Stroke Center

The mission of Santa Clara Medical Center Stroke Program is to provide high quality stroke care for our community. We focus on stroke prevention, acute treatment and rehabilitation using evidenced-based medicine. Our success comes from our team of dedicated healthcare professionals, patients and their families working together.

Stroke Express:

• Stroke Express at Northern California
  

Stroke Prevention:

• Stroke Prevention Video
• Prevent Heart Attacks and Strokes Everyday (PHASE)
• Stroke Awareness
• ACT F.A.S.T.  (Stroke is an Emergency. Every minute counts.)
  • Face (Does one side of the face Drop? Ask the person to smile.)
  • Arms (Is one arm weak or numb? Ask the person to raise both arms. Does one arm drift downward?)
  • Speech (Is speech slurred? Ask the person to repeat a simple sentence. Is the sentence repeated correctly?)
  • Time (If the person shows any of theses symptoms, Call 911 or get to the hospital immediately.)

Rehabilitation:

• The Kaiser Foundation Rehabilitation Center (Video)
• What Now? Sharing Brain Recovery Lessons (Video)

Other Resources:

• American Heart Association
• Quitting tobacco
• Stroke information

The core stroke team includes:

• Khamidulla Bakhadirov, MD – Director of Stroke Program (Neurologist)
• Michelle  Holmes, MD – ED Stroke Champion
• Joseph Chou, MD – Stroke Unit Leader
• Wallace H Kramm III, RN – Stroke Program Coordinator

Neurologists:

• MaryAlice Ambrose, MD
• Kathryn Crozier, MD
• Brian  Lee, MD
• Manjari  Patel, MD
• Nicholas Parziale, MD
• Ted Tasch, MD, Chief of Neurology, Board Certified Vascular Neurologist

The Multidisciplinary Stroke Team Includes:

• Medical Director of Santa Clara Stroke Program
• ED Educator
• ED Physician Stroke Champion
• HBS – Telemetry / Stroke Unit Physician Leader
• ICU Educator
• Laboratory
• Neurologists
• Nursing Departments
• Nutritional Services
• Patient Care Coordinator
• Pharmacist
• PM&R Physician
• Radiology
• Rehabilitation Services
• Stroke Program Coordinator
• Stroke Unit Educator