Congratulations to the following Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine faculty on their June 2026 appointment or promotion
Jose Rafael Romero, MD, Neurology, is a vascular neurologist with clinical and research interests in cerebrovascular disease from subclinical to clinical stages. He has invested his career in the prevention of stroke, vascular cognitive impairment and dementia, and promotion of recovery after stroke. Through his ongoing funded research for over 15 years, he has advanced understanding of cerebral small vessel disease using neuroimaging in the epidemiological study of cerebrovascular disease and its consequences, including as leading investigator in the Stroke program in the Framingham Heart Study. He has served in various roles for advancement of cerebrovascular research and clinical care, including as chair of committees at the American Stroke Association and American Heart Association and as a member of NIH study sections. Dr. Romero is an attending neurologist in the stroke unit at Boston Medical Center, where he also directs a stroke prevention clinic, and is site principal investigator for stroke prevention clinical trials.