Overview
Dr. Matthew Ehrlich, MD MPH is an Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Duke University School of Medicine, with appointments within the Hospital Neurology division and the Vascular Neurology and Stroke division. He received his medical degree from Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine in 2012. He then completed an internal medicine internship and neurology residency at the University of Virginia, followed by fellowship in vascular neurology at Duke University before joining the faculty at Duke.
Dr. Ehrlich's clinical practice is focused on hospital neurology, including the emergency, inpatient and telemedicine settings, as well as outpatient stroke specialty clinic. Dr. Ehrlich serves as the Medical Director for both the Neurology Consultation Service as well as the Primary Stroke Center at Duke Regional Hospital.
Dr Ehrlich has research interests in stroke systems of care, disparities of care, outcomes research and inpatient neurology care quality. He has published peer-reviewed articles on these topics in numerous international medical journals including Stroke, Neurology, The Neurohospitalist Journal, and American Heart Journal. Dr Ehrlich has also served as site principal investigator at Duke for large stroke clinical trials.
Dr. Ehrlich's clinical practice is focused on hospital neurology, including the emergency, inpatient and telemedicine settings, as well as outpatient stroke specialty clinic. Dr. Ehrlich serves as the Medical Director for both the Neurology Consultation Service as well as the Primary Stroke Center at Duke Regional Hospital.
Dr Ehrlich has research interests in stroke systems of care, disparities of care, outcomes research and inpatient neurology care quality. He has published peer-reviewed articles on these topics in numerous international medical journals including Stroke, Neurology, The Neurohospitalist Journal, and American Heart Journal. Dr Ehrlich has also served as site principal investigator at Duke for large stroke clinical trials.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Assistant Professor of Neurology
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2021 - Present
Hospital Neurology,
Neurology
Medical Director in the Department of Neurology
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2018 - Present
Neurology,
Clinical Science Departments
Stroke Center Medical Director in the Department of Neurology
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2018 - Present
Neurology,
Clinical Science Departments
Recent Publications
Disparities in acute stroke care delivery: equality or equity from stroke systems improvement?
Journal Article Equity Neuroscience · December 2025 Full text CiteNeurohospitalist Core Competencies.
Journal Article Neurohospitalist · January 2025 The Neurohospitalist Core Competencies comprise a set of competency-based learning objectives that encapsulate the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of neurohospitalitists who specialize in the care of hospitalized patients with neurologic conditions. These ... Full text Link to item CiteImprove time to anti-coagulation reversal for hemorrhagic strokes.
Journal Article J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis · December 2024 BACKGROUND: Oral anticoagulation (OAC) is a risk factor for intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) which is an important source of disability and mortality. OAC-associated ICH (OAC-ICH) patients have worse outcomes as compared to ICH patients not on OAC, likely be ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
A Global,Phase 2,Randomized,Double-Blind,Placebo-Controlled,Response-Adaptive Dose-Ranging Study of BMS-986177,anOralFactorXIa Inhibitor,for the PreventionofNewIschemi Stroke or New Silent Brain Infarction in Patients ReceivingAspirin and clopidogre
Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Bristol-Myers Squibb Company · 2019 - 2021View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Pennsylvania State University ·
2012
M.D.
Tulane University, School of Medicine ·
2008
M.P.H.
Purdue University ·
2006
B.S.