Safdar A. Ansari
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Safdar A. Ansari, MD

Languages spoken: English, Urdu

  • 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

  • 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 -Primary

    Education history

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

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. 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.
    2. 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)
    3. 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)
    4. 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.
    5. 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.
    6. 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.
    7. 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.
    8. 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)
    9. 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.
    10. 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)
    11. 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.
    12. Hakeem A, Ansari SA, Beg S, Javed S (2003). High Output Cardiac Failure: Case Report and Review. 14(2), 69-79.

    Review

    1. 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

    1. Ansari SA (2013). Infectious Disease. In Zakaria (Ed.), Neurocritical Care Board Review (1st edition (July 16, 2013), p. 476). Demos Medical.

    Case Report

    1. 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

    1. 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.
    2. 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.
    3. 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.
    4. Ansari SA, Harati Y (2009). Anesthesiologist with muscle cramps (Tubular Aggregate Myopathy). [Abstract]. J Clin Neuromuscular Dis, 10(3), 147-162.
    5. 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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