Education
PhD Texas Women’s University
MSN University of Texas
BSN University of Texas

Biography
Program Director of NET SMART (Nurse Education & Training in Stroke Management & Acute Reperfusion Therapies), and joint appointed to the UAB Department of Neurology’s Comprehensive Stroke Center. Dr. Alexandrov received her MSN from University of Texas Health Science Center – Houston in Critical Care (1993), and PhD from Texas Women’s University focusing on integrated systemic/intracranial hemodynamics (2002). She was National President of AACN (FY2000), and the first nurse member of the U.S.F.D.A’s Neurologic Device Panel (1997-2000). She is a former member of the CCNE Board and the American Stroke Association’s Executive Leadership Board. Dr. Alexandrov currently serves as the Chair of the National Quality Forum’s (NQF) Stroke Committee and is a member of the NQF Consensus Standards Approval Committee. She also developed/initiated The Joint Commission’s Stroke Center Certification Reviewer role.
 

Research/Clinical Interest
Alexandrov, A. W. & Alexandrov, A.V. Perfusion Augmentation Using Mechanical Counter-Pulsation (PUMP) – Stroke & PUMP – Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA).
Alexandrov, A.W. & Alexandrov, A.V. Heads Down for Stroke, Phases IIa & IIb.
 

Publications/Presentation
Alexandrov, A.W., Garami, Z., Ribo, M., Sugg, R., Wong, K.S. Montgomery, B., Jesurum, J.T. & Alexandrov, A.V. Perfusion Augmentation in Acute Stroke Using Mechanical Counter-Pulsation (PUMP) – Phase IIa Study: Effect of External Counterpulsation (ECP) on Middle Cerebral Artery Mean Flow Velocity in Normal Controls. Stroke. 2008;39:2760-2764.

Alexandrov, A.W. Methodologic challenges in the design and conduct of hyperacute stroke research. AACN Clinical Issues. 2008:19(2):186-201.

Sharma, V.K., Tsivgoulis, G., Lao, A.Y., Malkoff, M.D., Alexandrov, A.W. & Alexandrov, A.V. Quantification of microspheres (µS) appearance in brain vessels: implications for residual flow velocity measurements, dose calculations and potential drug delivery. Stroke 2008;39:1476-1481.
 

Han, J., Leung, T.W., Lam, W.W., Soo, Y.O., Alexandrov, A.W., Mok, V., Lo, R. & Wong, K.S. Preliminary findings of external counterpulsation for ischemic stroke patients with large artery occlusive disease. Stroke. 2008;39(4):1340-1343.

Alexandrov, A.V., Sharma, V.K., Lao, A.Y., Tsivgoulis, G., Malkoff, M.D. & Alexandrov, A.W. Reversed Robin Hood syndrome in acute ischemic stroke patients. Stroke, 2007;38(11):3045-48.

Alexandrov, A.W. Solving the issue of patient arrival time, a call for vigilant action. Stroke, 2007;38(8):2219-2220.

Wojner-Alexandrov, A.W. & Malkoff, M.D. (2006). The United States stroke system: Credentialing and legislative efforts to improve acute stroke care. International Journal of Stroke. 1:109-110.
 

Wojner-Alexandrov, A.W., Alexandrov, A.V., Rodriguez, D., Persse, D. & Grotta, J.C. (2005). Houston paramedic and emergency stroke treatment and outcomes study (HoPSTO). Stroke, 36:1512-1518.
 

Wojner-Alexandrov, A.W., Garami, Z., Chernyshev, O.Y. & Alexandrov A.V. (2005). Heads down: Flat head positioning improves blood flow velocities in acute ischemic stroke. Neurology, 64(8):1354-1357.
 

Alexandrov, A.V., Molina, C.A., Grotta, J.C., Garami, Z., Ford, S.R., Alvarez-Sabin, J., Montaner, J., Saqqur, M., Demchuk, A.M., Moye, L.A., Hill, M.D. & Wojner, A.W. (for the CLOTBUST investigators). (2004). Ultrasound-enhanced systemic thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke. New England Journal of Medicine, 351:2170-2178.
 

Honors
2004 Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing
2003 Stroke Manuscript of the Year Award, American Heart-American Stroke Association
2003 Distinguished Service Award, American Heart-American Stroke Association
2002 Stroke Volunteer of the Year Award, American Heart-American Stroke Association
2002 Book of the Year Award, American Journal of Nursing
2000 Life Time Membership Award, American Association of Critical-Care Nursing