Stroke or brain attack is a sudden problem affecting the blood vessels of the brain. Stroke occurs when blood vessels are ruptured (hemorrhagic stroke) or blocked (ischemic stroke).

Hope Center Research Related to Stroke

C. Michael Crowder, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Molecular Biology & Pharmacology

Jeffrey M Gidday, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery

Mark P. Goldberg, M.D. Professor of Neurology and Neurobiology; Director of the Hope Center for Neurological Disorders

David M. Holtzman, M.D. Andrew B. and Gretchen P. Jones Professor and Chairman of Neurology; Professor of Molecular Biology; Hope Center Steering Committee

Eugene Johnson, Ph.D. Professor of Neurology and Molecular Biology & Pharmacology; Hope Center Steering Committee

Jin Moo Lee, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Neurology

Christian T. Sheline, Ph.D. Research Assistant Professor of Neurology

B. Joy Snider, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Neurology

Sheng-Kwei (Victor) Song, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Radiology

Michael Wong, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Neurology

Kelvin A. Yamada, M.D. Associate Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics

Gregory J. Zipfel, M.D. Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery and Neurology

Washington University Stroke Sites

• The Stroke Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine
• The Internet Stroke Center at Washington University School of Medicine