Education
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) (BS Neuroscience)
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) (MD)
Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) (Preliminary Internal Medicine Residency)
Kaiser Permanente at Los Angeles Medical Center (LAMC) (Neurology Residency)
Cedars Sinai Medical Center (Vascular Neurology Fellowship)
Board Certification
Vascular Neurology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
About Dr. Olivas
Edgar Olivas, MD is a board-certified neurologist with subspecialty in vascular neurology. His motivation to seek a career in Vascular Neurology was fueled by his desire to help people and his curiosity of the brain. He moved from the small town of Firebaugh, California to attend UCLA as a pre-medical student majoring in Neuroscience. He completed Medical School at the Keck SOM of USC, Internship at Froedtert & MCW, Neurology Residency at Kaiser Permanente LAMC, and Stroke Fellowship at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He now works as a Neurohospitalist at Huntington Memorial Hospital with a focus on stroke care. The most rewarding part of his job is saving lives and preventing a lifetime of disability.
Publications
Sanossian N, Liebeskind DS, Starkman S, Conwit R, Eckstein M, PrattFD, Stratton S, Hamilton S, Flinders A, Olivas E, Saver JL: Hyperacute Blood Pressure Course in Relation to Early Clinical Deterioration in Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Cerebrovascular Diseases 33(S2): 26, 2012
Research
Analysis of current clinical practice on initiation of anticoagulation in patients with acute ischemic stroke. Edgar Olivas, Zahra A Ajani, Janis F Yao, Navdeep S Sangha. Kaiser Permanente, LAMC, Department of Neurology. 2017 AAN Annual Meeting Abstract/Poster
Intra-Arterial Transfer (IAT) Time Metric Study. Memorial Hermann Hospital-TMC, Department of Neurology. Tzu-Ching Wu, Sean I Savitz, Edgar Olivas, Zahra A Ajani, Navdeep S Sangha. Kaiser Permanente, LAMC, Department of Neurology.
Abstracts
Role of Transcranial Doppler in A New Era of Patent Foramen Ovale Closure. Edgar Olivas, Patrick Lyden, Shlee Song, Oana Dumitrascu, Robert Jackson, Brenda Rinsky, Danielle Seth-Hunter, Michael Cavallaro, Konrad Schlick. Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Department of Neurology.
Case Reports
Neurology: Clinical Practice MS ID#: NEURCLINPRACT/2018/033399. MS TITLE: Severe left MCA syndrome with an occluded accessory MCA: a case report. Manya Khrlobyan, Edgar Olivas, Matthew Taon, Lei Feng, and Sangha Navdeep.
Stroke Clinical Trials
Mild and Rapidly Improving Stroke Study (MaRISS)
Dabigatran Etexilate for Secondary Stroke Prevention in Patients With Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source (RE-SPECT ESUS)
Post Market Surveillance Study of the Wingspan Stent System (WEAVE)
Platelet-Oriented Inhibition in New TIA and minor ischemic stroke (POINT)
DWI or CTP Assessment with Clinical Mismatch in the Triage of Wake-Up and Late Presenting Strokes Undergoing Neurointervention (DAWN)
Addressing Real-World Anticoagulant Management Issues in Stroke (ARAMIS)