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Richard Swartz

ResearcherNeurologyUniversity of Toronto

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Richard Swartz

Researcher

Neurology

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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12 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Principal investigator on 13 research grants (13 CIHR), most recently in 2024.

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Research

Cognitive Impairment Obstructive Sleep Apnea Comorbidity Depression Diagnostic Testing Heart Failure Screening Acute Ischemic Stroke

Latest papers

Sex differences in brain frailty measures and outcomes after endovascular thrombectomy: ESCAPE-NA1 analysis
Journal of the Neurological Sciences · 2026
Brain Atrophy and White Matter Changes Grading Agreement on NCCT and MRI in Ischemic Stroke
Clinical Neuroradiology · 2026
Radiological thrombus characteristics and the effect of tenecteplase versus alteplase on outcomes in acute ischemic stroke.
International Journal of Stroke · 2026

All 15 publications

Latest funding

Direct Oral Anti-coagulant Associated Stroke Thrombolysis Optimization with Tenecteplase (DOSE)
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$768,826
Combination Antithrombotic Treatment for prevention of recurrent Ischemic Stroke in IntraCranial Atherosclerotic Stenosis (CATIS-ICAS)
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$1,828,350
International Care Bundle Evaluation in Cerebral Hemorrhage (I-CATCHER)
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$1,300,500

All 38 grants and awards

15 publications.

Sex differences in brain frailty measures and outcomes after endovascular thrombectomy: ESCAPE-NA1 analysis

Fujiwara S, Fladt J, Benali F, Bala F, Singh N, Nogueira R, McTaggart RA, Demchuk AM, Poppe AY, Rempel JL

Journal of the Neurological Sciences20264 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2026.126070

Brain Atrophy and White Matter Changes Grading Agreement on NCCT and MRI in Ischemic Stroke

Betzner W, Singh N, Alhabli I, Almekhlafi M, Bala F, Benali F, Lam K, Doolan C, Carere J, Catanese L

Clinical Neuroradiology20261 citations

DOI: 10.1007/s00062-026-01636-6

Radiological thrombus characteristics and the effect of tenecteplase versus alteplase on outcomes in acute ischemic stroke.

Bala F, Ignacio K, Singh N, Alhabli I, Benali F, Khosravani H, Ganesh A, Tkach A, Catanese L, Dowlatshahi D

International Journal of Stroke2026

DOI: 10.1177/17474930261473813

Effect of time on reperfusion in acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolysis within the 4.5-hour window: a secondary analysis of the AcT Trial

Ignacio KHD, Pensato U, Bala F, Buck B, Sajobi T, Catanese L, Tkach A, Swartz R, Demchuk A, Almekhlafi MA

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2026.108667

Prediction of recurrence and functional status in young ischemic stroke patients: Comparison of machine learning and traditional statistical methods.

Montanaro VVA, Jacob M, Tan KS, de Jesus de Oliveira EM, Hora TF, Ekker MS, Allach Y, Cai M, Aarnio K, Arauz A, Arnold M, Bae HJ, Bandeo L, Barboza M, Bolognese M, Bonardo P, Brouns R, Chuluun B, Chuluunbatar E, Cordonnier C, Dagvajantsan B, Debette S, Don A, Ezinger C, Ekizoglu E, Fandler-Höfler S, Fromm A, Gattringer T, Jern C, Jood K, Kim YS, Kittner SJ, Kleinig T, Klijn CJ, Kõrv J, Kumar V, Lee KJ, Lee TH, Maaijwee N, Martinez-Majandar N, Marto JP, Mehndiratta MM, Mifsud V, Pacio G, Patel V, Phillips M, Piechowski-Jozwiak B, Pikula A, Ruiz-Sandoval J, von Sarnowski B, Swartz R, Tanne D, Tatlisumak T, Thijs V, Viana-Baptista M, Vibo R, Wu T, Yesilot N, Waje-Andreassen U, Pezzini A, Tuladhar A, Putaala J, de Freitas GR, de Leeuw FE, Li R

Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology2026

DOI: 10.1007/s10072-026-08851-6 PMID: 41741791

Factors Influencing Nerinetide Effect on Clinical Outcome in Patients Without Alteplase Treatment in the ESCAPE-NA1 Trial

Goyal M, Menon BK, Ospel J, Almekhlafi M, Zerna C, Nogueira R, McTaggart R, Demchuk AM, Poppe AY, Buck B

Journal of Stroke20257 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.5853/jos.2024.03139 PMID: W4407044257

Intravenous tenecteplase is associated with a higher incidence of thrombus movement before endovascular treatment for acute ischemic stroke: a secondary analysis of the AcT randomized controlled trial

Alhabli I, Ishaque N, Kate M, Alrohimi A, Singh N, Benali F, Horn M, Buck B, Ademola A, Khosravani H

Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery20255 citations

DOI: 10.1136/jnis-2025-023336

Tenecteplase versus Alteplase and First-Pass Reperfusion in Endovascular Thrombectomy.

Diprose WK, Bala F, Menon BK, Singh N, Khosravani H, Tkach A, Appireddy R, Horn M, Catanese L, Dowlatshahi D

American Journal of Neuroradiology20254 citations

DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a8763

Impact of Clinical Trial Enrollment on Thrombolysis Workflow in a Mobile Stroke Unit: Results from the AcT Trial

Chaggar G, Pahwa A, Buck BH, Jeerakathil T, Shuaib A, Almekhlafi M, Swartz R, Butt A, Catanese L, Singh N

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences20251 citations

DOI: 10.1017/cjn.2024.354

Local anesthesia is associated with better functional outcomes than conscious sedation in endovascular thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke: A retrospective analysis of the OPTIMISE registry.

Mendes GN, Poppe AY, Verreault S, Khaw A, Swartz R, Ferguson D, Bharatha A, Medvedev G, Volders D, Stotts G

Interventional Neuroradiology2025

DOI: 10.1177/15910199251349662

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Richard Swartz

Research

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Latest funding

Sex differences in brain frailty measures and outcomes after endovascular thrombectomy: ESCAPE-NA1 analysis

Brain Atrophy and White Matter Changes Grading Agreement on NCCT and MRI in Ischemic Stroke

Radiological thrombus characteristics and the effect of tenecteplase versus alteplase on outcomes in acute ischemic stroke.

Effect of time on reperfusion in acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolysis within the 4.5-hour window: a secondary analysis of the AcT Trial

Prediction of recurrence and functional status in young ischemic stroke patients: Comparison of machine learning and traditional statistical methods.

Factors Influencing Nerinetide Effect on Clinical Outcome in Patients Without Alteplase Treatment in the ESCAPE-NA1 Trial

Intravenous tenecteplase is associated with a higher incidence of thrombus movement before endovascular treatment for acute ischemic stroke: a secondary analysis of the AcT randomized controlled trial

Tenecteplase versus Alteplase and First-Pass Reperfusion in Endovascular Thrombectomy.

Impact of Clinical Trial Enrollment on Thrombolysis Workflow in a Mobile Stroke Unit: Results from the AcT Trial

Local anesthesia is associated with better functional outcomes than conscious sedation in endovascular thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke: A retrospective analysis of the OPTIMISE registry.

Frequent collaborators

Dar Dowlatshahi

Nishita Singh

Mohammed Almekhlafi

Luciana Catanese

Aravind Ganesh

Brian Buck

Tolulope Sajobi

Michael Tymianski

Mayank Goyal

Houman Khosravani

Mahesh Kate

Ramana Appireddy

Aleksandra Pikula

Mario Masellis

Brian Van Adel

Andrew Demchuk

Michel Shamy

Michael Hill

Wendy Lou

Anne Martel

Walter Swardfager

David Grimes

Dariush Dowlatshahi

Angela Roberts

Anthony Lang

Johanna Ospel

Kenneth Butcher

Connie Marras

Raed Joundi

Bradley MacIntosh

Aristeidis Katsanos