Dr. Marion Buckwalter

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Marion S. Buckwalter is a Professor in the Department of Neurology at Stanford University, focusing on Neurocritical Care and Neurological Sciences. She received her MD and PhD from the University of Michigan, where she studied Human Genetics. Her postgraduate training includes an internship and residency at UCSF, where she also completed a fellowship in Neurological Critical Care. Professor Buckwalter's clinical focus is on neurologic critical care, particularly the study of stroke recovery mechanisms. Her research interests revolve around improving stroke recovery outcomes by investigating the roles of inflammatory responses, glial cells, and blood-brain barrier integrity. She leads ongoing research projects aimed at understanding the long-term cognitive outcomes of stroke patients, exploring how conditions like obesity and hypertension affect recovery. Her lab, the Buckwalter Lab, is dedicated to clinical research that seeks to uncover important mechanisms leading to post-stroke dementia and depression, making use of cohort studies and clinical trials to gather significant data.

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