James C. Grotta, M.D.

Professor of Neurology

Chairman, Department of Neurology
University of Texas Medical School at Houston

Director, Stroke Program
Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center

Contact Information:

• Phone: 713-500-7088
  
• Fax: 713-500-7019
  
• E-mail: James.C.Grotta@uth.tmc.edu

Board Certifications

• American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Neurology
• Certification in Vascular Neurology 2005

Education and Training:

• B.A., Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire
• M.D., University of Virginia School of Medicine
• Neurology Residency, University of Colorado
• Stroke Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital

Clinical Interests

• Treatment of Acute Stroke

Research Interests

• Therapeutic trials to enhance thrombolytic therapy using ultrasound and antithrombotics
• Neuroprotection using hypothermia and caffeinol
• Treatment of intracerebral hemorrhage
• Testing methods to expand effective stroke treatment and prevention through telemedicine and public education
• Study of the biological basis of pharmacologic intervention for global and focal ischemia in small animal models