Associate Professor of Neurology (Clinical Scholar), University of Southern California; Director, Neurological Services, Innovation, and Quality Los Angeles County Department of Health Services; Associate CMO, Chair of Department of Neurology Rancho Los
Neurology
Dr. Amytis Towfighi, MD
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Dr. Amytis Towfighi is an expert in the field of Neurology. She studied medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is a top medical college. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is ranked 3/29 in Research/PrimaryCare. She over the years received 8 awards: "Michael S. Pessin Stroke Leadership Prize", "Robert G. Siekert New Investigator Award in Stroke", "Top 10% of accepted abstracts", "Kaiser Permanente Clinical Systems Development Award", "Massachusetts General Hospital Clinical Research Day Neurology Award", "American Academy of Neurology Prize for Excellence in Neurology", "Harold Lamport Research Prize" and "Burchard Scholar". Doctor Amytis Towfighi, MD has written publications. She has 41 publications published with PubMed. The lastest paper is: 'Key Factors Associated with Major Depression in a National Sample of Stroke Survivors.'
Publications
- Stroke Literature Synopses: Clinical Science.
- Differential effect of B-vitamin therapy by antiplatelet use on risk of recurrent vascular events after Stroke.
- Systolic Blood Pressure and Mortality After Stroke: Too Low, No Go?
- National Women's Knowledge of Stroke Warning Signs, Overall and by Race/Ethnic Group.
- Consistency of Blood Pressure Control After Ischemic Stroke: Prevalence and Prognosis.
- Sex Differences in Revascularization Interventions after Acute Ischemic Stroke.
- Utility of Framingham Coronary Heart Disease Risk Score for Predicting Cardiac Risk After Stroke.
- Temporal trends in risk of future cardiac events among Stroke survivors in the United States.
- Current National Patterns of Comorbid Diabetes among Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients.
- CSF soluble Fas correlates with the severity of HIV-associated Dementia.
- Treatment and prevention of primary intraCerebral hemorrhage.
- A midlife Stroke surge among women in the United States.
- A computerized algorithm for etiologic classification of ischemic Stroke: the Causative Classification of Stroke System.
- Metabolic syndrome and Stroke.
- Partial peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor agonist angiotensin receptor blockers. Potential multipronged strategy in Stroke prevention.
- Factors associated with the steep increase in late-midlife Stroke occurrence among US men.
- The impact of body mass index on mortality after Stroke.
- Basal ganglionic infarction before mechanical thrombectomy predicts poor outcome.
- Sex-specific trends in midlife coronary heart disease risk and prevalence.
- Therapeutic milestone: Stroke declines from the second to the third leading organ- and disease-specific cause of death in the United States.
- Weight of the obesity epidemic: rising Stroke rates among middle-aged women in the United States.
- Aspirin and recurrent intraCerebral hemorrhage in Cerebral amyloid angiopathy.
- Pronounced association of elevated serum homocysteine with Stroke in subgroups of individuals: a nationwide study.
- Persistent sex disparity in midlife Stroke prevalence in the United States.
- CT and MRI Early Vessel Signs Reflect Clot Composition in Acute Stroke.
- Randomized, controlled trial of an intervention to enable Stroke survivors throughout the los angeles county safety net to "stay with the guidelines".
- Preprocedural Basal ganglionic infarction increases the risk of hemorrhagic transformation but not worse outcome following successful recanalization of acute middle ce...
- Efficacy of fibrates for cardiovascular risk reduction in persons with atherogenic dyslipidemia: A meta-analysis.
- Recent age- and gender-specific trends in mortality during Stroke hospitalization in the United States.
- Stroke declines from third to fourth leading cause of death in the United States: historical perspective and challenges ahead.
- No time to ''weight'': the link between obesity and Stroke in women.
- Sex-specific temporal trends in in-hospital mortality after Stroke among middle-age individuals in the United States.
- National gender-specific trends in myocardial infarction hospitalization rates among patients aged 35 to 64 years.
- Recent patterns of sex-specific midlife Stroke hospitalization rates in the United States.
- Assessing adiposity: a scientific statement from the american heart association.
- The (pre)hypertension limbo: is it time to lower the treatment bar?
- Impact of a healthy lifestyle on all-cause and cardiovascular mortality after Stroke in the USA.
- "Life's Simple 7" and Long-Term Mortality After Stroke.
- Key Factors Associated with Major Depression in a National Sample of Stroke Survivors.
- Effect of B-vitamins on Stroke risk among individuals with vascular disease who are not on antiplatelets: A meta-analysis.
Schools
Johns Hopkins Univ Sch Of Med
Conditions Treated
- Cerebral Artery Thrombosis
- Convulsions
- Dementia
- Dystonia
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Doctors Specialties
- Vascular Neurology
- Neurology
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- Michael S. Pessin Stroke Leadership Prize
- Robert G. Siekert New Investigator Award in Stroke
- Top 10% of accepted abstracts
- Kaiser Permanente Clinical Systems Development Award
- Massachusetts General Hospital Clinical Research Day Neurology Award
- American Academy of Neurology Prize for Excellence in Neurology
- Harold Lamport Research Prize
- Burchard Scholar
Education
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UCLA Medical Center -
Massachusetts General Hospital -
Brigham and Women's Hospital -
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
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