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Associate Professor, The Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery

Vice-Chair, Neuro Critical Care
Medical Director, Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit and
Neurosurgery Intermediate Care Unit

Education & Training

• Undergraduate Degree:
  Columbia University, New York, New York
• Medical Degree (basic):
  Ross University School of Medicine, Roseau, Commonwealth of Dominica
• Medical Degree (clinical):
  Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
• Internship:
  Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York
• Residency:
  Stony Brook University, State University of New York, Stony Brook, New York
• Fellowship in Neurocritical Care:
  Brigham and Women�s Hospital & Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

Board Certifications

• Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Neurology
• Diplomate, United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties, Neurocritical Care
• Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Stroke/Vascular Neurology

Specialties

• Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
• Intracerebral Hemorrhage
• Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury
• Acute management of Ischemic Stroke
• Therapeutic Hypothermia
• Status Epilepticus
• Encephalitis
• Neuromuscular Emergencies
• Neurological Emergencies
• Critical Care Medicine for Neurology and Neurosurgery

Selected Bibliography

• Ko SB, Lee Y, Bauer R, Lee D, Schmidt JM, Badjatia N, Mayer SA, Lee K. The Effect of Hemorrhage Volume on the Delayed Cerebral Ischemia and Functional Outcome after Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. International Stroke Conference, Los Angeles, 2011
• Ko SB, Schmidt, Badjatia N, Mayers SA, Lee K. Pressure Reactivity Index in Patients with Intracerebral Hemorrahge. 8th International Neurocritical Care Society Conference, San Francisco, CA, 2010
• Szeder V, Dhamoon M, Ortega-Gutierrez S, Deb-Sen R, Haberfeld E, Linares G, Choi A, Lay C, Kapinos G, Lee K, Schmidt M, Badjatia N, Claassen J, Mayer SA. Prior Antiplatelet Use Does Not Cause Worse Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. 8th International Neurocritical Care Society Conference, San Francisco, CA, 2010
• Graffanino C, Bergese S, Laponte M, Lazaridis C, Lee K, Love J, Lynch G, Schneider D. Aggressive Blood Pressure Control with Clevidipine in Patients with Acute Intracerbral Hemorrhage is Rapid and Well Tolerated: The ACCELERATE Trial. International Stroke Conference. Los Angeles, CA, 2011
• Claassen J, Perotte J, Albers D, Schmidt JM, Tu B, Badjatia N, Lee K, Mayer SA, Connolly ES, Hirsch LJ, Hripcsak G. Electrographic Seizures after Subarachnoid Hemorrhage lead to Derangement of Brain Homeostatis in Humans. 9th International Neurocritical Care Society Conference, Montreal, Canada, 2011
• Ortega-Gutierrez S, Thomas L, Lantigua H, Carpenter A, Badjatia N, Claassen J, Lee K, Mayer SA, Schmidt MJ, Li M, Connolly ES, Petersen N, Lesch C. Efficacy and Safety of Nicardipine and Labetalol Infusion for Blood Pressure Management in Patients with ICH and SAH. 9th International Neurocritical Care Society Conference, Montreal, Canada, 2011
• Helbok R, Parikh G, Lantigua H, Beer R, Till V, Pfausler B, Schmutzhard E, Hong B, Chen JF, Schmidt JM, Connolly ES, Lee K, Badjatia N, Mayer SA, Claassen J. Resolution of Global Cerebral Edema after Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A multicenter study. 9th International Neurocritical Care Society Conference, Montreal, Canada, 2011
• Choi HA, Kim J, Ko SB, Langua H, Carpenter A, Karinja S, Schmidt JM , Claassen J, Mayer SA, Lee K, Badjatia N. Fluid Balance during Targeted Temperature Management Predicts in-hospital Mortality in Patients with Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. 9th International Neurocritical Care Society Conference, Montreal, Canada, 2011
• Agarwal S, Lantigua H, Shao B, Claassen J, Mayer SA, Schmidt JM, Lee K, Connolly ES, Badjatia N. Diagnostic Yield of MR-Cervical Spine Imaging an Second-Look Subtraction Angiography in Spontaneous Subarachnoid Hemorrhage with unknown source. 9th International Neurocritical Care Society Conference, Montreal, Canada, 2011
• Ortega Gutierrez S, Li M, Schmidt JM, Czeisler B, Szeder1 , Cheung S, Claassen J, Badjatia N, Lee K, Lantigua H, Connolly ES, Mayer SA. Increased Vulnerability to Secondary Injury During Rewarming after Cardiac Arrest. 9th International Neurocritical Care Society Conference, Montreal, Canada, 2011
• Ko SB, Choi HA, Helbok R, Schmidt JM, Badjatia N, Claassen J, Connolly ES, Mayer SA, Lee K. Acute Effects of Intrathecal Nicardipine on Cerebral Hemodynamics. 9th International Neurocritical Care Society Conference, Montreal, Canada, 2011
• Schmidt JM, Sow D, Choi HA, Glazer S, Lee K, Connolly ES, Claassen J, Mayer SA, Hripcsak G, Elkind M, Badjatia N. Heart Rate Variability is Associated with Inflammation-Related Factors after SAH. 9th International Neurocritical Care Society Conference, Montreal, Canada, 2011
• Parikh G, Claassen J, Lantigua H, Beer R, Vill V, Pfausler B, Rhomberg P, Broessner G, Lackner P, Hing B, Chen JF, Schmidt MJ, Connolly ES, Lee K, Badjatia N, Mayer SA, Schmutzhard E, Helbok R. Imaging Phenotype of Global Cerebral Edema after Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. 9th International Neurocritical Care Society Conference, Montreal, Canada, 2011
• Fernandez A, Lesch C, Lantigua H, Shao B, Schmidt JM, Connolly ES, Lee K, Hirsch LJ, Mayer SA, Badjatia N, Claassen J. Treatment of Refractory Status Epilepticus with Low versus High Dose Midazolam Infusions. 9th International Neurocritical Care Society Conference, Montreal, Canada, 2011
• Lantigua H, Fernandez A, Lesch C, Shao B, Schmidt JM, Connolly ES, Lee K, Hirsch LJ, Badjatia N, Mayer SA, Claassen J. Suppression-Burst Pattern in Patients on Midazolam Infusion for Refractory Status Epilepticus. 9th International Neurocritical Care Society Conference, Montreal, Canada, 2011
• Lesch C, Lantigua H, Fernandez A, Shao B, Schmidt JM, Connolly ES, Lee K, Hirsch LJ, Mayer SA, Badjatia N, Claassen J. Safety of High Dose Midazolam Infusions for Refractory Status Epilepticus. 9th International Neurocritical Care Society Conference, Montreal, Canada, 2011
• Czeisler BM, Choi HA, Guo K, Bernstein P, Presciutti M, Lantigua H, Carpenter A, Zhang J, Ko SB, Schmidt JM, Claassen J, Mayer SA, Lee K, Connolly ES, Badjatia N. Patterns of Empiric Antibiotic Therapy for Suspected Ventriculostomy-Related Infections. 9th International Neurocritical Care Society Conference, Montreal, Canada, 2011
• Choi HA, Ko SB, Chen H, Gilmore E, Lee D, Claassen J, Mayer S, Schmidt JM, Lee K, Connolly ES, Paik M, Badjatia N. Acute Effects of Nimodipine on Cerebral Vasculature and Brain Metabolism. 9th International Neurocritical Care Society Conference, Montreal, Canada, 2011
• Ko SB, Choi HA, Parikh G, Schmidt JM, Lee K, Badjatia N, Claassen J, Connolly ES, Mayer SA. Continuous Estimation of Brain Water Content using Thermal Conductivity in Comatose Patients. 9th International Neurocritical Care Society Conference, Montreal, Canada, 2011
• May T, Monohan A, Carpenter A, Schmidt JM, Mayer SA, Claassen J, Lee K, Seder D, Badjatia N. Development of an Equation Estimating Resting Energy Expenditure after SAH. 9th International Neurocritical Care Society Conference, Montreal, Canada, 2011