Curtis G. Benesch, M.D., M.P.H.

Current Titles and Roles

Associate Professor in Neurology

Director, Stroke Program, University of Rochester Medical Center

Degrees, Certifications, and Licenses

  • B.S., Biopsychology, 1984
  • M.D., University of Nebraska, 1988
  • Internship, University of Rochester, 1988-89
  • Residency, Neurology, University of Rochester, 1992
  • Fellowship, Experimental Therapeutics, University of Rochester, 1994
  • Certification, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 1993
  • Board Certified in the Subspecialty of Vascular Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Work History

  • Senior Instructor in Neurology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, July 1994 – June 1996
  • Assistant Professor of Neurology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, July 1996
  • Associate Professor of Neurology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, November 2002

Clinical Specialties

Stroke, cerebrovascular disease

Highlights

  • Member, American Academy of Neurology
  • Member, Stroke Council, American Heart Association
  • Member, Board of Directors, American Heart Association, Genesee Valley Region
  • Member, Board of Directors, American Heart Association, New York State Affiliate, 1998-2000
  • Member, Stroke Patients Outcomes Research Team (Stroke POT), 1992-1994
  • Consultant, Rochester Rehabilitation Center, 1992-1997
  • Reviewer: Neurology; Archives of Neurology; Journal of the American Medical Association; Stroke

Research

  • Warfarin in symptomatic intracranial disease, Site Principal Investigator, NIH, 1999-2004
  • Secondary prevention of small subcortical strokes (SPS3), Principal Site Investigator, NIH/University of Texas Health Center, 3/1/03-1/31/08.

Contact: 585-275-2530

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