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The Team

We are a team of collaborating neurologists from North America interested in stroke prevention research in atrial fibrillation patients. The Coordinating Center is located in the J. Philip Kistler Stroke Research Center at Massachusetts General Hospital. The Data Core is located in the Martinos Center at Massachusetts General Hospital.

M. Edip Gurol, MD, MSc

Massachusetts General Hospital (Coordinating Center)

Principal Investigator

Alvin Das, MD

Massachusetts General Hospital (Coordinating Center)

Clinical/Research Fellow

Eric Smith, MD, MPH

University of Calgary – Hotchkiss Brain Institute

Steering Committee Member

Vimal Narepalepu

Massachusetts General Hospital (Data Core)

Data Manager

Nader Daoud, CCRP

Massachusetts General Hospital (Coordinating Center)

Project Manager

Julianna Gerold

Massachusetts General Hospital (Coordinating Center)

Clinical Research Coordinator

Shadi Yaghi, MD

Brown University – Rhode Island Hospital

Steering Committee Member

Christopher Mantell

Massachusetts General Hospital (Data Core)

Data Manager

Avia Abramovitz Fouks, MD

Massachusetts General Hospital (Coordinating Center)

Clinical/Research Fellow

Isabelle Levine

Massachusetts General Hospital (Coordinating Center)

Clinical Research Coordinator

Karl Helmer, PhD

Massachusetts General Hospital (Data Core)

Data Core Director

Brian Le

Massachusetts General Hospital (Data Core)

Data Manager