Faculty and Staff
Sanjeev Sivakumar, M.D.
| Title: | Clinical Associate Professor |
| Medicine | |
| School of Medicine Greenville | |
| E-mail: | sanjeev.sivakumar@prismahealth.org |
| Phone: | 864-454-4500 |
| Office: | 200B Patewood Drive Greenville SC 29615 |
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Bio
| Background: | Sanjeev Sivakumar MD, is a neurologist currently serve as the Medical Director of Neurocritical Care at Prisma Health Neurology–Upstate. Prior to joining Prisma Health in 2017, he completed his residency in neurology at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, followed by a Neurocritical Care fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. Dr. Sivakumar is board-certified in neurology, neurocritical care, and transcranial doppler neurosonography. His clinical expertise and research focus on ischemic and hemorrhagic cerebrovascular disease and stroke, traumatic intracranial hypertension, emergency neurological care, and critical care. He serves as the site Principal Investigator for the Southeast Collaborative Alliance for Stroke Trials at Prisma Health–Upstate, overseeing interdisciplinary clinical trials in acute ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke treatments, stroke prevention, and recovery. Under his leadership, Prisma Health–Upstate has been recognized as a top recruitment site for several major clinical trials. He is actively involved in teaching, training, and mentoring medical students and neurology residents at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine–Greenville, as well as at the Prisma Health Center for Neurology. He was one of the inaugural core teaching faculty members for the neurology residency program, serving in this role until 2023. Since early 2023, he has held the position of Medical Director of Neurocritical Care, leading and expanding a multidisciplinary team that now includes 7 neurointensivists and 9 neurocritical care advanced practice clinicians. In this role, he works closely with the team to deliver specialized, high-quality care to critically ill neurological patients, fostering a culture of collaboration and clinical excellence. |
| Teaching Interest(s): | - As a critical care Neurologist, I enjoy bedside teaching and instructing for Neurology residents and medical students rotating in the Neuro ICU, with an emphasis on neurological evaluation of unresponsive and comatose adult patients in critical care units. - Clinical neuro anatomical localization in the in-patient neuroscience teams - As core teaching faculty for the Neurology residency program, I participate in bedside teaching, clinical instruction, and staffing patients with a wide variety of neurological symptoms and diagnoses in the Center of Neurology clinic at Greer, SC - Cerebrovascular pathophysiology, cerebral blood flow and intracranial hypertension, transcranial doppler ultrasound and use in Neurological critical care, management of Neurological emergencies, Neuroimaging in Stroke and demyelinating disease are some of my topical interests on which I have taught courses and given lectures annually. |
| Research Interest(s): | - As site Principal Investigator for the Southeast Collaborative Alliance for Stroke Trials (SECoAST) at Prisma Health–Upstate, I am involved in the successful conduct of several clinical trials in cerebrovascular disease and stroke. These clinical trials span acute stroke treatments, stroke prevention, and recovery. Several of these clinical trials are funded by the National Institute of Health (NIH) - I am also interested in outcomes research, among patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage, intracerebral hemorrhage, traumatic intracranial hypertension, status epilepticus among other neurological emergencies - Non invasive neuromonitoring |
| Honors & Awards: | Certificate of Appreciation: Fastest Door to Thrombolytic administration. Laurens County ER Presidential Citation Award Faculty educator award, Department of Emergency Medicine Golden Peach Award, for excellence in 3rd and 4th year medical student clinical education Best Adult Neurology Rotator Resident Travel Scholorship The Founder Chancellor-Harvard-Student Enrichment Scholarship Best House Officer Resident Travel Scholarship Distinction in Obstetrics and Gynecology Traveling Fellowship Award Distinction in Pathology, Microbiology, Pharmacology and Forensic Medicine Gold Medal in Microbiology and Immunology Distinction in Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry |
| Professional Affiliations: | American Society of Neuroimaging Member Association of Indian Neurologists in America Other - Life Member Society of Critical Care Medicine Member Neuro Critical Care Society Member American Academy of Neurology Neurocritical Care Society Other - Annual Meeting Committee |