Andreas Charidimou

Assistant Professor, NEU

Biography

Andreas Charidimou is an Asst. Prof of in neurology at Boston University Medical Center (MA, USA). He studied medicine at the University of Athens (Athens, Greece), did his PhD on applied clinical neuroimaging of cerebral small vessel disease and intracerebral haemorrhage at the University College London, Queen Square, Institute of Neurology (London, UK), and completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School Hemorrhagic Stroke Research Program (Boston, USA). His research focuses on cerebral amyloid angiopathy, aiming to improve diagnosis, define risk of hemorrhage and dementia, and integrate novel biomarkers into clinical practice.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility
2015 Charidimou A, Shoamanesh A. Ethnicity and neuroimaging markers of cerebral small vessel disease: neglected but clinically important. Int J Stroke 2015; 10(4): E34. Trying to increase awareness on stroke equity and disparities in cerebral small vessel disease.

Resident
Boston Medical Center Neurology

Postdoctoral Clinical Research Fellow
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
J. Philip Kistler Stroke Research Center
Hemorrhagic Stroke Research Program

Honors

2021 American Stroke Association: Mordecai Y.T. Globus New Investigator Award in Stroke
20182019 Frechette Family Foundation : Frechette Fellowship
20172018 Frechette Family Foundation : Frechette Fellowship
20162017 Frechette Family Foundation: Frechette Fellowship
20152018 Bodossakis Foundation, Athens, Greece: Post-doctoral research scholarship
2014 University College London, UCL: Bogue Research Fellowship
2014 European Stroke Organisation (ESO), Nice: The Young Investigator Award for outstanding research in stroke
2013 European Stroke Organisation (ESO), Lisbon: The Young Investigator Award for outstanding research in stroke
2013 European Stroke Organisation (ESO) Stroke Summer School: Education Grant
2013 Guarantors of Brain: Travel Grant Award
2012 European Stroke Organisation (ESO), Lisbon: The Young Investigator Award for outstanding research in stroke
2012 Belgian Stroke Council : Belgian Stroke Council Award
20102014 Greek State Scholarship Foundation : Post-graduate studies scholarship
20032009Greek State Scholarship Foundation: Scholarship