James C. Grotta, MD

James C. Grotta, MD, FAAN, is a neurologist and the Director of Stroke Research, Clinical Institute for Research and Innovation, Memorial Hermann – Texas Medical Center and the Director, Mobile Stroke Unit Consortium. Dr. Grotta received his education at Dartmouth College and his medical training at the Universities of Virginia and Colorado, and at Massachusetts General Hospital. He spent two years in the U.S. Public Health Service (Indian Health Service).  
 
Dr Grotta joined the UT Houston Medical School faculty in 1979 and has been a leader in acute stroke research and management. He established the UT Stroke Program and developed its NIH funded fellowship training program, and played a leading role in many clinical research studies, including the NINDS TPA Stroke Study.
 
After serving as Department Chair from 2006-2013, Dr. Grotta moved his practice to Memorial Hermann Hospital where he leads the nation’s first Mobile Stroke Unit (MSU) to deliver urgent stroke treatment wherever the stroke occurs.  He was P.I. of the multicenter BEST-MSU study that demonstrated better clinical outcomes and cost-effectiveness with MSU compared to standard management by EMS.
 
Dr. Grotta edits an authoritative textbook on Stroke, has published over 500 scientific manuscripts, and has received numerous awards for his research, clinical work and mentoring.