Amytis Towfighi Explained

Amytis "Amy" Towfighi^[1] is Professor of Neurology, Director of Neurological Services and Innovation for Los Angeles County Department of Health Services and Chief of Neurology and Associate Medical Director of Neurological Services at LAC+USC Medical Center.

Towfighi received her B.S. degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, an M.D. from Johns Hopkins University, and completed her internship at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and residency at the Harvard Partners Neurology Program (Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital). She also completed her fellowship in Vascular Neurology at University of California, Los Angeles and currently is a faculty member at Keck School of Medicine of USC.^[2]

She also works at the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services and the Southern California Clinical and Translational Science Institute where she writes articles regarding sex, race, ethnic, and socioeconomic differences in stroke patients.^[1] She has completed several clinical trials testing health system approaches to helping patients with stroke reduce the risk of another stroke. Her key interest is to reduce disparities in healthcare access, healthcare services and clinical outcomes for vulnerable populations, including minorities, the socioeconomically disadvantaged, and others with poor access to care.

Towfighi is a recipient of the American Academy of Neurology's Michael S. Pessin Stroke Leadership Prize^[3] and the American Heart Association's Robert G. Siekert New Investigator in Stroke,^[4] and is a fellow of the American Heart Association's Stroke Council.^[5] She was the Chair of the American Heart Association Writing Committee's Scientific Statement on Post-Stroke Depression^[6] and has co-written other guidelines and scientific statements for the American Heart Association.^{[7] [8]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Amytis "Amy" Towfighi, MD. Southern California Clinical and Translational Science Institute. September 22, 2019.
2. Web site: Amytis Towfighi. 31 July 2018 . Keck School of Medicine of USC. September 22, 2019.
3. News: March 1, 2013. American Academy of Neurology. California Neurologist Receives AAN Michael S. Pessin Stroke Leadership Prize. September 22, 2019.
4. Web site: American Stroke Association Recognizes Outstanding Contributors to Stroke and New Investigators . GlobeNewswire News Room . 1 February 2012.
5. Web site: Class of 2018. American Heart Association. September 22, 2019.
6. Poststroke Depression: A Scientific Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association . Stroke . 9 June 2020 . e30–e43 . 10.1161/STR.0000000000000113 . 1 February 2017. Towfighi . Amytis . Ovbiagele . Bruce . El Husseini . Nada . Hackett . Maree L. . Jorge . Ricardo E. . Kissela . Brett M. . Mitchell . Pamela H. . Skolarus . Lesli E. . Whooley . Mary A. . Williams . Linda S. . 48 . 2 . 1200739 . free .
7. Cornier . Marc-Andre . Després . Jean-Pierre . Davis . Nichola . Grossniklaus . Daurice A. . Klein . Samuel . Lamarche . Benoit . Lopez-Jimenez . Francisco . Rao . Goutham . St-Onge . Marie-Pierre . Towfighi . Amytis . Poirier . Paul . Assessing Adiposity . Circulation . EN . 10.1161/CIR.0b013e318233bc6a . 1 November 2011. 124 . 18 . 1996–2019 . 21947291 . free .
8. Low-Calorie Sweetened Beverages and Cardiometabolic Health: A Science Advisory From the American Heart Association . Circulation . e126–e140 . 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000569 . 28 August 2018. Johnson . Rachel K. . Lichtenstein . Alice H. . Anderson . Cheryl A.M. . Carson . Jo Ann . Després . Jean-Pierre . Hu . Frank B. . Kris-Etherton . Penny M. . Otten . Jennifer J. . Towfighi . Amytis . Wylie-Rosett . Judith . 138 . 9 . 30354445 . 207656098 . free .