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Swaroop Pawar

Assistant Professor of Neurology
Neurology, Stroke and Vascular Neurology
40 Medicine Circle, Box 3824, Durham, NC 27710

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Assistant Professor of Neurology · 2021 - Present Neurology, Stroke and Vascular Neurology, Neurology
Director of the Comprehensive Stroke Center · 2022 - Present Neurology, Clinical Science Departments

Recent Publications


Intravenous thrombolysis in a stroke patient with a repaired aortic dissection.

Journal Article BMJ Case Rep · December 18, 2024 Acute aortic dissection is considered a contraindication to the use of intravenous thrombolysis in patients presenting with acute ischaemic stroke, but less has been described about previously repaired dissections. We present a case of a woman in her 50s p ... Full text Link to item Cite

Revisiting Transcranial Light Stimulation as a Stroke Therapeutic-Hurdles and Opportunities.

Journal Article Transl Stroke Res · December 2023 Near-infrared laser therapy, a special form of transcranial light therapy, has been tested as an acute stroke therapy in three large clinical trials. While the NEST trials failed to show the efficacy of light therapy in human stroke patients, there are man ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Education, Training & Certifications


Harvard University, T.H. Chan School of Public Health · 2006 M.P.H.
University of Pune, B.J. Medical College (India) · 2003 M.D.