Did you know that there are two different classes of Antithrombotic Drugs? In fact, there are antiplatelets and anticoagulants!...

Kate Zimmerman, DO, FACEP We know that in the case of stroke, time is neurons. Each minute that a large vessel occlusion stroke is...

Stroke is the leading cause of serious long-term disability. The need for rehabilitation and chronic stroke care is crucial for the more...

Hello, My name is Angela Wheelden, BSN, RN, SCRN. I divide my time as the Stroke program manager and the Hip and Knee Joint Center of...

My name is Pete Tilney. I work as an emergency physician in the Central Maine Healthcare System where I divide my time between clinical...

Unlike many of my fellow MSA board members, I’m not a doctor. I’m an IT geek by day, and I restore and write about classic cars in my...

Hello all! I am a board certified Neurologist and Neurocritical care specialist. I currently hold a very unique role as both a community...

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My name is Sam Hurley, and I currently serve as the State Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Director within the Bureau of EMS (Maine EMS)...

Why I Joined the MSA Hello Everyone. I am the Stroke Program Coordinator at Maine Medical Center, a Joint Commission Certified...

Visioning Jane Morris, MD Greetings to all interested in improving the care of stroke patients! I am honored to have been elected the...

Principal Authors Zachary Tillett, MD, Resident Physician Emergency Medicine, Maine Medical Center Jane Morris, MD, Stroke and TeleStroke...

After 25 years of Alteplase® (recombinant tissue plasminogen activator or r-tPA) being the only option for acute stroke thrombolysis,...

In the United States every 40 seconds someone has a stroke, every 4 minutes someone dies from a stroke and about 400 people die each day...

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