Anna Cervantes-Arslanian, MD, FAAN

Associate Professor, Neurology

Anna Cervantes-Arslanian
617.638.5338

Biography

Anna Cervantes-Arslanian, MD, FAAN, is the Chief of the divisions of Neurocritical Care and Neuroinfectious Disease. She is an Associate Professor of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Medicine (Infectious Disease) at the Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. Her research interest focuses on neurologic infections, in particular cerebrovascular complications of infectious diseases including COVID19 and HIV.

Other Positions

  • Assistant Professor, Infectious Diseases, Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
  • Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Education

  • Tufts University School of Medicine, MD
  • University of California, San Diego, BS

Publications

  • Published on 3/11/2025

    Petrie BK, Lau H, Cajiga-Pena FM, Abbas S, Finn B, Dam K, Cervantes-Arslanian AM, Nguyen TN, Aparicio HJ, Greer D, Romero JR. Illicit drug use and cerebral microbleeds in patients with acute ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack. Int J Stroke. 2025 Mar 11; 17474930251328524. PMID: 40070091.

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  • Published on 1/18/2025

    Du Y, Pohlmann JE, Chatzidakis S, Brush B, Malinger LA, Stafford RA, Cervantes-Arslanian AM, Benjamin EJ, Gilmore EJ, Dupuis J, Greer DM, Smirnakis SM, Mohammed S, Ong CJ. Quantitative Pupillometry Predicts Neurologic Deterioration in Patients with Large Middle Cerebral Artery Stroke. Ann Neurol. 2025 May; 97(5):930-941. PMID: 39825740.

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  • Published on 9/10/2024

    Cobler-Lichter M, Suchdev K, Tatro H, Cascone A, Yang J, Weinberg J, Abdalkader MK, Dasenbrock HH, Ong CJ, Cervantes-Arslanian A, Greer D, Nguyen TN, Daneshmand A, Chung DY. Safety and Outcomes of Valproic Acid in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Patients: A Retrospective Study. medRxiv. 2024 Sep 10. PMID: 39314927.

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  • Published on 5/16/2024

    Askari A, Benson J, Felipe Bastos Horta L, Daneshmand A, Dasenbrock H, Cervantes-Arslanian AM. Candida Dublinensis Meningitis in an Immunocompetent Host: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Neurol Clin Pract. 2024 Aug; 14(4):e200279. PMID: 38808026.

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  • Published on 12/15/2023

    Firn ET, Garcia HH, Rapalino O, Cervantes-Arslanian AM. Imaging of congenital and developmental cystic lesions of the brain: a narrative review. Expert Rev Neurother. 2023; 23(12):1311-1324. PMID: 37877290.

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  • Published on 6/28/2023

    Anand P, Cervantes-Arslanian AM, Feske S. Pandemic Neurology. Semin Neurol. 2023 Apr; 43(2):186. PMID: 37379849.

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  • Published on 5/15/2023

    Hingorani KS, Barnes E, Carneiro T, Sader E, Anand P, Ong CJ, Chung D, Daneshmand A, Suchdev K, Takahashi C, Greer D, Shulman JG, Aparicio HJ, Nguyen TN, Romero JR, AbdalKader M, Feske SK, Kimmel SD, Weinstein ZM, Fagan M, Dobrilovic N, Awtry E, Cervantes-Arslanian AM. Strokes in Patients With Injection Drug Use and Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis - A Case Series. Neurohospitalist. 2023 Jul; 13(3):272-277. PMID: 37441214.

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  • Published on 5/10/2023

    Ariza Hutchinson V, Shnawa A, Lerner DP, Wener K, Cervantes-Arslanian A, Burns JD. Gummatous Neurosyphilis With Transient Worsening of Neurological Symptoms After Treatment Initiation. Neurohospitalist. 2023 Oct; 13(4):403-405. PMID: 37701263.

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  • Published on 4/26/2023

    White EI, Anand P, Cervantes-Arslanian AM. Characteristics and evolution of cerebral aneurysms among adults living with HIV: A retrospective, longitudinal case series. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2023 Jun; 32(6):107127. PMID: 37116270.

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  • Published on 4/12/2023

    Dupre AE, Cronin MFM, Schmugge S, Tate S, Wack A, Prescott BR, Li C, Auerbach S, Suchdev K, Al-Faraj A, He W, Cervantes-Arslanian AM, Abdennadher M, Saxena A, Lehan W, Russo M, Pugsley B, Greer D, Shin M, Ong CJ. A machine learning eye movement detection algorithm using electrooculography. Sleep. 2023 Apr 12; 46(4). PMID: 36255119.

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