We empower excellence in neurological emergency care as a division at the forefront of innovation, cutting edge research, education and clinical practice.
We’re one of the largest emergency medicine-based groups of stroke- and neurocritical care-trained physicians in the U.S., leading local, regional and national stroke care.
Leadership
Peter D. Panagos, MD, FACEP, FAHA
Chief, Division of Neurological Emergencies
Executive Vice Chair and Professor, Emergency Medicine & Neurology
Director of Neurovascular Emergencies
Co-Director, Washington University/Barnes-Jewish Hospital Stroke Network
“Our EM Faculty are national leaders in neurological emergency care and are always focused on the latest innovations and collaborative research. I am proud to lead this group to ensure excellent evidenced-based care for our patients and showcase our innovative work on behalf of the Department and School of Medicine.”
Education
Fellowship
Supported by the NIH StrokeNet program, our one-year fellowship is open to applicants seeking a career that includes clinical or translational research in stroke. As a fellow, you’ll develop close mentorship ties with an established investigator, receive at least 75% protected research time, pursue research training through the Institute for Clinical Research Education, work with StrokeNet and/or the Department of Emergency Medicine to develop a research plan, and generate preliminary data necessary to apply for additional scientist development training grants.
Clinical services
Our EM-trained specialists have additional expertise in neurology, neurosurgery, radiology and acute stroke/brain injury diagnosis, treatment and prevention. They provide cutting-edge rapid diagnosis and treatment in the early critical hours of brain injury, including ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke and traumatic brain injury, in the Barnes-Jewish Hospital Emergency Department (HASTE team) and to other community hospitals via the WashU Telestroke Service.
Research
As a division we’re committed to studying and improving existing therapies, generating new treatments, improving the delivery of acute neurological care utilizing evidenced-based care and novel therapies, and educating front line practitioners, including those providing pre-hospital care.
We do so by serving as principal investigators in numerous NIH and industry sponsored clinical trials and leading the local Regional Coordinating Center (RCC) NIH StrokeNet, conducting small and large clinical trials and research studies advancing acute stroke treatment, stroke prevention, and recovery and rehabilitation. This premier national network of 27 regional centers across the U.S. involves approximately 500 hospitals serving as the infrastructure and pipeline for exciting new potential treatments for patients with stroke and those at risk for stroke.
