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Karen L. Furie is a Professor of Neurology and Chair of the Department of Neurology at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University. She completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in English American Literature from Brown University in 1987, earned her MD from Brown University School of Medicine in 1990, and obtained a Master of Public Health from Harvard University School of Public Health in 1996. Dr. Furie completed her medical internship at Miriam Hospital in 1991 and her Neurology residency in 1994, followed by a Fellowship in Cerebrovascular Disease at Rhode Island Hospital in 1995. She joined the faculty of the Massachusetts General Hospital Stroke Service in 1995 and served as Director from 2007 to 2012. Her career is focused on clinical and translational stroke research, with a strong emphasis on developing collaborative multispecialty initiatives. Dr. Furie's research has been continuously funded by the NIH, and she is known for her work on optimal antithrombotic therapy for stroke prevention and the role of dietary factors in cerebrovascular health. She is committed to mentoring medical students and fellows in patient-oriented research, and her current studies explore the interactions between oxidative stress and ischemic stroke injury.
Department: Department of Economics