Neuroendovascular Fellow
Muhammad Zeeshan Memon MD, is a senior endovascular fellow at the Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital New Jersey. He received his medical degree from The Aga Khan University, Pakistan. He then worked as a research fellow with Dr. Adnan Qureshi at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Memon pursued his neurology residency at George Washington University Hospital, Washington DC where he also served as chief resident. This was followed by a Vascular neurology fellowship at the University of Miami and neurointerventional surgery fellowship at the University of Maryland. His primary research interest is in acute stroke treatments and imaging, intracranial atherosclerosis, and management of arteriovenous malformations. He has presented his research work at multiple national and international fora’s and published scientific manuscripts in stroke, Journal of neurosurgery and neuroradiology journals, and authored book chapters. In addition, he contributes blogs highlighting the latest happenings in the field of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases based on recently published Stroke articles and pulse coverage of conferences under the auspices of American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Apart from his day job, he likes to watch and play cricket and soccer, listen, and play music and involved in political and social activism.
Selected Publications
- Memon, M.Z., Kushnirsky, M., Brunet, M.C. et al. Mechanical thrombectomy in isolated large vessel posterior cerebral artery occlusions. Neuroradiology (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00234-020-02505-w
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Memon, M.Z., Natarajan, S.K., Sharma, J., et al. Safety and feasibility of intraarterial eptifibatide as a revascularization tool in acute ischemic stroke. J Neurosurg. 2011;114(4):1008-1013. doi:10.3171/2010.8.JNS10318
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Georgiadis, A.L., Memon, M.Z., Shah, Q.A., et al. Intra-arterial tenecteplase for treatment of acute ischemic stroke: feasibility and comparative outcomes. J Neuroimaging. 2012;22(3):249-254. doi:10.1111/j.1552-6569.2011.00628.x
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Khatri, R., Memon, M.Z., Zacharatos, H., et al. Impact of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty for treatment of cerebral vasospasm on subarachnoid hemorrhage patient outcomes. Neurocrit Care. 2011;15(1):28-33. doi:10.1007/s12028-010-9499-y
- Hassan, A.E., Memon, M.Z., Georgiadis, A.L., et al. Safety and tolerability of high-intensity anticoagulation with bivalirudin during neuroendovascular procedures. Neurocritical Care. 2011 Aug;15(1):96-100. DOI: 10.1007/s12028-010-9421-7.