Dr. Rajeel Imran is a vascular neurologist who completed his fellowship at Emory School of Medicine in Georgia. He completed his adult neurology residency at Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas. Dr. Imran completed medical school at Shifa College of Medicine, Shifa Tameer-e-Milat University in Islamabad, Pakistan.
Dr. Imran's goal in his clinical practice is to provide patient-centered, compassionate care to patients presenting in the early phase of stroke in an inpatient hospital setting or for treatment of late-effects of stroke in an outpatient clinical setting. Dr. Imran's hope is to bring a comprehensive and individualized approach to management of cerebrovascular disease to the patients and family members of the Greater Lansing, Michigan area.
Academic Appointments
2024-Present: Program Director, Neurology Residency Program, UMH-Sparrow Hospital/Michigan State University
2024-Present: Chief Medical Director of Stroke, McLaren Greater Lansing Hospital, Lansing, MI
2023-2024: Associate Program Director, Neurology Residency Program, UMH-Sparrow Hospital/Michigan State University
2020-Present: Assistant Professor, Michigan State University Department of Neurology
2021-Present: Associate Medical Director of Stroke, UMH-Sparrow Hospital
Education
- Shifa College of Medicine, Shifa Tameer-e-Milat University, Pakistan, 2008-2013
- St. Mary's Academy, GCE Ordinary & Advanced Levels (Cambridge University, United Kingdom), 2003-2007
Postdoctoral Training
Vascular Neurology Fellowship, Emory University School of Medicine, Georgia, 2020-21, Neurology Residency, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, 2016-2020, Internal Medicine Internship, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, 2015-16
Publications
- Imran, R., Mohamed, G.A., Nahab, F. (2021) “Acute Reperfusion Therapies for Acute Ischemic Stroke.” J.Clin.Med. 2021:10;3677.
- Alabyad, D., Rangaraju, S., Liu, M., Imran, R., Kempton, CL., Sharifpour, M., et al. (2021) “Validation of an admission coagulation panel for risk stratification of COVID-19 patients.” PLoS ONE 16(3): e0248230
- Reddy S, Garg T, Imran R, Volpi JJ, Misra V, Chiu D, Gadhia RR, Savitz SI: Cerebrovascular Disease in Patients with COVID-19: A Review of the Literature and Case Series. Case Reports in Neurology, 2020 June 11; 12(2):199-209. PMID: 32647526
- Cajavilca CE, Hooper D, Imran R, Gadhia RR: Antithrombotic Management After Intracranial Hemorrhage. Current Treatment Options in Cardiovascular Medicine 2019; 21(12):88.
Presentations
- Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES): Advances in Diagnosis and Management; Neurology Rehabilitation Grand Rounds, Sparrow Hospital, Lansing, Michigan, November 3, 2023
- Artificial Intelligence and Its Role in Stroke Care, Neurology and Rehabilitation Grand Rounds, October 8, 2021, Sparrow Hospital, Lansing, Michigan.
- Alabyad D, Rangaraju S, Imran R, Liu M, Kempton C, Nahab F: Markers of Coagulation and Hemostatic Activation Identify COVID-19 Patients at High Risk for Thrombotic Events, ISC 2021, Denver, CO.
- Imran, R., Rangaraju, S., Landzberg, D., Polu, A. R., Butt, R., Bianchi, N., Fleming, C., Ratcliff, J., Frankel, M., Navalkele, D. “Early Neurological Deterioration in Patients with Intracranial Hemorrhage During Mobile Stroke Unit to Emergency Room Transfer” Submitted, American Academy of Neurology (AAN) 2021 Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA
- Imran, R., Mohamed, G.A., Nahab, F. (2021) “Acute Reperfusion Therapies for Acute Ischemic Stroke.” J.Clin.Med. 2021:10;3677
- Landzberg, D., Rangaraju, S., Imran, R., Polu, A. R., Butt, R., Bianchi, N., Fleming, C., Ratcliff, J., Frankel, M., Navalkele, D. “Hematoma Expansion in Patients Diagnosed with Intracranial Hemorrhage on Mobile Stroke Unit” Submitted, American Academy of Neurology (AAN) 2021 Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA
- Alabyad, D., Rangaraju, S., Imran, R., Liu, M., Kempton, C., Nahab, F. “Markers of Coagulation and Hemostatic Activation Identify COVID-19 Patients at High Risk for Thrombotic Events” Submitted, International Stroke Conference (ISC) 2021 Meeting, Denver, CO
- Imran R, Patel NH, Hooper D, Naseem N, Misra V: Cardiac Function Indices May Predict Outcomes after Primary ICH. AAN 2020, Toronto, Canada
- Imran R, Poursheyki M, Volpi JJ: Native-Valve Legionella Endocarditis with Devastating Neurological Complications. AAN 2020, Toronto, Canada
- Imran R, Cajavilca CE, Volpi JJ: Fake News in the PCA Territory - Can We Trust the NIHSS to Predict Outcomes? Poster presentation, ESOC 2019, Milan, Italy
- Imran R, Naseem N, Misra V: Global Cerebral Infarction Due to Acute Cardioembolic Anterior & Posterior Circulation Occlusion. Poster Presentation, ESOC 2019, Milan, Italy
- Rahman HA, Imran R: Risk of Stroke in Women with use of Testosterone-Containing Hormone Replacement Therapy. Poster presentation, ISC 2017, Houston, Texas
- Rahman HA, Zubair MM, Imran R, Bismuth J, Diaz O: Cerebral Venous Reflux Secondary to Arterio-Venous Fistula: A Case Report. International Congress of Interventional Neurology Annual Meeting, 2015
Book Chapters
- Imran R, Simpson E. Chapter 25 - Myasthenia Gravis. Neurology: Case Files 4th Edition. 2020.
Funding/Grants
- “LIBERXIA-STROKE Trial - A Study of Milvexian in Participants After an Acute Ischemic Stroke or High- Risk Transient Ischemic Attack” ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05702034, Sparrow Hospital, Lansing, MI; Role: Principal Investigator
- “OCEANIC-STROKE Trial - A Study to Test Asundexian to Prevent a Clot-related Stroke in Participants After an Acute Ischemic Stroke or High-risk Transient Ischemic Attack” ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05686070, Sparrow Hospital, Lansing, MI; Role: Sub- Investigator
Research Interests
Advanced hyperacute neuroimaging for acute ischemic stroke diagnosis
Early management of intracerebral hemorrhage
COVID-19 and its association with cerebrovascular disease
Management of patients with cryptogenic stroke and atrial cardiopathy
Clinical Interests
Hyperacute ischemic stroke management; Intracerebral hemorrhage
stroke in the young; patent foramen ovale and stroke; atrial fibrillation; cryptogenic stroke; COVID-19 infection and stroke; Moya Moya disease; fibromuscular dysplasia; subarachnoid hemorrhage; migraine and ischemic stroke; neuroimaging; Carotid revascularization; cerebrovascular arterial dissection; Late effects of cerebrovascular disease; telestroke and teleneurology.
Awards
Educator of the Year, Sparrow Hospital-Michigan State University Neurology Residency Program, 2022-23, Outstanding Stroke Investigator Award 2020, Cardiac Function Indices May Predict Outcomes After Primary ICH, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, Best Abstract Award, 2018: Houston Metgodist Neurological Institute 11th Annual Advances in Neurology, First Position, Annual Research Day Poster Presentation, Shifa College of Medicine, Islamabad, Pakistan, 2013, Award of Academic Excellence, Shifa College of Medicine, Division of Ophthalmology, 2012, Award of Academic Excellence, Shifa College of Medicine, Division of Pharmacology, 2012, Award of Academic Excellence, Shifa College of Medicine, Division of Forensic Medicine, 2011, First Position, Annual Sports Day Soccer Tournament Championship, Shifa College of Medicine, Islamabad, Pakistan, 2012, Excellence Performance Scholarship, St. Mary's Academy, GCE Advanced Level, 2006, High Grades Award Scholarship, St. Mary's Academy GCSE Ordinary Level, 2005
Certifications
Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2020, Vascular Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2022, Neurocritical Care, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2024
Fellowships
Vascular Neurology Fellowship, Emory University School of Medicine, Georgia, 2020-21
Memberships
Member, American Academy of Neurology, 2016-present, Member, American Medical Association, 2016-present, Member, American Heart Association, 2016-present, Member, Islamic Medical Association of North American, 2013-present, Member, Association of Physicians of Pakistani Descent of North America, 2012-present
