Richard Leigh MD
Associate Professor of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MarylandRichard Leigh, MD, is an Associate Professor of Neurology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His research is focused on developing MRI-based tools to better understand, manage and treat diseases that occur at the interface of the brain and the systemic circulation. This includes acute stroke triage, malignant edema assessment, primary and secondary intracranial hemorrhage, post-stroke inflammation, and chronic cerebral small vessel disease. He has a particular interest in the blood-brain barrier and its role in the pathogenesis and progression of cerebrovascular disease.
Disclosures
Dr. Leigh has no relevant disclosures.Recent Contributions to PracticeUpdate:
- Evolution of Blood–Brain Barrier Permeability Changes After Stroke and Its Implications on Clinical Outcomes
- Time to Endovascular Treatment and Outcome in Acute Ischemic Stroke
- Course of Total Mismatch and Predictors for Tissue Infarction
- CT Perfusion Imprecisely Estimates Infarct Size in Acute Stroke Patients
- Thrombolysis Absent Arterial Occlusion in Ischemic Stroke