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David S. Liebeskind is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the broad field of Medicine, with a significant number of publications focused on Epidemiology, Neurology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Rehabilitation, and Internal Medicine.

The scientist's work extensively covers a range of topics, including:

  • Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
  • Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases
  • Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
  • Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
  • Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
  • Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications
  • Peripheral Artery Disease Management

Liebeskind has contributed to frequent co-authorship collaborations with other researchers, most notably with:

  • Jeffrey L. Saver
  • Raul G. Nogueira
  • Thanh N. Nguyen
  • Osama O. Zaidat
  • Diogo C Haussen

Their publications are often found in specialized journals focused on stroke and neurovascular research. The most common publication venues include:

  • Stroke
  • Stroke Vascular and Interventional Neurology
  • Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery
  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Liebeskind include:

  • Trial of Endovascular Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke with Large Infarct, 2023, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Trial of Thrombectomy 6 to 24 Hours after Stroke Due to Basilar-Artery Occlusion, 2022, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Thrombectomy for Distal, Medium Vessel Occlusions, 2020, Stroke
  • Thrombectomy for Anterior Circulation Stroke Beyond 6 h from Time Last Known Well (AURORA): a Systematic Review and Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis, 2021, The Lancet
  • Thrombectomy Alone Versus Intravenous Alteplase Plus Thrombectomy in Patients with Stroke: An Open-Label, Blinded-Outcome, Randomised Non-Inferiority Trial, 2022, The Lancet

In addition to articles, Liebeskind has contributed to book literature, including a publication with Frontiers Media titled Intracranial Atherosclerotic Disease: Epidemiology, Imaging, Treatment and Prognosis released in 2021.

Best Publications

  • Thrombectomy 6 to 24 Hours after Stroke with a Mismatch between Deficit and Infarct.

    Raul G. Nogueira;Ashutosh P. Jadhav;Diogo C. Haussen;Alain Bonafe

  • Recommendations on Angiographic Revascularization Grading Standards for Acute Ischemic Stroke A Consensus Statement

    Osama O. Zaidat;Albert J. Yoo;Pooja Khatri;Thomas A. Tomsick

  • Mechanical Thrombectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke: Final Results of the Multi MERCI Trial

    Wade S. Smith;Gene Sung;Jeffrey Saver;Ronald Budzik

  • Trevo versus Merci retrievers for thrombectomy revascularisation of large vessel occlusions in acute ischaemic stroke (TREVO 2): a randomised trial

    Raul G Nogueira;Helmi L Lutsep;Rishi Gupta;Tudor G Jovin

  • DWI-FLAIR mismatch for the identification of patients with acute ischaemic stroke within 4·5 h of symptom onset (PRE-FLAIR): a multicentre observational study

    Götz Thomalla;Bastian Cheng;Martin Ebinger;Qing Hao

  • Collateral Flow Predicts Response to Endovascular Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke

    Oh Young Bang;Jeffrey L. Saver;Suk Jae Kim;Gyeong-Moon Kim

  • Collateral blood vessels in acute ischaemic stroke: a potential therapeutic target

    Ashfaq Shuaib;Ken Butcher;Askar A Mohammad;Maher Saqqur

  • Treatment-responsive limbic encephalitis identified by neuropil antibodies: MRI and PET correlates

    Beau M. Ances;Roberta Vitaliani;Robert A. Taylor;Robert A. Taylor;David S. Liebeskind;David S. Liebeskind

  • CT and MRI early vessel signs reflect clot composition in acute stroke.

    David S. Liebeskind;Nerses Sanossian;William H. Yong;Sidney Starkman

  • Endovascular treatment versus standard medical treatment for vertebrobasilar artery occlusion (BEST): an open-label, randomised controlled trial.

    Xinfeng Liu;Xinfeng Liu;Qiliang Dai;Ruidong Ye;Wenjie Zi;Wenjie Zi

  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging Detection of Microbleeds Before Thrombolysis An Emerging Application

    Chelsea S. Kidwell;Jeffrey L. Saver;J. Pablo Villablanca;Gary Duckwiler

  • Time to angiographic reperfusion and clinical outcome after acute ischaemic stroke: an analysis of data from the Interventional Management of Stroke (IMS III) phase 3 trial

    Pooja Khatri;Sharon D Yeatts;Mikael Mazighi;Joseph P Broderick

  • Impact of collateral flow on tissue fate in acute ischaemic stroke

    Oh Young Bang;Jeffrey L Saver;Brian H Buck;Jeffry R Alger

  • Analysis of Thrombi Retrieved From Cerebral Arteries of Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke

    Victor J. Marder;Dennis J. Chute;Sidney Starkman;Anna M. Abolian

  • Prehospital Use of Magnesium Sulfate as Neuroprotection in Acute Stroke

    Jeffrey L Saver;Sidney Starkman;Marc Eckstein;Marc Eckstein;Samuel J Stratton

  • Utility of the NIH Stroke Scale as a Predictor of Hospital Disposition

    Daniel Schlegel;Stephen J. Kolb;Jean M. Luciano;Jennifer M. Tovar

  • Penumbral imaging and functional outcome in patients with anterior circulation ischaemic stroke treated with endovascular thrombectomy versus medical therapy: a meta-analysis of individual patient-level data

    Bruce C V Campbell;Charles B L M Majoie;Gregory W Albers;Bijoy K Menon

  • Acute Stroke Imaging Research Roadmap II

    Max Wintermark;Gregory W. Albers;Andrei V. Alexandrov;Jeffry R. Alger

  • Predictors of Good Clinical Outcomes, Mortality, and Successful Revascularization in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke Undergoing Thrombectomy Pooled Analysis of the Mechanical Embolus Removal in Cerebral Ischemia (MERCI) and Multi MERCI Trials

    Raul G. Nogueira;David S. Liebeskind;Gene Sung;Gary Duckwiler

  • Collaterals dramatically alter stroke risk in intracranial atherosclerosis.

    David S. Liebeskind;George A. Cotsonis;Jeffrey L. Saver;Michael J. Lynn

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeffrey L Saver
Jeffrey L Saver University of California, Los Angeles
Reza Jahan
Reza Jahan University of California, Los Angeles
Gary Duckwiler
Gary Duckwiler University of California, Los Angeles
Tudor G. Jovin
Tudor G. Jovin Cooper University Hospital
Mayank Goyal
Mayank Goyal University of Calgary
Bruce Ovbiagele
Bruce Ovbiagele University of California, San Francisco
Paul M. Vespa
Paul M. Vespa University of California, Los Angeles
Fernando Vinuela
Fernando Vinuela University of California, Los Angeles
Jeffry R. Alger
Jeffry R. Alger University of California, Los Angeles
Andrew M. Demchuk
Andrew M. Demchuk University of Calgary

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