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Cathra Halabi, MD

Neurorehabilitation • Vascular NeurologyDirector, Neurorecovery Clinic
Neurorecovery Mission Bay
415-514-1252
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Cathra Halabi, MD

Neurorehabilitation • Vascular NeurologyDirector, Neurorecovery Clinic
Neurorecovery Mission Bay
415-514-1252

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About me

Dr. Cathra Halabi is neurologist who cares for patients hospitalized with neurovascular emergencies, such as ischemic stroke (caused by a blockage of blood flow to the brain) and subarachnoid hemorrhage (bleeding between the brain and its surrounding membrane). She founded and serves as director of the UCSF Neurorecovery Clinic, which provides care for patients recovering from acquired neurological injuries, including stroke, concussion and other types of traumatic brain injury. She also evaluates patients with advanced cardiovascular disease risk factors, vascular malformations (abnormal blood vessels), and genetic or autoimmune diseases that cause neurovascular conditions. She co-chairs the recovery and rehabilitation subgroup of the University of California Stroke Consortium.

In research, Halabi investigates neurological injuries with the goal of developing new treatments.

Halabi earned her medical degree and completed a residency in neurology at UCSF. She completed a fellowship in vascular neurology at UCSF, which included a patient care program and a National Institutes of Health StrokeNet research program. She received the Teaching Excellence Award for Cherished Housestaff (TEACH) from the UCSF School of Medicine class of 2018.

Education & training

Board certification

  • Vascular Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
  • Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Fellowship

  • Vascular Neurology, UCSF Graduate Medical Education

Residency

  • Neurology, UCSF Graduate Medical Education

Internship

  • Internal Medicine, UCSF Graduate Medical Education

Degree

  • MD, University of CA at San Francisco

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