Drexel University College of Medicine

Dr. Elias Giraldo is a board certified neurologist with added board certifications in vascular neurology and neurocritical care who specializes in vascular neurology (stroke) and neurocritical care. He is the director of the Drexel Neurology Stroke Program. Dr. Giraldo's areas of expertise include all aspects of cerebrovascular disease and neurological critical care, especially acute treatment of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, thrombolytic and mechanical thrombectomy treatment.

Memberships

• Fellow of the American Heart Association Stroke Council
• American Academy of Neurology
• Neurocritical Care Society
• Society of Critical Care Medicine

Dr. Giraldo's clinical research is focused on the study of reperfusion treatment for acute ischemic stroke, development of stroke and neurocritical care databases, stroke clinical trials, stroke and neurocritical care outcomes, and stroke epidemiology.

Selected Presentations

"Safety of a "drip-and-ship" intravenous thrombolysis protocol for patients with acute ischemic stroke"
Mansoor S, Zand R, Al-Wafai A, Wahba M, and Giraldo EA
Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Published online: DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2011.12.010 (February 10, 2012)

"Response to Macdonald RL. Editorial: Is it the best of times or the worst of times? Outcome assessment after SAH"
Giraldo EA and Lanzino G
Journal of Neurosurgery Accepted (January 31, 2012)

"Fulminant postpartum cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome"
Fugate JE, Wijdicks EFM, Parisi JE, Kallmes DF, Cloft HJ, Flemming KD, Giraldo EA, and Rabinstein AA
Archives of Neurology 69:111-117 (2012)

"Timing of clinical grade assessment and poor outcome in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage"
Giraldo EA, Mandrekar JN, Rubin MN, Dupont SA, Zhang Y, Lanzino G, Wijdicks EFM, and Rabinstein AA
Journal of Neurosurgery Accepted (November 21, 2011)

"The "cord sign" in cerebral venous thrombosis associated with elevation factor VIII: a case report and review of the literature"
Giraldo EA and Petrinjac-Nenadic R
Neurocritical Care 15:186-189 (2011)

"Valproic acid and warfarin: an underrecognized drug interaction"
Yoon HW, Giraldo EA, and Wijdicks EFM
Neurocritical Care, 15:182-185 (2011)

"Safety of intravenous thrombolysis within 4.5 h of symptom onset in patients with negative post-treatment stroke imaging for cerebral infarction"
Giraldo EA, Khalid A, and Zand R
Neurocritical Care, 15:76-79 (2011)

"Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome associated with hemodynamic augmentation in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage"
Giraldo EA, Fugate JE, Rabinstein AA, Lanzino G, and Wijdicks EFM
Neurocritical Care 14:427-432 (2011)

"Thrombolysis for cerebral ischemia"
Fugate JE, Giraldo EA, and Rabinstein AA
Frontiers in Hospital Neurology, 1:139. Epub (October 29, 2010)

"A case-control study of stroke risk factors and outcomes in African American stroke patients with and without crack-cocaine abuse"
Giraldo EA, Taqi MA, and Vaidean GD
Neurocritical Care, Online First™, DOI 10.1007/s12028-010-9410-x (July 20, 2010)

• Neurology
• Stroke
• Critical Care

• Cerebrovascular disease
• Neurocritical care
• Stroke
• Stroke - ischemic & hemorrhagic
• Thrombolytic therapy
• Vascular neurology

• Internal Medicine - Medical College of Pennsylvania Hospital

• Neurology - University of Vermont College of Medicine
• Neurosurgery - Major National University of San Marcos, Lima, Peru

• Cerebrovascular Disease & Neurological Critical Care - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital