Prasanthi Govindarajan

Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine

Bio

Dr. Govindarajan is a health services researcher with expertise in emergency medical services and healthcare systems. The goals of her research are to improve access to specialized centers for acute stroke care (thrombolysis-capable and thrombectomy-capable centers) through early detection of stroke in the prehospital setting. Following her widely-cited (initial work on stroke detection by emergency medical services, she received a career development award (K08 HS17965) from the Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality to study the impact of a stroke destination protocol for emergency service provides that increased access to primary stroke centers in two California counties. The findings from this work has led to a national study on the effectiveness of a stroke destination protocol for emergency medical service providers and is funded by the Agency of Health Care Research and Quality (R01 HS026207). Her collaborators are scientists at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention) and Stanford-Surgery Policy Improvement Research and Education.

Clinical Focus

Emergency Medicine
Stroke
Emergency Medical Services
Health Services Research
Neurologic emergencies

Academic Appointments

Associate Professor - University Medical Line, Emergency Medicine

Administrative Appointments

Associate Vice-Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine (2019 - Present)

Honors & Awards

Certificate of Honor in Pathology, Madras Medical College (1994)
David Frommer Award for Academic Excellence, Boston Medical Center (2005)
Essential Core Teaching Award for “Inspirational Teaching.” (“Danovic Case”), University of California, San Francisco (2008)
Dean’s Prize for Clinical and Translational research (Student: Benjamin Friedman), University of California, San Francisco (2012)
Save of the Month, Emergency Med, Stanford University Medical Center (2017)
Named "Top 50 Peer reviewer for 2018", Annals of Emergency Medicine, the premier journal in emergency medicine (2019)
R01026207-01A1, Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Department of Health and Human Services (07/2019)

Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations

Member, Society of Academic Emergency Medicine (2001 - Present)
Member, American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (2007 - Present)
Neurological Emergencies IG, SAEM (2014 - Present)
Member, Grants Committee, Society of Academic Emergency Medicine (2015 - 2016)

Projects

Improving Field Assessment of Stroke, Stanford University and Woodside Fire Department
Testing the feasibility and reliability of NIHSS use by paramedics.
Accuracy of NIHSS for Identification of Large Vessel Occlusions by Paramedics

Location

Stanford

Collaborators
- Bill Mulkerin, Emergency Medicine
- Gregory Gilbert, Clinical Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine
- Jonathan Francisco, EMT-Paramedic, Woodside Fire Department
Effect of a Stroke Bypass on Outcomes in a National Sample, Stanford University
Location

1070 Arastradero Road

Collaborators
- Alea Christine Delmastro, S-SPIRE
- Todd Wagner, Associate Professor (Research) of Surgery, S-SPIRE
- Amber Trickey, Biostatistician 3, Surgery, Surgery
Effect of a two-tier stroke bypass on a thrombectomy rates, Stanford University, UCLA and County of Los Angeles Emergency Medical Services
Location

1070 Arastradero Road

Collaborators
- Marianne Gausche-Hill, Medical Director and Professor of Emergency Medicine, UCLA -Harborview
- Nicole Bosson, Associate Medical Director , County of Los Angeles EMS
- Jeffrey Saver, Professor and Vice-Chair, UCLA (Neurology/Stroke Services)
- Nerses Sanossian, Faculty, University of Southern California
Variability in the physician management of suspected sub-arachnoid hemorrhage, Stanford University
Location

900 Welch Road Suite 350

Collaborators
- Aarti Kumar, Medical Student, University of Pittsburgh
- Kian Niknam, Emergency Medicine
- Deepika Mohan, Faculty - Trauma/Critical Care, University of Pittsburgh
- Jeffrey Perry, Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Ottawa
- Michael Woodruff, Emergency Physician, Intermountain Health Care

Professional Education

Internship: Boston University School of Medicine (2002) MA
Fellowship: University Of San Diego (2007) CA
Fellowship, University of California San Diego, Emergency Medical Services (2007)
Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine (2006)
MAS, University of California-San Diego, Clinical Research (2007)
Residency: Boston Medical Center (2005) MA
Residency, Boston Medical Center, Emergency Medicine (2005)
Internship, Boston University Medical Center, Medicine (2002)
Medical Education: Madras Medical College and Government General Hospital (1997) India
MBBS, Madras Medical College, Medicine (1997)

Contact

Alternate Contact Michael Vernon Administrative Associate, EMS/Disaster and Wilderness Medicine mjvernon@stanford.edu Tel: 6507212450

Clinical (Primary)

This is the primary clinic for this clinical provider. For additional clinical locations and information, please visit the link(s) listed below in the 'Additional Clinical Info' section.

Stanford Dept of Emergency Medicine 500 Pasteur Dr Stanford CA 94305 Tel: (650) 723-6576 Fax: (650) 723-0121

Additional Clinical Info

Stanford Hospital and Clinics

Current Research and Scholarly Interests

My current research focuses on using large databases to understand the effect of state or county-wide public policy on health care outcomes (specifically stroke). Our team is also exploring how patient safety, effective and equitable care in acute stroke management can be achieved using technology.

2021-22 Courses

Independent Studies
- Medical Scholars Research
  EMED 370 (Win, Spr)
- Undergraduate Research
  EMED 199 (Win)

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