Cathra Halabi, MD
Assistant Professor
Neurology
School of Medicine
Dr. Halabi is board certified in Neurology and in Vascular Neurology. She is the Neurorecovery Program Chief in the Department of Neurology's Neurovascular Division and the founding director of the UCSF Neurorecovery Clinic. She treats patients hospitalized with neurovascular emergencies such as ischemic stroke and subarachnoid hemorrhage.
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She also treats patients recovering from acquired neurologic injuries including stroke, concussion, and traumatic brain injury. Her research interests include identifying injury features that are predictive of recovery for improved study design and treatment target identification. She has received teaching awards from medical students and residents, including the Teaching Excellence Award for Cherished Housestaff and the Robert B. Layzer Golden Toe Award for Excellence in Neurology Resident Teaching.
Awards
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- Robert B. Layzer Golden Toe Award for Excellence in Neurology Resident Teaching, UCSF, 2021
- Honorable Mention, Exceptional Physician Award, UCSF, 2018
- Teaching Excellence Award for Cherished Housestaff (T.E.A.C.H.), UCSF, 2018
- Memory and Aging Center Above and Beyond Award, UCSF, 2007
- Nominee, Chancellor Award for Public Service, UCSF, 2007
Education & Training
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- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training University of California, San Francisco 08/2022
- Fellowship NIH StrokeNet Research Fellow University of California, San Francisco 2018
- Fellowship Vascular Neurology University of California, San Francisco 2017
- Residency Neurology University of California, San Francisco 2016
- M.D. Medicine University of California, San Francisco 2012
- B.S. Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology University of California, Los Angeles 2003
Interests
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- Neurorecovery
- Stroke
- Vascular Neurology
- Neurology
- Concussion
- Neuromodulation
- Traumatic Brain Injury
Websites
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- UCSF Health Clinical Profile (ucsfhealth.org)
- UCSF Neurorecovery Clinic (ucsfhealth.org)
Grants and Projects
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- Motor Recovery After Acute Stroke: A Personalized Prognosis, The Weill Neurohub Next Great Ideas Program, 2021-2023
- A Biomarker for Concussion and Concussion Recovery in Student Athletes, Pac-12 Student-Athlete Health and Well-Being Initiative Grant Program, 2020-2022
- Traumatic Brain Injury BRIDGE data visualization dashboard for the UCSF Neurorecovery Clinic, UCSF Resource Allocation Program, 2020
- The Last Mile: Mobility and Transportation Barriers for Individuals with Neurological Impairments from Stroke, Hyundai America Technical Center, 2019-2020
Publications (18)
Top publication keywords:
Ischemic Attack, TransientPolyarteritis NodosaNervous System DiseasesAthletesStrokeBrain ConcussionPsoriasisHematomaBasal GangliaAustraliaBiometryFrontotemporal DementiaIntracranial AneurysmDelayed DiagnosisArthritis, Psoriatic
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Medicaid Insurance is a Predictor of Prolonged Hospital Length of Stay After Traumatic Brain Injury: A Stratified National Trauma Data Bank Cohort Analysis of 552 949 Patients.
Neurosurgery 2024 Yue JK, Ramesh R, Krishnan N, Chyall L, Halabi C, Huang MC, Manley GT, Tarapore PE, DiGiorgio AM -
Headpulse Biometric Measures Following Concussion in Young Adult Athletes.
JAMA network open 2023 Halabi C, Norton L, Norton K, Smith WS -
Inpatient Management of Acute Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack.
Neurologic clinics 2022 Patrick L, Halabi C -
Endovascular Biopsy of Vertebrobasilar Aneurysm in Patient With Polyarteritis Nodosa.
Frontiers in neurology 2021 Narsinh KH, Narsinh K, McCoy DB, Sun Z, Halabi C, Meisel K, Tihan T, Chaganti K, Amans MR, Halbach VV, Higashida RT, Hetts SW, Dowd CF, Winkler EA, Abla AA, Nowakowski TJ, Cooke DL -
How to iGuide: flat panel detector, CT-assisted, minimally invasive evacuation of intracranial hematomas.
Journal of neurointerventional surgery 2021 Dornbos Iii D, Halabi C, DiNitto J, Mueller K, Fiorella D, Cooke DL, Arthur AS
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Neurological manifestations of polyarteritis nodosa: a tour of the neuroaxis by case series.
BMC neurology 2021 Halabi C, Williams EK, Morshed RA, Caffarelli M, Anastasiou C, Tihan T, Cooke D, Abla AA, Dowd CF, Shah V, Chung S, Richie MB -
In: Aminoff's Neurology and General Medicine (edited by Josephson SA & Aminoff MJ)
Concussion 2021 Halabi C -
Catastrophic stroke burden in a patient with uncontrolled psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis: a case report.
BMC neurology 2020 Fan JM, Solomon DA, López GY, Hofmann JW, Colorado RA, Kim AS, Meisel K, Halabi C -
In: Warlow’s Stroke: Practical Management (edited by Hankey GJ, Macleod M, Gorelick PB, Chen C, Caprio FZ, & Mattle H)
Preventing recurrent stroke and other serious vascular events 2019 Halabi C, Colorado R, & Meisel K. -
NEJM Journal Watch, 2017 April, reviewing Kongbunkiat K et al. Neurology 2017 Feb 14
Should Leukoaraiosis Affect the Decision for Acute Stroke Thrombolysis? 2017 Halabi C, Kim AS -
Baylisascaris procyonis-Associated Meningoencephalitis in a Previously Healthy Adult, California, USA.
Emerging infectious diseases 2016 Langelier C, Reid MJ, Halabi C, Witek N, LaRiviere A, Shah M, Wilson MR, Chin-Hong P, Douglas V, Kazacos KR, Babik JM -
Seizure types and frequency in patients who "fail" temporal lobectomy for intractable epilepsy.
Neurosurgery 2013 Englot DJ, Lee AT, Tsai C, Halabi C, Barbaro NM, Auguste KI, Garcia PA, Chang EF -
Patterns of striatal degeneration in frontotemporal dementia.
Alzheimer disease and associated disorders 2013 Halabi C, Halabi A, Dean DL, Wang PN, Boxer AL, Trojanowski JQ, Dearmond SJ, Miller BL, Kramer JH, Seeley WW -
Longitudinal rates of lobar atrophy in frontotemporal dementia, semantic dementia, and Alzheimer's disease.
Alzheimer disease and associated disorders 2010 Krueger CE, Dean DL, Rosen HJ, Halabi C, Weiner M, Miller BL, Kramer JH -
Distinct MRI atrophy patterns in autopsy-proven Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal lobar degeneration.
American journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias 2007 Rabinovici GD, Seeley WW, Kim EJ, Gorno-Tempini ML, Rascovsky K, Pagliaro TA, Allison SC, Halabi C, Kramer JH, Johnson JK, Weiner MW, Forman MS, Trojanowski JQ, Dearmond SJ, Miller BL, Rosen HJ -
Discriminant validity and neuroanatomical correlates of rule monitoring in frontotemporal dementia and Alzheimer's disease.
Neuropsychologia 2007 Carey CL, Woods SP, Damon J, Halabi C, Dean D, Delis DC, Miller BL, Kramer JH -
Patterns of MRI atrophy in tau positive and ubiquitin positive frontotemporal lobar degeneration.
Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry 2007 Kim EJ, Rabinovici GD, Seeley WW, Halabi C, Shu H, Weiner MW, DeArmond SJ, Trojanowski JQ, Gorno-Tempini ML, Miller BL, Rosen HJ -
Magnetic resonance imaging correlates of set shifting.
Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS 2007 Kramer JH, Quitania L, Dean D, Neuhaus J, Rosen HJ, Halabi C, Weiner MW, Magnotta VA, Delis DC, Miller BL