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Patient Rating
4.7 /5( out of 10 reviews )The patient rating score is an average of all responses on our patient experience survey. The rating averages scores for all questions about care from our providers.
The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.
Patient Comments
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September 12, 2024UNIVERSITY HOSPITALDr 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.
December 17, 2023UNIVERSITY HOSPITALReally concerned about their patients and how they were feeling
April 15, 2023UNIVERSITY HOSPITALKind
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Board Certification and Academic Information
Academic Departments Neurology -Primary Education history
Fellowship Neurocritical Care - Baylor College of Medicine Fellow Residency Neurology - Baylor College of Medicine Resident Internship Internal Medicine - Baylor College of Medicine Intern Professional Medical Medicine - Aga Khan University M.B.B.S. Selected Publications
Journal Article
- Bradley Curtis, Viren D Patel, Edwin A Stevens, Safdar Ansari (Submitted). Review of Endovascular Thrombolytic Treatment of Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis. (Epub ahead of print) Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep.
- Hedges A, Findlay MC, Davis GE, Wolfe BM, Hawryluk GWJ, Menacho ST, Ansari S (2023). Levetiracetam dosing for seizure prophylaxis in neurocritical care patients. Brain Inj, 1-6. (Read full article)
- Ballieu P, Besharatian Y, Ansari S (2019). Safety and Feasibility of Phenylephrine Administration Through a Peripheral Intravenous Catheter in a Neurocritical Care Unit. J Intensive Care Med, 885066619887111. (Read full article)
- Ryan Martin, Sarah Peacock, Megan Corry, Kerri L LaRovere and Safdar Ansari (2019). Emergency Neurological Life Support: Spinal Cord Compression. What To Do in the Critical First Hours of a Neurological Emergency Version 4.0.
- 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. (Read full article)
- De Havenon A, Ansari SA (11/4/2014). Combating performance enhancing drug abuse: Detection and punishment are not enough. Perform Enhanc 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. (Read full article)
- Ishaq M, Ansari SA, Beg MS, Hakeem A (2003). Coronary Artery Disease Risk Factor Profiles at a Specialized Tertiary Care Centre in Pakistan. 14(2), 61-68.
- Hakeem A, Ansari SA, Beg S, Javed S (2003). High Output Cardiac Failure: Case Report and Review. 14(2), 69-79.
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 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 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 (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.
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