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Welcome to the Ottawa Stroke Program

We are a team of stroke neurologists, interventionalists, trainees, and allied health professionals conducting research into the diagnosis, management, and treatment of stroke.

Meet the Team
Research team
Unlocking the power of the brain

Our research focus

Throughout the last decade, our team has focused on research concerning:

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Intracerebral Hemorrhage
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Acute Treatments
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Research Ethics
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We Are Affiliated With

Our Research Is Supported By

Our Team

Dr. Grant Stotts Director
Dr. Michel Shamy Scientific Director
Fellowship Director
Dr. Dar Dowlatshahi VP Research, Dept. Of Medicine
Dr. Dylan Blacquiere Stroke Neurologist
Dr. Robert Fahed Stroke Neurologist & Interventionalist

Latest Publications

2023 September 20

Incident of stroke in the first year after diagnosis of cancer – A systematic review and meta-analysis

2023 April 28

Stent-Assisted Coiling in the Treatment of Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms: A Randomized Clinical Trial

2023 April 18

Ninety-Day Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack Recurrence in Patients Prescribed Anticoagulation in the Emergency Department with Atrial Fibrillation and a New Transient Ischemic Attack or Minor Stroke

2023 March 31

Direct Puncture of the Superficial Temporal Artery in Embolization of a Scalp Arteriovenous Fistula: A Case Report

2023 March 31

Cardioembolic Free-Floating Thrombus in the Common Carotid Artery

2023 March 31

Resident Match During the COVID Pandemic: How Have Neurology Programs Adapted? – A Survey