Safdar A. Ansari
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Safdar A. Ansari, MD

Languages spoken: Urdu, English

Dr. Safdar Ansari is an associate professor in the Department of Neurology at the University of Utah. His primary clinical focus includes staffing the 23-bed state of the art neurocritical care unit (NCCU). In addition to the NCCU, Dr. Ansari is the medical director of the TeleNeurology program and participates in the stroke service (Utah stroke network), inpatient and consult 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 intracerebral hemorrhage. Dr. Ansari is the recipient of the Neurology Faculty Teaching Award in 2015 and is involved with developing curriculum for medical students, residents, and fellows on the management of critically ill patients with neurological concerns. He serves as the course director for the Transition to Internship clerkship as well as teaching faculty in multiple other medical school courses. He is also fellowship director for neurocritical care.

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

Patient Rating

4.7 /5
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Dr Absari was most impressive in his ability to explain things in a way that were easily understandable as well as thorough. He welcomed questions and answered them directly. His expertise was obvious and he shared it at the patient level.

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Dr. Safdar Ansari is an associate professor in the Department of Neurology at the University of Utah. His primary clinical focus includes staffing the 23-bed state of the art neurocritical care unit (NCCU). In addition to the NCCU, Dr. Ansari is the medical director of the TeleNeurology program and participates in the stroke service (Utah stroke network), inpatient and consult 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 intracerebral hemorrhage. Dr. Ansari is the recipient of the Neurology Faculty Teaching Award in 2015 and is involved with developing curriculum for medical students, residents, and fellows on the management of critically ill patients with neurological concerns. He serves as the course director for the Transition to Internship clerkship as well as teaching faculty in multiple other medical school courses. He is also fellowship director for neurocritical care.

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

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Neurology -Associate Professor (Clinical)

Education history

Professional Medical Medicine - Aga Khan University M.B.B.S.
Internship Internal Medicine - Baylor College of Medicine Intern
Residency Neurology - Baylor College of Medicine Resident
Fellowship Neurocritical Care - Baylor College of Medicine Fellow

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Ballieu P, Besharatian Y, Ansari (2019). Safety and Feasibility of Phenylephrine Administration Through a Peripheral Intravenous Catheter in a Neurocritical Care Unit. Journal of intensive care medicine, 885066619887111.
  2. Delgado T, Wolfe B, Davis G, Ansari (2016). Safety of peripheral administration of phenylephrine in a neurologic intensive care unit: A pilot study. Journal of critical care, 34(2006), 107-10.
  3. Ansari SA, Hunter JV, Nassif LM, Clark GD, Ramocki M (2011). Bilateral in utero cerebellar infarction. Journal of child neurology, 26(7), 895-9.
  4. 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 a (2017). Thrombolytic removal of intraventricular haemorrhage in treatment of severe stroke: results of the randomised, multicentre, multiregion, placebo-controlled CLEAR III trial. Lancet (London, England), 389(10069), 603-11.
  5. de Havenon A, Joos Z, Longenecker L, Shah L, Ansari S, Digre (2014). Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome with spinal cord involvement. Neurology, 83(22), 2002-6.
  6. Bradley Curtis, Viren D. Patel, Edwin A. Stevens, Safdar Ansar Review of Endovascular Thrombolytic Treatment of Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis. Current neurology and neuroscience reports,
  7. Ryan Martin, Sarah Peacock, Megan Corry, Kerri L. LaRovere and Safdar Ansar (2019). Emergency Neurological Life Support: Spinal Cord Compression. Neurocritical care,
  8. Wynn D, McCorquodale D, Peters A, Juster-Switlyk K, Smith G, Ansari (2016). Rapidly progressive quadriplegia and encephalopathy. JAMA neurology, 73(11), 1363-6.
  9. De Havenon A, Ansari S (2014). Combating performance enhancing drug abuse: Detection and punishment are not enough. Performance enhancement & health, 3(1), 51-53.
  10. Ishaq M, Ansari SA, Beg MS, Hakeem (2003). Coronary Artery Disease Risk Factor Profiles at a Specialized Tertiary Care Centre in Pakistan. 14(2), 61-68.
  11. Hakeem A, Ansari SA, Beg S, Javed (2003). High Output Cardiac Failure: Case Report and Review. 14(2), 69-79.
  12. Hedges A, Findlay MC, Davis GE, Wolfe BM, Hawryluk GWJ, Menacho ST, Ansari (2023). Levetiracetam dosing for seizure prophylaxis in neurocritical care patients. Brain injury, 1-6.

Review

  1. Bennett AE, Hoesch RE, DeWitt LD, Afra P, Ansari S (2014). Therapeutic hypothermia for status epilepticus: A report, historical perspective, and review. Clinical neurology and neurosurgery, 126(2014), 103-109.

Book Chapter

  1. Ansari S (2013). Infectious Disease. 476.

Case Report

  1. Adam de Havenon, Kris French and Safdar Ansar (2014). Extensive Cortical Diffusion Restriction in a 50-Year-Old Female with Hyperammonemic Encephalopathy and Status Epilepticus. Case reports in neurological medicine, 2014,

Abstract

  1. Ansari SA, Harati (2009). Anesthesiologist with muscle cramps (Tubular Aggregate Myopathy). Journal of clinical neuromuscular disease, 10(3), 147-162.
  2. Ansari SA, Harati (2008). A Case of Nemaline Myopathy masquerading as Fascioscapulohumeral dystrophy. Journal of clinical neuromuscular disease, 9(3), 364-377.
  3. Livesay S, Suarez J, Bershad E, Smirnakis S, Newmark M, Ansari S, Mazabob J, Brown G, Mokracek (2010). The neurocritical care telestroke network: Extending high quality care to the underserved community for a reasonable cost. 2010(13), 64.
  4. Livesay S, Suarez J, Bershad E, Smirnakis S, Newmark M, Ansari S, Mazabob J, Brown (2010). Neurocritical care morbidity and mortality (M&M): A multidisciplinary systems-based approach for improving patient care. 13(S3-231), 63.
  5. Livesay S., Suarez J., Bershad E., Smirnakis S., Newmark M., Ansari S.A., Mazabob J., Brown G (2010). Neurocritical Care Morbidity and Mortality (M&M): A Multidisciplinary Systems-based Approach for Improving Patient Care. 2010(13), 63.