8-9 December 2017

Prof. Sean Savitz

Professor of Neurology with Tenure and Frank M. Yatsu Chair in Neurology
McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston

Education (Degree)
1995 B.A. Harvard University
2000 M.D. Albert Einstein College of Medicine
2000-2001 Intern in Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
2001-2003 Resident, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Children’s Hospital
2003-2004 Administrative Chief Resident, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
2004-2005 Fellow in Cerebrovascular Disease, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Brief Biography
Sean I. Savitz, MD is a tenured Professor of Neurology, holds the Frank M. Yatsu Chair in Neurology, and directs the Stroke Program at the University of Texas Medical School in Houston. He graduated from Harvard College, received his MD from Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and completed neurology residency training and a cerebrovascular fellowship at the Harvard Medical School Neurology Training Program. He and his team run one of the largest academic stroke programs in the world, testing novel treatments for patients with ischemic stroke and brain hemorrhage. Dr. Savitz oversees a bidirectional, translational laboratory and clinical research program on cell therapies in stroke and is conducting some of the first clinical trials testing cell therapies in stroke patients. He has been funded by grants from the National Institute of Health, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and the American Heart Association, and is an author of over 100 publications in the biomedical literature.