Highlights
Johns Hopkins Affiliations:
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About Victor Cruz Urrutia
Professional Titles
- Director, The Johns Hopkins Hospital Comprehensive Stroke Center
- Director, Sheikh Khalifa Stroke Institute
Primary Academic Title
Professor of Clinical Neurology
Background
Dr. Victor Urrutia serves as the medical director of the stroke service at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and director of the Sheikh Khalifa Stroke Institute. He focuses on the clinical aspects of cerebrovascular disease (stroke), specifically acute stroke therapy and prevention.
Dr. Urrutia currently sees patients at the Stroke Prevention Clinic, located in the Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center in Baltimore on Wednesdays, and cares for patients in The Johns Hopkins Hospital's Brain Rescue Unit.
Dr. Victor Urrutia received his medical degree from the University of Panama School of Medicine. He completed his neurology training at MCP Hahnemann University in Philadelphia, now Drexel University College of Medicine. After his residency training, he completed fellowship training in neurocritical care and acute stroke at Drexel University College of Medicine and became a faculty member in the neurocritical care and acute stroke division. He then returned to Panama for two years where he was the first to treat patients with IV thrombolytic therapy for acute stroke.
Centers and Institutes
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Clinical Trial Keywords
Wake Up Stroke
Recent News Articles and Media Coverage
Research Interests
Acute Stroke Treatment, Disparities in Stroke, Prevention of Stroke, Stroke in Latin America
Research Summary
Dr. Urrutia’s research includes multiple clinical trials of acute stroke treatment. These are focused on testing new treatments for acute stroke patients, including the application of IV tPA to new patient groups ("wake up" stroke patients), new thrombolytic agents ("clot busting" medications), and new models of delivery of acute stroke care.
Other research efforts include studying the impact and methods of community education and screening for stroke risk factors in the Northeast Market Project, The Johns Hopkins Stroke Center Community Outreach Program, and studying the impact of a new secondary stroke prevention delivery model, as well as interventions to reduce recurrence and enhance recovery in stroke patients.
Honors
- Heroes Award in the category of Advancements in Health Care
- Clinical Collaboration and Teamwork, 2015 Johns Hopkins Medicine Clinical Awards
- Fellow of the American Heart Association, American Heart Association, 2/24/10
- 2010 JHU Department of Medicine, Osler service award for Outstanding Teaching., 1/1/10
- Frank A. Ford Award for Outstanding Teaching in Neurology, 1/1/09
- Selected as Finalist, Daily Records Health Care, 1/1/08
Memberships
- American Academy of Neurology
- American Society of Neuroimaging
- American Stroke Association
- Neurocritical Care Society
- Society of Critical Care Medicine
- World Stroke Organization
Locations
- Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
- 601 North Caroline Street, Floor 5, Baltimore, MD 21287
- phone: 410-955-9441
- fax: 410-955-6402
Expertise
Education
Hahnemann University Hospital
Fellowship, Neurological Critical Care, 2000Hahnemann University Hospital
Residency, Neurology, 1999University of Panama School of Medicine
Medical Education, MD, 1992Board Certifications
Vascular Neurology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2005Neurology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2001Insurance
- Aetna
- CareFirst
- Cigna
- First Health
- Geisinger Health Plan
- HealthSmart/Accel
- Humana
- Johns Hopkins Health Plans
- MultiPlan
- Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
- Point Comfort Underwriters
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- UnitedHealthcare
- Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)
Ratings & Reviews
4.9 out of 5
35 ratings, 12 reviewsThe Patient Rating score is an average of all responses to physician related questions on the national CG-CAHPS Medical Practice patient experience survey through Press Ganey. Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the best score. Comments are also gathered from our CG-CAHPS Medical Practice Survey through Press Ganey and displayed in their entirety. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 1/22/2025
Very knowledgable. Explains well. Anders questions
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 12/18/2024
Excellent, explains everything, Bilingual
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 11/27/2024
He is excellent, gave us answers we have been trying to get from previous provider.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 11/27/2024
Most excellent
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/16/2024
Excellent customer service
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/16/2024
He is a great communicator and a thorough doctor
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 9/18/2024
I like the way he explained the MRI to me.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 8/21/2024
Excellent provider and medical student had all the info and great questions following up my condition that the doctor answered
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 8/8/2024
He is excellent and always takes time to listen.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 4/10/2024
Incredible clinician! Absolutely respect and am grateful for Dr. Urrutia as my specialist!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 4/10/2024
Dr Urrutia is kind, professional, concerned , and very helpful. One if the best dictirs we have seen.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 3/27/2024
He took very good care of me, he explained everything about my health, it was very expensive with me and many thanks to Dr. Vctor Urrutia