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Brett L. Cucchiara, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department: Neurology
Contact information
Department of Neurology
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-662-6738
Fax: 215-349-5579
Fax: 215-349-5579
Email:
cucchiar@mail.med.upenn.edu
cucchiar@mail.med.upenn.edu
Publications
Education
B.A. (English, magna cum laude)
Carleton College, 1992.
M.D.
Tulane University School of Medicine, 1996.
B.A. (English, magna cum laude)
Carleton College, 1992.
M.D.
Tulane University School of Medicine, 1996.
Post-Graduate Training
Resident in Neurology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania , 1997-2000.
Fellow in Stroke and Neurocritical Care, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 2000-2001.
Intern in Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, 1996-1997.
Resident in Neurology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania , 1997-2000.
Fellow in Stroke and Neurocritical Care, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 2000-2001.
Intern in Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, 1996-1997.
Certifications
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Neurology), 2011.
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Vascular Neurology), 2006.
Permanent linkAmerican Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Neurology), 2011.
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Vascular Neurology), 2006.
Description of Research Expertise
Cerebrovascular disease/Stroke. Current research involves hemostatic markers in patients with transient ischemic attack (TIA) and stroke.Selected Publications
Cucchiara BL., Messe SR., Taylor RA., Pacelli J., Maus D., Shah Q., Kasner SE.: Is the ABCD score useful for risk stratification of patients with acute transient ischemic attack? Stroke 37(7): 1710-4, Jul 2006.Ferguson T., Sansing LH., Herrmann H., Cucchiara B.: To close or not to close: PFO, sex and cerebrovascular events. Journal of Invasive Cardiology 18(12): E292-3, Dec 2006.
Cucchiara B., Messe S., Taylor R., Clarke J., Pollak E.: Utility of D-dimer in the diagnosis of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis. Journal of Thrombosis & Haemostasis 3(2): 387-9, Feb 2005.
Cucchiara BL., Kasner SE.: Carotid dissection causing occipital lobe infarction. Neurology 65(9): 1408, Nov 8 2005.
Taylor RA., Wu GF., Hurst RW., Kasner SE., Cucchiara BL.: Transient global amnesia heralding basilar artery thrombosis. Clinical Neurology & Neurosurgery 108(1): 60-2, Dec 2005.
Cucchiara BL., Kasner SE., Wolk DA., Lyden PD., Knappertz VA., Ashwood T., Odergren T., Nordlund A., CLASS-I Investigators.: Early impairment in consciousness predicts mortality after hemispheric ischemic stroke. Critical Care Medicine 32(1): 241-5, Jan 2004.
Schlegel D., Cucchiara B.: Orgasmic headache with transient basilar artery vasospasm. Headache 44(7): 710-2, Jul-Aug 2004.
Schlegel D., Kolb SJ., Luciano JM., Tovar JM., Cucchiara BL., Liebeskind DS., Kasner SE.: Utility of the NIH Stroke Scale as a predictor of hospital disposition. Stroke 34(1): 134-7, Jan 2003.
Cucchiara B., Messe S., Kasner SE.: Danger of treatment protocols. Stroke 34(5): e19, May 2003.
Cucchiara B., Kasner SE., Wolk DA., Lyden PD., Knappertz VA., Ashwood T., Odergren T., Nordlund A.: Lack of hemispheric dominance for consciousness in acute ischaemic stroke. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry 74(7): 889-92, Jul 2003.
