UTMB’s Clear Lake and League City hospitals can provide
immediate stroke care with state-of-the-art imaging
capabilities and board certified specialists in stroke and
vascular neurology.
With the addition of Dr. Patrick Karas, a neurosurgeon who
joined UTMB in November 2021, the Clear Lake hospital provides 24/7
hemorrhagic stroke care. This means that the Primary Stroke Center
at the Clear Lake hospital is now Comprehensive Stroke capable.
“UTMB can provide care to all ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke
patients,” said Michelle Vu, UTMB Health Stroke Program manager.
“We are excited to expand the neuroscience services to this
community.”
Also, the nearby UTMB Health League City Campus Hospital has
neurology services available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. This
24/7 coverage began in October 2021.
EMS partners are welcome to check on the status of stroke patients
they bring to UTMB. “The stroke team is happy to provide feedback
and outcomes of all patients transferred to our facilities,” Vu said.
When UTMB opened the Clear Lake Campus in 2019 to serve the
growing, diverse and vibrant Bay Area community, it brought a topnotch
academic medical center to the area, enabling patients dealing
with the most complex health problems to get their care close to
home.
And as the neuroscience program expands, UTMB is adding
neurosurgeons who specialize in movement disorders and spinal
disorders.
“The goal is to give our patients and community the best and latest
care in neurosurgery,” said Dr. Peter Kan, Neurosurgery Chairman
at UTMB Health.
Dr. Anish Bhardwaj, the Neurology Chairman, along with Kan and
Dr. Hashem Shaltoni, the Stroke Program Medical Director, push for
excellence in neuroscience care.
They lead a team of highly experienced and specialized physicians
to provide the best care for patients. UTMB’s comprehensive
neuroscience care treats seizures, aneurysms, spinal disorders and
movement disorders. For additional information about UTMB
Health’s comprehensive stroke care team, visit https://utmb.us/6n5.