Elias A. Giraldo, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery
Director, Stroke, Neurological Critical Care and Headache Medicine Programs
Education
| M.B.Ch.B. | San Marcos National University, School of Medicine, Lima, Peru | 1990 |
| M.D. | San Marcos National University, School of Medicine, Lima, Peru | 1990 |
Post-Graduate Training
| Intern | Hospital Almenara | 1989-1990 |
| San Marcos National University, Lima, Peru | ||
| Resident | Neurosurgery | 1990-1992 |
| Hospital Almenara, Lima, Peru | ||
| Resident | Neurosurgery | 1989-1992 |
| San Marcos National University, Lima, Peru | ||
| Visiting Resident | Neurovascular Surgery | 1993 |
| University of Miami, Miami, FL | ||
| Intern | Internal Medicine | 1996-1997 |
| Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA | ||
| Resident | Neurology | 1997-2000 |
| University of Vermont, Burlington,VT | ||
| Fellow | Cerebrovascular Disease and Neurological Critical Care | 2000-2001 |
| Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA |
Professional Experience
| Co-Director | Stroke and Neurological Critical Care Program | 2001-2002 |
| Medical College of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||
| Director | Stroke Program | 2002-current |
| University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee | ||
| Director | Neurological Critical Care Program | 2002-current |
| University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee | ||
| Director | Headache Clinic | 2005-current |
| University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee |
Professional Certification and Licensing
| Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates | 1994 |
| Pennsylvania | 2000 |
| Tennessee | 2002 |
| American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Neurology | 2005 |
Clinical Subspecialty Expertise
Stroke, Vascular Neurology, Neurological Critical Care and Headache Medicine
Research Interests
My clinical research is focused on the study of stroke genetics, stroke epidemiology, secondary stroke prevention, cocaine-related stroke, thrombolytic therapy, spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage outcome models, and migraine genetics.
Representative Publications
Giraldo EA, Rosell PA, Rocca UD. Enfermedad de moyamoya en el Peru. V Congreso Peruano de Neurocirugia, Noviembre 1991, Resumenes de Temas Libres, pag. 6 (Abstract)
Giraldo EA, Rosell PA, Rocca UD. Protocolo de manejo de hemorragia subaracnoidea por rotura de aneurisma cerebral. V Congreso Peruano de Neurocirugia, Noviembre 1991, Resumenes de Temas Libres, pp. 10-11 (Abstract)
Giraldo EA, Morris P, Hamill RW. Intra-arterial thrombolysis of supraclinoid internal carotid artery thrombus in a patient on anticoagulant therapy. Neurology 1998;50(suppl):A156 (Abstract)
Giraldo EA, Pendlebury WW. Spontaneous middle cerebral artery dissection: an unusual case of stroke. Annals of Neurology 1999;46(3):448 (Abstract)
Giraldo EA. Cuidados intensivos neurologicos de las hemorragias intracraneales primarias. XXX Congreso Latinoamericano de Neurocirugia, Octubre 2002, Lima,Peru, pag. 186 (Abstract)
Giraldo EA. Manejo Actual del paciente con desordenes cerebrovasculares isquemicos agudos. XXX Congreso Latinoamericano de Neurocirugia, Octubre 2002, Lima, Peru, pag. 188 (Abstract)
Giraldo EA, Daskalakis C, Jimenez MR, Provencio JJ, Bell RD. Predictive model of 30-day mortality after supra- and infra-tentorial spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhages. Annals of Neurology 2003;54(7):S25 (Abstract)
Giraldo EA. Chapter 174. Cerebrovascular Disease. In: Beers, MH, Berkow, R (ed): The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, 18th Edition. Whitehouse Station: Merck Research Laboratories, 2006
Giraldo EA, Taqi MA, Pulsinelli WA. Recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rtPA) for acute ischemic stroke in African Americans in Memphis (Submitted)
Giraldo EA, Taqi MA. “Crack” cocaine abuse-related stroke in African Americans (Submitted)
Giraldo EA, Li D. Case report: subarachnoid hemorrhage associated with factor VII deficiency (Submitted)
Giraldo EA, Tammaa M. External validation of a predictive model of 30-day mortality after supra- and infra-tentorial spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhages (In Progress)
Giraldo EA, Perez AS. Ischemic stroke management program to prevent vascular events [IMPROVE] (In Progress)
Giraldo EA, Pulsinelli WA, Ledoux MS. Systems genetics of stroke. (In Progress)
Giraldo EA, Petrinjac-Nenadic R, Menkes DL, Ledoux MS. Genetics of migraine. (In Progress)