Dr. Brorson is a neurologist specializing in vascular neurology, with over 25 years of patient care experience, as well as experience in basic and clinical research. His laboratory work focused on mechanisms of neuronal cell death pertinent to acute brain insults including ischemia, excitotoxicity, and metabolic derangements. His clinical interests focus on the treatment and prevention of stroke, and the management of diverse aspects of cerebrovascular disease, including carotid stenosis, intracranial arterial stenosis, intracranial aneurysms, hypercoagulable disorders, cerebral amyloid angiopathy, and stroke in the young. He has served as site PI for several clinical trials in secondary stroke prevention. Currently he is medical director of the University of Chicago Comprehensive Stroke Center, which cares for over 400 stroke patients annually.
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Postdoctoral Fellowship - Pharmacology & Physiology
1993
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Residency - Neurology
1989
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
MD - Medicine
1985
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
AB - Physics
1981
The Zoom RDL radial access system for neurointervention: An early single-center experience.
The Zoom RDL radial access system for neurointervention: An early single-center experience. J Neurointerv Surg. 2024 Feb 12; 16(3):266-271.
PMID: 37236781
The glymphatic system and cerebral small vessel disease.
The glymphatic system and cerebral small vessel disease. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2024 Mar; 33(3):107557.
PMID: 38198946
Intravenous cangrelor use for neuroendovascular procedures: a two-center experience and updated systematic review.
Intravenous cangrelor use for neuroendovascular procedures: a two-center experience and updated systematic review. Front Neurol. 2023; 14:1304599.
PMID: 38116108
Vulnerable and Stabilized States After Cerebral Ischemic Events: Implications of Kinetic Modeling in the SOCRATES, POINT, and THALES Trials.
Vulnerable and Stabilized States After Cerebral Ischemic Events: Implications of Kinetic Modeling in the SOCRATES, POINT, and THALES Trials. Neurology. 2023 Nov 27; 101(22):e2205-e2214.
PMID: 37857494
Endovascular Thrombectomy With or Without Thrombolysis for Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
Endovascular Thrombectomy With or Without Thrombolysis for Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Neurohospitalist. 2024 Jan; 14(1):23-33.
PMID: 38235037
Underlying intracranial atherosclerotic disease is associated with worse outcomes in acute large vessel occlusion undergoing endovascular thrombectomy.
Underlying intracranial atherosclerotic disease is associated with worse outcomes in acute large vessel occlusion undergoing endovascular thrombectomy. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2023 Aug; 32(8):107227.
PMID: 37437522
Real-World Outcomes for Basilar Artery Occlusion Thrombectomy With Mild Deficits: The National Inpatient Sample.
Real-World Outcomes for Basilar Artery Occlusion Thrombectomy With Mild Deficits: The National Inpatient Sample. Stroke. 2023 08; 54(8):2031-2039.
PMID: 37350272
Endovascular thrombectomy with or without thrombolysis bridging in patients with acute ischaemic stroke: protocol for a systematic review, meta-analysis of randomised trials and cost-effectiveness analysis.
Endovascular thrombectomy with or without thrombolysis bridging in patients with acute ischaemic stroke: protocol for a systematic review, meta-analysis of randomised trials and cost-effectiveness analysis. BMJ Open. 2023 06 12; 13(6):e064322.
PMID: 37308271
The Zoom RDL radial access system for neurointervention: An early single-center experience.
The Zoom RDL radial access system for neurointervention: An early single-center experience. J Neurointerv Surg. 2023 May 26.
PMID: 37236781
Predictors of very early stroke recurrence in the POINT trial population.
Predictors of very early stroke recurrence in the POINT trial population. BMC Neurol. 2022 May 14; 22(1):177.
PMID: 35568804
Doroghazi Clinical Teaching Award
University of Chicago
2019
Department Teaching Award
University of Chicago
2018
Senior Faculty Scholar in the Bucksbaum Institute for Clinical Excellence
University of Chicago
2017