Alexandra Czap, MD

Biography

Dr. Czap received her Bachelor of Science in physiology and neurobiology from the University of Connecticut Honors Program. She graduated from the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and completed neurology residency training at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. She completed fellowship training in vascular neurology while at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth.

While at the University of Connecticut, she served as co-principal investigator with Louise McCullough, MD, PhD, a nationally recognized physician-scientist and chair of the Department of Neurology at McGovern Medical School, where she was awarded a T32 Research Training Grant with the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Dr. Czap is the author of numerous peer-reviewed articles in journals such as Stroke, Journal of Neuroinflammation, Journal of Comparative Neurology, Biochemical Pharmacology, and Oncogene, and she has presented her research at national and international conferences. Her current research interests focus on the natural history and management of cerebrovascular disease and endovascular approaches in cancer. Dr. Czap is an active member of several societies, including the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology, Society for Neuro-Oncology, and the American Academy of Neurology.