Daniel Woo MD, MS

Daniel Woo

Daniel Woo
MD, MS

Professor and Irvin and Rosemary Smith Endowed Chair of Neurology

Department of Neurology

Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences


Specialty/Research Focus

Neurology

Contact Information
UBMD Neurology
1001 Main Street, 5th Floor
Buffalo, New York 14203
Phone: (716) 323-0645
Fax: (716) 829-3010
dwoo3@buffalo.edu


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Professional Summary:

Dr. Woo has been in active clinical practice since 1998 and is both neurology and vascular-neurology board certified. Dr. Woo has had a broad ranging career including development of multiple clinical service lines such as transcranial doppler ultrasound, hypothermia for cardiac arrest, morbidity and mortality conference as well as educational initiatives including post-residency lecture series, an NIH funded T32 fellowship as well as extensive research into the genetic underpinning of cerebral small vessel disease. He currently serves as Chair of Neurology for SUNY Buffalo.

Education and Training:

  • MS, Molecular Genetics, University of Cincinnati (2004)
  • Fellowship, Cerebrovascular Disorders, University of Cincinnati (1999)
  • Residency, Neurology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation (1998)
  • Internship, Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation (1995)
  • MD, Medicine, University of Cincinnati (1994)
  • BA, Chemistry, University of Virginia (1990)

Employment:

  • Irvin and Rosemary Smith Endowed Chair, Neurology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (2024-present)
  • President and CEO, UBMD Neurology (2024-present)
  • Professor, Neurology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (2024-present)
  • Professor with Tenure, Neurology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (2010-present)
  • Associate Director of Clinical Research, University of Cincinnati Gardner Neuroscience Institute (2014–2024)
  • Vice Chair of Clinical Research, Neurology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (2014–2023)
  • Associate Professor with Tenure, Neurology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (2009–2010)
  • Medical Director, Human Subjects Research Post-Approval Monitoring Program, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (2004–2010)
  • Director, Neurosonology, University of Cincinnati Hospitals (2001–2010)
  • Vice Chair of Institutional Review Board, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (2008–2009)
  • Associate Professor, Neurology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (2005–2009)
  • Assistant Professor, Neurology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (2000–2005)
  • Clinical Instructor, Neurology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (1999–2000)
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Awards and Honors:

  • Daniel Drake Medalist (2023)
  • Faculty Excellence Award (2020)
  • Excellence Award for Faculty-to-Faculty Reseach Mentoring (2018)
  • Research Service Award (2016)
  • Mentor to Laura Owens (2005)
  • Robert G. Siekert New Investigator in Stroke Award (2004)
  • Forty Under Forty (2004)
  • Loan Repayment Program Awardee (2002)
  • Mentor to Kristen Smith (2002)
  • Fellow (2000)
  • Faculty Teaching Award (2000)
  • Life Member (2000)
  • Letter of Commendation (Teaching) (1997)
  • Best Doctors of Cincinnati (2005, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014-2017)
  • Best Doctors of America (2005-2020)
  • Top 10 Doctors in Neurology (2013-2017)


Journal Articles:

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Professional Memberships:

  • American Neurological Association (2008–present)
  • Society for Vascular Ultrasound (2008–present)
  • International Stroke Genetics Consortium (2007–present)
  • American Society of Human Genetics (2003–present)
  • Center for Environmental Genetics (2001–present)
  • American Resident/Intern Association (1995–1998)
  • American Academy of Neurology (1995–present)
  • American Medical Student Association (1991–1994)

Presentations:

  • "Grant Writing." StrokeNET: Webinar (2023)
  • "Intracerebral Hemorrhage - From Quirks to Hypotheses." University of Edinburgh: Webinar (2023)
  • "On Designing Studies - Lessons from the ERICH Study." Bugher Foundation: Hemorrhagic Stroke Scholars Seminar (2023)
  • "How to be a Site PI." University of Cincinnati: Department of Emergency Medicine (2023)
  • "Budgeting for Dummies (PIs)." NeuroNEXT: Fellow Symposium (2022)
  • "Dos and Don'ts of an Ideal Pitch." NeuroNEXT: Semi-Annual Fellows Forum (2021)
  • "Work-Life Balance and Time Management." StrokeNET: Lecture (2021)
  • "How to recruit diverse patients into clinical trials." University of Cincinnati: CCTST Faculty Development Workshop (2019)
  • "Brian Health Predicts Outcome in Patients with Intracerebral Hemorrhage." International Stroke Conference (2019)
  • "Cause of Death After Intracerebral Hemorrhage in the Longitudinal Follow-up Survivors in the ERICH (ERICH-L) Study." International Stroke Conference (2019)
  • "Comparison of Predicted vs. Actual Enrollment into the NIH StrokeNet DEFUSE 3 Trial: Effectiveness of a Population-Based Epidemiology Feasibility Assessment in Improving Enrollment Into Clinical Trials." International Stroke Conference (2019)
  • "Complement System is Acutely Activated in Humans After Intracerebral Hemorrhage." International Stroke Conference (2019)
  • "Intracranial Pressure Monitoring in Patients with Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage." International Stroke Conference (2019)
  • "Pre-existing Cerebral Atrophy is Associated with Diminished Intracerebral Hemorrhage Severity." International Stroke Conference (2019)
  • "Predictors of Drug Screens Among Stroke Patients in the Greater Cincinnati Northern Kentucky Stroke Study: Preliminary Findings for 2015." International Stroke Conference (2019)
  • "Predictors of Surgical Intervention in Patients with Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage." International Stroke Conference (2019)
  • "Preliminary Population-Based Temporal Trends in Stroke Incidence: Racial Disparity and Stroke Incidence from 1993-2015." International Stroke Conference (2019)
  • "Racial Differences in Left Atrial Size Among Patients With Ischemic Stroke." International Stroke Conference (2019)
  • "Racial Disparities in Recurrent Stroke Rates: Preliminary Results From the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Population in 2015." International Stroke Conference (2019)
  • "Racial/Ethnic Disparities in the Risk of Intracerebral Hemorrhage Recurrence." International Stroke Conference (2019)
  • "Right Hemispheric Infarcts Have Higher CT Perfusion Penumbra Volume for Given NIH Stroke Scale: Results from BEST Prospective Cohort Study." International Stroke Conference (2019)
  • "Sex Differences in Patient Centered Outcomes Obtained from Electronic Medical Records in the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Stroke Study." International Stroke Conference (2019)
  • "Updated Population Trends in Substance Abuse Preceding Stroke in Young Adults: 1993/1994 to 2015." International Stroke Conference (2019)
  • "White Matter Lesion Severity is Associated with Intraventricular Hemorrhage in Patients with Intracerebral Hemorrhage." International Stroke Conference (2019)
  • "Acute Ischemic Stroke Emergency Department Arrival Times in the Extended Time Window Within a Population." International Stroke Conference (2018)
  • "Adaptive and Maladaptive Remodeling in Flow Loaded Rat Cerebral Arteries: Potential Significance to Pathogenesis of Cerebral Aneurysms." International Stroke Conference (2018)
  • "Cardioembolic Risk and Recovery After Anticoagulation-Related Intracerebral Hemorrhage." International Stroke Conference (2018)
  • "CHADSVASC and HASBED Scores in Patients with Intracerebral Hemorrhage and Atrial Fibrillation." International Stroke Conference (2018)
  • "Efficacy of Intraventricular Administration of Alteplase for Intraventricular Hemorrhage." International Stroke Conference (2018)
  • "Genetics of Acute Ischemic Lesion Volume: the MRI-Genetics Interface Exploration (MRI-GENIE) Study." International Stroke Conference (2018)
  • "Intracerebral Hemorrhage Volume and Location in Two Population-Based Studies: 1988 and 2008-2012." International Stroke Conference (2018)
  • "Outcomes and Long-Term Mortality After Ischemic Stroke in the Young: A Preliminary Analysis from the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Stroke Study." International Stroke Conference (2018)
  • "Post-Stroke Healthcare Utilization: Patterns in Stroke Follow-Up Care in a Community Hospital System – A Preliminary Analysis From the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Stroke Study." International Stroke Conference (2018)
  • "Potential Impact of Triage Using Non-Contrast Head CT and Stroke Severity on a Regional Stroke System of Care: A Population-Based Study." International Stroke Conference (2018)
  • "Pre-Intracerebral Hemorrhage Antiplatelet and Anticoagulant Use and Differences in Hospital Course; A Population-Based Study." International Stroke Conference (2018)
  • "Prevalence of Undiagnosed Risk Factors in Patients with First-Ever Ischemic Stroke." International Stroke Conference (2018)
  • "Prior Antiplatelet Use of Baseline Stroke Severity: A Population Based Study." International Stroke Conference (2018)
  • "Sex Differences in Severity of Stroke Risk Factors in the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Stroke Study." International Stroke Conference (2018)
  • "Temporal Trends in Public Awareness of Stroke: Knowledge is Key." International Stroke Conference (2018)
  • "Temporal Trends of Sex Differences in Transient Ischemic Attack Incidence Within a Population." International Stroke Conference (2018)
  • "Update on Intracerebral Hemorrhage." Emory University: Department of Neurology Grand Rounds (2018)
  • "Introduction to Research." NeuroNEXT: Education Committee Lecture Series Webinar (2018)
  • "How to be a Site Principal Investigator." University of Cincinnati: Research Development Lecture Series (2017)
  • "Race/Ethnic Variations of Apolipoprotein E and Risk of Intracerebral Hemorrhage." World Stroke Congress (2017)
  • "Age and Race Disparities of Cardioembolic and Cryptogenic Strokes Over Time." International Stroke Conference (2017)
  • "Comparison of Clinical and Imaging Characteristic of Cryptogenic Stroke to Known Ischemic Subtypes." International Stroke Conference (2017)
  • "Genetic Variants in CETP That Increase HDL Levels also Increase Risk of Intracerebral Hemorrhage." International Stroke Conference (2017)
  • "Genetics of White Matter Hyperintensity Burden in Patients With Ischemic Stroke: The MRI-GENIE Study." International Stroke Conference (2017)
  • "NIHSS and Variation of Infarct Volume by Hemisphere." International Stroke Conference (2017)
  • "Pipeline for Automated White Matter Hyperintensity Segmentation in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke: The MRI-GENIE Study." International Stroke Conference (2017)
  • "Prehospital Deterioration During Transport by Emergency Medical Services for Stroke Patients: A Population-Based Study." International Stroke Conference (2017)
  • "Preliminary Results of a Population Based Outcomes Pilot Study: the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Stroke Study." International Stroke Conference (2017)
  • "Race and Ethnicity Are Associated with Intracerebral Hemorrhage Recurrence Risk." International Stroke Conference (2017)
  • "Resumption of Oral Anticoagulation After Intracerebral Hemorrhage is Associated With Decreased Mortality and Favorable Functional Outcome." International Stroke Conference (2017)
  • "Stroke Quality-of-Care Metrics in Comprehensive and Primary Stroke Centers and Non-Stroke Centers." International Stroke Conference (2017)
  • "Towards Automated Incidence Rate Reporting: Leveraging Machine Learning Technologies to Assist Stroke Adjudication in a Large-scale Epidemiological Study." International Stroke Conference (2017)
  • "A Projection of Endovascular Therapy Eligibility in the United States: A Population-based Analysis." International Stroke Conference (2016)
  • "A Retrospective Comparison of Medical Eligibility for Acute Ischemic Stroke Clinical Trials Compared with Hospital Enrollment Rates: Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Population." International Stroke Conference (2016)
  • "Association of Ischemic Stroke Location and Demographic Variables with Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Placement." International Stroke Conference (2016)
  • "Bacterial Endocarditis and Acute Stroke: a Population-based Study." International Stroke Conference (2016)
  • "Clinical features of sarcoid patients with ischemic stroke." International Stroke Conference (2016)
  • "Comparison of Three Stroke Severity Scales With Mortality Within an Intracerebral Hemorrhage Population: a Population-based Study." International Stroke Conference (2016)
  • "Dementia Treatment was Associated with Reduced Risk of Intacerebral Hemorrhage." International Stroke Conference (2016)
  • "Discharge Disposition After Intracerebral Hemorrhage and Functional Outcomes." International Stroke Conference (2016)
  • "Impact Of Metformin on Survival Following Ischemic Stroke in Patients With Diabetes: The Greater Cincinnati Northern/Kentucky Stroke Study (GCNKSS)." International Stroke Conference (2016)
  • "Importance of Untreated Hypertension for Intracerebral Hemorrhage." International Stroke Conference (2016)
  • "Predictors of In-hospital Speech Therapy Referral in Aphasic Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients Within a Population." International Stroke Conference (2016)
  • "Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors and Risk of Intracerebral Hemorrhage." International Stroke Conference (2016)
  • "Stroke Incidence in the Greater Cincinnati/ Northern Kentucky Stroke Study is Decreasing Significantly in Men but Not Women." International Stroke Conference (2016)
  • "Race/Ethnic Differences in Intracerebral Hemorrhage." Massachusetts General Hospital: Department of Neurology Grand Rounds (2015)
  • "Analysis of Gender and Time To Arrival Among Ischemic Stroke Patients in the Greater Cincinnati/ Northern Kentucky Stroke Study." International Stroke Conference (2015)
  • "EMS Triage of Stroke Patients by Stroke Severity: Estimated Impact and Call to Action." International Stroke Conference (2015)
  • "Frailty is an Independent Predictor of Functional Status at Hospital Discharge in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients." International Stroke Conference (2015)
  • "Hyperlipidemia And Statin Use: Is There An Effect On Mortality Following An Ischemic Stroke?" International Stroke Conference (2015)
  • "Incidence of New or Worsening Renal Insufficiency (RI) Among Stroke Patients Receiving IV Contrast Dye: A Population-Based Study." International Stroke Conference (2015)
  • "Population-Based Eligibility for a Stroke Prevention Trial Evaluating Novel Anticoagulants and Embolic Strokes of Uncertain Etiology: Similar Eligibility as for IV Rt-PA." International Stroke Conference (2015)
  • "Racial Differences in Ischemic Stroke Subtypes: the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Stroke Study (GCNKSS)." International Stroke Conference (2015)
  • "Reasons Why rt-PA Was Not Given: Physician Documentation vs. Chart Abstraction." International Stroke Conference (2015)
  • "Temporal Trends of Emergency Department Arrival Times after Acute Ischemic Stroke: a Population-Based Study." International Stroke Conference (2015)
  • "Trends in Anticoagulant-Associated Intracerebral Hemorrhage and Cardioembolic Ischemic Stroke." International Stroke Conference (2015)
  • "Genetic Epidemiology of Intracerebral Hemorrhage." Georgetown University (2012)
  • "Genetics of Stroke." Beijing Hypertension Meeting (2010)
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Service Activities:

  • Center For Scientific Review: Advisory Council; Ad hoc Member (2023)
  • NeuroNEXT: Executive Committee; Member (2022–2025)
  • National Institute of Minority Health: Study Section ZMD-1; Chair (2021)
  • Center for Scientific Review: NAME; Chair (2019–2021)
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke: CTMC; Faculty (2018–present)
  • Center for Scientific Review: NAME; Member (2017–2021)
  • Stroke, American Heart Association Journal; Section Editor - Genetics (2015–2020)
  • International Stroke Genetics Consortium; Chair (2015–2017)
  • American Heart Association: "Guidelines for the Management of Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage" Writing Committee; Member (2013–present)
  • International Stroke Genetics Consortium; Vice Chair (2013–2015)
  • American Heart Association: Scientific Sessions Program Committee; Member (2012–2014)
  • American Heart Association: Epidemiology and Statistics Writing Committee; Member (2012–2015)
  • Good Samaritan - Price Hill Free Clinic; Staff Physician (2011–2019)
  • Stroke Research and Treatment; Associate Editor (2009–2014)
  • University of Cincinnati College of Medicine: Center for Environmental Genetics; Associate Director (2009–2019)
  • University of Cincinnati College of Medicine: Center for Environmental Genetics - Career Development Core; Co-Director (2008–2019)
  • University of Cincinnati: Genetic Epidemiology PhD Dissertation Committee - Prodipto Pal; Member (2007–2009)
  • Stroke, American Heart Association Journal; Editorial Board Member (2007–present)
  • American Academy of Neurology; Abstract Reviewer (2007–present)
  • University of Cincinnati: Statistical Genetics PhD Dissertation Committee - Qi Zhang; Member (2005–2007)
  • University of Cincinnati: Masters of Science Thesis Committee - Jamie Poskochil; Member (2004–2005)
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke: NAME Section; Ad hoc Reviewer (2004–present)
  • Journal of Neurology; Ad hoc Reviewer (2004–present)
  • International Stroke Conference; Abstract Reviewer (2002–present)
  • University of Cincinnati College of Medicine: Institutional Review Board; Member (2001–2004)
  • University of Cincinnati College of Medicine: Center for Environmental Genetics; Investigator (2001–2018)
  • University of Cincinnati College of Medicine: Faculty Forum - Executive Committee; Member (2000–2004)
  • Neurology; Ad hoc Reviewer (2000–present)
  • Annals of Epidemiology; Ad hoc Reviewer (2000–present)
  • American Heart Association: Western States Affiliate; Ad hoc Grant Reviewer (2000–present)
  • University Health Consortiums: Novation/UHC Drug Monograph Series; Ad hoc Monograph Reviewer (2000–present)
  • American Stroke Association: Stroke Council; Member (1999–present)
  • Archives of Neurology; Ad hoc Reviewer (1998–present)
  • Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases; Ad hoc Reviewer (1998–present)
  • Florida Biomedical Research Grant Program; Reviewer

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UBMD Neurology
1001 Main Street, 5th Floor
Buffalo, New York 14203
Phone: (716) 323-0645
Fax: (716) 829-3010
dwoo3@buffalo.edu

This faculty member is affiliated with UBMD, practicing physicians who are also professors in the Jacobs School.

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