Title Senior Lecturer on Neurology, Part-time Institution Massachusetts General Hospital Address Massachusetts General Hospital Neurology, ACC720 55 Fruit St Boston MA 02114
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Overview
Dr. Schwamm graduated with a degree in Philosophy from Harvard College in 1985, and from Harvard Medical School in 1991. He completed his neurology residency and subsequent Neurocritical Care and Vascular Neurology fellowships at Massachusetts General Hospital in 1996 and then joined the faculty. He is Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School and holds the C. Miller Fisher Chair in Vascular Neurology at MGH, where he is also Executive Vice Chairman of Neurology and Director of the Center for TeleHealth. He leads all systemwide virtual care (telehealth) activities for the Mass General Brigham Health System as Vice President of Virtual Care under the Chief Digital Health Officer. He is board certified in Neurology, Vascular Neurology and Neurocritical Care, and is a Fellow of the American Heart Association and American Neurological Association. Clinically, he is a nationally recognized expert in all phases of stroke care. This includes (1) acute stroke treatment and new clinical and advanced imaging methods of selecting patients who will benefit from emergency stroke treatments; (2) stroke diagnosis and treatment, with an emphasis on determining the cause of stroke in the young including the contributions of patent foramen ovale (PFO), arterial dissection, blood clotting disorders and other unusual causes of stroke; and (3) stroke prevention, with an emphasis on how to achieve optimal cardiovascular health and reduce the risk of future stroke and other major vascular events.
He is the author of >400 peer-reviewed articles and has chaired many of the current practice guidelines for stroke and telehealth-enabled care delivery. He has received numerous awards for innovation, leadership and advocacy in the field of stroke. His pioneering work includes the development and dissemination of telemedicine-enabled stroke care (telestroke) and leadership of clinical care registries to improve stroke quality through the Get with the Guidelines Stroke program which monitors and improves stroke care at over 3000 US hospitals by tracking over 6 million stroke admissions to date. He has been widely recognized for his systemwide implementation of virtual care for over 11,000 providers across 12 hospitals in just 6 weeks during the COVID pandemic. His research has been funded by Harvard, MIT, NIH, CDC, and numerous federal agencies. He serves the AHA in numerous volunteer capacities and currently serves on the Board of Directors as chair of the American Stroke Association Advisory Committee. A full list of his peer-reviewed scientific publications can be found online (http://www.pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=schwamm+LH)
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R01AG062770
(XIAN, YING)
Apr 1, 2019 - Jan 31, 2024
Antiplatelet in Stroke: Safety and Effectiveness in Seniors (ASSESS)
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R01NS111952
(MEHROTRA, ATEEV)
Apr 1, 2019 - Jan 31, 2024
The Impact of Telestroke on Patterns of Care and Long-Term Outcomes
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U24NS107243
(SCHWAMM, LEE H)
Aug 1, 2018 - Jul 31, 2023
New England Regional Coordinating Center for the NINDS Stroke Trials Network
Role: Principal Investigator
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R-1609-35995
(Temel)
Dec 1, 2017 - Nov 30, 2022
Comparative Effectiveness of Early Integrated Telehealth Versus In-Person Palliative Care for Patients with Advanced Lung Cancer
Role Description: The long-term objective of this multi-center randomized trial is to compare two delivery models of early integrated palliative and oncology care.
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U10NS086729
(SCHWAMM, LEE H)
Sep 30, 2013 - Jul 31, 2018
New England Regional Coordinating Center for the NINDS Stroke Trials Network
Role: Principal Investigator
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U13DP001176
(SCHWAMM, LEE H)
Sep 30, 2007 - Sep 29, 2010
NORTHEAST CEREBROVASCULAR CONSORTIUM CONFERENCES
Role: Principal Investigator
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P50NS051343
(GREENBERG, STEVEN M)
Apr 1, 2005 - Jun 30, 2017
Specialized Programs of Translational Research in Acute Stroke at the Partners
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
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