Laith N. Maali, M.D.

Professional Background

Laith Maali, M.D., earned his medical degree from the Jordan University of Science and Technology in 2010. He completed a residency in neurology at the University of New Mexico, then completed a vascular neurology fellowship in the Department of Neurology at the Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University.

Dr. Maali joined the faculty of the University of Kansas Medical Center in July 2017, where his specialties are neurology and vascular neurology. His clinical practice focuses on ischemic stroke, carotid disease and other cerebrovascular diseases. He is board certified in neurology and vascular neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

• MBBS, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
• Residency, Neurology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
• Clinical Fellowship, Vascular Neurology, Medical College of Georgia-Augusta University, Augusta, GA

• Carotid Duplex and Transcranial Doppler, The American Society of Neuroimaging
• Neurology, The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
• Vascular Neurology, The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

• European Academy of Neurology, Member, 2022 - Present
• American Society of Neuroimaging, Member, 2017 - Present
• Kansas City Clinical Neuroscience Society, Member, 2017 - Present
• Neurocritical Care Society, Member, 2016 - 2017
• American Academy of Neurology, Member, 2014 - Present
• American Heart/Stroke Association, Member, 2014 - Present

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• Maali Laith, Hess DavidC. . 2018. Bone-Marrow-Derived Cell Therapies in Stroke: Immunomodulatory Effects, 181-195. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-66679-2_9
• Bruno Askiel, Zahran Abdurrehman, Paletta Nina, Maali Laith, Nichols FenwickT., Figueroa Ramon. 2017. A standardized method to measure brain shifts with decompressive hemicraniectomy. Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 280, 11-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneumeth.2017.01.021
• Maali Laith, Khan Sheema, Qeadan Fares, Ismail Mahmoud, Ramaswamy Davana, Hedna VishnumurthyS.. 2017. Cerebral venous thrombosis: continental disparities. Neurological Sciences, 38 (11), 1963-1968. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-017-3082-7
• Paletta Nina, Maali Laith, Zahran Abdurrehman, Sethuraman Sankara, Figueroa Ramon, Nichols FenwickT., Bruno Askiel. 2018. A simplified quantitative method to measure brain shifts in patients with middle cerebral artery stroke. Journal of Neuroimaging, 28 (1), 61-63. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jon.12482
• El-Alali Emran, Abu-Halimah Shadi, Maali Laith, Alali Yaman. 2021. Carotid artery stenosis in syncope and in carotid sinus syndrome: A few concepts for the general practitioner to know. Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine - Fortune Journals. https://www.fortunejournals.com/articles/carotid-artery-stenosis-in-syncope-and-in-carotid-sinus-syndrome-a-few-concepts-for-the-general-practitioner-to-know.html
• Sarraj Amrou, Goyal Nitin, Chen Michael, Grotta JamesC., Blackburn Spiros, Requena Manuel, Kamal Haris, Abraham MichaelG., Elijovich Lucas, Dannenbaum Mark, Mir Osman, Tekle WondwossenG., Pujara Deep, Shaker Faris, Cai Chunyan, Maali Laith, Radaideh Yazan, Reddy SujanTeegala, Parsha KaushikNiranjan, Alenzi Bader, Abdulrazzak MohammadAmmar, Greco Jonathan, Hoit Daniel, Martin-Schild SherylB., Song Sarah, Sitton Clark, Tsivgoulis GeorgiosK., Alexandrov AndreiV., Arthur AdamS., Day ArthurL., Hassan AmeerE., Ribo Marc. 2021. Direct to Angiography vs Repeated Imaging Approaches in Transferred Patients Undergoing Endovascular Thrombectomy. JAMA Neurology, 78 (8), 916. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaneurol.2021.1707
• Nguyen ThanhN., Qureshi MuhammadM., Klein Piers, Yamagami Hiroshi, Abdalkader Mohamad, Mikulik Robert, Sathya Anvitha, Mansour OssamaYassin, Czlonkowska Anna, Lo Hannah, Field ThaliaS., Charidimou Andreas, Banerjee Soma, Yaghi Shadi, Siegler JamesE., Sedova Petra, Kwan Joseph, de Sousa DianaAguiar, Demeestere Jelle, Inoa Violiza, Omran SetarehSalehi, Zhang Liqun, Michel Patrik, Strambo Davide, Maali Laith, Marto JoãoPedro, Nogueira RaulG.. 2022. Global Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Cerebral Venous Thrombosis and Mortality. Journal of Stroke, 24 (2), 256-265. http://dx.doi.org/10.5853/jos.2022.00752
• Sarraj Amrou, Albers GregoryW., Blasco Jordi, Arenillas JuanF., Ribo Marc, Hassan AmeerE., de la Ossa NataliaPérez, Wu TeddyYuan‐Hao, Cardona Portela Pere, Abraham MichaelG., Chen Michael, Maali Laith, Kleinig TimothyJ., Cordato Dennis, Wallace AdamNathan, Schaafsma JoannaD., Sangha Navdeep, Gibson DanielP., Blackburn SpirosL., De Lera Alfonso Mercedes, Pujara Deep, Shaker Faris, McCullough‐Hicks MargyE., Moreno Negrete JavierLuis, Renu Arturo, Beharry James, Cappelen‐Smith Cecilia, Rodríguez‐Esparragoza Luis, Olivé‐Gadea Marta, Requena Manuel, Almaghrabi Tareq, Mendes Pereira Vitor, Sitton Clark, Martin‐Schild Sheryl, Song Sarah, Ma Henry, Churilov Leonid, Mitchell PeterJ., Parsons MarkW., Furlan Anthony, Grotta JamesC., Donnan GeoffreyA., Davis StephenM., Campbell BruceC.. 2022. Thrombectomy versus Medical Management in Mild Strokes due to Large Vessel Occlusion: Exploratory Analysis from the EXTEND‐IA Trials and a Pooled International Cohort. Annals of Neurology, 92 (3), 364-378. https://doi.org/10.1002/ana.26418
• Sarraj A, Pujara DK, Churilov L, Sitton CW, Ng F, Hassan AE, Abraham MG, Blackburn SL, Sharma G, Yassi N, Kleinig T, Shah D, Wu TY, Tekle WG, Budzik RF, Hicks, 2nd WJ, Vora N, Edgell RC, Haussen D, Ortega-Gutierrez S, Toth G, Maali L, Abdulrazzak MA, Al-Shaibi F, AlMaghrabi T, Yogendrakumar V, Shaker F, Mir O, Arora A, Duncan K, Sundararajan S, Opaskar A, Hu Y, Ray A, Sunshine J, Bambakidis N, Martin-Schild S, Hussain MS, Nogueira R, Furlan A, Sila CA, Grotta JC, Parsons M, Mitchell PJ, Donnan GA, Davis SM, Albers GW, Campbell BCV. 2023. Mediation of Successful Reperfusion Effect through Infarct Growth and Cerebral Edema: A Pooled, Patient-Level Analysis of EXTEND-IA Trials and SELECT Prospective Cohort.. Annals of neurology, 93 (4), 793-804. https://doi.org/10.1002/ana.26587
• Sarraj Amrou, Kleinig TimothyJ., Hassan AmeerE., Portela PereCardona, Ortega-Gutierrez Santiago, Abraham MichaelG., Manning NathanW., Siegler JamesE., Goyal Nitin, Maali Laith, Blackburn Spiros, Wu TeddyY., Blasco Jordi, Renú Arturu, Sangha NavdeepS., Arenillas JuanF., McCullough-Hicks MargyE., Wallace Adam, Gibson Daniel, Pujara DeepK., Shaker Faris, de Lera Alfonso Mercedes, Olivé-Gadea Marta, Farooqui Mudassir, Vivanco Suarez JuanS., Iezzi Zachary, Khalife Jane, Lechtenberg ColleenG., Qadri SyedK., Moussa RamiB., Abdulrazzak MohammadA., Almaghrabi TareqS., Mir Osman, Beharry James, Krishnaiah Balaji, Miller Megan, Khalil Najwa, Sharma GaganJ., Katsanos AristeidisH., Fadhil Ali, Duncan KelseyR., Hu Yin, Martin-Schild SherylB., Tsivgoulis GeorgiosK., Cordato Dennis, Furlan Anthony, Churilov Leonid, Mitchell PeterJ., Arthur AdamS., Parsons MarkW., Grotta JamesC., Sitton ClarkW., Ribo Marc, Albers GregoryW., Campbell BruceC.. 2023. Association of Endovascular Thrombectomy vs Medical Management With Functional and Safety Outcomes in Patients Treated Beyond 24 Hours of Last Known Well. JAMA Neurology, 80 (2), 172. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaneurol.2022.4714