Anna Cervantes-Arslanian, MD, FAAN

Adjunct Associate Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

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.

Publications

  • Published 5/20/2026

    Moreira Ferreira VF, Cervantes-Arslanian AM. Evaluation and Management of Neurologic Complications of Sepsis. J Intensive Care Med. 2026 May 20; 8850666251414094. PMID: 42159362.

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  • Published 4/7/2026

    Guzmán JJ, Duffey MM, Weatherhead J, Clark EH, Herrick J, Amusu S, Chow FC, Allyn PR, Wald-Dickler N, Rodriguez JM, Bowman NM, Hatlen TJ, Martin D, Larsen T, Cervantes-Arslanian AM, Coyle C, White AC, Welford E, Cowell AN, Jenks JD, Henao-Martinez AF, Franco-Paredes C, Mathisen G, Lichtenberger P, Serpa JA, Bouzigard R, Castellino LM, O'Connell EM. Effect of different management strategies on outcomes in subarachnoid neurocysticercosis: a descriptive, multicentre, retrospective cohort study in the USA. EClinicalMedicine. 2026 Apr; 94:103861. PMID: 42005930.

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  • Published 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 Aug; 20(7):874-882. PMID: 40070091.

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  • Published 2/19/2025

    Cobler-Lichter MJ, 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. Clin Neuropharmacol. 2025 Mar-Apr 01; 48(2):43-50. PMID: 40035592.

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  • Published 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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Other Positions

  • Assistant Professor, 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