Research Summary
Enrique C. Leira MD MS is the Director of the Division of Cerebrovascular Disease and Head of the Comprehensive Stroke Center. He is an experienced board-certified vascular neurologist, and a trained epidemiologist. His research focus is acute stroke management, including evidence-based strategies to improve and accelerate stroke treatment in rural areas. This led to a pivotal clinical trial of delivering an intervention during the helicopter evacuation of patients to a comprehensive stroke center (AIRDOC). This led into novel translational animal studies studying the effect of helicopter transport on acute stroke and reperfusion (AIR-MICE). Dr. Leira research has been funded by the NINDS-NIH, including the University of Iowa StrokeNet Regional Coordinating Center Infrastructure. He is a member of the Operator Performance laboratory in the College of Engineering. http://www.ccad.uiowa.edu/opl/. Dr. Leira has been very active with the American Stroke Association serving in Stroke Council and chairing several Committees, as well as with the American Academy of Neurology serving as Vice-Chair and Chair of the Vascular Neurology Section.