Meet Our Stroke Physician Team

Our patients benefit from the expertise of physicians and nurses in multiple specialties collaborating to customize care.

Our physician team is led by Issam A. Awad, MD, and James Brorson, MD.

Stroke Neurology & Neurocritical Care

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James R. Brorson, MD

Neurology
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Fernando D. Goldenberg, MD

Neurology
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Christopher L. Kramer, MD

Neurology
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Christos Lazaridis, MD

Neurology
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Shyam Prabhakaran, MD, MS

Neurology

Neurovascular Surgery

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Issam A. Awad, MD

Neurosurgery
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Bakhtiar Yamini, MD

Neurosurgery

Neurointerventional Surgery

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Gregory A. Christoforidis, MD

Interventional Neuroradiology

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