Ruchira M. Jha, MD MSc FNCS is Professor of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Translational Neuroscience at the Barrow Neurological Institute and St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center where she serves as Division Chief of Neurocritical Care and Medical Director of the Neurocritical Care ICU. Dr. Jha obtained her MD and graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Medical School. She remained at Harvard for her medical internship at Massachusetts General Hospital. This was followed by neurology residency, neurology chief residency, and neurocritical care fellowship at the combined Harvard Medical School program at MGH and BWH. Over the decade following completion of her clinical training, she spent several formative years at the University of Pittsburgh as a neurointensivist under the scientific mentorship of Dr. Patrick Kochanek. Here, she also earned a Master of Science degree in Clinical and Translational Research, and several NIH awards including a T32, KL2, K23 NIH/NINDS R01, R21, DOD and multiple foundation awards awards to pursue her translational research to evaluate and develop individualized targets against cerebral edema and secondary injury after TBI. She has multiple publications and national presentations in this field. She is also involved in multicenter collaborations with TBI consortia such as TRACK TBI and GAIN (Genetic Associations in Neurotrauma) for her research. Dr. Jha serves on the editorial board of JAMA Neurology, Critical Care Medicine, the Journal of Neurotrauma and is the Critical Care section editor for the journal Stroke.
Con: The ZODIAC Trial: Reading the Stars or Just a Stroke of Luck?
Monday, March 23, 2026
10:20 AM - 10:30 AM Central Time
Disclosure(s): Biogen: Advisory Board (Terminated); Doximity: Consultant (Terminated)
