Pitchaiah Mandava, M.D., Ph.D., MSEE

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Meet ROSA: Robot guides brain surgery at Houston VA - VAntage Point Nov. 9, 2021
Houston VA surgeons successfully complete VA's first use of ROSA, a minimally invasive robotic device, on an Army Veteran from Oklahoma.
Mandava joins Fulbright Specialist program Aug. 24, 2018
The Fulbright Specialist Program promotes long-term academic and professional linkages between individuals and institutions in the U.S. and participating countries abroad.
Low-dose abciximab promising in patients with large-vessel posterior stroke who are ineligible for tPA: presented at ICS Feb. 12, 2015
Low-dose abciximab appears to be a safe and effective treatment for patients who have had posterior circulation strokes and present for treatment outside the window of eligibility for intravenous (IV) tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), according to a study presented at the 2015 International Stroke Conference (ISC).
VA study questions assumptions behind wide-spread adoption of intra-arterial treatments for stroke June 22, 2007
Researchers at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC) have found medical treatment for stroke seems overall to be just as effective as more invasive procedures using intra-arterial catheters.