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Sam Zaidat, MDSam Zaidat, MD

Director, Neurointerventional Program
Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery

Specialty: Adult Neurology

Areas of Expertise:

  • Acute Stroke Therapy
  • Arterial Venous Malformation of the Brain & Spine
  • Brain Aneurysm
  • Carotid Artery Disease
  • Endovascular Neurosurgery
  • Interventional Neuroradiology
  • Intracranial Angioplasty and Stenting
  • Pre-Operative Embolization of Head, Neck & Spine Tumors
  • Stroke, Cerebral Aneurysms and Brain Hemorrhage
  • Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT)
  • Kyphoplasty

Education:

  • Doctor of Medicine, University of Jordan, Amman, 1993
  • Master of Science, Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 2003 

Training:

  • Internship, Internal Medicine & Emergency Rotation, University Hospital, Amman, Jordan, 1993-1994
  • Residency, Internal Medicine, Seton Hall University, St. Joseph Hospital, South Orange, NJ, 1994-1995
  • Residency, Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio, USA, 1995-1998
  • Fellowship, Cerebrovascular Disease and Neurocritical Care, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 1998-2000
  • Fellowship, Neurointerventional, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 2003-2005

Brief Clinical/Research Interest Statement:

  • Stroke clinical outcome research.
  • Stroke and neurovascular Clinical trials.

Publications:

Articles

  1. Zaidat OO, Tolbert, M, Smith TP, Alexander MJ. Primary Endovascular Clot-Retrieval and Balloon Angioplasty of Basilar Artery Occlusion. Pediatric Neurosurgery. 2005 [in press]
  2. Zaidat OO, Suarez JI, Hedrick D, Redline S, Schluchter M, Landis DM, Hoit B. Reproducibility of transesophageal echocardiography in evaluating aortic atheroma in stroke patients. Echocardiography. 22(4):326-30, April 2005.
  3. Zaidat OO, Suarez JI, Sunshine JL, Tarr RW, Alexander MJ, Smith TP, Enterline DS, Selman WR, Landis DM. Thrombolytic therapy of acute ischemic stroke: correlation of angiographic recanalization with clinical outcome. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 26(4):880-4, April of 2005.
  4. Zaidat OO, Slivka AP, Mohammad Y, Graffagnino C, Smith TP, Enterline DS, Christoforidis GA, Alexander MJ, Landis DM, Suarez JI. Intra-Arterial Thrombolytic Therapy in Peri-Coronary Angiography Ischemic Stroke. Stroke. [Epub ahead of print] March 2005.
  5. Qureshi AI, Mohammad YM, Yahia AM, Suarez JI, Siddiqui AM, Kirmani JF, Suri MF, Kolb J, Zaidat OO. A prospective multicenter study to evaluate the feasibility and safety of aggressive antihypertensive treatment in patients with acute intracerebral hemorrhage. J Intensive Care Med.;20(1):34-42, Jan-Feb 2005.
  6. Suarez JI, Zaidat OO, Suri MF, Feen ES, Lynch G, Hickman J, Georgiadis A, Selman WR. Length of stay and mortality in neurocritically ill patients: impact of a specialized neurocritical care team. Crit Care Med. 32(11):2311-2317. November of 2004.
  7. Zaidat OO, Derwenskus J, Suarez JI, Selman WR. Partially thrombosed aneurysm and stroke. Neurology. 12;63(7):1285. October of 2004.
  8. Leigh R, Zaidat OO, Suri MF, Lynch G, Sundararajan S, Sunshine JL, Tarr R, Selman W, Landis DM, Suarez JI. Predictors of hyperacute clinical worsening in ischemic stroke patients receiving thrombolytic therapy. Stroke. 35(8):1903-7. August 2004.
  9. Ubogu EE, Verrees MA, Sunshine JL, Zaidat OO. Clinical and radiological features of symptomatic cerebral perfusion failure due to carotid artery occlusion surgically corrected by extracranialintracranial bypass surgery. J Neurol. 251(5):613-616, May 2004.
  10. Zaidat OO. Migraine as a risk factor for subclinical brain lesions. JAMA 5;291(17):2072; author reply 2072-2073. 2004 May.
  11. Zaidat OO, Alexander, MJ, Suarez JI, Tarr RW, Selman WR, Enterline DS, Smith TP. Early Carotid Artery Stenting and Angioplasty in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke. Neurosurgery 55(6):1237-1243, December 2004.
  12. Suarez JI, Shannon L, Zaidat OO, Suri MF, Singh G, Lynch G, Selman WR. Effect of human albumin administration on clinical outcome and hospital cost in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage. J Neurosurg. 100:585-590. Editorial and response pages 581-582.April 2004.
  13. Ubogu EE, Zaidat OO. Clinical outcome and prognosis in vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia diagnosed by magnetic resonance angiography. A retrospective cohort study. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry 75(1):22-6, January 2004.
  14. Zaidat OO, Zahuranec DB, Ubogu EE, Fernandes-Filho JA, Suarez JI, Sunshine JL, Tarr R, Landis MDD, Selman WR, Nour S. Long-Term Outcome of Asymptomatic Middle Cerebral Artery Stenosis Identified on Magnetic Resonance Angiography: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Neuroradiology 46(1):49-53 January 2004.
  15. Zaidat OO, Suarez JI, Concepcion Santillan, Sunshine JL, Tarr R, Landis MDD, Selman WR. Intrarterial and Combined Intravenouns and intra-arterial thrombolytic therapy for distal carotid artery occlusion. Stroke 33: 1828-1833, July of 2002.
  16. Qureshi AI, M. Suri MFK, Ziai WC, Yahia AM, Mohammad M, Sen S, Agarwal P, Zaidat OO, Suarez JI, Wityk RJ. Stroke free survival and its determinants in patients with symptomatic vertebrobasilar stenosis. A multicenter study. Neurosurgery 52(5):1033-9; discussion 1039-40. May of 2003.
  17. Ubogu EE, Zaidat OO. Rectus sheath hematoma complicating percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy. Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 12(6):430-432. Dec of 2002
  18. Qureshi AI, Saad M, Zaidat OO, Suarez JI, Alexander MJ, Suri MFK, Ali Z, Hopkins NL. Intracerebral hemorrhages associated with neurointerventional procedures using a combination of antithrombotic agents including abciximab. Stroke. 33: 1916-1919. July of 2002.
  19. Qureshi AI, Suarez JI, Yahia AM, Mohammad Y, Uzun G, Suri MFK, Zaidat OO, Ayata C, Ali Z, Wityk RJ. Timing of neurological deterioration in massive middle cerebral artery infarction. A multi-center review. Crit Care Med 31(1):272-7. Jan of 2003.
  20. Zaidat OO, Ruff LR. Treatment of Spinal Epidural Metastasis Improved Survival and Functional Outcome. Neurology. Vol. 58(9): 1360-1366. May of 2002.
  21. Zaidat OO, Ubogu EE. Otalgia as the Sole Presentation of Subdural Hematoma. Journal of Otolaryngology. Vol 23(3): 177-180. May-June of 2002.
  22. Ubogu EE, Lerner A, Zaidat OO. Recurrent Transient Ischemic Attacks as the Initial Manifestation of Type A Aortic Dissection. Annals Of Vascular Surgery. 16(5): 676-678. September of 2002.
  23. Suarez JI, Zaidat OO, Sunshine JL, Tarr R, Selman WR, Landis MDD. Endovascular administration after intravenous infusion of thrombolytic agents for the treatment of patients with acute ischemic strokes. Neurosurgery. 50(2): 251-259; discussion 259-260. February of 2002.
  24. Zaidat OO, Filho JAF, Singh G, Suarez JI. Carotid Artery Dissection Treated With Thrombolytic Therapy. Brasilian Archives of neuropsychiatry; 59(4): 936-938. December of 2001
  25. Sunshine JL, Bambakidis N, Tarr RW, Lanzieri CF, Zaidat OO, Suarez JI, Landis DM, Selman WR. Benefits of perfusion mr imaging relative to diffusion mr imaging in the diagnosis and treatment of hyperacute stroke. AJNR Am J Neuroradiology. 22(5): 915-21, May of 2001.
  26. Ubogo E, Zaidat OO, Suarez JI. Acute Motor-Sensory Axonal Neuropathy Associated with Active Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Anticardiolipin Antibodies. J Clin Rheumatology ; 7: 326-331, October of 2001.
  27. Ubogu EE, Chase CM, Verees MA, Metzeger AK, Zaidat OO. Cervicomedullary Junction Compression Caused by Vertebral Artery Dolichoectasia and Requiring Surgical Treatment. J Neurosurgery ; 96:140-143. January of 2001.
  28. Chalela JA, Katzan I, Liebeskind DS, Rasmussen P, Zaidat OO, Suarez JI, Chiu D, Klucznick RP, Jauch E, Cucchiara BL, Saver J, Kasner SE. Safety of Intra-Arterial Thrombolysis in the Postoperative Period. Stroke. 32(6): 1365-1369, June of 2001.
  29. Zaidat OO, Frank JI. Vertebral Dissection with Amphetamine Use. Journal of stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. Vol. 10, No. 1: pp 27-29. January of 2001.
  30. Zaidat OO, Suarez JI. Computed Tomography for Predicting Complications of Lumbar Puncture. JAMA. 23;283(8):1004, February of 2000.
  31. Zaidat OO, Werz MA, Landis DMD, Selman WR. Orthostatic Limb Shaking from Carotid Hypoperfusion. Neurology, 53(3):650-651, August of 1999.
  32. Zaidat OO, Kaminski HJ, Berenson F, Katirji B. Neuromuscular Transmission Defect Caused by Carbamazepine. Muscle & Nerve. 22:1293-1296, September of 1999.
  33. Suarez JI. Sunshine JL, Tarr RW, Zaidat OO, Selman WR, Kernich C, Landis DMD. Predictors of Clinical Improvement, Angiographic Recanalization and Intracranial Hemorrhage after Intra-arterial Thrombolysis for Acute Ischemic Stroke. Stroke;30(10):2094-2100, 1999.
  34. Kori AA, Robin NH, Jacobs JB, Erchul DM, Zaidat OO, Remler BF, Averbuch-Heller L, Dell'Osso LF, Leigh RJ, Zinn AB. Pendular Nystagmus in Patients with Peroxisomal Assembly Disorder. Arch Neurol 55(4):554-558, 1998.

Books

  1. Zaidat OO, Lerner A, (eds). THE LITTLE BLACK BOOK OF NEUROLOGY. Fourth edition, 2002, Mosby publishing company. Pennsylvania, USA.
  2. Zaidat OO, Lerner A, (eds). THE LITTLE BLACK BOOK OF NEUROLOGY. Fifth edition, 2006, Mosby publishing company. Pennsylvania, USA [in press].
  3. Zaidat OO (ed): ENDOVASCUALR ISCHEMIC STROKE THERAPY: Medical and Endovascular Therapy of Ischemic Stroke; Carotid and Intracranial Stenting. Humana Press. Inc, Totowa, NJ, USA. 2006. [In Press].

Book Chapters

  1. Zaidat OO, Alexander MJ. Endovascular Treatment of Pediatric Spinal Arteriovenous Malformation. In: Pediatric Neurovascular Disease : Surgical, Endovascular, And Medical Management. Alexander MJ and Spetzler RF (editors) New York : Thieme, ISBN: 1588903680, c2006.
  2. Zaidat OO, Alexander MJ. Endovascular Treatment of Pediatric Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation. In: Pediatric Neurovascular Disease : Surgical, Endovascular, And Medical Management. Alexander MJ and Spetzler R (editors) New York : Thieme, ISBN: 1588903680, c2006.
  3. Zaidat OO, Alexander MJ. Future Directions of Endovascular Neurosurgery. In: Future Direction in Neurosurgery By Dennis Turner (editor), Frontier in Neuroscience Series CRC Press, August 2004.
  4. Zaidat OO, Suarez JI. Chapter 14 (pp 181-197): Geriatric Neurosurgical Critical Care, In: Geriatric Neurosurgery, edited by: Warren R. Selman, M.D and Edward C. Benzel, M.D. The American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) publications 2000.
  5. Zaidat OO, Kaminski HJ, Ruff RL. Chapter 12 (pp 363-391): Endocrine and Toxic Myopathy, In: Muscles Diseases Anthony H.V. Schapira/Robert C. Griggs (editors). Butterworth-Heinemann Publishing Co, Woburn, MA, USA 2000.
  6. Zaidat OO, Hejal R, Suarez JI. Chapter 21 (pp 384 – 401): Critical and Respiratory Care in Neuromuscular Diseases. In: Neuromuscular Disorders in Clinical Practice, edited by Bashar Katirji, Henry J. Kaminski, David C. Preston, Robert L. Ruff, and Barbara E. Shapiro. Butterworth Heinemann Publishing Co, Woburn, MA, USA 2002.
  7. Georgiadis AL, Geocadin RG, Suarez JI, Zaidat OO. Chapter 16 (pp 301 – 315): Coma and Brain Death. In Critical Care Neurology and Neurosurgery. Suarez JI (editor) Humana Press Inc, Totowa, NJ, USA. 2004. ISBN: 1-59259-660-6
  8. Derwenskus J, Zaidat OO. Chapter 23 (pp 417 – 433): Spinal Cord Injury and Related Diseases. In Critical Care Neurology and Neurosurgery. Suarez JI (editor) Humana Press Inc, Totowa, NJ, USA. 2004. ISBN: 1-59259-660-6
  9. Feen E, Zaidat OO, Suarez JI. Chapter 10 (pp 320 – 405): Neurocritical Care. In: Neurology in Clinical Practice, Fourth Edition, by Walter G. Bradly, DM, FRCP; Robert B. Daroff, MD; Gerald Fenichel, MD; and Joseph Jankovic, MD (editors). Butterworth-Heinemann Publishing Co, Woburn, MA, USA 2004. ISBN:0750674695.
  10. Zaidat OO, Suarez JI. Chapter 18 (pp 283 – 295): Intensive Care Management In the Neurocritical Care Unit. In: Text Book of Neurological surgery: Principle and Practice. H. Hunt Batjer and Christopher M. Loftus (editors). Lippincott William and Wilkins. Philadelphia, USA 2003.
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