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Departments & Divisions

Ali Seifi, M.D.

Director of Neurocritical Care

Professor of Neurosurgery

Ali Seifi, M.D., FACP, FNCS, FCCM, Director of the Neuro-ICU, is a professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio who has served as an attending physician since 2012. He has cross appointments in the departments of Neurology, Anesthesiology, and Internal Medicine. Dr. Seifi oversees the care of patients in University Hospital’s state-of-the-art Neuro-intensive Care Unit (NICU), as well as leads the unit’s daily operations. This NICU is the only intensive care unit in the region fully dedicated to the care of neurologically ill patients and staffed with physicians and nurses specially trained in the care of patients with brain, spine, and nervous system diseases. Dr. Seifi received his medical degree from Shiraz University of Medical Sciences (SUMS), where he graduated with honors in 1996. He did his first residency in Anesthesiology and Critical Care at SUMS and then did his second residency in Internal Medicine at New Jersey’s AtlantiCare Medical Center. Finally, he did two years of an extensive Neuro-critical Care fellowship at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, a well-known center for Neurosciences. He is triple board-certified in Anesthesiology, Internal Medicine, and Neurocritical Care.

His principal clinical interest is in the care of critically ill patients, especially with an emphasis on neurosurgical and medical aspects. Dr. Seifi is actively involved in teaching medical students and residents and has been awarded Excellence in Teaching, recognized by the medical students at the University of Texas Health at San Antonio for five years. In 2023 he was awarded as the Star Educator by the Academy of Educational Scholars at the University of Texas Health at San Antonio.  He is currently conducting several research projects as a principal investigator and has several patents and entrepreneurial projects. One of his patents is a device that terminates transient hiccups named the “Forced Inspiratory Suction and Swallow Tool” (FISST), which successfully processed to production as HiccAway. This device has shown more than 90% effectiveness in a trial published in JAMA in 2021 and has been pitched on the well-known ABC TV Shark-Tank show with a successful deal with Mark Cuban. His other patents are an induced hypothermia machine calibrator system which is designed in collaboration with the department of biomechanical engineering at UT Austin. And lastly, he patented an innovative method for treating the Anti-N-methyl D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor autoimmune encephalitis.

  • Professional Background

    Education

    • 1996 - MD - Medicine (Research Honored- by Medical School) - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences (SUMS)

    Training

    • 2012 - Fellowship - Neuro-Critical Care Fellowhip - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
    • 2010 - Residency - Internal Medicine Residency - Thomas Jefferson Affiliated AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, Atlantic City, NJ
    • 2002 - Anesthesiology - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences (SUMS), Shiraz

    Highlights

    08/2023  Spring STAR Educator Recipient Award

    08/2021  Excellence in Teaching Award, UT Health Science Center 

    03/2021  Presidential Award by Society of Critical Care

    06/2020  Excellence in Teaching Award, UT Health Science Center 

    08/2019  Top San Antonio Doctors' Award

    01/2019  Recognized Reviewer- Elsevier & Springer Publications 

    04/2018  Medical School Dean‘s Research Award 

    05/2017  Excellence in Teaching Award, UT Health Science Center SA

    Appointments

    • 2021 - Fellowship Director, Neuro-Critical Care - UT Health San Antonio, Department of Neurosurgery, San Antonio, TX
    • 3/2019 - Director of Neuro-Critical Care - LifeCare Hospital of San AntonioSAN ANTONIO
    • 9/2017 - Tenured - Associate professor of Neurosurgery and Director of Neuro-Critical Care - University of Texas Health at San Antonio, Neurosurgery, San Antonio
    • 9/2017 - Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Faculty Physician - University of Texas Health at San Antonio, Anesthesiology, San Antonio
    • 6/2015 - Associate Professor of Neurology and Attending Staff, Consultant - University of Texas, Health Science Center, Neurology, San Antonio
    • 2/2015 - Director of Neuro Intensive Care Unit and Clinical Administrator - University Hospital of San Antonio, Neurosurgery, SAN ANTONIO
    • 9/2013 - Director of Neuro-Critical Care - Baptist Saint Luke`s Hospital, Neurosurgery, San Antonio
    • 3/2013 - Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Attending Staff - University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Medicine, San Antonio
    • 9/2012 - Associate Professor of Neurosurgery and Director of Neuro Critical Care - University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Neurosurgery, San Antonio

  • Instruction & Training

    • 11/2019 - Current , Prepare a Research Project on Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project( HCUP), UT Heath San Antonio
    • 8/2019 - 6/2020, Neurology Core Clerkship, The University of Texas Health Science Center
    • 10/2018 - Present, Individual Instruction, university of Texas Health Science Center
    • 7/2018 - Present, Clinical Skills, The University of Texas Health Science Center
    • 6/2018 - 7/2020, Masters' Thesis Directed, UTSA
    • 6/2018 - Present, Neurology Core Clerkship, The University of Texas Health Science Center
    • 3/2016 - Present, Clinical Anesthesia, The University of Texas Health Science Center
    • 2/2016 - Present, Neurology Core Clerkship, The University of Texas Health Science Center
    • 1/2016 - Present, Research Project Forum, University of Texas Health Science Center
    • 10/2015 - Present, Internal Medicine Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, a research tool, UTHSCSA
    • 3/2015 - Present, Rapid Sequence Intubation, UTHSCSA
    • 1/2015 - Present, Ventilator management, UTHSCSA
    • 1/2015 - Present, MS2s the Neurologic Exam
    • 10/2014 - Present, Neurological Emergencies
    • 7/2014 - Present, Undergraduate Student Supervision, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX
    • 7/2014 - Present, Clinical Skills, The University of Texas Health Science Center
    • 7/2014 - Present, Neuro ICU rotation
    • 5/2014 - Present, Neuro Critical Care Lecture Series/ Teaching round, UTHSCSA
    • 4/2014 - Present, Neuro Critical Care Lecture Series/ Teaching round, UTHSCSA
    • 1/2014 - Present, High School/Junior High School Student Supervision, BASIS HighSchool
    • 10/2013 - Present, Ambula Prim Care Precept, The University of Texas Health Science Center
    • 9/2013 - Present, Outpatient clinic
    • 7/2013 - Present, Individual Instruction, UTHSCSA Dept of Neurosurgery
    • 6/2013 - Present, Research Proposal preparation
    • 1/2013 - Present, Individual Instruction, University of Texas Health Science Center
    • 1/2013 - Present, Neurocritical Care, The University of Texas Health Science Center
    • 1/2013 - Present, INTD 4211, Research elective course, UTHSCSA
    • 10/2012 - Present, Surgery Clerkship, The University of Texas Health Science Center
    • 9/2012 - Present, Neuro Critical Care Lecture Series/ Teaching round, UTHSCSA
    • 9/2012 - Present, Advanced Acid Base Interpretation, UTHSCSA
    • 9/2012 - Present, Neuro Critical Care Lecture Series/ Teaching round, UTHSCSA
    • 9/2012 - Present, Rotation Student Supervision, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX
    • 9/2012 - Present, Post-Doctoral Student Supervision, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX
    • 9/2012 - Present, Undergraduate Student Supervision, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX
    • 9/2012 - Present, Undergraduate Student Supervision, University of Texas at San Antonio ( UTSA)
    • 9/2012 - Present, High School/Junior High School Student Supervision, BASIS School
    • 9/2012 - Present, Critical care-Neurosurgery
    • 9/2012 - Present, Neuro ICU rotation
    • 9/2012 - Present, MS4 Clinical Skills

  • Research & Grants

    Clinical Research

    06/2021: Impact of Takot-Subo Cardiomyopathy in outcomes of SAH and ICH patients., To evaluate the impact of the development of Takot-Subo CMP in the mortality and outcomes of SAH and ICH in the United States. Currently nder data Analysis.

    2021-09/2013: Clinical Application of Induced Hypothermia in Refractory high ICP,  The application of Induced Hypothermia to 33° centigrade for refractory high ICP in TBI patients and looking into controlled days of ICP and the complications of this method compare to medical management. This is a Case Control Study.

    Grants

    Federal

    Funding Agency: Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council 

    Title: A Study on the Effect of the Stabilization Collar on Cerebral Blood Flow

    Status: Pending

    Period: 07/2016 - Present

    Role: Co-Principal Investigator

    Grant Detail: Pending to approve : This Project is pending grant approval at this point. This project will attempt to define how various cervical stabilization collars affect the cerebral perfusion as a function of type, rigidness, and patient positioning. 

     

    Funding Agency: Grant awarded by Department of Defense /US Army Institute for Surgical Research

    Title: Physiological Effects of Intrathoracic Pressure Regulation in Patients with Brain Injury or Intracranial Pathology.

    Status: Active

    Period: 09/2014 - Present

    Role: Principal Investigator                      

    Grant Detail: This is a novel device that lowers the Intra cranial pressure. As the Principal Investigator of this project, I oversee the operation of this project at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio. In fact, our institution is the only center in the world that is conducting this novel project for lowering the intra cranial pressure (ICP).  Link:https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02388880?term=ali+seifi&rank=1

     

    Private

    Funding Agency: INTEGRA

    Title: CerebroFlo® EVD Catheter Study

    Status: Active

    Period: 08/2021 - Present

    Role: Principal Investigator                

    Grant Detail: A Prospective, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Performance and Safety of the CerebroFlo® EVD Catheter. This is a prospective, non-randomized, multi-center study to assess the occurrence of flushing interventions to address occlusions during the treatment of intraventricular hemorrhage (spontaneous primary IVH or secondary IVH due to ruptured aneurysm) with a CerebroFlo® EVD Catheter(s).

     

    Funding Agency: Idorsia

    Title: Reat: Prevention and Tratment of Vasospasm with ClazosenTan

    Status: Active

    Period: 10/2019 - Present

    Role: Principal Investigator                                               

    Grant Detail: A prospective, multi-center, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, Phase 3 study to assess the efficacy and safety of clazosentan in preventing clinical deterioration due to delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI), in adult subjects with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH)

     

    Funding Agency: Edge Therapeutics

    Title: NEWTON: Phase 3, MultiCenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group, Efficacy and Safety Study Comparing EG-1962 To Standard of Care Oral Nimodipine In Adults With Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

    Status: Active

    Period: 02/2018 - Present

    Role: Principal Investigator                     

    Grant Detail: This is a phase 3, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, double-dummy, placebo- controlled, parallel-group, efficacy and safety study. All subjects will receive both intraventricular investigational product (IP) (EG-1962 or normal saline) and oral IP (nimodipine capsules/tablets or placebo capsules/tablets identical in appearance to oral nimodipine). The study will consist of two phases: Pre-randomization and Randomization. The Randomization Phase includes two periods: Treatment Period and Follow-up Observation Period.

     

    State

    Funding Agency: SAGE Therapeutics

    Title: A Study With SAGE-547 for Super-Refractory Status Epilepticus ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02477618

    Status: Active

    Period: 01/2016 - Present

    Role: Co-Principal Investigator                   

    Grant Detail: As the Co-PI I am overseeing the operation of this study during the patient‘s stay in ICU which is approximately 7 days for each patient. This is a Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of SAGE-547 Injection in the Treatment of Subjects With Super-Refractory Status Epilepticus. SAGE-547 is an allosteric modulator of both synaptic and extra-synaptic GABAA receptors under investigation as an adjunctive agent in the treatment of SRSE. SAGE- 547 was granted orphan drug and fast-track designations by the FDA to expedite clinical development and review for SRSE. This study is with collaboration with Dr Lola Morgan, epileptologist/ neurologist at UTHSCSA and we have enrolled one patient so far. For more information please visit this site: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02477618?term=SAGE&rank=4

  • Service

    School

    • 09/2012-Present - Director of Neuro ICU - Director : As director of 18 bed Neuro ICU I am responsible for daily activities of this unit including: Scheduling the call schedule for faculties, residents, midlevels and students. Also I oversee the daily operation of ICU such as admissions ,discharges, transfers and consultations. I am responsible for making ICU protocols ,arrange meetings with other specialties and bringing new ICU equipments to university hospital. 
    • 09/2012-Present - Intensive Care Unit Scheduler - Director: I am responsible to make the scheduling for monthly coverage of ICU by fellows, residents and midlevels rotating from from six different different departments and schools.. 
    • 09/2012-Present -  Staff Supervised - Clinical Operation Supervisor -  Administrator: I am responsible to supervise and meet with ICU nurse director and the charge nurses of the neuroscience in a daily and weekly basis to supervise the clinical operation of the unit and the nurses. 

     

    Institutional

    • 01/2021-Present - Hospital  - Chair - Mortality Quality Improvement       

    • 01/2021-Present - Department - Chair - Department-Faculty Promotion, Tenure and Appointment Committee (PTAC)

    • 01/2020-Present - University - Advisory Board -  Advisory Board for UTSA Grant Application

    • 11/2019-Present - University - Faculty - UTSA Affiliated Faculty - Adjunct

    • 06/2019-Present - University - Committee Member -  Quality Improvement/Patient Safety (QI/PS) Champion for Neurological Surgery

    • 01/2019-Present - School - Member - Faculty Promotion, Tenure and Appointment Committee (PTAC)

    • 01/2018-Present - Hospital - Board of Directors - Medical Directors Committee       

    Service to the Profession

    10/2019-10/2023 - International - Journal of Neurology Research - Editor-in-Chief

    Journal of Neurology Research Frequency: Bimonthly Journal Access: Open Access

    ISSN-print: 1923-2845

    ISSN-online: 1923-2853

    Journal scope: Journal of Neurology Research is an open access, peer-reviewed, international journal. All submissions relating to basic research and clinical practice of neurology and neurosurgery are in this journal‘s scope.

    Covered and indexed: Worldcat; EBSCO; Google Scholar; Google; JournalTOCs; PubMed: selected citations only (NIH supported articles).

     

    10/2019-Present - National - Peer Reviewer for the Neurology book as part of MKSAP 19 - Peer Review Committee Member

    The Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP) is used by thousands of physicians each year to prepare for board certification and recertification and to update their knowledge of internal medicine and its subspecialties.

     

    Community

    06/2021-Present - Health Education - Results of HiccaAway Hiccup Cessation Device Study Published in the JAMA Network Open - Invited speaker

    News Interview: SAN ANTONIO, June 24, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Results of HiccaAway Hiccup Cessation Device Study Published in the JAMA Network

    https://www.wfmz.com/news/pr_newswire/pr_newswire_health/results-of-hiccaaway- hiccup-cessation-device-study-published-in-the-jama-network-open/article_632eb274-ec62- 57f7-9a05-b93bf2894b34.html

     

    06/2021-Present - Health Education - Cure for Hiccups? HiccAway Device Gives Relief, Study Says - Invited speaker

    NBC TV News Interview: The neurosurgeon who invented HiccAway said a visit to McDonald's with his son helped give him the idea: 

    https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/health/cure-for-hiccups-hiccaway-device-gives-relief-study-says/2726743/

     

  • Publications

      Abstract ('*' indicates Peer Reviewed)

      • 1. Donnelly JP, Kasatwar, N, Hafeez S, Seifi A, Gilbert AR, Barthol CA, Small, C, Szabo CA. New Onset Refractory Status Epilepticus treated successfully with Tocilizumab 2020 Dec. (American Epilepsy Society Meeting, Seattle Washington).
      • 2. Seifi A, Mo Jafari. USAGE OF HEAD CT SCANS IN THE UNITED STATES IN THE PAST TWO DECADES USA: LWW; 2020 Jan. p. 478. (Critical Care Medicine).
      • 3. Singh P, Maita M, Boies BT, Seifi A. Association of Comorbidities and Anesthetic Complications in the United States Between 2007 And 2014 USA: Wolters Kluwer; 2019 Jan. p. 150-150. (Critical Care Medicine; vol. 47, no. 1).
      • 4. Taylor Johnson, Sheetal Hegde, Ali Seifi. Trends And Gender Differences In Hypertensive Encephalopathy In The United States 2019 Jan. (journal of critical care).
      • Taylor Johnson, Sheetal Hegde, Ali Seifi. Association between Hospital Teaching Status and Iatrogenic Cerebrovascular Hemorrhage or Infarct Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American Academy of Neurology; 2018 Apr. p. P1.122. (Neurology).
      • 6. Sheetal Hegde, Taylor Johnson, Ali Seifi. A Decade of Intracerebral Hemorrhage in the United States: The Impact of Teaching Institutions Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American Academy of Neurology; 2018 Apr. (Neurology).
      • 7. Sheetal Hegde, Jaswanth Kintada, Miren Peña, Sammira Rouhani, Ali Seifi, Pratap Kumar, Dimpy Shah. Disparities in surgical resection for pancreatic cancer stratified by insurance coverage. American Society of Clinical Oncology; 2018 Feb. p. 451-451. (Journal of clinical oncology).
      • 8. Ali Seifi, Rachel Garvin, Shaheryar Hafeez. Economics Of Respiratory Failure In The United States LWW; 2018 Jan. p. 35. (Critical Care Medicine; vol. 46).
      • 9. Kasi Goodwin, Selby Johnson, Ali Seifi. Postoperative Pulmonary Embolism Or Deep Vein Thrombosis In Teaching Versus Nonteaching Institutions Critical Care Medicine; 2018 Jan. p. 785. (Critical Care Medicine).
      • 10. Deanna Kitchen, Ali Seifi. Tramadol May Facilitate The Effect Of Plex Critical Care Medicine; 2018 Jan. p. 352. (Critical Care Medicine).
      • 11. Ali Seifi, Moussa Yazbeck, Denise Rios, Joel Michalek. Socioeconomic Aspects Of Postoperative Respiratory Failure In The United States Critical Care Medicine; 2018 Jan. p. 783. (Critical care Medicine).
      • 12. America Revere, Eden Sirak, Ali Seifi. Association Of Teaching Institutions And Death Due To Overdose Or Incorrect Anesthesia Medication Critical Care Medicine; 2018 Jan. p. 483. (Critical Care Medicine).
      • 13. Ali Seifi, Shaadi Abughazaleh. The Impact Of Teaching Institutions On Usage Of Vasopressors In The United States During A Decade Critical Care Medicine; 2018 Jan. p. 215. (Critical Care Medicine; vol. 46).
      • 14. Denise Rios, Kristina Winters, Marina Martinez, Gennine Yahya, Allison Gebhardt, Ali Seifi. Nursing Opinion About Pupillometer Usage In The Neurointensive Care Unit LWW; 2018 Jan. p. 588. (Critical Care Medicine).
      • 15. Papanastassiou AM, Garvin RE, Hafeez S, Seifi A, Henry JM, Leary LD, Morgan LC, Szabo CA. Adult-onset EPC associated with Cortical Dysplasia and Peripheral ACH Receptor Antibodies Acutely Transforming into Rasmussen‘s Encephalitis 2017 Dec. (2017 American Epilepsy Society Meeting).
      • 16. Seifi A, Priya Chacko, Kenneth Diller. A Human Thermoregulation Simulator for Calibrating Water-Perfused Cooling Pads for Therapeutic Hypothermia 2017 May. (American Society of Mechanical Engineers).
      • 17. David A. Wampler, Brian Eastridge, Preston Love, Ronald Stewart, Rena Summers, Brandi Wright, Ali Seifi. Rigid Cervical Collar Does not Affect Cerebral Blood Flow Index, but Positioning Does 2017 Jan. p. 101. (Prehospital Emergency Care; vol. 21, no. 1).
      • 18. Seifi A, K Berry. Long Term Impact of ACGME Duty Hour Restrictions on Mortality Rate for Acute Ischemic Stroke 2016 Sep. p. 183-183. (Journal of Neurology).

      Book Chapter

      • 1. Seifi A, Godoy D. Pulmonary Complications After Acute Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke In: Reza Behrouz. Complications of Acute Stroke. USA: Springer; 2019.

      Journal Article

      • 1. Seifi A. Evaluation of Cardiac Troponin and Adverse Outcomes After Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Systematic Review and Meta- Analysis NeuroCritical Care 2021 Oct
      • 2. Seifi A. Physicians-in-Training: From Digital Devices to Digital Amnesia Southern medical Journal 2021 Sep
      • 3. Abdullah Ghali, Mouhamed Nashawi, Justin Johal, Josh Learned, Mohammed T Al-Hamaydeh, Ali Seifi, Shaheryar Hafeez. The Rothman Index Does Not Predict a Successful Extubation in the Neurosurgical Critical Care Unit Cureus 2021 Jul
      • 4. Ashkan Mowla, Banafsheh Shakibajahromi, Ashish Arora, Ali Seifi, Robert N Sawyer, Peyman Shirani. Thrombolysis for stroke in elderly in the late window period Acta Neurologica Scandinavia 2021 Jul
      • 5. Ali Seifi, Maryam Bahadori, Vahid Eslami, Zahra Gheibi, Alireza Mirahmadizadeh. Hispanic Ethnicity and In-hospital Morbidity and Mortality Outcomes in Alzheimer's Disease: A US National Study 2005-2015 Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery 2021 Jun
      • 6. James Alvarez, Jane Margaret Anderson, Patrick Larry Snyder, Alireza Mirahmadizadeh, Daniel Agustin Godoy, Mark Fox, Ali Seifi. Evaluation of the Forced Inspiratory Suction and Swallow Tool to Stop Hiccups JAMA Network 2021 Jun
      • 7. Daniel A Godoy, Rafael Badenes, Sepehr Seifi, Shanay Salehi, Ali Seifi. Neurological and Systemic Manifestations of Severe Scorpion Envenomation Cureus 2021 Apr
      • 8. Seifi A, Bahadori M,Gheibi Z,Kanegi S,Mirahmadizadeh A. Hospital Outcomes in Uninsured Patients With Disease and Disorders of Nervous System: A National Cohort Study During a Decade in the United States Cureus 2021 Mar
      • 9. Eslami V,Stowers J,Pegah A,Seifi A, . Primary payer status in patients with seizures: A nationwide study during 1997-2014 in the United States Elsevier 2021 Feb;173
      • 10. Watson A,Jafari M, Seifi A. The persistent pandemic of violence against health care workers American Journal of Managed Care 2020 Dec
      • 11. Peitz G, Seifi A. Psychological Implications of Mandatory Testing for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 During the Global COVID-19 Pandemic Journal of Neurology research 2020 Dec
      • 12. Kaculini C, Wallace D, Haywood A, Michalek J, Mascitelli J, Seifi A, Grandhi R. Protective Effects of Obstructive Sleep Apnea on Outcomes After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Nationwide Analysis Neurosurgery The Register of The Neurosurgical Meme 2020 Nov;87(5):1008-1015.
      • 13. Anand Dharia, John V Lacci, Justin Mascitelli, Ali Seifi. Impact of Ruptured Aneurysm Circulation on Mortality: A Nationwide Inpatient Sample Analysis Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases 2020 Oct;29(10)
      • 14. Seifi A, Elham Iran-Pour, Amir Ali Tavabi. Presentation with Anosmia and Ageusia: Possible Hidden Carriers of COVID-19 South Med J . 2020 Aug;113(8):399-400.
      • 15. Ali Seifi, John Vincent Lacci, Daniel Agustin Godoy. Incidence of brain death in the United States Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery 2020 Aug;195
      • 16. Jared Alexander Stowers, Tiffany Brown, Lee Albert Birnbaum, Ali Seifi. Transient Ischemic Attack: The Trend and Readmissions in the United States Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases 2020 Aug;29(8)
      • 17. Seifi A, Mirahmadizadeh A, Eslami V. Perception of medical students and residents about virtual interviews for residency applications in the United States PLOS ONE 2020 Aug;10(1371)
      • 18. Seifi A, Blackmon M, Gilbert A, Floyd J, Hafeez S. Lost to Follow-Up: Complications of an Invasive Giant Prolactinoma Curesus 2020 Aug;12(8)
      • 19. Seifi A, Stowers J, Desrosiers S, Zeleke K, Bakare O. The Life of a Black Medical Trainee in the United States: Past, Present, Future Journal of the National Medical Association 2020 Aug
      • 20. Seifi A, Dharia A. POLYNEUROTRAUMA OUTCOMES IN THE UNITED STATES Critical Care Medicine 2020 Jan:869
      • 21. Boris A Zelle, Nicolas A Morton-Gonzaba, Christopher F Adcock, John V Lacci, Khang H Dang, Ali Seifi. Healthcare disparities among orthopedic trauma patients in the USA: socio-demographic factors influence the management of calcaneus fractures Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research 2019 Dec;14(1):359
      • 22. Dharia A, Lacci JV, Gupte N, Seifi A.. Multiple significant trauma with craniotomy: What impacts mortality? Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery 2019 Oct
      • 23. Singh P, Maita M, Lacci J, Boies B, Revere AS, Sirak ET, Seifi A.. Anesthetic Errors During Procedures in the United States. Southern Medical Journal 2019 Sep;112(9):491-496.
      • 24. Tavakoli S, Lacci J, Wong T, Godoy DA, Murugesan N, Seifi A.. Did the introduction of comprehensive stroke centers impact the "weekend effect" on mortality for patients with intracranial hemorrhage in the United States? Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery 2019 Sep
      • 25. Johnson W, Lacci J, Godoy D, Mirahmadizadeh AR, Seifi A. Re-evaluating the Weekend Effect on SAH: A Nationwide Analysis of the Association Between Mortality and Weekend Admission Neuro Critical Care 2019 Mar
      • 26. Seifi A Dengler B, Martinez P, Godoy DA.. Pulmonary embolism in severe traumatic brain injury. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience 2018 Nov;5868(18):30770-30777.
      • 27. Szabo CA, Garvin R, Hafeez S, Seifi A, Leary LD, Henry JM, Papanastassiou AM. Adult-onset Rasmussen‘s Syndrome with associated cortical dysplasia. epilepsy and behavior case reports 2018 Nov;11:54-57.
      • 28. Bambekova PG, Buch CA, Mendonca C, Arar A, Mirahmadizadeh A, Seifi A.. Is It "In" to Wear Scrubs Out? Southern Medical Journal 2018 Sep;111(9):537- 541.
      • 29. McGinity MJ, Grandhi R, Michalek JE, Rodriguez JS, Trevino AM, McGinity AC, Seifi A . Correction: The impact of tackle football injuries on the American healthcare system with a neurological focus PLoS One 2018 Jul;13(7)
      • 30. Seifi A. Trends of the neurosurgical economy in the United States. Journal of clinical neurosciences 2018 Jun
      • 31. John J, Mirahmadizadeh AR, Seifi A. Association of insurance status and spinal fusion usage in the United States during two decades Journal of clinical neurosciences 2018 May
      • 32. Godoy D, Seifi A. Hyperventilation Therapy for Control of Posttraumatic Intracranial Hypertension. frontier Neurology 2017 Jul
      • 33. Seifi A. A Human Thermoregulation Simulator for Calibrating Water-Perfused Cooling Pad Systems for Therapeutic Hypothermia Journal of Medical Devices 2017 Jun
      • 34. Seifi A. The Effect of Morbid Obesity on Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Prognosis in the United States. World Neurosurgery 2017 Jun;S1878(17):30960-30969.
      • 35. Seifi A. Tramadol may increases the efficacy of therapeutic plasma exchange in anti-NMDAR encephalitis. clinical neurology and neurosurgery 2017 May
      • 36. Seifi A. Total parenteral nutrition usage trends in the United States. journal of critical care 2017 Apr

  • Clinical

    Clinical Trials

    12/2021: Forced Inspiratory Suction and Swallow(FISST) to stop Hiccups, A double Blinded Case-control study in the USA, Europe, and Japan to evaluate the effectiveness of HiccAway (FISST) as compared to a placebo device in stopping transient hiccups. Under design and protocol development.

    Co-Investigator

    2021-10/2015: Metabolic Indicators of Mortality in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (MIMOSAH), Co-PI/ Research Study / Protocol #:15-0793E

    Board Certifications

    • 2015 - The Society of Neurological Surgeons - CAST Neuro Critical Care-by Neurological Surgeons
    • 2013 - Subspecialty Certification - Neurocritical Care - Neuro Critical Care
    • 2012 - American Board of Internal Medicine - ABIM
    • 2002 - Iranian Board of Anesthesiology Certified 09/2002 60187 08/2042 & Critical Care - IRAB- Health Council