Anna Cervantes-Arslanian, MD, FAAN

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 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 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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  • Published 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 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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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