Dr. Saef Izzy

Dr. Saef Izzy is a National Institute of Health-funded clinician-scientist and faculty at the Divisions of Neurocritical Care and Cerebrovascular Diseases at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School (HMS), Boston, MA. Dr. Izzy is a medical graduate of the University of Baghdad College of Medicine. He completed his neurology residency at the University of Massachusetts and fellowship in Neurocritical Care at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA. The Izzy laboratory focused on modulating the neuroinflammatory response to promote neurological recovery following acute brain injury, including traumatic brain injury and intracerebral hemorrhage, through the therapeutic manipulation of mucosal immunity. This work has led to the discovery of novel drugs that are currently in the process of translation to NeuroICU patients. Dr. Izzy is also working with the Football Players Health Study at Harvard University to investigate the long-term neurological and medical outcomes following head injury. In addition, Dr. Izzy is the lead editor of “The NeuroICU Board Review” Book and has authored over 70 publications in reputable journals, including Nature Neuroscience, Nature Communications, Lancet Neurology, Neuron, Brain, JAMA, and Circulation. Dr. Izzy is the immediate past Editor-in-Chief of Currents, Neurocritical Care Society international e-magazine, and an active member of the Neurocritical Care Foundation Board of Trustees and of the IMSA Board of Directors.