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Ruchira Jha, MD, MSc
Acute Brain Injury
Ruchira Jha, MD, MSc, is a neurologist and an associate professor in the departments of Neurology and Translational Neuroscience at Barrow Neurological Institute. She is a clinical neurointensivist and the division chief of neurocritical care. She is board certified in neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and in neurocritical care by the United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties.
Dr. Jha’s expertise includes clinical and translational research in neurotrauma and neurocritical care. She is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, the American Neurological Association, the National Neurotrauma Society, the Neurocritical Care Society, the Society for Neuroscience, and the Society of Critical Care Medicine.
Dr. Jha earned her medical degree from Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts. She also earned a Master of Science degree in clinical and translational research from the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania. Dr. Jha completed her neurology residency, chief residency, and a fellowship in neurocritical care at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham & Women’s Hospital through the Harvard Medical School Partners Program.
Dr. Jha has received prestigious awards from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other foundations to pursue her research. She uses a translational approach to evaluate and develop individualized targets against cerebral edema to improve outcomes after traumatic brain injury (TBI). She has multiple publications and national presentations in this field. She is also involved in collaborations with multicenter 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 and is the critical care section editor for the journal Stroke.
- MSc, University of Pittsburgh, Clinical and Translational Research, 2016
- Fellowship, Harvard Medical School Partners Program—Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Neurocritical Care, 2012-2014
- Residency, Harvard Medical School Partners Program—Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Neurology, 2009-2012
- Internship, Massachusetts General Hospital, Internal Medicine, 2008-2009
- MD, Harvard Medical School, 2008
- American Academy of Neurology
- American Neurological Association
- National Neurotrauma Society
- Neurocritical Care Society
- Society for Neuroscience
- Society of Critical Care Medicine
- Bronze Research Award – Senior Author, Society of Critical Care Medicine, 2020 (for 2021 Congress)
- STAR Research Award – Senior Author, Society of Critical Care Medicine, 2020 (for 2021 Congress)
- Distinguished Abstract (10%)- Senior Author, Neurocritical Care Society, 2020
- University of Pittsburgh Professionalism Accolade, 2020
- University of Pittsburgh, Dean’s Faculty Advancement Award
- STAR Research Award—First Author, Society of Critical Care Medicine, 2018
- STAR Research Award—Second Author, Society of Critical Care Medicine, 2018
- 1 of 12 top-scoring abstracts, Neurocritical Care Society, 2017
- Allen Humphrey Excellence in Mentoring Award, University of Pittsburg, 2017
- Research Snapshot Gold Award, Society of Critical Care Medicine, 2017
- STAR Research Award, Society of Critical Care Medicine, 2016
- Resident Scholarship, American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting, 2011
- Leon Reznick Memorial Prize for excellence and accomplishment in research, Harvard Medical School, 2008
- Magna Cum Laude, Harvard Medical School, 2008
- Carl Walters Fellowship, Harvard Medical School, 2006
Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers for Diagnosis and the Prognostication of Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Systematic Review
Date: 06/2023
Authors: Anant Naik, Olufunmilola Adeleye, Stefan W. Koester, Ethan A. Winkler, Joelle N. Hartke, Katherine Karahalios, Sandra Mihaljevic, Anupama Rani, Sudhanshu Raikwar, Jarrod D. Rulney, Shashvat M. Desai, Lea Scherschinski, Andrew F. Ducruet, Felipe C. Albuquerque, Michael T. Lawton, Joshua S. Catapano, Ashutosh P. Jadhav, Ruchira M. Jha
Cation flux through SUR1-TRPM4 and NCX1 in astrocyte endfeet induces water influx through AQP4 and brain swelling after ischemic stroke
Date: 06/2023
Authors: Jesse A. Stokum, Bosung Shim, Serban Negoita, Natalya Tsymbalyuk, Orest Tsymbalyuk, Svetlana Ivanova, Kaspar Keledjian, Joseph Bryan, Mordecai P. Blaustein, Ruchira M. Jha, Kristopher T. Kahle, Volodymyr Gerzanich, J Marc Simard
Outcomes in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage receiving sulfonylureas: a propensity-adjusted analysis
Date: 05/2023
Authors: Joshua S. Catapano, Stefan W. Koester, Kamila M. Bond, Visish M. Srinivasan, Dara S. Farhadi, Kavelin Rumalla, Tyler S. Cole, Andrew J. Cole, Jacob F. Baranoski, Ethan A. Winkler, Christopher S. Graffeo, Amanda Muñoz-Casabella, Ashutosh P. Jadhav, Andrew F. Ducruet, Felipe C. Albuquerque, Michael T. Lawton, Kay A. Lawton, Ruchira M. Jha
Outcomes in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage receiving sulfonylureas: a propensity-adjusted analysis
Date: 05/2023
Authors: Joshua S. Catapano, Stefan W. Koester, Kamila M. Bond, Visish M. Srinivasan, Dara S. Farhadi, Kavelin Rumalla, Tyler S. Cole, Jacob F. Baranoski, Ethan A. Winkler, Christopher S. Graffeo, Amanda Muñoz-Casabella, Ashutosh P. Jadhav, Andrew F. Ducruet, Felipe C. Albuquerque, Michael T. Lawton, Kay A. Lawton, Ruchira M. Jha
Precision Medicine in Neurocritical Care for Cerebrovascular Disease Cases
Date: 05/2023
Authors: Nils H. Petersen, Kevin N. Sheth, Ruchira M. Jha, Ruchira Menka Jha
- English

Ruchira Jha, MD, MSc
Acute Brain Injury
Ruchira Jha, MD, MSc, is a neurologist and an associate professor in the departments of Neurology and Translational Neuroscience at Barrow Neurological Institute. She is a clinical neurointensivist and the division chief of neurocritical care. She is board certified in neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and in neurocritical care by the United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties.
Dr. Jha’s expertise includes clinical and translational research in neurotrauma and neurocritical care. She is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, the American Neurological Association, the National Neurotrauma Society, the Neurocritical Care Society, the Society for Neuroscience, and the Society of Critical Care Medicine.
Dr. Jha earned her medical degree from Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts. She also earned a Master of Science degree in clinical and translational research from the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania. Dr. Jha completed her neurology residency, chief residency, and a fellowship in neurocritical care at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham & Women’s Hospital through the Harvard Medical School Partners Program.
Dr. Jha has received prestigious awards from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other foundations to pursue her research. She uses a translational approach to evaluate and develop individualized targets against cerebral edema to improve outcomes after traumatic brain injury (TBI). She has multiple publications and national presentations in this field. She is also involved in collaborations with multicenter 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 and is the critical care section editor for the journal Stroke.
- MSc, University of Pittsburgh, Clinical and Translational Research, 2016
- Fellowship, Harvard Medical School Partners Program—Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Neurocritical Care, 2012-2014
- Residency, Harvard Medical School Partners Program—Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Neurology, 2009-2012
- Internship, Massachusetts General Hospital, Internal Medicine, 2008-2009
- MD, Harvard Medical School, 2008
- American Academy of Neurology
- American Neurological Association
- National Neurotrauma Society
- Neurocritical Care Society
- Society for Neuroscience
- Society of Critical Care Medicine
- Bronze Research Award – Senior Author, Society of Critical Care Medicine, 2020 (for 2021 Congress)
- STAR Research Award – Senior Author, Society of Critical Care Medicine, 2020 (for 2021 Congress)
- Distinguished Abstract (10%)- Senior Author, Neurocritical Care Society, 2020
- University of Pittsburgh Professionalism Accolade, 2020
- University of Pittsburgh, Dean’s Faculty Advancement Award
- STAR Research Award—First Author, Society of Critical Care Medicine, 2018
- STAR Research Award—Second Author, Society of Critical Care Medicine, 2018
- 1 of 12 top-scoring abstracts, Neurocritical Care Society, 2017
- Allen Humphrey Excellence in Mentoring Award, University of Pittsburg, 2017
- Research Snapshot Gold Award, Society of Critical Care Medicine, 2017
- STAR Research Award, Society of Critical Care Medicine, 2016
- Resident Scholarship, American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting, 2011
- Leon Reznick Memorial Prize for excellence and accomplishment in research, Harvard Medical School, 2008
- Magna Cum Laude, Harvard Medical School, 2008
- Carl Walters Fellowship, Harvard Medical School, 2006
Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers for Diagnosis and the Prognostication of Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Systematic Review
Date: 06/2023
Authors: Anant Naik, Olufunmilola Adeleye, Stefan W. Koester, Ethan A. Winkler, Joelle N. Hartke, Katherine Karahalios, Sandra Mihaljevic, Anupama Rani, Sudhanshu Raikwar, Jarrod D. Rulney, Shashvat M. Desai, Lea Scherschinski, Andrew F. Ducruet, Felipe C. Albuquerque, Michael T. Lawton, Joshua S. Catapano, Ashutosh P. Jadhav, Ruchira M. Jha
Cation flux through SUR1-TRPM4 and NCX1 in astrocyte endfeet induces water influx through AQP4 and brain swelling after ischemic stroke
Date: 06/2023
Authors: Jesse A. Stokum, Bosung Shim, Serban Negoita, Natalya Tsymbalyuk, Orest Tsymbalyuk, Svetlana Ivanova, Kaspar Keledjian, Joseph Bryan, Mordecai P. Blaustein, Ruchira M. Jha, Kristopher T. Kahle, Volodymyr Gerzanich, J Marc Simard
Outcomes in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage receiving sulfonylureas: a propensity-adjusted analysis
Date: 05/2023
Authors: Joshua S. Catapano, Stefan W. Koester, Kamila M. Bond, Visish M. Srinivasan, Dara S. Farhadi, Kavelin Rumalla, Tyler S. Cole, Andrew J. Cole, Jacob F. Baranoski, Ethan A. Winkler, Christopher S. Graffeo, Amanda Muñoz-Casabella, Ashutosh P. Jadhav, Andrew F. Ducruet, Felipe C. Albuquerque, Michael T. Lawton, Kay A. Lawton, Ruchira M. Jha
Outcomes in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage receiving sulfonylureas: a propensity-adjusted analysis
Date: 05/2023
Authors: Joshua S. Catapano, Stefan W. Koester, Kamila M. Bond, Visish M. Srinivasan, Dara S. Farhadi, Kavelin Rumalla, Tyler S. Cole, Jacob F. Baranoski, Ethan A. Winkler, Christopher S. Graffeo, Amanda Muñoz-Casabella, Ashutosh P. Jadhav, Andrew F. Ducruet, Felipe C. Albuquerque, Michael T. Lawton, Kay A. Lawton, Ruchira M. Jha
Precision Medicine in Neurocritical Care for Cerebrovascular Disease Cases
Date: 05/2023
Authors: Nils H. Petersen, Kevin N. Sheth, Ruchira M. Jha, Ruchira Menka Jha
- English