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Safa Hakim Elnazer serves as an Assistant Professor of Neurology at Yale School of Medicine, specializing in vascular neurology with clinical focus on stroke diagnosis and treatment. Her institutional affiliations include the Department of Neurology and Vascular Neurology division at Yale Medicine.
Education:
- MD from Stony Brook University School of Medicine (2018)
- Bachelor of Science with Neuroscience Concentration from Stony Brook University (2014)
- Neurology Residency at Yale New Haven Hospital (2022)
- Vascular Neurology Fellowship at Yale New Haven Hospital (2023)
- Internal Medicine Internship at Yale New Haven Hospital (2019)
Dr. Elnazer's research centers on stroke genomics and its intersection with Covid-19, examining how genetic factors influence stroke outcomes during the pandemic. Her work includes developing stroke risk calculators for Covid-19 patients and investigating the genomic contribution of ABO locus on stroke recovery. She also contributes to medical education through curriculum reform initiatives focused on high-value care principles.
Her clinical practice addresses neurological conditions related to cerebral vasculature, including stroke, transient ischemic attacks, and blood clot disorders affecting the brain. She provides patient care at Yale Medicine General Neurology clinics in New Haven and Milford, Connecticut, serving English and Arabic-speaking patients.
Dr. Elnazer collaborates with research teams led by Dr. Guido Falcone (Stroke Genomics Lab) and Dr. Richa Sharma (Stroke and Covid research group), utilizing UK biobank data and developing clinical databases to advance stroke treatment protocols.
