Nirav Bhatt, MD

  • Assistant Professor

Education & Training

  • Fellow, Jackson Memorial Hospital/University of Miami, Vascular Neurology
  • Resident, University of Miami, Neurology
  • Intern, University of Miami
  • MD, C.U. Shah Medical College, India

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Professional Organization Membership

  • American Academy of Neurology
  • American Heart Association/American Stroke Association
  • Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurologists

Honors & Awards

  • A.B. Baker Teacher Recognition, American Academy of Neurology, 2022
  • Distinguished Neurology Faculty in Teaching Award, Emory University, 2021
  • Friend of Neurology Award, Emory University School of Medicine, 2021
  • Educator Appreciation Day Recognition, Emory University School of Medicine, 2021
  • Doctor’s Day Recognition, Emory University School of Medicine, 2021
  • Neurology Faculty Teaching Award, Emory University School of Medicine, 2019
  • Friend of Neurology Award, Emory University School of Medicine, 2019
  • Fellow of the Year, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 2017-2018
  • Fellow in Training Travel Grant, American Heart Association, 2018
  • Dr. Gillian Gordon Perue Award for Best Presentation at 5th Annual Resident Research Day, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 2017
  • Dr. Edward Bass Professionalism Award, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 2016-2017
  • Neuro Intern of the Year Award for Excellence in Internal Medicine, University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, 2013-2014

Selected Recent Publications

Sharashidze V, Nogueira RG, Al-Bayati AR, Bhatt N, Nahab FB, Yun J, Allen JW, Frankel M, Haussen DC. Carotid Web Phenotype Is Uncommonly Associated With Classic Fibromuscular Dysplasia: A Retrospective Observational Study. Stroke. 2022 Feb;53(2):e33-e36. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.121.036188. Epub 2021 Dec 30. PMID: 34965739.

Bhatt NR, Backster A, Ido MS, Nogueira RG, Bayakly R, Wright DW, Frankel MR. Impact of Intravenous Alteplase Door-to-Needle Times on 2-Year Mortality in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke. Front Neurol. 2021 Oct 13;12:747185. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2021.747185. PMID: 34721274; PMCID: PMC8548610.

Rodrigues G, Barreira CM, Bouslama M, Haussen DC, Al-Bayati A, Pisani L, Liberato B, Bhatt N, Frankel MR, Nogueira RG. Automated Large Artery Occlusion Detection in Stroke: A Single-Center Validation Study of an Artificial Intelligence Algorithm. Cerebrovasc Dis. 2022;51(2):259-264. doi: 10.1159/000519125. Epub 2021 Oct 28. PMID: 34710872.

Al-Bayati AR, Haussen DC, Mohammaden MH, Pisani L, Bhatt N, Liberato B, Frankel MR, Nogueira RG. Blind exchange technique to facilitate large-bore aspiration catheter navigation during stroke thrombectomy. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2021 Sep;208:106873. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2021.106873. Epub 2021 Aug 5. PMID: 34388597.

Mohammaden MH, Haussen DC, Pisani L, Al-Bayati AR, Bianchi N, Liberato B, Bhatt N, Jillella D, Frankel MR, Nogueira RG. Lack of Reperfusion Rather Than Number of Passes Defines Futility in Stroke Thrombectomy: A Matched Case-Control Study. Stroke. 2021 Aug;52(9):2757-2763. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.120.033539. Epub 2021 Jun 15. PMID: 34126760.