Farah Fourcand, MD

Appointed
2023

Education & Fellowships

Fellowship - HMH JFK University Medical Center
Endovascular Surgical Neuroradiology
Edison, NJ United States
2023

Fellowship - HMH JFK University Medical Center
Neurocritical Care
Edison, NJ United States
2022

Fellowship - HMH JFK University Medical Center
Vascular Neurology
Edison, NJ United States
2020

Residency - Georgetown University Hospital
Neurology
Washington, DC United States
2019

Medical Education - FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
Miami, FL United States
2015

Undergraduate - University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL Miami-Dade (Archived)
2009

Additional Training

• Clinical Research Fellowship - National Institutes of Health
  NINDS Human Cortical Physiology and Stroke Neurorehabilitation
  Bethesda, MD USA 
  2019

Professional Highlights

• Research Publications
  
  Farah Fourcand, Danisette Torres, Thomas Snyder, Shrinjay Vyas, Brigitte Percival, Nancy Gadallah, Spozhmy Panezai, Haralabos Zacharatos, Siddhart Mehta, Jawad F. Kirmani. Abstract Number: LBA20 Platelet Function Inhibition is Superior With Ticagrelor With a Lower Incidence of Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology. 2023; 3:e12717.
   
  Farah Fourcand, Danisette Torres, Thomas Snyder, Shrinjay Vyas, Brigitte Percival, Nancy Gadallah, Sara Strauss, Spozhmy Panezai, Haralabos Zacharatos, Siddhart Mehta, Jawad F. Kirmani. Abstract Number: LBA21 Platelet Function Assays for Aspirin and Ticagrelor are More Reliable Compared With Clopidogrel. Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology. 2023; 3:e12718.
   
  Farah Fourcand, Abdallah Amireh, Sean Scarpiello, Brigitte Percival, Navid Tabibzadeh, Ayman Kirmani, Siddhart Mehta, Jawad F. Kirmani. Abstract Number: LBA8 Thin Cut Non-Contrast Computed Tomography for Periprocedural Planning: Thrombus Burden Assessment Prior to Mechanical Thrombectomy. Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology. 2023; 3:e12707.
   
  Farah Fourcand, Sindhu Sahito, Ch Hassan Ali, Elahe Marandi, Joshua Haimi, Ilya Dubinsky, Yong-Bum Song, Siddhart Mehta, Navid Tabibzadeh,  Nancy Gadallah, Spozhmy Panezai, Jawad F. Kirmani. Abstract Number: LBA19 Network-Wide Incidence of Intracranial Hemorrhage in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke Receiving Tenecteplase. Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology. 2023; 3:e12716.
   
  Farah Fourcand, Sean Scarpiello, Abdallah Amireh, Thomas Snyder, Shrinjay Vyas, Rudra Joshi, Ilya Dubinsky, Brigitte Percival, Haralabos Zacharatos,  Siddhart Mehta, Jawad F. Kirmani. Abstract Number: LBA7 Outcomes of Endovascular Thrombectomy Versus Medical Treatment in Ischemic Strokes Secondary to Medium Vessel Occlusion. Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology. 2023; 3:e12706.
  
  Ashish Kulhari, Farah Fourcand, Amrinder Singh, Haralabos Zacharatos, Siddhart Mehta, Jawad F. Kirmani. A Novel Case of Deep Temporal Artery (DTA) Embolization for Recurrent Subacute-Chronic Subdural Hematoma. Cureus. 2023. 15(4): e38164. doi: 10.7759/cureus.38164.
   
  Ashish Kulhari, Amrinder Singh, Farah Fourcand, Haralabos Zacharatos, Siddhart Mehta, Jawad F. Kirmani. Internal Carotid Artery Agenesis: A Rare Entity. Cureus. 2023. 15(3): e36640. doi:10.7759/cureus.36640.
   
  Ashish Kulhari, Farah Fourcand, Amrinder Singh, Haralabos Zacharatos, Siddhart Mehta, Jawad F. Kirmani. Retrieval of Migrated Coils From Distal Cerebral Vasculature Using Stent Retriever: A Case Series. Cureus. 2023. 15(4): e37213. doi:10.7759/cureus.37213.
  
  Sindhu Sahito, Farah Fourcand, Arifa Ghori, Hamidreza Abbasi, Zamir Singh, Rudra Joshi, Abdallah Amireh, Nancy Gadallah, Navid Tabibzadeh, Siddhart Mehta, Jawad F. Kirmani. Abstract Number: LBA14 Incidence of Intracranial Hemorrhage and Clinical Outcomes in Fast Versus Slow Progressors as Per ASPECTS. Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology. 2023; 3:e12711.
   
  Abdallah Amireh, Sean Scarpiello, Farah Fourcand, Joshua Haimi, Sokutay Bozkurt, Sindhu Sindhu, Navid Tabibzadeh, Nancy Gadallah, Siddhart Mehta,  Jawad F. Kirmani. Abstract Number: LBA12 Cortical Venous Thrombosis as Cause of Atypical Cortical Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology. 2023; 3:e12709.
   
  Sindhu Sahito, Nancy Gadallah, Farah Fourcand, Kashif Aziz, Ilya Dubinsky,  Yong-Bum Song, Navid Tabibzadeh, Siddhart Mehta, Spozhmy Panezai, Jawad F. Kirmani. Abstract Number: LBA16 Does Intracranial Hemorrhage Associated with Tenecteplase Occur Exclusively Within the Stroke Burden? Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology. 2023; 3:e12713.
   
  Abdallah Amireh, Hamidreza Abbasi, Solmaz Asnafi, Farah Fourcand, Brigitte Percival, Haralabos Zacharatos, Siddhart Mehta, Jawad F. Kirmani. Abstract Number: LBA13 Relationship Between Vertebral Artery Dominance and Incidence of Embolic Basilar Artery Occlusion. Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology. 2023; 3:e12710.
   
  Thomas Snyder, Farah Fourcand, Zamir Singh, Arifa Ghori, Nancy Gadallah, Ilya Dubinski, Spozhmy Panezai, Ayman Kirmani, Siddhart Mehta, Jawad F. Kirmani. Abstract TP13: Is Tenecteplase Associated Recanalization Dependent on Thrombus Length? Stroke. 2023; 54:ATP13. doi:10.1161/str.54.suppl_1.TP13.
   
  Thomas Snyder, Joshua Haimi, Farah Fourcand, Ch Hassan Ali, Ilya Dubinski, Yenna Le, Nancy Gadallah, Haralabos Zacharatos, Siddhart Mehta, Jawad F. Kirmani. Abstract TP10: Realtime Tenecteplase Recanalization Rates and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Medium Vessel Occlusion Stroke. Stroke. 2023; 54:ATP10. doi:10.1161/str.54.suppl_1.TP10.
   
  Abdallah Amireh, Thomas Snyder, Farah Fourcand, Sara Strauss, Muhammad Nagy, Hamidreza Abbasi, Elahe Marandi, Shrinjay Vyas, Rudra Joshi, Brigitte Percival, Haralabos Zacharatos, Siddhart Mehta, Jawad F. Kirmani. Abstract TP138: The Effect of Dominant Division Catheterization in Mechanical Thrombectomy on First Pass Effect and Clinical Outcome. Stroke. 2023; 54:ATP138. doi:10.1161/str.54.suppl_1.TP138.
   
  Thomas Snyder, Joshua Haimi, Farah Fourcand, Ch Hassan Ali, Ilya Dubinski, Yenna Le, Nancy Gadallah, Haralabos Zacharatos, Siddhart Mehta, Jawad F. Kirmani. Abstract TP10: Realtime Tenecteplase Recanalization Rates and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Medium Vessel Occlusion Stroke. Stroke. 2023; 54:ATP10. doi:10.1161/str.54.suppl_1.TP10.
   
  Phase 3 Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Intravenous BIIB093 (Glibenclamide) for Severe Cerebral Edema Following Large Hemispheric Infarction (CHARM). Sub-Investigator. ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02864953. July 2019 to June 2023.
   
  Tenecteplase in Stroke Patients Between 4.5 and 24 Hours (TIMELESS). Sub-Investigator. ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03785678. July 2019 to February 2023.
  The TESLA Trial: Thrombectomy for Emergent Salvage of Large Anterior Circulation Ischemic Stroke (TESLA). Sub-Investigator. ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03805308. July 2019 to February 2023.
  pRESET for Occlusive Stroke Treatment (PROST). Sub-Investigator. ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03994822. October 2019 to May 2022.
   
  Farah Fourcand, Hemal Patel, Sean Scarpiello, Muhammad Nagy, Siddhart Mehta, Haralabos Zacharatos, Jawad F. Kirmani. Abstract 1122-000150:
  Novel Ischemic Stroke Treatment Protocol for Salvageable Penumbra in Acute Small Vessel Disease. Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology. 2021; 1:e12186. doi: 10.1161/SVIN.01.suppl_1.000150S. 
   
  Farah Fourcand, Nancy Gadallah, Arifa Ghori, Danisette Torres, Abdallah Amireh, Haralabos Zacharatos, Siddhart Mehta, Jawad F. Kirmani. Abstract 1122-000198: Failure of Tenecteplase in Maintaining Collateral Circulation in Large Vessel Occlusion Strokes. Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology. 2021; 1:e12161. doi: 10.1161/SVIN.01.suppl_1.000198.
   
  Jawad F. Kirmani, Farah Fourcand, Nancy Gadallah, Arifa Ghori, Danisette Torres, Abdallah Amireh, Haralabos Zacharatos, Siddhart Mehta. Abstract 1122-00018: Is Neutrophilia a Risk Factor for Fast Stroke Progression in Large Vessel Occlusion? Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology. 2021; 1:e12214. doi: 10.1161/SVIN.01.suppl_1.000189.
   
  Sindhu Sahito, Hemal Patel, Nasar Ali, Teye Umanah, Siddhart Mehta,  Haralabos Zacharatos, Spozhmy Panezai, Farah Fourcand, Jawad F. Kirmani. Abstract 1122-000199: Real-World Bridging with Intra-Arterial Therapy is Safe After Tenecteplase in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke. Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology. 2021; e12192. doi: 10.1161/SVIN.01.suppl_1.000199.
   
  Nancy Gadallah, Danisette Torres, Arifa Ghori, Laura Suhan, Spozhmy Panezai, Siddhart Mehta, Farah Fourcand, Jawad F. Kirmani. Abstract 1122-000153: 
  Larger Functional Shunts are Associated with Greater Cerebrovascular Disease Burden. Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology. 2021; 1:e12087. doi: 10.1161/SVIN.01.suppl_1.000153.
   
  Abdallah Amireh, Muhammad Nagy, Hassan Ali, Siddhart Mehta, Haralabos Zacharatos, Farah Fourcand, Jawad F. Kirmani. Abstract 1122-000164: Peri-Embolization Use of Stent Retrievers as a Rescue Tool in Patients with Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology. 2021; 1:e12045. doi: 10.1161/SVIN.01.suppl_1.000164.
   
  Abdallah Amireh, Muhammad Nagy, Hassan Ali, Siddhart Mehta, Haralabos Zacharatos, Farah Fourcand, Jawad F. Kirmani. Abstract 1122-000171: Unusual Multicompartmental Intracranial Hemorrhage After Tenecteplase Administration. Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology. 2021; 1:e12100. doi: 10.1161/SVIN.01.suppl_1.000171.
   
  Abdallah Amireh, Muhammad Nagy, Hassan Ali, Siddhart Mehta, Haralabos Zacharatos, Farah Fourcand, Jawad F. Kirmani. Abstract 1122-000170: 
  Stent Retrievers Utilization in Endovascular Treatment of Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis. Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology. 2021; 1:e12053. doi: 10.1161/SVIN.01.suppl_1.000170.
   
  Brigitte Percival, Yenna Le, Nasar Ali, Sindhu Sahito, Abdallah Amireh, Laura Suhan, Spozhmy Panezai, Haralabos Zacharatos, Siddhart Mehta, Farah Fourcand, Jawad F. Kirmani. Abstract 1122-000194:  Incidence of Access Site Complications in Patients Receiving Tenecteplase as Bridging Therapy to Endovascular Treatment. Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology. 2021; 1:e12177. doi: 10.1161/SVIN.01.suppl_1.000194.
   
  Hydroxychloroquine as Chemoprevention for COVID-19 for High Risk Healthcare Workers. Study Director and Sub-Investigator. ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04345653. April 2020 to May 2021.
  Investigation of Neural Stem Cells in Ischemic Stroke (PISCES III). ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03629275. Sub-Investigator. July 2019 to March 2021.
   
  A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Potential Efficacy of LT3001 Drug Product in Subjects with AIS (LUMOSA). Sub-Investigator. ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04091945. January 2020 to March 2021.
   
  Farah Fourcand, Diana M. Barratt. How Educators Can Help Prevent False Brain Death Diagnoses. AMA Journal of Ethics. December 2020; 22(12): E1011-1020.
   
  Farah Fourcand, Ashish Kulhari, Siddhart Mehta, Haralabos Zacharatos, Amrinder Singh, Daniela Barbery, Azka Shaikh, Nishad Shaheid, Thomas Steineke, Jawad F. Kirmani. Virtual Reality Adds Value to Analysis of Aneurysms Post-Flow Diversion, Coiling, and Clipping. Journal of Neurology and Stroke. 2020; 10(6): 195-201.
   
  Sara J. Hussain, William Hayward, Farah Fourcand, Christoph Zrenner, Ulf Ziemann, Ethan R. Buch, Margaret K. Hayward, Leonardo G. Cohen. Phase-Dependent Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation of the Lesioned Hemisphere is Accurate After Stroke. Brain Stimulation. 2020; 13(5): 1354-1357.
   
  Ashish Kulhari, Ming He, Farah Fourcand, Amrinder Singh, Haralabos Zacharatos, Siddhart Mehta, Jawad F. Kirmani. Safety and Clinical Outcomes After Transverse Venous Sinus Stenting for Treatment of Refractory Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension: Single Center Experience. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Neurology. 2020; 11:1 (6-12). 
   
  Thomas Steineke, Azka Shaikh, Daniela Barbery, Ashish Kulhari, Farah Fourcand, Amrinder Singh, Daniel Ro, Haralabos Zacharatos, Siddhart Mehta, Jawad Kirmani. Validation of 360° Virtual Reality in Evaluating Aneurysms After Clipping. Neurosurgery. 2020; 67: Supplement 1. 
   
  Jawad F. Kirmani, Farah Fourcand, Ashish Kulhari, Amrinder Singh, Daniel Ro, Daniela Barbery, Azka Shaikh, Haralabos Zacharatos, Thomas Steineke, Siddhart Mehta. Abstract WP129: The HEAT Grading Scale as a Neurovascular Remodeling Based Score in Aneurysms Treated with Flow Diversion. Stroke. 2020; 51: AWP129.
   
  Ashish Kulhari, Amrinder Singh, Siddhart Mehta, Farah Fourcand, Jawad F. Kirmani, Haralabos Zacharatos. Abstract TP38: Efficacy of Middle Meningeal Artery Embolization for Chronic Subdural Hematoma. Stroke. 2020; 51: ATP38.
   
  Ashish Kulhari, Daniel Ro, Amrinder Singh, Farah Fourcand, Gurneel Kaur Dhanesar, Zinal Vyas, Haralabos Zacharatos, Siddhart Mehta, Jawad F. Kirmani. Abstract WP23: Is There Increased Incidence of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage With Use of Stentrievers in Distal Circulation? Stroke. 2020; 51: AWP23.
   
  Ali Nadhim, Jessalyn Wong, Divya Gupta, Laura Suhan, Michele Siegel, Sushanth Bhat, Sara Strauss, Farah Fourcand, Vanil Pandya. Abstract 1149: A Pilot Quality Improvement Study to Assess Whether Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure Support in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients with Sleep Disordered Breathing Can Improve Neurological Recovery During Acute Stroke Care. Sleep. 2020; 43(supplement): A438. 
   
  Diana M. Barratt, Jill Liebman, Farah Fourcand, Sheryl Strasser, Mark MacGowan, Diana Rodriguez, Hyder Tamton, Robert Coppola, Maryam Shakir, Shedrick Boren, Adnan Subei. Disclosure of Medical Errors in Stroke Patients: Development of a Simulation-Based Curriculum for Neurology Residents. Neurology. 2020; 94(supplement):784.
   
  Diana M. Barratt, Rebecca Martinez, Farah Fourcand, Liana P. Loughlin, Jill Liebman, Amparo Gutierrez, Marin Gillis, Maryam Shakir. Published Coma/Brain Death Simulation Utilized to Assess Neurology Residents and Medical Students. Journal of Hospital Ethics. 2019; 6(1):24. 
      
  Diana M. Barrett, Marin Gillis, Farah Fourcand, Rebecca Martinez, Liana Loughlin, Sheryl Strasser. Brain Death Simulation Improves Students' Assessment Skills. Medical Training Magazine (MEdSim Magazine). 2016; 5(1):33. 

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