May Anne Kim-Tenser

May Anne Kim-Tenser is a Clinical Professor of Neurology at the Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, and serves as Medical Director of the Neuro Intensive Care Unit and Associate Chair of Neurology at Keck Hospital of USC. She specializes in Vascular Neurology, Neurocritical Care, and Telestroke, focusing on the diagnosis and management of stroke and neurocritical illnesses such as Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS), Status Epilepticus (SE), myasthenic crises, subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), arteriovenous malformations (AVM), and spinal cord injury.

• Board Certifications: Neurology, Vascular Neurology, Neurocritical Care
• Research Interests: Intracerebral hemorrhage management, stroke outcomes and genetics, subarachnoid hemorrhage, hypothermia, and neuroprotection in stroke
• Email: maykim@usc.edu

Her publications span a range of topics in neurology, including blood pressure variability after stroke, circadian patterns in stroke onset, health disparities in thrombolysis, neuroprotective therapies, and critical care outcomes. Her work often intersects clinical research with epidemiological analysis, examining temporal trends, treatment efficacies, and socio-demographic impacts on stroke care. She has contributed to studies on prehospital stroke trials, imaging biomarkers, and global health challenges in neurocritical care during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.

Dr. Kim-Tenser is involved in clinical education and protocol development, particularly through her role as Medical Director and her leadership in the Neurocritical Care and Stroke Division at Keck Hospital. Her research emphasizes improving acute stroke care, expanding EMS routing for stroke, and addressing healthcare inequities.