Mehari Gebreyohanns, M.D. Associate Professor School Medical School Department Neurology You have reached the Academic Profile. For more information on the doctor and patient care, please visit the clinical profile. Biography Clinical Interests: Dr. Gebreyohanns, an experienced stroke specialist is recognized as a clinician, educator, mentor, and leader who demonstrates “outside the box” approaches to address challenges. One such project he is known for is the Bahir Dar Outreach for Neuroscience Education, ‘BORNE Initiative’, a global outreach initiative he launched to address the disparity in neurological care in a region of Ethiopia where seven million people had no access to a neurologist. He designed a model which envisioned academic institutional education and research married to collaborations with health professionals across different specialties and institutions through direct teaching and distance learning to build a self-sufficient infrastructure for neurological education and clinical care. Trainee Education: As part of the BORNE Initiative, Dr. Gebreyohanns created a Global Neurology Elective for residents where residents and faculty travel to Ethiopia and exchange clinical experiences with the host institution and build their cultural competence. Through his leadership, a formal affiliation was established between UT Southwestern and Bahir Dar University. He is a mentor of students, residents and faculty through activities coordinated by the Department of Neurology, the Office of Faculty and Diversity Development, Office of Student Diversity and Inclusion, and the Department of Global Health. Research: Dr. Gebreyohanns’s research focuses on addressing the disparity in neurological care globally, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa which carries a disproportionate burden of Non-Communicable Diseases of which neurological diseases are the leading cause of disability. He has tapped into the large presence of the Ethiopian community in Dallas to research the gap in awareness of neurological disorders such as stroke to design interventional tools that can be applied to the larger population in Ethiopia. This work has led him to create the word for stroke in the Ethiopian language of Amharic as well as tools for the recognition of signs and symptoms of stroke. In addition to his work in Global Neurology and Telemedicine, he is involved in several trials with a main focus on secondary prevention of strokes. Awards & Affiliations: His efforts are recognized by his peers outside the institution and have earned him a leadership role in the Global Executive Committee for Mission Thrombectomy (MT 2020) as a co-chair for Sub-Saharan Africa whose mission is building systems of care globally for thrombectomy and stroke care. He is also the current Vice Chair for the African Stroke Organization Conference (ASOC), the premier stroke conference for the continent of Africa. Dr. Gebreyohanns's other notable recognitions include The President's Award for Diversity and Humanism in Clinical Care and the Excellence in Teaching Award for Core Clerkship in Neurology. Background: Dr. Gebreyohanns earned his B.S. degree in Biology at Georgia State University and his medical degree at Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta. He completed a residency in neurology at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta where he also received advanced fellowship training in vascular neurology. Dr. Gebreyohanns is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) in Neurology and Vascular Neurology. Before joining the staff at UT Southwestern, Dr. Gebreyohanns served as the Medical Director of the stroke unit at the United Regional Health Care System in Wichita Falls, Texas, where he led the efforts in establishing that hospital's first Joint Commission-designated stroke center. He then served at several hospitals in the Arlington area as a stroke specialist before he joined UT Southwestern in 2012 where he started serving as the Director of UT Southwestern’s Telestroke Development and Community Outreach. Education Medical School Morehouse School of Medicine (1999) Internship Atlanta Medical Center (2000), Internal Medicine Residency Atlanta Medical Center (2001), Internal Medicine Residency Georgia Health Sciences University (2004), Neurology Fellowship Georgia Health Sciences University (2005), Vascular Neurology Research Interest Global Neurology Stroke Telemedicine Publications Door to needle time trends after transition to tenecteplase: A Multicenter Texas stroke registry Rodriguez N, Prasad S, Olson DW, Bandela S, Gealogo Brown G, Kwon Y, Gebreyohanns M, Jones EM, Ifejika NL, Stone S, Anderson JA, Savitz SI, Cruz-Flores S, Warach SJ, Goldberg MP, Birnbaum LA Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases 2024 Aug 33 Fostering a Culture of Research: From Recommendations to Implementation Sebastian IA, De Souza AC, Gebrewold MA, Gandhi DB, Cano-Nigenda V, Ferguson C, Gebreyohanns M, Lioutas VA Stroke 2024 Jul 55 e191-e194 The African Stroke Organization Conference 2023 Author Collaboration A2, Sarfo FS, Gebreyohanns M, Akinyemi R, Ebenezer AA, Ovbiagele B, Owolabi M The Lancet Neurology 2024 May 23 459-460 Multicenter exploration of tenecteplase transition factors: A quantitative analysis Prasad S, Jones EM, Gebreyohanns M, Kwon Y, Olson DW, Anderson JA, Savitz SI, Cruz-Flores S, Warach SJ, Rhodes CE, Goldberg MP, Ifejika NL Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases 2024 Apr 33 A qualitative study of barriers and facilitators to using tenecteplase to treat acute ischemic stroke Prasad S, Jones EM, Gebreyohanns M, Aguilera V, Olson DW, Anderson JA, Savitz SI, Flores SC, Warach SJ, Rhodes CE, Goldberg MP, Ifejika NL Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases 2024 Jan 33 African Stroke Organization Conference 2022: Stroke in the Age of Emerging Challenges and Advances Gebreyohanns M, Akinyemi RO, Owolabi MO, Sarfo FS, Tagge R, Ovbiagele B Journal of the American Heart Association 2023 Dec 12 Pragmatic solutions to reduce the global burden of stroke: a World Stroke Organization–Lancet Neurology Commission Author Collaboration WS, Feigin VL, Owolabi MO, Feigin VL, Abd-Allah F, Akinyemi RO, Bhattacharjee NV, Brainin M, Cao J, Caso V, Dalton B, Davis A, Dempsey R, Duprey J, Feng W, Ford GA, Gall S, Gandhi D, Good DC, Hachinski V, Hacke W, Hankey GJ, Ishida M, Johnson W, Kim J, Lavados P, Lindsay P, Mahal A, Martins S, Murray C, Nguyen TP, Norrving B, Olaiya MT, Olalusi OV, Pandian J, Phan H, Platz T, Ranta A, Rehman S, Roth G, Sebastian IA, Smith AE, Suwanwela NC, Sylaja PN, Thapa R, Thrift AG, Uvere E, Vollset SE, Yavagal D, Yaria J, Gebreyohanns M The Lancet Neurology 2023 Dec 22 1160-1206 Mechanical Thrombectomy Global Access for Stroke (MT-GLASS): A Mission Thrombectomy (MT-2020 Plus) Study Asif KS, Otite FO, Desai SM, Herial N, Inoa V, Al-Mufti F, Jadhav AP, Dmytriw AA, Castonguay A, Khandelwal P, Potter-Vig J, Szeder V, Kulman T, Urrutia V, Masoud H, Toth G, Limaye K, Aroor S, Brinjikji W, Rai A, Pandian J, Gebreyohanns M, Leung T, Mansour O, Demchuk AM, Huded V, Martins S, Zaidat O, Huo X, Campbell B, Sylaja PN, Miao Z, Saver J, Ortega-Gutierrez S, Yavagal DR, Cirio JJ, Lylyk P, Ferrario A, Plaghos LL, Arroyo J, Yan B, Chandra R, Ibrahim WH, Alnidawi F, Islam SS, Shahidullah M, Saavedra VV, Alverne FJ, Magalhaes P, Silva GS, Sirakov S, Kalpachki R, Alioski N, Lamou EG, Shankar J, Stotts G, Rowe D, Gayle F, De Souza R, Ramos C, Garcãa A, Ali A, Sandy S, Lavados PM, Rivera R, Guzmán TF, Villarraga A, Estrada C, Pabon B, Krajina A, Tomek A, Adebayo PB, Abdo G, Maldonado S N, Hassan F, Khedr EM, Khinikadze M, Nadareishvili Z, Tsiskaridze A, Syrmos N, Mitsias P, Das B, Roy J, Gupta V, Gupta V, Khurana D, Karapurkar A, Stivastava MV, Alurkar A, Sharma A, Lahoti S, Kumar R, Kuruttukulam GV, Sani AF, Sari IM, Khassaf M, Majid Nassir T, Sakai N, Yamagami H, Dababneh H, Aladham FA, Berdikhojayev M, Medukhanova S, Kikano R, Alaraj A, Ahdab R, Zaidi WA, Kadir KA, Arauz A, Gongora F, Jambaldorj A, Xxx G, Shwe ZM, Thit WM, Ranta A, Wu T, Rayo EE, Owolabi M, Makanjuola A, Ahmad S, Wasay M, Rashid U, Mernes R, Paniagua O, Gallo M, Moquillaza M, Collantes ME, Mariano MM, Kobayashi A, Rodriguez-Mercado R, Guardia RA, Imam Y, Ahmed AZ, Alhazzani A, Al-Jehani HM, Lee W, Zeleňák K, Klepanec A, Krastev G, Frol S, Brey N, Rossouw A, De Silva P, Gunasekera H, Ranawaka U, Osman H, El-Sadig SM, Suwanwela NC, Akarathanawat W, Tantivatana J, Hammami N, Sassi SB, Ozdemir AO, Giray S, Lebedynets D, Konotopchik S, John S, Hussain SI, Novakovic-White R, Ozdemir AO, Giray S, Gordon Perue GL, Then R, Berrutti C, Crosa R, Nguyen HT, Le HV, Vu TT Circulation 2023 Apr 147 1208-1220 The African Stroke Organization Conference 2021: Building Capacity, Careers, Collaborations, and Contributions: ASOC: Building Capacity Gebreyohanns M, Akinyemi RO, Owolabi MO, Sarfo FS, Tagge R, Ovbiagele B Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases 2022 Apr 31 Teaching NeuroImage: Central Pontine Myelinolysis in Diabetic Ketoacidosis Gonzalez Caldito N, Karim N, Gebreyohanns M Neurology 2021 Nov 97 E1971-E1972 Results 1-10 of 17 1 2 Next Last Books Featured Books Central Nervous System Pain. In Pain Management for Clinicians: A guide to Assessment and Treatment Salahuddin, H., Gebreyohanns, M. (2020). Switzerland, Springer Honors & Awards Presidents Award for Diversity and Humanism in Clinical Carehonors clinical faculty who exemplify the humanistic spirit of patient-centered medicine, both through clinical excellence and in outstanding compassion in the delivery of care (2022) Excellence in Teaching Award for Core Clerkship in NeurologyTeaching Award (2013) Professional Associations/Affiliations American Academy of Neurology (2002) American Heart Association (2004) American Neurological Association (2018) Texas Neurological Society (2018) World Stroke Organization (2017)
