Biography

Dr. Jerome Jeevarajan grew up in Clear Lake City, just outside of Houston, Texas. He graduated from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois with a degree in Biomedical Engineering. He then attended medical school at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, and then completed Neurology Residency at UTHealth Houston where he also served as chief resident from 2021 to 2022. Finally, he completed his Vascular Neurology Fellowship at UTHealth Houston in 2023. He is a clinician-scientist focused on the application of data science and brain imaging analysis to the care of patients with acute brain injuries, and he also loves to teach students and trainees. His hobbies outside of medicine include traveling to national parks, driving, and exploring restaurants with family and friends.

Education

Medical Degree (MD)
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center - Dallas, TX
Residency
Neurology, McGovern Medical School - Houston, TX
Fellowship
Vascular Neurology, McGovern Medical School - Houston, TX

Areas of Interest

Clinical Interests

  • Vascular Neurology
  • Inpatient Neurology

Research Interests

  • Vascular Neurology
  • Brain Imaging
  • Data Science
  • Machine Learning
  • Neuro-Cardiology

Publications

  1. Jeevarajan JA, Kim H, Tariq MB, Salazar Marioni S, Niktabe A, Abdelkhaleq R, McCullough L, Sheth SA. Endovascular stroke therapy for posterior circulation acute ischemic stroke has diminishing benefit with additional passes. Stroke Vasc Interv Neurol. 2023 Feb;00:e000663.
  2. Zha AM, Kamal H, Jeevarajan JA, Arevalo O, Zhu L, Ankrom CM, Bonfante-Mejia EE, Cossey TD, Wu TC, Barreto AD, Grotta JC, Jagolino-Cole AL. Non-contrast head CT-based thrombolysis for wake-up/unknown onset stroke is safe: a single-center study and meta-analysis. Int J Stroke. 2022 Mar; 17(3):354-361.
  3. Haque ME, Gabr RE, Hasan KM, George S, Arevalo OD, Zha A, Alderman S, Jeevarajan J, Mas MF, Zhang X, Satani N, Friedman ER, Sitton CW, Savitz S. Ongoing secondary degeneration of the limbic system in patients with ischemic stroke: a longitudinal MRI study. Front Neurol. 2019 Mar; 10:154.
  4. Goel R, Kofman I, Jeevarajan J, De Dios Y, Cohen HS, Bloomberg JJ, Mulavara AP. Using low levels of stochastic vestibular stimulation to improve balance function. PLoS One, 2015 Aug 21; 10(8):e0136335.