MSU Health Care, UM Health-Sparrow physician appointed to statewide stroke care committee

February 11, 2025 - Dalin Clark

Anmar Razak has been named to Michigan’s Statewide Stroke Care Advisory Subcommittee, a result of his dedication to advancing stroke care and improving patient outcomes.

Members of this group support the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and act as subject matter experts for the clinical and operational components of stroke care. 

Razak, chief of the cerebrovascular disease division at Michigan State University and medical director of UM Health-Sparrow’s comprehensive stroke center, began his three-year subcommittee term in January. One of his goals is to enhance statewide protocols to ensure providers of emergency medical services, or EMS, are transporting stroke patients to the most appropriate site of care.

"Timely detection and treatment are critical to improving survival rates and minimizing disability,” Razak said. “By collaborating on enhanced protocols for EMS, we can ensure that stroke patients are quickly routed to the right care, increasing their chances for a better outcome.”

Razak, a faculty member in the Department of Neurology and Ophthalmology in the MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine and MSU College of Human Medicine, brings a wealth of expertise to the subcommittee. After earning a bachelor of science degree from the University of Toronto, he received his MBBS, or MD, with distinction from the University of the West Indies in 2004. He completed his residency in neurology at MSU, followed by advanced fellowship training in vascular neurology and endovascular surgical neuroradiology at both MSU and UM Health-Sparrow Lansing. 

Razak specializes in minimally invasive endovascular treatment of brain aneurysms, cerebral/spinal arteriovenous malformations and fistulas, carotid, vertebral and intracranial artery blockages, among others. As part of the Neuro Care Network collaboration between MSU Health Care and U-M Health, he oversees UM Health-Sparrow’s comprehensive stroke center, the only one of its kind in mid-Michigan. 

This story was originally published on MSUToday