Biography

Dr. Salman Farooq is an Assistant Professor of Neurology at McGovern Medical School, UTHealth Houston. His goal is to provide excellent clinical care to patients as well as provide quality education to the next generation of physicians. Dr. Farooq completed his neurology residency at Medical College of Wisconsin which was followed by a vascular neurology fellowship from UCLA in Los Angeles, CA.

Education

Medical Degree
Quaid-e-Azam Medical College, Pakistan
Residency
Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, WI
Fellowship
Vascular Neurology, University of California (UCLA) - Los Angeles, CA

Areas of Interest

Clinical Interests

  • Vascular Neurology
  • Inpatient Neurology
  • Critical Care Neurology
  • Tele-stroke / Tele-neurology

Research Interests

  • Vascular Neurology

Publications

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  1. National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale Correlates Well with Initial Intracerebral Hemorrhage Volume. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2022 Apr;31(4):106348. PMID: 35152129
  2. Safety and reliability of artificial CO2 augmentation method in comparison with standard apneic oxygenation method for brain death determination. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 2022 Mar 26;216:107219. PMID 35398792
  3. Concurrent SARS-CoV-2 Infection is Associated with Higher Rates of Death or Disability at 90 Days in Stroke Patients – Analysis from a US Comprehensive Stroke Center. J Vasc Interv Neurol. Vol.12, No. 2, pp. 51-62, Published December, 2021
  4. Use of Arterial Spin-Labeling in Patients with Aneurysmal Sub-arachnoid hemorrhage. J Vasc Interv Neurol. 2019 May;10(3):10-14. PMID: 31308864
  5. Fibrocartilaginous embolism: a comprehensive review of an under-studied cause of spinal cord infarction and proposed diagnostic criteria. The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine. 17 Dec 2015; pp. 1-9. PMID: 26833287