Dr. Gary Bernardini, MD
Neurologist | Vascular Neurology
464 Congress Ave Suite 260 1512470 New Haven CT, 06519About
Dr. Gary Bernardini served as Director of Stroke and Neurocritical Care at Albany Medical Center then as Chairman of Neurology at New York-Presbyterian Queens and Vice-Chair, Department of Neurology at Weill Cornell Medical Center. He recently joined the Yale Department of Neurology as Chief of Neurology and Director of Stroke Services at Bridgeport Hospital and clinical neurologist at Greenwich Hospital. Dr. Bernardini has published more than 60 peer-reviewed articles in stroke, subarachnoid hemorrhage, intracerebral hemorrhage, and carotid disease. He has authored multiple book chapters including those in Merritt's Texbook of Neurology. Dr. Bernardini has been PI or Co-PI in major clinical trials regarding stroke treatment. He has also trained fellows and residents throughout his career.
Education and Training
University of Texas Southwest Medical Center at Dallas 1992
Board Certification
Vascular Neurology (Psychiatry and Neurology)
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Abnormal vergence with upper brainstem infarcts: pseudoabducens palsy.
- Results of carotid endarterectomy with prospective neurologist follow-up.
- Anticoagulation and induced hypertension after endovascular treatment for ruptured intracranial aneurysms.
- Delirium from nicotine withdrawal in neuro-ICU patients.
- Intracranial hypotension with air bubble on head CT.
- Brain calcifications in systemic sclerosis.
- Quantification of lethargy in the neuro-ICU: the 60-Second Test.
- Diagnosis and management of brain abscess and subdural empyema.
- The effect of a family support intervention on physician, nurse, and family perceptions of care in the surgical, neurological, and medical intensive care units.
- Lateral medullary stroke in patient with granulomatous polyangiitis.
- Unusual presentation, common disease: a stroke presenting with perseveration and ballism.
- Efficacy of NeuroFlo device in treatment of patients with atrial fibrillation.
- Cavernoma today: keep the surgeon away?
- Impact of transesophageal echocardiography on clinical management of patients over age 50 with cryptogenic stroke and normal transthoracic echocardiogram.
- Presence of Decreased Intraepidermal Nerve Fiber Density Consistent with Small
Areas of expertise and specialization
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Chief of Neurology Yale/Bridgeport Hospital 2024 - Present
- Clinical Neurologist Yale/Greenwich Hospital 2024 - Present
- Director of Stroke Services Yale/Bridgeport Hospital 2024 - Present
Professional Memberships
- Neurocritical Care Society
- American Academy of Neurology
- American Neurological Association
Hobbies / Sports
- Golf, music, play guitar
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