Stavropoula I. Tjuomakaris, MD
Professor, Neurological Surgery
Director, Endovascular Surgery & Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery Fellowship
Associate Residency Program Director
Director, Neurosurgery Clerkship

Contact
909 Walnut Street
2nd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Stavropoula.Tjoumakaris@jefferson.edu
215-955-7000
215-503-7038 fax
Stavropoula I. Tjuomakaris, MD
Professor, Neurological Surgery
Director, Endovascular Surgery & Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery Fellowship
Associate Residency Program Director
Director, Neurosurgery Clerkship
Education
Medical School
Jefferson Medical College - 2003
Residency
Neurosurgery Residency: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia PA
Fellowship
Fellowship in Endovascular Neurosurgery, Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery and Neuro-Critical Care:Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia PA
Publications
- Feasibility and initial experience of left radial approach for diagnostic neuroangiography
- Risk of mechanical thrombectomy recanalization failure: Intraoperative nuances and the role of intracranial atherosclerotic disease
- Adoption of the Transradial Approach for Neurointerventions: A National Survey of Current Practitioners
- Early experience with a novel 088 long sheath in transradial neurointerventions
- Monocular visual loss as the presenting symptom of COVID-19 infection
Hospital Appointment
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Jefferson Washington Township
Additional Research Publications
Expertise & Research Interests
Dr. Tjoumakaris is a Professor of Neurosurgery and the first female dual-trained cerebrovascular neurosurgeon in the country. She is the Director of the nationally renowned Cerebrovascular and Endovascular Joint Fellowship and of the Neurosurgery Clerkship at the Sidney Kimmel Medical School. She is the two-time recipient of the Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence in Education. She treats conditions of the circulatory system of the brain and spine with conventional microsurgery, minimally invasive endovascular techniques, and stereotactic radiosurgery, and also subspecializes in performing intra-arterial chemotherapy treatment for infants with retinoblastoma. Dr. Tjoumakaris has published over 400 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters and participates in major national research trials. She has been invited to lecture at both national and international levels, and serves leadership roles in national cerebrovascular and endovascular societies. She offers the highest quality of care based on the latest technologies and evidence-based medicine, and sees patients with acute ischemic stroke, carotid artery stenosis, cerebral hemorrhage, aneurysms, and arteriovenous malformations.