Dr. Thomas M. Hemmen, MD

University of California San Diego

Dr. Hemmen is the Director of the UCSD Comprehensive Stroke Center and is widely considered an expert in clinical study design. His research focuses on improving the quality of and access to care for AIS patients receiving thrombolysis and thrombectomy. Dr. Hemmen is an expert in animal models to assess AIS therapies. He served as principal and sub- investigator of several clinical studies, including the CLEAR-ER, StELLAR, MR Rescue, ICTuS – 2/3, and HASTIER.