Sophia Sundararajan, MD
- Director, Clinical Trials Unit, Neurological Institute, University Hospitals
- Program Director, Vascular Neurology, UH Cleveland Medical Center
- Professor of Neurology, CWRU School of Medicine
- Distinguished Senior Attending Physician, University Hospitals
- Specialty: Neurology-Vascular Neurology, Neurology
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Location:UH Cleveland Medical Center Bolwell Health Center
11100 Euclid Ave
Bolwell 5th Floor
Cleveland, OH 44106
- Call: 216-844-3192
Biography: Sophia Sundararajan, MD
Expertise
Certifications & Memberships
- Vascular Neurology - American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
- Neurology - American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Education
Fellowship | Cerebrovascular Disease
Cerebrovascular Disease - University Hospitals Of Cleveland (1999 - 2001)
Residency | Neurology
Neurology - University Of Texas Medical School At Houston - Mcgovern Med School (1997 - 1999)
Residency | Neurology
Neurology - Washington University School Of Medicine In St Louis (1996 - 1997)
Internship | Internal Medicine
Internal Medicine - Metrohealth Medical Center (1995 - 1996)
Medical Education
Case Western Reserve University School Of Medicine (1995)
Other Education
Case Western Reserve University (1993)
Undergraduate
University Of Michigan (1987)
About
Sophia Sundararajan, MD, PhD, has been a vascular neurologist at University Hospitals of Cleveland for over 25 years. As part of the Comprehensive Stroke Center at University Hospitals, she focuses on providing and advancing excellence in care to stroke patients. She attends on the inpatient stroke service at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, taking care of complex stroke patients. She also attends on the TeleStroke Program, caring for acute stroke patients throughout Northeast Ohio. Dr. Sundararajan is honored to have been named a Distinguished Senior Attending Physician for her clinical excellence, compassionate care and mentorship.
Dr. Sundararajan is the Program Director for the Vascular Neurology Fellowship. She is passionate about training the next generation of vascular neurologists so that future patients will receive excellent care. She has designed a curriculum to ensure trainees are well prepared in all aspects of stroke care from the minute patients first show symptoms to long-term complications of stroke.
In addition, Dr. Sundararajan is committed to the advancement of the field of stroke and the development of new therapies. She is the Director of the Neurological Institute’s Clinical Trials Unit and Principal Investigator for the Case Western Reserve University Regional Coordinating Center for StrokeNet – an NIH-funded network of 25 regional coordinating centers across the country for conducting clinical trials in stroke research. Furthermore, Dr. Sundararajan serves on the editorial board of Stroke and is the editor for the Illustrative Teaching Cases series.
Research & Publications
Research Links
PubMed
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Research Interests
Cerebrovascular Disorders, Stroke Acute Intervention, Stroke Therapy, Stroke Recovery