Christiana Hall

Dr. Christiana Hall, MD, MS, FNCS serves as Professor of Neurology with secondary appointment to Neurosurgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, where she joined in 2008. She currently holds the position of Chief of Service for Neurology at Parkland Hospital, one of the nation's largest public hospital systems. Dr. Hall previously served as Medical Director for the Neurocritical Care Unit at Parkland (2013-2018) and led the transition of neurological services into the new Parkland hospital facility in 2015.

Her clinical expertise spans Neurocritical Care and Vascular Neurology, with significant contributions to stroke systems development. Dr. Hall established the Neurocritical Fellowship program at UT Southwestern in 2009, achieving UCNS accreditation in its inaugural year, and directed the program for six years during its expansion to five fellows. She previously co-founded the REACH telestroke system at the Medical College of Georgia (2004-2008), one of the earliest effective models for rural stroke care.

• Medical College of Georgia (MD, 1995)
• Neurosurgery training: University of New Mexico (2 years)
• Neurology residency: Medical College of Georgia
• Neurocritical Care & Vascular Neurology fellowships: University of Texas at Houston

Dr. Hall's research program focuses on Intracerebral Hemorrhage and glucose regulation in critically ill neurological patients, with continuous investigation since her residency. She served as Principal Investigator for the landmark SHINE trial (U01 NS069498), a North American multi-site study demonstrating that glucose regulation to <180 mg/dL using subcutaneous insulin produced similar outcomes with less hypoglycemia risk compared to tighter control (<130 mg/dL). Her publication record shows consistent contributions to stroke pathophysiology, hemorrhagic transformation mechanisms, and telestroke implementation.

As an active leader in professional societies, Dr. Hall served eight years on the Neurocritical Care Society Board of Directors (including Executive Committee) and eleven years on its Research Committee, earning Fellowship status in 2013. Her work bridges clinical care, research innovation, and educational program development across multiple institutions.

• Fellow of the Neurocritical Care Society (2013)
• Board Certification: Neurocritical Care (UCNS)
• Board Certification: Neurology and Vascular Neurology (ABPN)

Dr. Hall has secured substantial research funding through NIH mechanisms including the SHINE trial and multiple ICH/SAH studies. She has mentored fellows through the Neurocritical Care Fellowship program she established and contributed to multicenter research networks including the Neurocritical Care Research Network (NCRN). Her leadership extends to designing the expansion of Neuro ICU beds and establishing comprehensive neuroscience facilities at Parkland Hospital.

Her current work focuses on optimizing stroke care delivery in public health systems, with recent publications examining racial/ethnic variations in intracerebral hemorrhage and potentially avoidable neurological emergency visits. The new Parkland neuroscience floor (66 beds) houses multiple certified centers including a Comprehensive Stroke Center and the nation's largest public-system Sleep Center under neurological direction.