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

Karl Helmer, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital (Data Core)
Data Core Director

Kim E. Pena del Aguila
Massachusetts General Hospital (Coordinating Center)
Project Manager

Eric Smith, MD, MPH
University of Calgary – Hotchkiss Brain Institute
Steering Committee Member

Daniel Balentine
Massachusetts General Hospital (Data Core)
Data Analyst

Avia Abramovitz Fouks, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital (Coordinating Center)
Clinical/Research Fellow

Shadi Yaghi, MD
Brown University – Rhode Island Hospital
Steering Committee Member

Brian Le
Massachusetts General Hospital (Data Core)
Data Manager