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Research output per year
Personal profile
Research interests
Dr. Lakshmi Shankar’s clinical research focuses on improving care delivery to pregnant women who have neurological illness. She is also involved in mentoring resident quality improvement projects to improve residents’ understanding and documentation of stroke types.
Teaching and educational interests
Dr. Lakshmi Shankar has a strong interest in the education of medical students, residents, fellows and advanced practice providers, with a focus on stroke, evidence-based medicine and women's neurology.
Clinical interests
Dr. Lakshmi Shankar is a fellowship-trained vascular neurologist and faculty member at Penn State Health's comprehensive stroke center. Her clinical interests include stroke prevention, acute management of stroke in the emergency department and hospitalized patients, telestroke consultation and stroke recovery and rehabilitation. She has a strong interest in stroke care of women and gender minorities.
Her other clinical interests include the treatment of less-common strokes, including central nervous system vasculitis, cervical artery dissection, reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome, cryptogenic stroke and cerebral venous sinus thrombosis.
Professional information
Board-certified in neuroimaging, American Society of Neuroimaging, 2014 (recertified in 2017)
Board-certified in vascular neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2014
Board-certified in neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2013
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Neurology, Fellowship, Cleveland Clinic
2013 → 2014
Neurology, Residency, University of Toledo
2009 → 2013
MBBS, University of Chennai Stanley Medical College
2001 → 2007
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Research output
- 9 Article
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Penumbral imaging and functional outcome in patients with anterior circulation ischaemic stroke treated with endovascular thrombectomy versus medical therapy: a meta-analysis of individual patient-level data
HERMES collaborators, Jan 1 2019, In: The Lancet Neurology. 18, 1, p. 46-55 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access305 Scopus citations -
Effect of general anaesthesia on functional outcome in patients with anterior circulation ischaemic stroke having endovascular thrombectomy versus standard care: a meta-analysis of individual patient data
HERMES collaborators, Jan 1 2018, In: The Lancet Neurology. 17, 1, p. 47-53 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access197 Scopus citations -
Imaging features and safety and efficacy of endovascular stroke treatment: a meta-analysis of individual patient-level data
on behalf of the HERMES collaborators, Oct 1 2018, In: The Lancet Neurology. 17, 10, p. 895-904 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access306 Scopus citations -
Inadvertent stent placement in the persistent hypoglossal artery: A case for caution
Rao, S. S., Shankar, L. & Rajamani, K., May 1 2018, In: Neurology India. 66, 3, p. 828-830 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evaluation of the Patient Health Questionnaire-2 as a Screening Tool for Depression during the Acute Stroke Admission
Shankar, L., Smith, N., Uchino, K., Thompson, N. R., Pozuelo, L. & Katzan, I. L., Nov 2017, In: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. 26, 11, p. 2519-2526 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
4 Scopus citations
Prizes
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Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching
Hussein, R. (Recipient), Stredny, E. (Recipient), Whitley, M. (Recipient), Mnatsakanyan, N. (Recipient), Raimundo, N. (Recipient), Zarnescu, D. (Recipient), Adams, N. (Recipient), Lanza, M. (Recipient), Kowalczyk, A. (Recipient), Travelute, C. (Recipient), Marco, C. (Recipient), Tondt, J. (Recipient), Anderson, A. (Recipient), Heron, C. (Recipient), Newman, R. (Recipient), Richard, D. (Recipient), Scartozzi, C. (Recipient), Dellasega, C. (Recipient), Akhtar, N. (Recipient), Albano-Aluquin, S. (Recipient), Chisty, A. (Recipient), Crook, T. (Recipient), Federici, E. H. (Recipient), Ingram, D. (Recipient), Lakshmanan, P. (Recipient), Mathew, A. (Recipient), Narayana, S. (Recipient), Prokop, A. (Recipient), Razjouyan, H. (Recipient), Tariq, A. (Recipient), Thompson, B. (Recipient), Thompson, E. (Recipient), Trivedi, N. (Recipient), Van Scoy, L. (Recipient), Wong, J. (Recipient), Allie, S. R. (Recipient), Browning, K. (Recipient), Evey, L. (Recipient), McLaughlin, P. (Recipient), Mamarabadi, M. (Recipient), Shankar, L. (Recipient), Bowie, E. (Recipient), Petfield, J. (Recipient), Whitaker, M. (Recipient), Aynardi, J. (Recipient), Allen, N. (Recipient), Cunningham, B. (Recipient), Gandhi, C. (Recipient), Jairath, B. (Recipient), Lutzkanin, K. M. (Recipient), Kerris, E. (Recipient), Nelson, A. (Recipient), Shook, J. (Recipient), Proctor, E. A. (Recipient), Raup-Konsavage, W. (Recipient), Romanoski, N. (Recipient), Graziane, J. (Recipient), Llorente, A. (Recipient), Nutting, S. (Recipient), Pinto, C. (Recipient), Yingst, J. (Recipient), Zhou, S. (Recipient), Mahase, S. (Recipient), Brian, P. (Recipient), Goldman, E. (Recipient), Maffie, J. (Recipient), Brahmbhatt, R. (Recipient), Fahy, A. (Recipient), Gish, J. (Recipient), Reed, M. F. (Recipient) & Tomasko, J. (Recipient), 2024
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