Stephen Figueroa, M.D. Associate Professor School Medical School Department Neurology | Neurological Surgery You have reached the Academic Profile. For more information on the doctor and patient care, please visit the clinical profile. Biography Stephen Figueroa, M.D., holds a dual appointment in the UT Southwestern Department of Neurology and the Department of Neurological Surgery. Clinical Interests: He sees patients in the Neuro Intensive Care Unit at Zale Lipshy Pavilion – William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital and Parkland Memorial Hospital, where he is the medical director of the ICU. Research: Dr. Figueroa participates in numerous clinical trials designed to improve the care of patients with acute stroke and traumatic brain injury. His publications, abstracts, and presentations in the field have focused on topics including therapeutic hypothermia, CT imaging, critical care for acute ischemic stroke, carotid and vertebral artery injuries, intracerebral hemorrhage, and monitoring of brain tissue oxygenation and intracranial pressure for severe TBI. He is currently the principal investigator of the BOOST III trial at Parkland Hospital which is investigating the use of brain oxygen monitoring to improve outcomes in patients with severe TBI. He is a reviewer for peer-reviewed publications including Clinical Neuroscience Nursing, JAMA Neurology, American Journal of the Medical Sciences and he has been selected as a top reviewer for Neurocritical Care in 2019 and 2020. He also consults on head injuries with the National Football League, the Dallas Cowboys and NASCAR. Trainee Education: Committed to the mission of academic medicine, Dr. Figueroa devotes extensive time to training medical students in neuroscience topics, critical care nurses, and residents and fellows in neurocritical care. He is the former program director of the Neurocritical Care Fellowship. Background: After receiving a bachelor of science cum laude from Tulane University, he earned his M.D. at the St. Louis University School of Medicine. He then completed an internship in internal medicine, a residency in neurology, a chief residency in neurology, and a fellowship in neurocritical care, all at UT Southwestern. During his training, Dr. Figueroa received the TEVA Neuroscience Award, the UT Southwestern Department of Neurology Resident Teaching Award, the Hal D. Unwin Neurology Resident Award for Outstanding Clinical Performance, and the Roger Rosenberg Outstanding Fellow Award, among other honors. Education Medical School Saint Louis University School of Medicine (2007) Internship UT Southwestern Medical School (2008), Internal Medicine Residency UT Southwestern Medical School (2011), Neurology Fellowship UT Southwestern Medical School (2013), Neurocritical Care Research Interest Intracranial Monitoring & Brain Oxygenation Medical Education & Simulation Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Sports Concussion and Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Publications Quantitative Pupillometry: Clinical Applications for the Internist Figueroa SA, Olson DW, Kamal A, Aiyagari V American Journal of Medicine 2024 Sep 137 825-831 Management of propofol-related infusion syndrome and discussion of POLG mitochondrial mutation: a case report Nguyen B, Figueroa S Journal of Neurocritical Care 2022 Dec 15 122-125 Outcomes From a Nursing-Driven Acute Stroke Care Protocol for Telehealth Encounters Olson DW, Provencher M, Stutzman SE, Hynan LS, Novakovic S, Guttikonda S, Figueroa S, Novakovic-White R, Yang JP, Goldberg MP Journal of Emergency Nursing 2022 Automated Pupillometry as a Triage and Assessment Tool in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury El Ahmadieh TY, Bedros N, Stutzman SE, Nyancho D, Venkatachalam AM, MacAllister M, Ban VS, Dahdaleh NS, Aiyagari V, Figueroa S, White JA, Batjer HH, Bagley CA, Olson DW, Aoun SG World neurosurgery 2021 Jan 145 e163-e169 Clinical Q & A: Translating Therapeutic Temperature Management from Theory to Practice Bader MK, Livesay SL, Severson AJ, Hamilton LA, Figueroa SA, Cahoon WD, Blissitt PA, Wavra T Therapeutic Hypothermia and Temperature Management 2020 Dec 10 248-253 Clinical Q & A: Translating therapeutic temperature management from theory to practice Bader MK, Figueroa SA, Cahoon WD, Blissitt PA Therapeutic Hypothermia and Temperature Management 2019 Dec 9 268-271 Clinical Q & A: Translating Therapeutic Temperature Management from Theory to Practice Bader MK, Figueroa SA, Mathiesen C, Blissitt PA, Guanci MM, Hamilton LA, Fox L, Wavra T Therapeutic Hypothermia and Temperature Management 2019 Mar 9 90-95 Objective Pupillometry as an Adjunct to Prediction and Assessment for Oculomotor Nerve Injury and Recovery: Potential for Practical Applications Aoun SG, Welch BG, Cortes M, Stutzman SE, MacAllister MC, El Ahmadieh TY, Osman M, Figueroa SA, White JA, Batjer HH, Olson DM World neurosurgery 2019 Jan 121 e475-e480 Understanding the Relationship between the Neurologic Pupil Index and Constriction Velocity Values Shoyombo I, Aiyagari V, Stutzman SE, Atem F, Hill M, Figueroa SA, Miller C, Howard A, Olson DM Scientific reports 2018 Dec 8 Clinical Q & A: Translating therapeutic temperature management from theory to practice Bader MK, Figueroa S, Wavra T, Livesay SL, Cahoon WD, Hamilton LA Therapeutic Hypothermia and Temperature Management 2018 Dec 8 245-249 Results 1-10 of 40 1 2 3 4 Next Last Books Featured Books Neurology & Internal Medicine ? A Case Based Study Wee C, Figueroa SA (2021). Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, Delhi, India, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, Delhi, India Honors & Awards Neurocritical Care Journal Top Reviewer (2020) Neurocritical Care Journal Top Reviewer (2019) Roger Rosenberg Outstanding Fellow Award (2012) Hal D. Unwin Neurology Resident Award for Outstanding Clinical Performance (2011) Professional Associations/Affiliations American Academy of Neurology (2006-2014) American Stroke Association (2013) Neurocritical Care Society (2009-2014) Society of Critical Care Medicine (2011-2014) Texas Medical Society (2011-2014)
