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Venkatesh Aiyagari, M.D.

Venkatesh Aiyagari, M.D.

Division Chief, Neurocritical Care

Professor

School
Medical School
Department
Neurological Surgery | Neurology

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  • Biography

    Joined UT Southwestern: 2012

    Dr. Aiyagari is a Professor in the Neurological Surgery and Neurology Departments and Director of the Neurocritical Care Division 

    Clinical Interests: He specializes in the critical care management of patients with neurological and neurosurgical disorders.

    Research: Dr. Aiyagari's interests include pupillometry, acute blood pressure management in neurological illnesses and disorders of sodium in neurologically critically ill patients. He has authored several peer-reviewed scientific articles and book chapters and has written invited editorials for JAMA Neurology. He serves on the editorial board of Neurocritical Care. He has also edited a monograph on Hypertension and Stroke, currently in its second edition.

    Leadership: Dr. Aiyagari has previously held faculty appointments at Washington University in St. Louis and at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in the specialties of Neurology and Vascular Neurology and is certified by the United Council of Neurological Specialties in the specialty of Neurocritical Care.

    Background: Dr. Aiyagari earned his medical degree at Calcutta Medical College, West Bengal, India, and the degree of Doctor of Medicine (D.M.) in Neurology at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, India. He completed a residency in Neurology at New York University and then received advanced training through a fellowship in Neurological Critical Care at Washington University, St. Louis.

  • Education
    Medical School
    Calcutta Medical College and Hospitals (1986)
    Residency
    National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences (1992), Neurology
    Internship
    The Brooklyn Hospital Center (1995), Internal Medicine
    Residency
    New York University School of Medicine (1998), Neurology
    Fellowship
    Washington University School of Medicine (2000), Neurocritical Care
  • Research Interest
    • Automated Pupillometry in Neurocritical Care
    • Blood pressure management in stroke
    • Quality improvement in neurocritical care
  • Publications
    Anisocoria After Direct Light Stimulus is Associated with Poor Outcomes Following Acute Brain Injury
    Doyle BR, Aiyagari V, Yokobori S, Kuramatsu JB, Barnes A, Puccio A, Nairon EB, Marshall JL, Olson DW Neurocritical Care 2024 Dec 41 1020-1026
    Quantitative Pupillometry: Clinical Applications for the Internist
    Figueroa SA, Olson DW, Kamal A, Aiyagari V American Journal of Medicine 2024 Sep 137 825-831
    Prospective study examining the impact of cerebral angiography on quantitative pupillometer values in the interventional radiology suite
    Nguyen B, Marshall JL, Rana C, Atem FD, Stutzman SE, Olson D, Aiyagari V, Ray B BMJ Open 2024 Feb 14
    Correction: Common Data Elements for Disorders of Consciousness: Recommendations from the Working Group on Physiology and Big Data (Neurocritical Care, (2023), 39, 3, (593-599), 10.1007/s12028-023-01846-7)
    Author Collaboration tC, Beqiri E, Badjatia N, Ercole A, Foreman B, Hu P, Hu X, LaRovere K, Meyfroidt G, Moberg D, Robba C, Rosenthal ES, Smielewski P, Wainwright MS, Park S, Aiyagari V, Akbari Y, Al-Mufti F, Alexander S, Alexandrov A, Alkhachroum A, Amiri M, Appavu B, Gebre MA, Bader MK, Balu R, Barra M, Beekman R, Beghi E, Bell K, Berlin T, Bleck T, Bodien Y, Boerwinkle V, Boly M, Bonnel A, Brown E, Caceres E, Carroll E, Cediel EG, Chou S, Citerio G, Classen J, Condie C, Cosmas K, Creutzfeldt C, Dangayach N, DeGeorgia M, Pouratian N, Sharma K, Olson DW Neurocritical Care 2024 Feb 40 382-383
    Correction to: Common Data Elements for Disorders of Consciousness: Recommendations from the Working Group on Behavioral Phenotyping (Neurocritical Care, (2023), 10.1007/s12028-023-01844-9)
    Author Collaboration tC, Yakhkind A, Niznick N, Bodien YG, Hammond FM, Katz D, Luaute J, McNett M, Naccache L, O’Brien K, Schnakers C, Sharshar T, Slomine BS, Giacino JT, Aiyagari V, Akbari Y, Al-Mufti F, Alexander S, Alexandrov A, Alkhachroum A, Amiri M, Appavu B, Gebre MA, Bader MK, Badjiata N, Balu R, Barra M, Beekman R, Beghi E, Bell K, Beqiri E, Berlin T, Bleck T, Bodien Y, Boerwinkle V, Boly M, Bonnel A, Brown E, Caceres E, Carroll E, Cediel EG, Chou S, Citerio G, Classen J, Condie C, Cosmas K, Creutzfeldt C, Dangayach N, Olson DW, Pouratian N, Sharma K Neurocritical Care 2024 Feb 40 384
    Common Data Elements for Disorders of Consciousness: Recommendations from the Working Group on Hospital Course, Confounders, and Medications
    Author Collaboration CC, Barra ME, Zink EK, Bleck TP, Cáceres E, Farrokh S, Foreman B, Cediel EG, Hemphill JC, Nagayama M, Olson DW, Suarez JI, Aiyagari V, Akbari Y, Al-Mufti F, Alexander S, Alexandrov A, Alkhachroum A, Amiri M, Appavu B, Gebre MA, Bader MK, Badjiata N, Balu R, Beekman R, Beghi E, Bell K, Beqiri E, Berlin T, Bodien Y, Boerwinkle V, Boly M, Bonnel A, Brown E, Carroll E, Chou S, Citerio G, Classen J, Condie C, Cosmas K, Creutzfeldt C, Dangayach N, DeGeorgia M, Der-Nigoghoss C, Desai M, Diringer M, Dullaway J, Edlow B, Ercole A, Pouratian N, Sharma K Neurocritical Care 2023 Dec 39 586-592
    Common Data Elements for Disorders of Consciousness: Recommendations from the Working Group on Neuroimaging
    Author Collaboration at, Edlow BL, Boerwinkle VL, Annen J, Boly M, Gosseries O, Laureys S, Mukherjee P, Puybasset L, Stevens RD, Threlkeld ZD, Newcombe VF, Fernandez-Espejo D, Aiyagari V, Akbari Y, Al-Mufti F, Alexander S, Alexandrov A, Alkhachroum A, Amiri M, Appavu B, Gebre MA, Bader MK, Badjiata N, Balu R, Barra M, Beekman R, Beghi E, Bell K, Beqiri E, Berlin T, Bleck T, Bodien Y, Boly M, Bonnel A, Brown E, Caceres E, Carroll E, Cediel EG, Chou S, Citerio G, Classen J, Condie C, Cosmas K, Creutzfeldt C, Dangayach N, DeGeorgia M, Der-Nigoghoss C, Olson DW, Pouratian N, Sharma K Neurocritical Care 2023 Dec 39 611-617
    Practice Variations in Documenting Neurologic Examinations in Non-Neuroscience ICUs
    Banzon PC, Vashisht A, Euckert M, Nairon E, Aiyagari V, Stutzman SE, Olson DW American Journal of Nursing 2023 Jan 123 24-30
    A differential of the left eye and right eye neurological pupil index is associated with discharge modified Rankin scores in neurologically injured patients
    Author Collaboration tE, Privitera CM, Neerukonda SV, Aiyagari V, Yokobori S, Puccio AM, Schneider NJ, Stutzman SE, Olson DW, Hill M, DeWitt J, Atem F, Barnes A, Xie D, Kuramatsu J, Koehn J, Swab S BMC Neurology 2022 Dec 22
    Correction to: Proceedings of the Second Curing Coma Campaign NIH Symposium: Challenging the Future of Research for Coma and Disorders of Consciousness (Neurocritical Care, (2022), 37, 1, (326-350), 10.1007/s12028-022-01505-3)
    Author Collaboration tC, Mainali S, Aiyagari V, Alexander S, Bodien Y, Boerwinkle V, Boly M, Brown E, Brown J, Claassen J, Edlow BL, Fink EL, Fins JJ, Foreman B, Frontera J, Geocadin RG, Giacino J, Gilmore EJ, Gosseries O, Hammond F, Helbok R, Claude Hemphill J, Hirsch K, Kim K, Laureys S, Lewis A, Ling G, Livesay SL, McCredie V, McNett M, Menon D, Molteni E, Olson DW, O’Phelan K, Park S, Polizzotto L, Javier Provencio J, Puybasset L, Venkatasubba Rao CP, Robertson C, Rohaut B, Rubin M, Sharshar T, Shutter L, Sampaio Silva G, Smith W, Stevens RD, Thibaut A, Vespa P, Wagner AK, Ziai WC Neurocritical Care 2022 Oct 37 608-609
  • Books

    Featured 

    Hypertension and Stroke: Pathophysiology and Management, 2nd Edition

    Venkatesh Aiyagari, Philip B Gorelick (Ed.) (2016). Humana Press

  • Honors & Awards
    • Golden Pager Award, UT Southwestern Medical Center
      In recognition of outstanding service and response. Selected by the Nursing Staff of UT Southwestern University Hospitals (2017)
    • John S. Garvin MD Teacher of the Year Award, Department of Neurology, University of Illinois at Chicago
      (2012)
    • Lifesaving Partners Award, Gift of Hope (Organ & Tissue Donor Network)
      (2012)
    • John S. Garvin MD Teacher of the Year Award, Department of Neurology, University of Illinois at Chicago
      (2010)
    • John S. Garvin MD Teacher of the Year Award, Department of Neurology, University of Illinois at Chicago
      (2006)
  • Professional Associations/Affiliations
    • American Academy of Neurology (1995-2021)
    • American Heart Association (2002-2021)
    • Neurocritical Care Society (2002-2022)
    • Society of Critical Care Medicine (2000-2009)
    • Society of Critical Care Medicine (2012-2021)