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, David., C. . 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, Fenwick., T., 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, Vishnumurthy., S.. 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, Fenwick., T., 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, James., C., Blackburn, Spiros, Requena, Manuel, Kamal, Haris, Abraham, Michael., G., Elijovich, Lucas, Dannenbaum, Mark, Mir, Osman, Tekle, Wondwossen., G., Pujara, Deep, Shaker, Faris, Cai, Chunyan, Maali, Laith, Radaideh, Yazan, Reddy, Sujan., Teegala, Parsha, Kaushik., Niranjan, Alenzi, Bader, Abdulrazzak, Mohammad., Ammar, Greco, Jonathan, Hoit, Daniel, Martin-Schild, Sheryl., B., Song, Sarah, Sitton, Clark, Tsivgoulis, Georgios., K., Alexandrov, Andrei., V., Arthur, Adam., S., Day, Arthur., L., Hassan, Ameer., E., 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, Thanh., N., Qureshi, Muhammad., M., Klein, Piers, Yamagami, Hiroshi, Abdalkader, Mohamad, Mikulik, Robert, Sathya, Anvitha, Mansour, Ossama., Yassin, Czlonkowska, Anna, Lo, Hannah, Field, Thalia., S., Charidimou, Andreas, Banerjee, Soma, Yaghi, Shadi, Siegler, James., E., Sedova, Petra, Kwan, Joseph, de Sousa, Diana., Aguiar, Demeestere, Jelle, Inoa, Violiza, Omran, Setareh., Salehi, Zhang, Liqun, Michel, Patrik, Strambo, Davide, Maali, Laith, Marto, João., Pedro, Nogueira, Raul., G.. 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, Gregory., W., Blasco, Jordi, Arenillas, Juan., F., Ribo, Marc, Hassan, Ameer., E., de la Ossa, Natalia., Pérez, Wu, Teddy., Yuan‐Hao, Cardona Portela, Pere, Abraham, Michael., G., Chen, Michael, Maali, Laith, Kleinig, Timothy., J., Cordato, Dennis, Wallace, Adam., Nathan, Schaafsma, Joanna., D., Sangha, Navdeep, Gibson, Daniel., P., Blackburn, Spiros., L., De Lera Alfonso, Mercedes, Pujara, Deep, Shaker, Faris, McCullough‐Hicks, Margy., E., Moreno Negrete, Javier., Luis, 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, Peter., J., Parsons, Mark., W., Furlan, Anthony, Grotta, James., C., Donnan, Geoffrey., A., Davis, Stephen., M., Campbell, Bruce., C.. 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, D., K, Churilov, L, Sitton, C., W, Ng, F, Hassan, A., E, Abraham, M., G, Blackburn, S., L, Sharma, G, Yassi, N, Kleinig, T, Shah, D, Wu, T., Y, Tekle, W., G, Budzik, R., F, Hicks, 2nd, W., J, Vora, N, Edgell, R., C, Haussen, D, Ortega-Gutierrez, S, Toth, G, Maali, L, Abdulrazzak, M., A, 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, M., S, Nogueira, R, Furlan, A, Sila, C., A, Grotta, J., C, Parsons, M, Mitchell, P., J, Donnan, G., A, Davis, S., M, Albers, G., W, 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, Timothy., J., Hassan, Ameer., E., Portela, Pere., Cardona, Ortega-Gutierrez, Santiago, Abraham, Michael., G., Manning, Nathan., W., Siegler, James., E., Goyal, Nitin, Maali, Laith, Blackburn, Spiros, Wu, Teddy., Y., Blasco, Jordi, Renú, Arturu, Sangha, Navdeep., S., Arenillas, Juan., F., McCullough-Hicks, Margy., E., Wallace, Adam, Gibson, Daniel, Pujara, Deep., K., Shaker, Faris, de Lera Alfonso, Mercedes, Olivé-Gadea, Marta, Farooqui, Mudassir, Vivanco Suarez, Juan., S., Iezzi, Zachary, Khalife, Jane, Lechtenberg, Colleen., G., Qadri, Syed., K., Moussa, Rami., B., Abdulrazzak, Mohammad., A., Almaghrabi, Tareq., S., Mir, Osman, Beharry, James, Krishnaiah, Balaji, Miller, Megan, Khalil, Najwa, Sharma, Gagan., J., Katsanos, Aristeidis., H., Fadhil, Ali, Duncan, Kelsey., R., Hu, Yin, Martin-Schild, Sheryl., B., Tsivgoulis, Georgios., K., Cordato, Dennis, Furlan, Anthony, Churilov, Leonid, Mitchell, Peter., J., Arthur, Adam., S., Parsons, Mark., W., Grotta, James., C., Sitton, Clark., W., Ribo, Marc, Albers, Gregory., W., Campbell, Bruce., C.. 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