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May Anne Kim-Tenser, MD

Clinical Professor of Neurology and Neurological Surgery (Clinician Educator)

Medical Director, Neuro Intensive Care Unit, Keck Hospital of USC

Associate Chair, Neurology, Keck Hospital of USC, Division Chief, Neurocritical Care and Stroke, Director, ICU Neuro Consult Service, USC Arcadia Hospital

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Overview

Dr. Kim is board certified in Neurology, Vascular Neurology, and Neurocritical Care. She specializes in the diagnosis and management of patients with stroke and those who are neurocritically ill requiring admission into the neurosciences ICU (ie: GBS, SE, myasthenic crises, SAH, ICH, AVM’s, spinal cord injury).

Dr. Kim’s research interests include the management of intracerebral hemorrhage, stroke outcome/genetics, subarachnoid hemorrhage, hypothermia, and neuroprotection in stroke.

Publications

  • Spinal Cord Ischemia After Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair: Pathophysiology, Detection, and Management. Neurol Int. 2026 Aug 20; 18(8).. View in PubMed
  • Prehospital neuroprotectant in combination with post-arrival thrombolytic therapy for acute ischemic stroke. Secondary analysis of the FAST-MAG prehospital trial. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2026 Sep; 35(9):108709.. View in PubMed
  • Blood Pressure Variability in Stroke: Building a Framework, Conceptualizing Intervention Opportunities, and Identifying Practical Research Objectives. Neurocrit Care. 2026 Feb; 44(1):353-355.. View in PubMed
  • Validation of the HERMES-24 Score for Outcome Prediction Post Large Vessel Occlusion Treatment in Later Time Window. Neurology. 2025 08 12; 105(3):e213796.. View in PubMed
  • Blood Pressure Variability After Acute Ischemic Stroke and Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Refining Its Definition, Intervention Opportunities, and Research Directions. Neurocrit Care. 2025 10; 43(2):368-377.. View in PubMed
  • Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Early Minimally Invasive Removal of Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Stroke. 2025 Jul; 56(7):1799-1806.. View in PubMed
  • Is there diurnal variation in neuroprotective and thrombolytic therapy effect upon acute cerebral ischemia outcome? J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2025 May; 34(5):108278. Pariona-Vargas F, Mun KT, Lo EH, S . View in PubMed
  • The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale is comparable to the ICH score in predicting outcomes in spontaneous acute intracerebral hemorrhage. Front Neurol. 2024; 15:1401793.. View in PubMed
  • Persistent Inequities in Intravenous Thrombolysis for Acute Ischemic Stroke in the United States: Results From the Nationwide Inpatient Sample. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 05 07; 13(9):e033316.. View in PubMed
  • Persistent Inequities in Intravenous Thrombolysis for Acute Ischemic Stroke in the United States: Results from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample. medRxiv. 2023 Oct 10.. View in PubMed

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