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Harold P. Adams, Jr., MD

Professor and Director, Division of Cerebrovascular Disorders
University of Iowa Stroke Center

Education
BA, Drake University, Des Moines, IA
BS, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD
MD, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
Internship (Internal Medicine), University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

Residency
Residency (Neurology) University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

Certification
Neurology
Vascular Neurology

Honors and Awards

  • Listed in Best Doctors in America, 1992
  • Humana Award for Outstanding Clinical Stroke Research, Stroke Council, American Heart Association, 1993
  • Listed in Best Doctors in America, 2nd edition, 1994
  • Outstanding Presentation, Third European Stroke Conference, Stockholm, Sweden, 1994
  • Listed in Best Doctors in America, Town and Country magazine, 1995
  • Honored Guest, Stroke Society of Australasia, 1995
  • Listed in "Best Heart and Stroke Doctors," Good Housekeeping magazine, 1996
  • Best Doctors in America: Central Region (1996-1997), 1996
  • Regents Award for Faculty Excellence, University of Iowa Iowa Board of Regents, 1996
  • Award of Meritorious Achievement, American Heart Association, 1997
  • Listed in Best Doctors in America, 4th edition, 1998
  • Michael Brody for Faculty Service Award, University of Iowa, 1998
  • Alpha Omega Alpha, Faculty Recognition, University of Iowa, 1999
  • Scientific Councils Distinguished Achievement Award, AHA, 1999
  • Teacher of the Year, Junior Class, University of Iowa College of Medicine, 2000
  • Teacher of the Year, Senior Class, University of Iowa College of Medicine, 2000
  • Teacher of the Year, Junior Class, University of Iowa College of Medicine, 2001
  • White Coat Ceremony Lecture, University of Iowa College of Medicine, 2001
  • Teacher of the Year, Senior Class, University of Iowa College of Medicine, 2002
  • Teacher of the Year, Junior Class, University of Iowa College of Medicine, 2002
  • Alumni Leadership Award, University of South Dakota School of Medicine, 2002
  • Listed in Best Doctors in America, 2002
  • Honorary Fellow, Hong Kong Stroke Society, 2002
  • Irving S. Cooper Visiting Professor, Mayo Clinic - Scottsdale, 2003
  • Teacher of the Year, Senior Class, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, 2003
  • Invited speaker, Commencement, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, 2003
  • Listed in Best Doctors in America, 2003
  • Listed in Best Doctors in America, 2005
  • Guest speaker, Italian Stroke Conference
  • Teacher of the Year, Senior Class, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, 2006
  • Listed in Best Doctors in America, 2006
  • Listed in 160 top doctors for men in the United States. Men's Health, 2007
  • Listed in Top Doctors in America, 2007
  • Teacher of the Year, Senior Class, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, 2007

Professional Activities
  • Editorial Board, Stroke
  • Advisory Board, Modern Medicine
  • Associate Editor, Journal Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases
  • Editorial Board, Cerebrovascular Diseases
  • Associate Editor, Neurology Network Commentary
  • Section Editor, Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports
  • Editorial Board, Neurology Today
  • Member, Study Section on Clinical Studies, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
  • Reviewer (1977-present):
    Archives of Neurology; Neurology; Annals of Neurology; Stroke; Journal American Medical Association; Mayo Clinic Proceedings; Postgraduate Medicine; Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics; Annals of Rhinology, Otology, and Laryngology; Cerebrovascular Diseases, Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases; New England Journal of Medicine; Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences; Annals of Internal Medicine, European Journal of Neurology, Journal of the Neurological Sciences, Surgical Neurology, Neurology, Italian Heart Journal, Quarterly Journal of Medicine, Circulation, Hypertension, Brain, Lancet, Future Drugs, Canadian Medical Association Journal.
  • Member, Stroke Systems Task Force, American Academy of Neurology
  • Section Editor, Current Treatment Options in Neurology
  • Executive Committee, American Heart Association
  • Member, Membership committee, American Neurological Association
  • Member, Executive Committee, International Stroke Society
  • Board of Directors, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Professional Affiliations
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Director
  • American Academy of Neurology, Fellow
  • Stroke Council, American Heart Association, Fellow
  • American Medical Association
  • Iowa Medical Society
  • American College of Physicians, Fellow
  • American Neurological Association, Member
  • International Stroke Society, Member

Clinical Interests
  • Cerebrovascular Diseases

Research Interests
Current Projects:
Strokes in Young Adults
Carotid Occlusion Stroke Study

Recent Publications/Reviews
Ireland JK, Adams HP Jr. Risk factors for stroke after TIA. More details, more questions. Journal Watch Neurology, 2002; 4: 43.

Adams HP Jr. 10 most commonly asked questions about which antiplatelet agent to prescribe. The Neurologist, in press.

Abicixmab Emergent Stroke Treatment Trial (AbESTT) Investigators. Emergent administration of abciximab for treatment of patients with acute ischemic stroke. Results of a randomized trial. Submitted.

Martin CO, Adams HP Jr. Neurological aspects of biological and chemical terrorism. A review for neurologists. Arch Neurol, 2003; 60: 21-25.

Adams HP Jr Adams RJ, Brott T, del Zoppo GJ, Furlan A, Goldstein LB, Grubb RL, Higashida R, Kidwell C, Kwiatkowski G, Marler JR, Hademenos Gj. Guidelines for the early management of patients with ischemic stroke. A scientific statement from the Stroke Council of the American Stroke Association. Stroke, 2003; 34: 1056-1083.

Adams HP Jr., Banning anticoagulation in stroke or consequence of poor study design. Letter to the editor. Stroke, 2003: 34: 838.

Adams HP Jr., Stroke: a vascular pathology with inadequate management. J Hypertension 2003; 21 (suppl 5): S3 - S7.

Grubb RL Jr., Powers WJ, Derdeyn CP, Adams HP Jr., Clarke WR: The Carotid Occlusion Surgery Study. Neurosurg Focus 2003; 14 (3): 1 - 7.

Adams HP Jr., Antithrombotic or thrombolytic therapy for treatment of acute ischemic stroke. The Circulation Frontier; 2003; 7: 38 - 46.

Adams HP Jr., Perspectives in the management of acute stroke. Italian Heart Journal 2003; 4: 291-294.

Address

Office location: 2148 RCP
Phone: 319-356-8755
Fax: 319-384-7199
E-mail: harold-adams@uiowa.edu
Harold P. Adams, Jr.

 

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