Adam Jasne, MD, is a vascular neurologist who primarily treats problems related to blood flow to the brain. This includes ischemic strokes, which are most often caused by blocked arteries, as well as hemorrhagic or bleeding strokes.
Dr. Jasne’s path to medicine was indirect, working in fields including information technology and mental health before he enrolled in medical school. “I was drawn to neurology because I was fascinated by the brain,” he says. “Vascular neurology in particular is an opportunity to help patients in an acute, scary situation, and to continue to work with them in their recovery.”
He also considers it a privilege to be able to help patients and their families through all stages of stroke care—including acute treatment, inpatient hospitalization, and outpatient recovery—as well as to help in situations of disability or end-of-life care.
Establishing good relationships with patients and families is key with conditions like acute stroke, Dr. Jasne explains. “It's important to validate any concerns people have,” he says. “I’ll walk them through how we can care for them, and hopefully make the situation feel more manageable. I share medical information in a way that is understandable—and hopefully approachable and actionable—so that they can take control of their health.”
An assistant professor of neurology at Yale School of Medicine, Dr. Jasne has research interests in quality of care; access to and disparities in stroke care; and unusual non-stroke neuroimaging findings, including a recently recognized condition called CHANTER (cerebellar hippocampal and basal nuclei transient edema with restricted diffusion) syndrome and the opiate-associated Amnestic syndrome, a disorder characterized by impairment in short- and long-term memory.
