Safdar A. Ansari,
MD
Chief, Division of Neurocritical Care
Languages Spoken: English, Urdu
Dr. Safdar Ansari joined the Department of Neurology as an Assistant Professor in 2011, after residency and fellowship training in Neurology and Neurocritical care. His primary clinical focus includes staffing the 23-bed state of the art neurocritical care unit (NCCU). In addition to the NCCU, Dr. Ansari covers the Stroke service (Utah stroke network), inpatient and consult Neurology, Tele-Neurology, and outpatient clinic.
He has provided site leadership for the University of Utah in their participation in two large multi-center, Phase III clinical trials, CLEAR-III and MISTIE-III, which evaluated novel treatment for intra-cerebral hemorrhage. Dr. Ansari has also been closely involved with developing curriculum for medical students, residents, and fellows on the treatment and management of critically ill patients with neurologic concerns. He is actively involved in medical student education and serves as faculty and director for multiple medical student clerkships. He serves as peer reviewer for the academic journal Neurocritical Care and is an active member of the American Academy of Neurology and the Neurocritical Care Society, where he serves on multiple committees.
Dr. Ansari attended medical school at the Aga Khan University in Karachi, Pakistan; where he was also born and spent most of his early school life. He moved to the United States and completed his Neurology residency and Neurocritical Care fellowship at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas.
Specialty: Neurocritical Care, Stroke, TeleNeurology, Neurology, Traumatic Brain Injury
Certifications:
- Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
- Diplomate American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
- Diplomate United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties, Neurocritical care
Specialties
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Neurology
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Associate Professor (Clinical) Neurosurgery - Adjunct Assistant Professor |
| Academic Divisions | Neurocritical Care |
| Board Certification | American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Neurology) United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties (Neurocritical Care) |
Dr. Safdar Ansari joined the Department of Neurology as an Assistant Professor in 2011, after residency and fellowship training in Neurology and Neurocritical care. His primary clinical focus includes staffing the 23-bed state of the art neurocritical care unit (NCCU). In addition to the NCCU, Dr. Ansari covers the Stroke service (Utah stroke network), inpatient and consult Neurology, Tele-Neurology, and outpatient clinic.
He has provided site leadership for the University of Utah in their participation in two large multi-center, Phase III clinical trials, CLEAR-III and MISTIE-III, which evaluated novel treatment for intra-cerebral hemorrhage. Dr. Ansari has also been closely involved with developing curriculum for medical students, residents, and fellows on the treatment and management of critically ill patients with neurologic concerns. He is actively involved in medical student education and serves as faculty and director for multiple medical student clerkships. He serves as peer reviewer for the academic journal Neurocritical Care and is an active member of the American Academy of Neurology and the Neurocritical Care Society, where he serves on multiple committees.
Dr. Ansari attended medical school at the Aga Khan University in Karachi, Pakistan; where he was also born and spent most of his early school life. He moved to the United States and completed his Neurology residency and Neurocritical Care fellowship at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas.
Specialty: Neurocritical Care, Stroke, TeleNeurology, Neurology, Traumatic Brain Injury
Certifications:
- Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
- Diplomate American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
- Diplomate United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties, Neurocritical care
Academic Locations
Clinical Neurosciences Center
801-587-9953
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Neurology
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Associate Professor (Clinical) Neurosurgery - Adjunct Assistant Professor |
| Academic Divisions | Neurocritical Care |
| Board Certification | American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Neurology) United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties (Neurocritical Care) |
Education History
| Fellowship | Baylor College of Medicine Neurocritical Care Fellow |
| Residency | Baylor College of Medicine Neurology Resident |
| Internship | Baylor College of Medicine Internal Medicine Intern |
| Professional Medical | Aga Khan University Medicine M.B.B.S. |
Selected Publications - Journal Articles
Journal Article
- Hanley DF, Lane K, McBee N, Ziai W, Tuhrim S, Lee KR, Dawson J, Gandhi D, Ullman N, Mould WA, Mayo SW, Mendelow AD, Gregson B, Butcher K, Vespa P, Wright DW, Kase CS, Carhuapoma JR, Keyl PM, Diener-West M, Muschelli J, betz JF, Thompson CB, Sugar RA, yenokyan G, Janis S, John S, Harnot, Lopez GA, Aldrich EF, Harrigan MR, Ansari S, et al (1/9/17). Thrombolytic removal of intraventricular haemorrhage in treatment of severe stroke: results of the randomised, multicentre, multiregion, placebo-controlled CLEAR III trial. Lancet, 389(10069), 603-11.
- Wynn D, McCorquodale D, Peters A, Juster-Switlyk K, Smith G, Ansari S (9/6/2016). Rapidly progressive quadriplegia and encephalopathy. JAMA Neurol, 73(11), 1363-6.
- Delgado T, Wolfe B, Davis G, Ansari S (08/01/2016). Safety of peripheral administration of phenylephrine in a neurologic intensive care unit: A pilot study. J Crit Care, 34(2006), 107-10.
- de Havenon A, Joos Z, Longenecker L, Shah L, Ansari S, Digre K (2014). Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome with spinal cord involvement. Neurology, 83(22), 2002-6.
- De Havenon A, Ansari SA (11/4/2014). Combating performance enhancing drug abuse: Detection and punishment are not enough. Performance Enhancement & Health, 3(1), 51-53.
- Ansari SA, Hunter JV, Nassif LM, Clark GD, Ramocki MB (2011). Bilateral in utero cerebellar infarction. J Child Neurol, 26(7), 895-9.
- Ishaq M, Ansari SA, Beg MS, Hakeem A (2003). Coronary Artery Disease Risk Factor Profiles at a Specialized Tertiary Care Centre in Pakistan. Pak J Cardiol, 14(2), 61-68.
- Hakeem A, Ansari SA, Beg S, Javed S (2003). High Output Cardiac Failure: Case Report and Review. Pak J Cardiol, 14(2), 69-79.
- Bradley Curtis, Viren D Patel, Edwin A Stevens, Safdar Ansari (Submitted). Review of Endovascular Thrombolytic Treatment of Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis. Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep.
Review
- Bennett AE, Hoesch RE, DeWitt LD, Afra P, Ansari SA (09/04/2014). Therapeutic hypothermia for status epilepticus: A report, historical perspective, and review. [Review]. Clin Neurol Neurosurg, 126(2014), 103-109.
Book Chapter
- Ansari SA (2013). Infectious Disease. In Zakaria (Ed.), Neurocritical Care Board Review (1st edition (July 16, 2013), p. 476). Demos Medical.
Case Report
- Adam de Havenon, Kris French and Safdar Ansari (04/25/2014). Extensive Cortical Diffusion Restriction in a 50-Year-Old Female with Hyperammonemic Encephalopathy and Status Epilepticus. Case Rep Neurol Med, 2014.
Abstract
- Livesay S, Suarez J, Bershad E, Smirnakis S, Newmark M, Ansari SA, Mazabob J, Brown G (September 2010). Neurocritical Care Morbidity and Mortality (M&M): A Multidisciplinary Systems-based Approach for Improving Patient Care [Abstract]. Journ of Neurocritical Care, 2010(13), 63.
- Livesay S, Suarez J, Bershad E, Smirnakis S, Newmark M, Ansari S, Mazabob J, Brown G, Mokracek M (2010). The neurocritical care telestroke network: Extending high quality care to the underserved community for a reasonable cost. [Abstract]. Neurocritical Care Society 8th Annual Meeting, 2010(13), 64.
- Livesay S, Suarez J, Bershad E, Smirnakis S, Newmark M, Ansari S, Mazabob J, Brown G (2010). Neurocritical care morbidity and mortality (M&M): A multidisciplinary systems-based approach for improving patient care. [Abstract]. Neurocritical Care Society 8th Annual Meeting, 13(S3-231), 63.
- Ansari SA, Harati Y (2009). Anesthesiologist with muscle cramps (Tubular Aggregate Myopathy). [Abstract]. J Clin Neuromuscular Dis, 10(3), 147-162.
- Ansari SA, Harati Y (2008). A Case of Nemaline Myopathy masquerading as Fascioscapulohumeral dystrophy. [Abstract]. J Clin Neuromuscular Dis, 9(3), 364-377.
Global Impact
Education History
| Professional Medical | Aga Khan University Medicine M.B.B.S. |
Service
| 10/15/2018 | Member & Writer | Emergency Neurologiocal Life Support (ENLS) Writing Committee | Global |
| 01/01/2015 | Member & Chair | Leadership and Innovation Committee | Canada |