I am a neuro-endovascular surgeon caring for patients with injury and disease in the brain, neck, or spinal cord at Memorial Healthcare System. I specialize in the treatment of neurological emergencies such as aneurysms, acute ischemic stroke, arteriovenous fistulas and congenital diseases such as arteriovenous malformation (AVM) among others. I also have expertise in all neuro-interventional procedures such as lumbar drains, lumbar punctures, mechanic thrombectomy for stroke, implantation of stents, angioplasty and cerebral angiography.

I am board-certified in neurology, neuro-critical care and vascular neurology, and trained at one of the largest stroke centers in North America. I’ve always been fascinated by the human body and enjoy the challenge of complex cases that involve the most delicate and complex organ – the brain.

I’m uniquely trained in both the medical management of cerebrovascular disease as well as neurovascular surgical management, which means I can provide care for patients with and without surgery. Not everyone needs surgery, and I’m experienced in both areas of medicine, allowing me to decipher the best course of action catered to each person’s need.

My patients are often facing serious health problems that can lead to death or severe disability. Along with delivering life-saving care, I also support their loved ones and provide clear, honest information that helps them understand the situation and make informed decisions.

In addition to providing patient care, I’m active in research, training and education. Throughout my career, I have received numerous teaching and research awards and contributed to landmark studies and trials that have transformed the way we treat patients suffering with ischemic stroke. My work has also helped formulate stroke guidelines in Europe.

More than anything, I am proud that my medical knowledge and expertise are making a difference in the lives of others. There is nothing more gratifying than providing treatment or surgery that saves someone’s life and helps them heal.

Hospital Affiliations

• Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital
• Memorial Hospital Miramar
• Memorial Hospital Pembroke
• Memorial Hospital West
• Memorial Regional Hospital

Gender

• Male

Education

Yerevan State Medical University after Mkhitar Heratsi, 2009

Internships

State University Of New York At Buffalo, 2013, Internal Medicine

Residency

All India Institute Of Medical Sciences, 2011
State University Of New York At Buffalo, 2016, Neurology

Fellowships

Univ Of Texas Med Scho At Houston, 2017, Vascular Neurology
Westchester Medical Center, 2022, Vascular Interventional Neurology

Certifications

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology-Neurocritical Care
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology-Neurology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology-Vascular Neurology

Publications

Please view Dr. Haris Kamal’s publications on PubMed.

Professional Organizations

• American Heart/Stroke Association 
• Neuro-critical care society 
• American Association of Neurology 
• Medical Council of India 
• Armenian Medical Graduates Association

Presentations

• Haris Kamal MD, Ashish Arora MD, Svetlana Eckert MD, Channa Kolb MD, Nicholas J Silvestri MD, Gil I Wolfe MD, FAAN: Analysis and Clinical presentation of Recurrent Miller Fisher: ORAL Presentation at Carrell-Krusen Symposium 2016 at UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX 
• Haris Kamal MD, Ashkan Mowla, MD, Edward J. Fine, MD: History of Cerebral Angiography: Courageous Beginnings to Amazing Interventions: ORAL Presentation at Annual Meeting of International Society of History of Neurology, Washington DC 2015.
• Haris Kamal, MD; Ashkan Mowla, MD; Sandhya Mehla, MD; Peyman Shirani, MD; Karanbir Singh, MD; Salman Farooq, MD; Annmarie Crumlish, CCRC; Marilou Ching, MD, MPH; Robert N. Sawyer, MD Rate, Clinical features, Safety profile and Outcome of Intravenous Thrombolysis for Acute Ischemic Stroke in Patients with Negative Brain Imaging : ORAL Presentation at the Annual International Stroke Conference 2015, Nashville, TN.
• A.Sarraj, J.Grotta, M.Lansberg, M.Abraham, C.Sitton, P.Chen, C.Cai, D.Pujara, S.Blackburn, S.Reddy, N.Vora, D. Haussen, K.Parsha, Haris Kamal, B.Imam, F.Shaker, R.Gupta, S.MartinSchild, W.Hicks, A.Arora, A.Barreto, R.Riascos, A Hassan, S.Savitz, G.Albers Stroke Severity and Size Modify the Association Between IV Thrombolysis and Outcomes Following Endovascular Thrombectomy Presented at International Stroke Conference, Los Angeles 2020 
• A.Sarraj, A.Hassan, J.Grotta, C.Sitton, S.Blackburn, M.Abraham, P.Chen, N.Vora, D.Pujara, C. Cai, K.Parsha, S.Reddy, Haris Kamal, A.Arora, B.Imam, W.Hicks, F.Shaker, A.Barreto, R. Riascos, D.Haussen, S.Martin-Schild, R.Gupta, M.Lansberg, S.Savitz, G.Albers Endovascular Thrombectomy Potential Benefits in Isolated M2 Occlusions Are Related to Stroke Severity and Penumbral Mismatch Deficit: A Secondary Analysis From the SELECT Study Presented at International Stroke conference, Los Angeles 2020 
• E.Pizzo, K.Lobotesis, G.Albers, S.Martin-Schild, A.Hassan, M.Abraham, N.Vora, P.Chen, J.Grotta, C.Sitton, S.Blackburn, M.Dannenbaum, C.Cai, K.Parsha, S.Reddy, Haris Kamal, A.Arora, D.Pujara, B.Imam, F.Shaker, A.Barreto, W.Hicks, R.Riascos, D.Haussen, R.Gupta, M.Lansberg, LD McCullough, S.Savitz, A.Sarraj Endovascular Thrombectomy May Be CostEffective for Patients With Large Core Ischemic Strokes: A Cost-Utility Analysis From the SELECT Study Presented at International stroke Conference, Los Angeles 2020 
• Amrou Sarraj, James C Grotta, Sheryl Martin-Schild, Haris Kamal, Anjail Z Sharrief, Kirsten Carroll, Faris Shaker, Deep K Pujara, Louise D McCullough, Sean I Savitz Optimization Methodologies to Enhance Endovascular Thrombectomy Access in the United States Presented at International Stroke Conference, Los Angeles 2020
• Amrou Sarraj, Ameer Hassan, James Grotta, Clark Sitton, Peng R Chen, Nirav Vora, Chunyan Cai, Gary Cutter, Deep Pujara, Bita Imam, Sujan Reddy, Haris Kamal, Michael Abraham, Louise McCullough, Maarten Lansberg, Sean Savitz, Rishi Gupta, Gregory Albers. Endovascular Thrombectomy May Be Safe and Effective in Patients With Large Core Lesions on Either Simple CT or Perfusion Images: Presented at the International Stroke Conference 2019, Honolulu 
• Amrou Sarraj, Ameer Hassan, Clark Sitton, Peng R Chen, Chunyan Cai, Gary Cutter, Deep Pujara, Bita Imam, Sujan Reddy, Haris Kamal, Santiago Ortega Gutierrez, Michael Abraham, Randall Edgell, Louise McCullough, Sean Savitz, Gregory Albers, Rishi Gupta, James Grotta Endovascular Thrombectomy May Be Safe and Effective in Patients With Large Core and Early Presentation: Presented at the International Stroke Conference 2019, Honolulu 
• Amrou Sarraj, Sean Savitz, Clark Sitton, Ameer Hassan, Chunyan Cai, Deep Pujara, James Grotta, Bita Imam, Peng R Chen, Gary Cutter, Sujan Reddy, Haris Kamal, Michael Abraham, Louise McCullough, Maarten Lansberg, Rishi Gupta, Gregory Albers: Early Infarct Growth Correlates With Both Collateral Status and Clinical Outcomes After Thrombecomy: Presented at the International Stroke Conference 2019, Honolulu 
• Plenary Presentation : Amrou Sarraj, Ameer Hassan, James Grotta, Clark Sitton, Peng R Chen, Nirav Vora, Chunyan Cai, Gary Cutter, Deep Pujara, , Bita Imam, Sujan Reddy, Haris Kamal, Michael Abraham, Louise McCullough, Maarten Lansberg, Sean Savitz, Rishi Gupta, Gregory Albers : Endovascular Thrombectomy Outcomes in Large Core on CT Are Strongly Associated With Perfusion Core Volume and Time: Implications From Two Large Cohorts for Future Trials Presented at the International Stroke Conference 2019, Honolulu 
• Plenary Presentation: A. Sarraj, A. Hassan, R. Gupta, C. Sitton, J. Grotta, C. Cai, G. Cutter, B. Imam, S. Reddy, K. Parsha, N. Vora, M. Abraham, R. Edgell, F. Hellinger, D. Haussen, H. Kamal, L. McCullough, M. Lansberg, S. Savitz, G. Albers. Optimizing Patient Selection for Endovascular Treatment in Acute Ischemic Stroke (SELECT): A Prospective Non-Randomized Multicenter Cohort Study of Imaging Selection, European Stroke Organisation Conference, Gothenburg, Sweden 2018 
• Pujara, D., Shaker, F., Imam, B., Reddy, ST., Parsha, K., Sitton, C., Kamal, H., Sarraj, A. “Evaluation of Stroke Care Metrics in Safety Net Hospitals across the United States.” Oral presentation, American Neurological Association 144th Annual Meeting 2019, St. Louis. Pujara, D., Shaker, F., Imam, B., Reddy, ST., Parsha, K., Sitton, C., Kamal, H., Sarraj, A. “Thrombectomy Utilization for Posterior Stroke in The United States: Perspectives from Nationwide Administrative Database”. Presented at American Neurological Association 144th Annual Meeting 2019, St. Louis.

Awards

• Dean’s Excellence in Teaching Award 2020 at Mc-Govern Medical School-University of Texas at Houston, Texas 
• 2020 A.B. Baker Teacher Recognition Award by the American Academy of Neurology 
• LBJ – Harris Health Physician Transformation award 2020 for development of Neurocritical/Stroke Services at LBJ Hospital, Houston
• Faculty Teaching Award 2019 at UT Health Mc-Govern Medical School, Department of Neurology, Texas 
• Dean’s Excellence in Teaching Award 2019 at Mc-Govern Medical School-University of Texas at Houston, Texas 
• Fellowship Teaching Award 2017 from UT Health McGovern Medical School, Department of Neurology 
• Edward Fogan Annual Neurology Award (Best Resident Award): Awarded to the Neurology resident who most exemplifies the Highest Standards of Neurological Practice and Compassionate Care, June 2016 at SUNY Buffalo, NY 
• Best Resident Senior Research Project Award at Micheal E. Cohen Annual Residents Research Day at SUNY Buffalo 2016, NY 
• Best Resident Junior Research Project Award at Micheal E. Cohen Annual Residents Research Day at SUNY Buffalo 2015, NY 
• Resident Travel Award at the Annual American Society of Neuroimaging 2016 
• Chief Resident for my program in Neurology at SUNY Buffalo, NY 2015-2016 
• Inducted into Gold Humanism Honor Society in April 2015 for performance during residency
• Resident Award for Poster Presentation at Annual Meeting of Hospital for Special Surgery Neurological Directions Conference 2014, New York City, New York for Best Poster Presentation. 
• Best Resident Award during Intern Year at University at Buffalo 2012-2013 in Department of Internal Medicine. 
• Travel scholarship for Multifocal Motor Neuropathy Forum 2014 in Phoenix, Arizona 
• AAN 2017 Fellow Travel Scholarship Award in Boston, MA 
• UB Residents Committee Elected Representative for Neurology Residency Program 
• Resident Leadership Advisory Committee member from Neurology during Residency