Argye Elizabeth Hillis MD, MA
Professor of Neurology, Executive Vice Chair, Department of Neurology; Director, Cerebrovascular Division, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MarylandBiographical Sketch:
Dr. Argye Elizabeth Hillis is a Professor of Neurology, with joint faculty appointments in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and in Cognitive Science at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Hillis serves as the Executive Vice Chair of the Department of Neurology, and Director of the Cerebrovascular Division of Neurology.
Prior to medical training and neurology residency, Dr. Hillis trained in the fields of speech–language pathology and cognitive neuropsychology, spent a decade in rehabilitation of aphasia, and conducted clinical research focusing on understanding and treating aphasia. Her current research combines longitudinal task-related and task-free functional imaging and structural imaging from the acute stage of stroke through the first year of recovery, with detailed cognitive and language assessments to improve our understanding of how language and other cognitive functions recover after stroke. Her other avenue of research involves developing novel treatment strategies for aphasia. Her research is supported by National Institutes of Health (NIDCD and NINDS). She currently serves on the Board of Directors of World Stroke Organization, and has served on the Board of Directors of the American Neurological Association.
Dr. Hillis received her medical degree from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and completed residency training at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in the Department of Neurology.
Positions:
Professor of Neurology; Executive Vice Chair, Department of Neurology; Director, Cerebrovascular Division; Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
Degrees:
MD: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Research Interests:
Longitudinal task-related and task-free functional imaging and structural imaging from the acute stage of stroke through the first year of recovery; developing novel treatment strategies for aphasia
Disclosures
Argye E. Hillis, MD, MA receives grant support from the National Institutes of Health and is the Editor-in-Chief of Stroke.
Recent Contributions to PracticeUpdate:
- Safety of Recombinant Tissue Plasminogen Activator in Wake-Up Stroke Promising
- Effect of Antidepressant Treatment on Cognitive Impairment Associated With Depression
- Hypertension and Increased Mortality in Children With Arterial Ischemic Stroke
- ECG Left Atrial Abnormality and Stroke Subtype
- Effect of Cannabis Use on Ischemic Stroke in Young Patients
- Coexistent Small Vessel Disease and Intracranial Arterial Stenosis
- Impact of Bilingualism on Cognition After Stroke
- Antiplatelet Strategies for New Ischemic Stroke While Taking Aspirin
- Acute Kidney Injury in Acute Cerebrovascular Accident
- Intracranial Abnormalities in Unprovoked Seizures