Elysia James, M.D.

Elysia James, M.D. Associate Program Director, Neurology Residency Program

Special Interests

Neurocritical Care

Education

M.D.: Wayne State University School of Medicine
Residency: University of Toledo Medical Center
Fellowship: Henry Ford Hospital

Certifications

ABPN Certification in Neurocritical Care, 2021
UCNS Initial Certification in Neurocritical Care, 2017
ABPN Initial Certification in Neurology, 2013

Awards and Honors

Recipient of the Outstanding Neurology Attending Award, 2009-2010
Gold Foundation Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award, 2008
Ernest Bors Award Recipient for Research, 2006

Selected Publications

Papers
Salahuddin, H., Afreen, E., Sheikh, I. S., Lateef, S., Dawod, G., Daboul, J., Karim, N., Gharaibeh, K., Al-Chalabi, M., Park, S. and Castonguay, A.C., Ragheb Assaly, Fadi Safi, Marla Matal, Ajaz A. Sheikh, Gretchen Tietjen, Deepa Malaiyandi, James, E. G, Imran Ali, Syed F Zadi, A. Abdelwahed, Vieh Kung, R. Burgess, Mouhammad A Jumaa. Neurological Predictors of Clinical Outcomes in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19 Front Neurol. 2020 Oct 30;11:585944. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2020.585944. PMID: 33193048; PMCID: PMC7662675.

Bhan, Chantal, Tracy J. Koehler, Lee Elisevich, Justin Singer, Paul Mazaris, Elysia James, Joseph Zachariah et al. "Mechanical Thrombectomy for Acute Stroke: Early versus Late Time Window Outcomes." Journal of Neuroimaging. 2020 May;30(3):315-320. doi: 10.1111/jon.12698. Epub 2020 Feb 18.PMID: 32072729

Schmidt, K. J., Sager, B., Zachariah, J., Raad, B. F., James, E. G., & Fletcher, J. J. (2019). Cohort analysis of desmopressin effect on hematoma expansion in patients with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage and documented pre-ictus antiplatelet use. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 2019 Aug;66:33-37. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2019.05.032. Epub 2019 Jun 1. PMID: 31160199

Schmidt, K. J., Sager, B., Zachariah, J., Raad, B. F., James, E. G., & Fletcher, J. J. (2019). “Cohort analysis of desmopressin effect on hematoma expansion in patients with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage and documented pre-ictus antiplatelet use.” Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 2019 Aug;66:33-37. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2019.05.032. Epub 2019 Jun 1. PMID: 31160199

Profuse sialorrhea in a case of anti N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis. Salazar R, James E, Elsayed M, Varelas P, Bartscher J, Corry J, Abdelhak T.Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2012 Mar 3.

Involvement Of Peripheral Adenosine A2 Receptors in Adenosine A1-Receptor Mediated Recovery Of Respiratory Motor Function Following Upper Cervical Spinal Cord Hemisection. Elysia James and Kwaku D. Nantwi. Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, Volume 29(1):59-66