Rahul Damani, M.D., M.P.H.

Associate Professor

(713) 798-8472

Email

rahul.damani@bcm.edu

Positions

Associate Professor: Neurology and Neurosurgery
Vascular Neurology & Neuro-Critical Care
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas, United States

Faculty: Space Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine

Program Director: Neurocritical Care Fellowship
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas, United States

Associate Program Director: Neurology Residency
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas, United States

Addresses

Baylor Neurology (Hospital): Baylor College of Medicine Medical Center
McNair Campus
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-2273
https://www.bcm.edu/healthcare/care-centers/neurology

Education

Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine: 06/2015 - Houston, Texas, United States; Neuro Critical Care

Residency at Wayne State University: 06/2013 - Detroit, Michigan, United States; Adult Neurology

Internship at Detroit Medical Center: 06/2010 - Detroit,, Michigan, United States

MPH from University of Texas: 04/2009 - Houston, Texas, United States; Health Promotion & Prevention

MBBS from C.U. Shah Medical College: 04/2006 - Surendranagar, India

Certifications

Neurocritical Care: United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties

Neurology: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Honors & Awards

Cristanne Wijman Young Investigator Award: Neuro Critical Care Society (NCS)

Minority Faculty Association Research Award: University of Texas

Faculty Teaching Award: Baylor College of Medicine

Top Reviewer for Neurocritical Care: Neurocritical Care Journal

Michigan Neurological Association Research Award: Michigan Neurological Association

Professional Interests

Acute Ischemic Stroke
Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Traumatic Brain Injury

Websites

ORCID

Comprehensive list of publications and presentations

Publons

Comprehensive list of review and editorial activity for journals.

VIICTR Publications List

Selected Publications

Damani RH, Anand S, Asgarisabet P, Bissell C, Savitz S, Suarez JI. " Regional Intervention of Stroke Care to Increase Thrombolytic Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke: The Southeast Texas Experience " Stroke. 2018 Jul 10;
Pubmed PMID: 29991653.
Damani R. " A brief history of acute stroke care. " Aging. 2018 Aug 29; 10 (8) : 1797-1798.
Pubmed PMID: 30157473.
Damani RH, Suarez JI. " Secondary Stroke Prevention in Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation. " Southern Medical Journal. 2016 Nov ; 11 : 721-29.
Pubmed PMID: 27812719.
Damani R, Suarez JI. " Management of Postoperative Hemorrhage (Chapter 46) " Management of the Neurosurgical Patient. M Kumar, . 2017 Apr 1; 1
Jafari M, Damani R. " Blood pressure variability and outcome after acute intracerebral hemorrhage " J Neurol Sci .. 2020 Jun ; 15 : 413.
Pubmed PMID: 32151850.
Marshall-Goebel K, Damani R, Bershad EM.. " Brain Physiological Response and Adaptation During Spaceflight. " Neurosurgery. 2019 Jun 19;
Pubmed PMID: 31215633.
Kansara A, Miller D, Damani R, Fuerst D, Silver B, Chaturvedi S. " Variability in carotid endarterectomy practice patterns within a metropolitan area " Stroke. 2012 ; 43 (11) : 3105-7.
Pubmed PMID: 22933589.
Kazmi O, Damani R. " Evolution of Blood Pressure Parameters in Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage " Austin Neurosurgery: Open Access. 2016 ; 3 (2) : 1051.
Jafari M, Di Napoli M, Lattanzi S, Mayer SA, Bachour S, Bershad EM, Damani R, Datta YH, Divani AA. " Serum magnesium level and hematoma expansion in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage. " J Neurol Sci.. 2019 Jan 16; 398 : 39-44.
Pubmed PMID: 30682519.
Venkatasubba Rao CP, Bershad EM, Calvillo E, Maldonado N, Damani R, Mandayam S, Suarez JI. " Real-time Noninvasive Monitoring of Intracranial Fluid Shifts During Dialysis Using Volumetric Integral Phase-Shift Spectroscopy (VIPS): A Proof-of-Concept Study " Neurocrit Care. 2018 Feb 28; 28 (1) : 117-126.
Pubmed PMID: 28547320.
Bershad EM, Anand A, DeSantis SM, Yang M, Tang RA, Calvillo E, Malkin-Gosdin L, Foroozan R, Damani R, Maldonado N, Gupta P, Tan B, Venkatasubba Rao CP, Suarez JI, Clark JB, Sutton JP, Donoviel D.. " Clinical Validation of a Transcranial Doppler Based Non-Invasive ICP Meter: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study. " World Neurosurgery. 2015 Dec ; 725-728.
Pubmed PMID: 26724629.
Kazmi O, Achi O, Damani R. " Full-dose thrombolysis for a right middle cerebral artery stroke after an acute aortic dissection " Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2018 Sep 5; 21 : 223-224.
Pubmed PMID: 30258267.
Damani R; Mayer S; Dhar R; Martin RH; Nyquist P; Olson DM; Mejia-Mantilla JH; Muehlschlegel S; Jauch EC; Mocco J; Mutoh T; Suarez JI. " Common Data Element for Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysm and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Recommendations from Assessments and Clinical Examination Workgroup/Subcommittee " Neurocritical Care. 2019 May 14;
Pubmed PMID: 31090013.
Desai A, Damani R. " Hyperosmolar therapy: A century of treating cerebral edema " Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2021 Jul ; 206
Pubmed PMID: 34045110.
Jafari M, Desai A, Damani R. " Blood pressure management after mechanical thrombectomy in stroke patients. " J Neurol Sci. 2020 Nov ; 15
Pubmed PMID: 32961389.
Escamilla-Ocañas CE, Venkatasubba Rao CP, Bershad E, Damani R.. " Temporal Relationship between Hyponatremia and Development of Cerebral Vasospasm in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Patients: A Retrospective Observational Study. " J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis.. 2020 Jun ;
Pubmed PMID: 32205028.
Jafari M, Katlowitz K, De la Garza C, Sellers A, Moore S, Hall H, Desai A, Singh V, Damani R.. " Impact of systemic inflammatory response syndrome on acute ischemic stroke patients treated with mechanical thrombectomy. " J Neurol Sci.. 2021 Nov ; 15
Pubmed PMID: 34547616.
Desai A, Escamilla-Ocanas C, Dilip D, Saber H, Damani R. " Risk of Stroke vs. Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Patients with Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. " J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis.. 2021 Apr ;
Pubmed PMID: 33578352.

Memberships

American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

Neurocritical Care Society (NCS)

American Stroke Association (ASA)

American Heart Association (AHA)

Association of Indian Neurologists in America (AINA)

Funding

Symptomatic Carotid Outcomes Registry (SCORE) Registry.: Grant funding from University of Maryland

Atrial Cardiopathy and Antithrombotic Drugs in Prevention after Cryptogenic Stroke (ARCADIA).: Grant funding from National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS

Utilization of Systematic Safety Checklists to Improve Neurointensive Care Unit: Grant funding from Baylor College of Medicine Accelerating Clinical Excellence (ACE)

Multimodal Evaluation of Spaceflight Participants Health (MESH) and Commercial Astronaut Data Repository (CADRE).: Grant funding from Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH)