2018 Medical Director Stroke Program, St Mary Medical Center-LB
2021 Medical Director Stroke Program, Glendale Memorial Hospital-Glendale
PREVIOUS POSTITION
7/01/2017 Rochester General Hospital | Rochester Regional Health, New York
Neuroendovascular Surgeon, Employed Staff physician
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING
7/01/16-6/30/17 Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Fellowship, Neuroendovascular Surgery
7/01/14-6/30/16 Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Fellowship, Neurocritical care (UCNS Certified)
7/01/13- 6/30/14 Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Fellowship, Vascular neurology (ABPN Certified)
7/01/10- 6/30/13 Hofstra-North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine, Manhasset, New York Resident, Neurology
7/01/09-6/30/10 DMC/Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan
Internship, Transitional Year Medicine
EDUCATION
2004-2008 American University of the Caribbean, St Maarten, Netherlands Antilles Medical Degree
2000-2004 Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Study of Interpersonal Communications
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology
Society of Neurointerventional Surgery-Senior Member
Society of Critical Care Medicine
American Academy of Neurology
EXAMS AND CERTIFICATIONS
2022 ABNS RFP in CNS Endovascular
2021 Board Certified in Neurocritical Care
2018 Board Certified in Vascular Neurology
2014 Board certified in Neurology
2016 ACLS - American Heart Association 2016 BLS- American Heart Association
MEDICAL LICENSE
California-Active
New York-Active
Wisconsin-Active
Michigan-Inactive
PUBLICATIONS
Seizure Prophylaxis in the Immediate Post-Hemorrhagic Period in Patients with Aneurysmal Sub-arachnoid Hemorrhage. Kodankandath TV, Farooq S, Wazni W, Cox JA, Southwood C, Rozansky G, Johnson V, Lynch JR. Journal of Vascular Interventional Neurology. 2017 Dec;9(6):1-4.
Anterior Communicating Artery aneurysm treatment with the Pipeline Embolization Device: a single-center experience with long-term follow up. Sultan A, Wazni W, Zaidat O, Sattar A, Noufal, M. Inter-ventional neurology. Interventional Neurology. 2017 Feb;22;6:126-134.
Outcome Predictors After Successful Intra-Arterial Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke (P1.195)
Mazen Noufal, Jigar Mankad, Amrita Amanda Lakraj, John-Andrew Cox, David Shirilla, Ahsan Sattar, Wled Wazni, Yamin Sallowm, John Lynch and Osama Zaidat. Neurology journals. 2016 April; 5 Suppl 16:86.
Validation of a New Modified Capillary Index Score Angiographic Real Time Assessment of Dead vs Salvable Tissue. Teleb M, Noufal M, Sattar A, Wazni W, Issa M, Asif K, Gheith A, Castonguay A, Zai-dat O. J Neurointerv Surg. 2014 Jul;6 Suppl 1:A71.
BOOK CHAPTERS
Zaidat OO, Wazni W, Sattar A. Chapter 4:Intra-Arterial Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke, In: Ischem-ic Stroke Therapeutics: A Comprehensive Guide, Ovbiagele, Bruce, Turan, Tanya (Editors), Springer Co.
ABSTRACT PRESENTATIONS
Spinal Dural Arteriovenous Fistula: Long Term Clinical And Radiographic Outcomes With
Endovascular Therapy Alone In A Single Academic Center. Christopher S, Noufal M, Sattar A,Wazni W, YaminnS, Lazzaro M, Lynch J, Zaidat O, Fitzsimmons BF. Platform presentation at the Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology annual meeting, Bonita Springs, Florida, October 2015.
Bilateral Persistent Trigeminal Arteries Ending in PICA: First Reported Anatomical Variant
Described on Diagnostic Cerebral Angiogram. Wled Wazni, Mazen Noufal, Ashan Sattar, Ali Abdal-lah, Alicia Castonguay, Osama Zadiat. Poster presentation at the Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology annual meeting, Bonita Springs, Florida, October 2015.
Age, stroke severity, use of stent retrievers, general anesthesia, and hemorrhagic conversion may pre-dict outcome in stroke patients who undergo successful intra-arterial therapy. M Noufal, J Mankad, D Shirilla, A Lakraj, J Cox, A Sattar, W Wazni, Y Sallowm, J Lynch, O Zaidat. SNIS 12th Annual Meet-ing, July 2015.
Safety and Efficacy of the Pipeline Embolization in the Treatment of Anterior Communicating Artery
Aneurysms. Sultan A, Wazni W, Zaidat O, Sattar A, Noufal, M. Poster presentation at the Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology annual meeting, Brooklyn, New York, November 2016.
Sensitivity of Arterial Spin-Labeling in Detecting Delayed Cerebral Ischemia in Patients with Aneu-rysmal SAH for presentation at the NCS 15th Annual Meeting, Waikoloa Village, Hawaii 2017.
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Current Research Interest: The use of MR perfusion in identifying delayed vasospasm in patient with aneurysmal SAH treated with endovascular surgery.
Past Research Experience
Co-Investigator
• SWIFT PRIME: Solitaire FR With The Intention For Thrombectomy As Primary Endovascular Treatment For Acute Ischemic Stroke
• THERAPY: The Randomized, Concurrent Controlled Trial to Assess the Penumbra System’s Safety and Effectiveness in the Treatment of Acute Stroke
• SEPARATOR 3D: A Randomized, concurrent controlled trial to assess the safety and effective-ness of the Separator 3D as a component of the Penumbra System in the revascularization of large vessel occlusion in acute ischemic stroke
• SOCRATES: Acute Stroke Or Transient Ischemic Attack Treated with Aspirin or Ticagrelor and Patient Outcomes
• ATACH-II: Antihypertensive Treatment in Acute Cerebral Hemorrhage-II
• CLEAR III: Clot Lysis: Evaluating Accelerated Resolution of Intraventricular Hemorrhage Phase III Intraventricular Hemorrhage study
• MISTIE III: A phase III, randomized, open-label, 500-subject clinical trial of minimally invasive surgery plus rt-PA in the treatment of intracerebral hemorrhage.
• LIBERTY TRIAL: The Penumbra Liberty Trial: Safety and Effectiveness in the Treatment of Wide-Neck Intracranial Aneurysms
• ACE: An Aneurysm Coiling Efficiency Study of the Penumbra Coil 400 System
