James Meschia

Location:
Mayo Clinic
Education:
| Washington University, St. Louis | Neurology Residency | ||
| Johns Hopkins University | M.D. | ||
| Columbia University | B.A. |
Awards and Recognition:
Editorial Board member for Mayo Clinic Proceedings, Clinical Sciences, and Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases.
Research Interests:
Ischemic stroke, brain hemorrhage, subarachnoid hemorrhage, and vascular cognitive impairment
Recent Publications:
Salvarani C, Brown RD Jr, Calamia KT, Christianson TJ, Huston J 3rd, Meschia JF, Giannini C, Miller DV, Hunder GG. Angiography-negative primary central nervous system vasculitis: a syndrome involving small cerebral vessels. Medicine (Baltimore). 2008 Sep;87(5):264-71.
Kissela BM, Brott TG, Brown RD Jr, Silliman SL, Brown WM, Rich SS, Meschia JF.
Proband race/ethnicity affects pedigree completion rate in a genetic study of ischemic stroke. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2008 Sep;17(5):299-302.
Salvarani C, Brown RD Jr, Calamia KT, Christianson TJ, Huston J 3rd, Meschia JF, Giannini C, Miller DV, Hunder GG. Primary central nervous system vasculitis: comparison of patients with and without cerebral amyloid angiopathy. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2008 Nov;47(11):1671-7.
Meschia JF. Decoding cryptogenic cardioembolism. Ann Neurol. 2008 Oct;64(4):364-6.
Chen DT, Meschia JF, Brott TG, Brown RD, Worrall BB; Siblings with Ischemic Stroke Study Investigators. Stroke genetic research and adults with impaired decision-making capacity: a survey of IRB and investigator practices. Stroke. 2008 Oct;39(10):2732-5.
Salvarani C, Brown RD Jr, Calamia KT, Christianson TJ, Huston J 3rd, Meschia JF, Giannini C, Miller DV, Hunder GG. Primary CNS vasculitis with spinal cord involvement. Neurology. 2008 Jun 10;70(24 Pt 2):2394-400.
Meschia JF, Ross OA. Heterogeneity of Moyamoya disease: after a decade of linkage, is there new hope for a gene? Neurology. 2008 Jun 10;70(24 Pt 2):2353-4.
Falkensammer J, Oldenburg WA, Hendrzak AJ, Neuhauser B, Pedraza O, Ferman T, Klocker J, Biebl M, Hugl B, Meschia JF, Hakaim AG, Brott TG. Evaluation of subclinical cerebral injury and neuropsychologic function in patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy.
Ann Vasc Surg. 2008 Jul-Aug;22(4):497-504.
Freeman WD, Barrett KM, Bestic JM, Meschia JF, Broderick DF, Brott TG. Computer-Assisted Volumetric Analysis Compared With ABC/2 Method for Assessing Warfarin-Related Intracranial Hemorrhage Volumes. Neurocrit Care. 2008;9(3):307-12.
Matarin M, Brown WM, Singleton A, Hardy JA, Meschia JF; ISGS investigators. Whole genome analyses suggest ischemic stroke and heart disease share an association with polymorphisms on chromosome 9p21. Stroke. 2008 May;39(5):1586-9.
Matarin M, Simon-Sanchez J, Fung HC, Scholz S, Gibbs JR, Hernandez DG, Crews C, Britton A, Wavrant De Vrieze F, Brott TG, Brown RD Jr, Worrall BB, Silliman S, Case LD, Hardy JA, Rich SS, Meschia JF, Singleton AB. Structural genomic variation in ischemic stroke. Neurogenetics. 2008 May;9(2):101-8.
Chen DT, Case LD, Brott TG, Brown RD Jr, Silliman SL, Meschia JF, Worrall BB; ISGS Investigators. Impact of restricting enrollment in stroke genetics research to adults able to provide informed consent. Stroke. 2008 Mar;39(3):831-7.
Salvarani C, Brown RD Jr, Calamia KT, Christianson TJ, Huston J 3rd, Meschia JF, Giannini C, Miller DV, Hunder GG. Primary central nervous system vasculitis with prominent leptomeningeal enhancement: a subset with a benign outcome. Arthritis Rheum. 2008 Feb;58(2):595-603.
Salvarani C, Brown RD Jr, Calamia KT, Huston J 3rd, Meschia JF, Giannini C, Miller DV, Hunder GG. Efficacy of tumor necrosis factor alpha blockade in primary central nervous system vasculitis resistant to immunosuppressive treatment. Arthritis Rheum. 2008 Feb 15;59(2):291-6.
Algom A, Schweitzer KJ, Meschia JF. Ethics consultations and patients with neurological diseases. Mayo Clin Proc. 2007 Dec;82(12):1577; author reply 1577-8.
Meschia JF, Rosand J. Fragile vessels: handle with care. Neurology. 2007 Oct 16;69(16):1560-1.
Salvarani C, Brown RD Jr, Calamia KT, Christianson TJ, Weigand SD, Miller DV, Giannini C, Meschia JF, Huston J 3rd, Hunder GG. Primary central nervous system vasculitis: analysis of 101 patients. Ann Neurol. 2007 Nov;62(5):442-51.
Meschia JF, Barrett KM, Chukwudelunzu F, Brown WM, Case LD, Kissela BM, Brown RD Jr, Brott TG, Olson TS, Rich SS, Silliman S, Worrall BB; Siblings with Ischemic Stroke Study (SWISS) Investigators. Interobserver agreement in the trial of org 10172 in acute stroke treatment classification of stroke based on retrospective medical record review. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2006 Nov-Dec;15(6):266-72.
Meschia JF, Merino JG. Willingness of ischemic stroke patients to donate DNA for genetic research: a systematic review. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2003 Sep-Oct;12(5):228-31.
Meschia JF. Subtyping in ischemic stroke genetic research. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2002 Sep-Oct;11(5):208-19.
Contact Information:
Mayo Clinic Jacksonville
Phone: 904-953-2000
E-mail: Meschia.James@mayo.edu






