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Steven Warach, M.D., Ph.D.

Education

M.D.
Harvard Medical School

Ph.D., Neuroscience and Psychology
Michigan State University

Residency/Fellowship

Residency, Neurology
Harvard-Longwood Neurology Training Program, Boston

Fellowship, MRI Research
Beth Israel Hospital, Boston

About

Steven Warach, M.D., Ph.D., is a graduate of Harvard Medical School and has led stroke clinical and research centers at Harvard, the National Institutes of Health and The University of Texas at Austin. Warach’s research introduced diffusion weighted, perfusion and penumbral MRI into clinical practice and also championed the concepts of optimal imaging targets for acute stroke treatment selection. Warach continues to research, publish and present cutting-edge findings. He has been interviewed to comment on the links between COVID-19 and strokes, and he most recently led the transition to tenecteplase as the local standard of care. Warach enjoys sharing his broad experience and his passion for research and discovery with Dell Med’s trainees.

Awards & Honors
  • David Shermann Lecture Award
    American Stroke Association