wayne State University
- 06/2013 - Detroit, Michigan United States
- Adult Neurology
- Internship at Detroit Medical Center
- 06/2010 - Detroit,, Michigan United States
- MPH from University of Texas
- 04/2009 - Houston, Texas United States
- Health Promotion & Prevention
- MBBS from C.U. Shah Medical College
- 04/2006 - Surendranagar, India
Certifications
- Neurocritical Care
- United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties
- Neurology
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Honors & Awards
- Cristanne Wijman Young Investigator Award
- Neuro Critical Care Society (NCS)
- Minority Faculty Association Research Award
- University of Texas
- Faculty Teaching Award
- Baylor College of Medicine
- Top Reviewer for Neurocritical Care
- Neurocritical Care Journal
- Michigan Neurological Association Research Award
- Michigan Neurological Association
Professional Interests
- Acute Ischemic Stroke
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Traumatic Brain Injury
Websites
Comprehensive list of publications and presentations
Comprehensive list of review and editorial activity for journals.
Selected Publications
- Damani RH, Anand S, Asgarisabet P, Bissell C, Savitz S, Suarez JI "Regional Intervention of Stroke Care to Increase Thrombolytic Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke: The Southeast Texas Experience." Stroke. 2018 Jul 10; Pubmed PMID: 29991653
- Damani R "A brief history of acute stroke care.." Aging. 2018 Aug 29;10(8):1797-1798. Pubmed PMID: 30157473
- Damani RH, Suarez JI "Secondary Stroke Prevention in Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation.." Southern Medical Journal. 2016 Nov;11:721-29. Pubmed PMID: 27812719
- Damani R, Suarez JI "Management of Postoperative Hemorrhage (Chapter 46)." Management of the Neurosurgical Patient. M Kumar, . 2017 Apr 1;1
- Jafari M, Damani R "Blood pressure variability and outcome after acute intracerebral hemorrhage." J Neurol Sci .. 2020 Jun;15:413. Pubmed PMID: 32151850
- Marshall-Goebel K, Damani R, Bershad EM. "Brain Physiological Response and Adaptation During Spaceflight.." Neurosurgery. 2019 Jun 19; Pubmed PMID: 31215633
- Kansara A, Miller D, Damani R, Fuerst D, Silver B, Chaturvedi S "Variability in carotid endarterectomy practice patterns within a metropolitan area." Stroke. 2012;43(11):3105-7. Pubmed PMID: 22933589
- Kazmi O, Damani R "Evolution of Blood Pressure Parameters in Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage." Austin Neurosurgery: Open Access. 2016;3(2):1051.
- Jafari M, Di Napoli M, Lattanzi S, Mayer SA, Bachour S, Bershad EM, Damani R, Datta YH, Divani AA "Serum magnesium level and hematoma expansion in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage.." J Neurol Sci.. 2019 Jan 16;398:39-44. Pubmed PMID: 30682519
- Venkatasubba Rao CP, Bershad EM, Calvillo E, Maldonado N, Damani R, Mandayam S, Suarez JI "Real-time Noninvasive Monitoring of Intracranial Fluid Shifts During Dialysis Using Volumetric Integral Phase-Shift Spectroscopy (VIPS): A Proof-of-Concept Study." Neurocrit Care. 2018 Feb 28;28(1):117-126. Pubmed PMID: 28547320
- Bershad EM, Anand A, DeSantis SM, Yang M, Tang RA, Calvillo E, Malkin-Gosdin L, Foroozan R, Damani R, Maldonado N, Gupta P, Tan B, Venkatasubba Rao CP, Suarez JI, Clark JB, Sutton JP, Donoviel D. "Clinical Validation of a Transcranial Doppler Based Non-Invasive ICP Meter: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study.." World Neurosurgery. 2015 Dec;725-728. Pubmed PMID: 26724629
- Kazmi O, Achi O, Damani R "Full-dose thrombolysis for a right middle cerebral artery stroke after an acute aortic dissection." Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2018 Sep 5;21:223-224. Pubmed PMID: 30258267
- Damani R; Mayer S; Dhar R; Martin RH; Nyquist P; Olson DM; Mejia-Mantilla JH; Muehlschlegel S; Jauch EC; Mocco J; Mutoh T; Suarez JI "Common Data Element for Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysm and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Recommendations from Assessments and Clinical Examination Workgroup/Subcommittee." Neurocritical Care. 2019 May 14; Pubmed PMID: 31090013
- Desai A, Damani R "Hyperosmolar therapy: A century of treating cerebral edema." Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2021 Jul;206 Pubmed PMID: 34045110
- Jafari M, Desai A, Damani R "Blood pressure management after mechanical thrombectomy in stroke patients.." J Neurol Sci. 2020 Nov;15 Pubmed PMID: 32961389
- Escamilla-Ocañas CE, Venkatasubba Rao CP, Bershad E, Damani R. "Temporal Relationship between Hyponatremia and Development of Cerebral Vasospasm in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Patients: A Retrospective Observational Study.." J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis.. 2020 Jun; Pubmed PMID: 32205028
- Jafari M, Katlowitz K, De la Garza C, Sellers A, Moore S, Hall H, Desai A, Singh V, Damani R. "Impact of systemic inflammatory response syndrome on acute ischemic stroke patients treated with mechanical thrombectomy.." J Neurol Sci.. 2021 Nov;15 Pubmed PMID: 34547616
- Desai A, Escamilla-Ocanas C, Dilip D, Saber H, Damani R "Risk of Stroke vs. Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Patients with Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.." J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis.. 2021 Apr; Pubmed PMID: 33578352
Memberships
- American Academy of Neurology (AAN)
- Neurocritical Care Society (NCS)
- American Stroke Association (ASA)
- American Heart Association (AHA)
- Association of Indian Neurologists in America (AINA)
Funding
- Symptomatic Carotid Outcomes Registry (SCORE) Registry. Grant funding from University of Maryland
- Atrial Cardiopathy and Antithrombotic Drugs in Prevention after Cryptogenic Stroke (ARCADIA). Grant funding from National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS
- Utilization of Systematic Safety Checklists to Improve Neurointensive Care Unit Grant funding from Baylor College of Medicine Accelerating Clinical Excellence (ACE)
- Multimodal Evaluation of Spaceflight Participants Health (MESH) and Commercial Astronaut Data Repository (CADRE). Grant funding from Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH)
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