Harold P. Adams, Jr., MD
Vice Chair For Faculty Affairs
Professor and Director, Division of Cerebrovascular Disorders
Director University of Iowa Stroke Center
Address
Office location: 2148 RCP
Phone: 319-356-8755
Fax: 319-384-7199
E-mail: harold-adams@uiowa.edu
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, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009-10, 2011-12
- Teacher of the Year, Junior Class, University of Iowa College of Medicine, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2008, Senior Class, University of Iowa College of Medicine, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009
- Honorary Fellow, Hong Kong Stroke Society, 2002
- Irving S. Cooper Visiting Professor, Mayo Clinic - Scottsdale, 2003
- Invited speaker, Commencement, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, 2003
- Guest speaker, Italian Stroke Conference
- Listed in 160 top doctors for men in the United States. Men's Health, 2007
- Invited speaker, Commencement, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine 2009
- Ernest O. Theilen, M.D. Clinical Teaching and Service Award, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine 2010
- Ziegler Visiting Professor, Department of Neurology, Kansas University Medical Center 2011
Professional Service
- 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
- Member, Study Section on Clinical Studies, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (2001-2005)
- 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 (2002-present)
- Executive Committee, American Heart Association (1987-1999)
- Member, Membership committee, American Neurological Association (2002-2005)
- Member, Executive Committee, International Stroke Society (1995-2004)
- Board of Directors, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (1999-2006)
Professional Affiliations
- American Academy of Neurology, Fellow
- Stroke Council, American Heart Association, Fellow
- American Medical Association
- Iowa Medical Society
- American Neurological Association, Member
Publications
- Gurol ME, Adams HP Jr. Subarachnoid hemorrhage. Diagnosis and acute management In Stroke Essentials for Primary Care, A Practical Guide, Cole JW and Alway DW (ed) Totowa NJ: Humana Press 2009: 81 - 106
- Gurol ME, Adams HP Jr. Subarachnoid hemorrhage. Long-term complications and prevention. In Stroke Essentials for Primary Care. A Practical Guide, Cole JW and Alway DW (ed) Totowa NJ: Humana Press 2009: 107 – 122
- Callison RC, Adams HP Jr. Neurologic Diseases and Disorders, Geriatrics Review Syllabus, 7th Edition, (in press)
- Adams HP Jr, Davis PH. Antithrombotic Therapy for Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke. Stroke, Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management, Mohr JP, Wolf P, Grotta J, Moskowitz M, Mayberg M, von Kummer R,(ed) Elsevier(in press)
- Adams HP Jr. Treatment of Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke. ASA/AHA Stroke Guidelines and Statement Handbook, Goldstein L (ed) (in press)
- Adams HP Jr. Clinical scales to assess patients with stroke. Stroke, Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Management, Mohr JP, Wolf P, Grotta J, Moskowitz M, Mayberg M, von Kummer R (ed) Elsevier (in press)
- Adams HP Jr. Committees for multicenter clinical trials. Clinical Trials in Neuroscience, Woodbury-Harris KM, Coull BM (ed) Basel: Karger 2009; 124-126.
- Adams HP Jr. Medical monitoring. Clinical Trials in Neuroscience, Woodbury-Harris KM, Coull BM (ed) Basel: Karger 2009; 131-132.
- Kresowik TF, Adams HP Jr. Cerebrovascular disease: Decision making and Medical Treatment. Rutherfords Vascular Surgery, Edition 7, Volume 2 , JL Cronenwett and KW Johnston, (ed) Philadelphia: Saunders/Elsvier, 2010; 1424-1442
- Adams HP Jr Anticoagulant therapy in prevention of ischemic stroke. Evidence Based Management of Stroke, Biller J and Ferro JM (ed) Shrewesbury UK: TFM Publishing, 2011; 59-88