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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.

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M. Edip Gurol, MD, MSc

Massachusetts General Hospital (Coordinating Center)

Principal Investigator

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Alvin Das, MD

Massachusetts General Hospital (Coordinating Center)

Clinical/Research Fellow

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Karl Helmer, PhD

Massachusetts General Hospital (Data Core)

Data Core Director

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Kim E. Pena del Aguila

Massachusetts General Hospital (Coordinating Center)

Project Manager

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Eric Smith, MD, MPH

University of Calgary – Hotchkiss Brain Institute

Steering Committee Member

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Daniel Balentine

Massachusetts General Hospital (Data Core)

Data Analyst

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Avia Abramovitz Fouks, MD

Massachusetts General Hospital (Coordinating Center)

Clinical/Research Fellow

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Shadi Yaghi, MD

Brown University – Rhode Island Hospital

Steering Committee Member

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Brian Le

Massachusetts General Hospital (Data Core)

Data Manager

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