Dr. Gurol, a vascular neurologist and NIH-funded researcher at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, is an international expert on atrial fibrillation and cerebral small vessel diseases of the elderly such as cerebral amyloid angiopathy, conditions that increase the risk of both hemorrhagic and ischemic cerebral events in affected individuals. Dr. Gurol leads multicenter studies in ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke prevention, especially in atrial fibrillation patients. Dr. Gurol is the NeuroCardiology Section Editor of AHA’s Stroke journal, associate editor for the Journal of Stroke, the chair of World Stroke Organization’s task force on cerebral small vessel diseases and vascular cognitive impairment, and he published over 200 articles in high impact scientific journals.

Moderator of 1 Session

Session Type
Satellite Session
Date
28.10.2021, Thursday
Session Time
15:45 - 17:15
Room
WSC TV
Session Icon
Pre-Recorded with Live Q&A, WSC TV

Presenter of 2 Presentations

Global Pandemics Require a Global Taskforce: The Aims of the cSVD & VCI Taskforce in WSO

Session Type
Main Theme Symposium
Date
29.10.2021, Friday
Session Time
10:00 - 11:30
Room
MAIN THEME B
Lecture Time
10:00 - 10:17

The Role of the Neurologist in the Management of Neurocardiologic Conditions

Session Type
Satellite Session
Date
28.10.2021, Thursday
Session Time
15:45 - 17:15
Room
WSC TV
Lecture Time
15:45 - 16:02