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Stroke Association honors Goldstein

Larry Goldstein, M.D., professor of medicine (neurology) at Duke and the Durham VA Medical Center and director of the Duke Stroke Center, was honored this week by the American Stroke Association with the William Feinberg Award for Excellence in Clinical Stroke.

Goldstein received the Feinberg Award, which honors “significant achievement in the clinical investigation and management of stroke.”

Goldstein is a senior fellow in Duke’s Center for Clinical Health Policy Research, and principal investigator of Duke’s American Stroke Association–Bugher Foundation Center for Stroke Prevention Research.

Goldstein has published more than 400 journal articles and professional papers and has made important contributions in several stroke areas including the effects of pharmacologic compounds on stroke recovery and outcomes research.

He has chaired or has been a member of several national guideline writing committees, including the American Heart Association Guidelines for the Primary Prevention of Ischemic Stroke, Guidelines for the Prevention of Stroke in Patients with Ischemic Stroke or TIA, Guidelines for Early Management of Ischemic Stroke, Guidelines for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, and Anticoagulants and Antiplatelet Agents in Acute Ischemic Stroke.

In addition, Goldstein has spearheaded legislative efforts on improving stroke care in Washington, D.C., and now serves as chair of the AHA Advocacy Coordinating Committee. He serves as a reviewer for numerous professional journals as well as national and international granting agencies. He is a member of the editorial boards of Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association; Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes Neurology; Neurology; Cerebrovascular Diseases; Emergency Medicine; and Continuum.

Goldstein has received many awards including the Chairman’s Award, National Volunteer Advocate of the Year, the Leadership Award from the Stroke Council, and the Award for Meritorious Achievement, all from American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.