About this Event
May is Stroke Awareness Month! Join the conversation and spread the word
Join Dignity Health Mercy and Memorial Hospitals for a Doc Talk to learn about the following discussion topics:
- Understanding the basics, and why every minute matters
- BE FAST: How to recognize the warning signs - and what to do the moment you spot them
- Inside the ER: What actually happens when you come in with a stroke How technology is bringing expert neurologists to your bedside
- Clot-busting Medic*tion (tPA), why getting it early can change everything, and what to expect
- Risk factors and prevention, and what you can do today to lower your risk
- Who's affected, how common it is, and why awareness saves live
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Mercy Hospital Southwest Campus
Buena Vista Room
300 Old River Road, Bakersfield, CA 93311
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
A light lunch will be served.
Speaker:
Omar Choudhury, MD
Vascular Neurologist
Dr. Omar Choudhury received his Bachelor of Science from McGill University and his
Doctor of Medicine from Saba University School of Medicine. He completed his
neurology residency at Henry Ford Health in Michigan — one of the nation’s leading
stroke centers — where he served as Chief Resident, followed by the completion of a
subspecialty fellowship in Vascular Neurology at the same institution.
Dr. Choudhury currently serves as a Vascular Neurologist at United Neuroscience
Institute and Director of Stroke and Neurointervention at Dignity Health Bakersfield,
rounding and providing neurology care across multiple hospital systems in the Central
Valley. His clinical expertise encompasses stroke prevention, recognition, and acute
treatment, with a focus on perfusion imaging and the application of artificial intelligence
in neurological care. A committed educator, he teaches residents, trainees, and patients
throughout Bakersfield’s medical community. He has authored numerous peer-reviewed
publications spanning stroke, carotid stenosis, atrial fibrillation, and cerebrovascular
disease, and has presented his work at the International Stroke Conference and the
Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology. He is a member of the American
Academy of Neurology and the American Heart Association.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Mercy Southwest Hospital Buena Vista Room, 300 Old River Road, Bakersfield, United States
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