Stroke Disparities Program

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Dr. Annapurni Jayam Trouth is Professor of Neurology, Chair of the Department of Neurology, Howard University, and Program Director of the Neurology Residency program at Howard University Hospital. She is also the Medical Director of the Howard University Stroke Program, and Principal Investigator at Howard, of the NIH-funded Stroke Disparities Program grant. She received her Medical (MBBS) and Doctor of Medicine (MD) in Pediatrics degrees at Bombay University, performed her Pediatric and Neurology Residencies at Columbia University & Harlem Hospital Center as well as New York University & Bellevue Hospital Center, where she completed her Pediatric Neurology Fellowship training. Dr. Trouth's research focuses on 1) understanding stroke risk factors and differences in mechanisms for and pathophysiology of vascular disease in African Americans, addressing disparities in stroke care, 2) Study of epilepsy and disparities in care and 3) Pediatric Behavioral problems to include ADHD and the Autism spectrum. She has served on the NIH IRB panel and Neurological Devices panel, where she is currently a consultant. She is a member of the Epilepsy Foundation, Metropolitan Washington area Advisory Board and serves in the Quality Council and Credentialing Council of the Health Services for Children with Special Needs. She is a member of the American Heart Association / American Stroke Association and is the author of over 40 peer-reviewed journal publications and has presented over 100 presentations at local, national and international meetings, serving as visiting professor and keynote speaker. She has supervised over 75 resident presentations, abstracts and posters at local, national and international meetings, serving as moderator of the Neurology section resident symposium at the National Medical Association's annual meetings for over 12 years. Dr. Trouth is currently the local Principal Investigator at Howard University of the multicenter, NIH-funded Stroke Disparities Program (SDP) to include the PROTECT DC & DECIPHER studies and Co-