Dr. Haris Kamal, MD

Dr. Haris Kamal is a fellowship trained vascular neurologist and neurointerventional surgeon with triple board certifications in general neurology, vascular (stroke) neurology and neurocritical care. He earned his medical degree from Yerevan State Medical University in Armenia with honors followed by an internship at E.S.I. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Science and Research in New Delhi, India. Subsequently, he completed a neurology residency at the State University of New York at Buffalo, where he served as the chief resident and was awarded the prestigious Edward Fogan Award for the highest standards of neurological practice and compassionate care. He was also inducted into the National Gold Honor Humanism Society for exemplifying the human connection in health care during his training. This was followed by a fellowship in vascular neurology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston and a CAST certified fellowship in neuro-endovascular surgery at New York Medical College-Westchester Medical Center.

In practice since 2016, he treats patients of all ages with neurovascular conditions. Having worked and trained at some of the nation’s highest volume centers for cerebrovascular disease, he has extensive experience in evaluating and treating conditions such as ischemic stroke, brain hemorrhages, stenosis (narrowing) of carotid and vertebral arteries, brain aneurysms as well as arteriovenous malformations/fistulas, both in the inpatient setting as well as outpatient.

His primary clinical interests are medical and interventional management of ischemic stroke, treating ruptured and unruptured brain aneurysms as well as brain and spine arteriovenous malformations/arteriovenous fistulas. Additionally, he performs minimally invasive procedures to treat subdural hematomas (bleeding on the surface of the brain) and intracranial atherosclerosis as well as interventional procedures for the spine, such as kyphoplasty and tumor ablations. Dr. Kamal is able to accomplish most endovascular procedures via the radial artery in the wrist, which enables patients to have their complex cerebrovascular conditions treated with no scars or incisions and minimal discomfort.

Being a prolific researcher, Dr. Kamal frequently presents at national and international conferences. He has published more than 100 research articles with over a 1000 citations (references) of his work by others in the field. His research interests include developing new therapies and treatments for ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke and evaluating newer modalities to image blood vessel pathologies, etc. He is a reviewer for several prominent medical journals, including Stroke, Neurology, Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery, Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease among others.

Dr. Kamal considers it a privilege to be able to help his patients and make a difference in their lives by helping them get through a difficult time and treating them as he would his own family. Being dual trained in the medical and interventional management of cerebrovascular conditions, Dr. Kamal is able to provide optimal courses of treatment for his patients. He recognizes that not every patient needs surgery and not every condition will respond to medications alone. With his experience and knowledge, he is able to assist patients in navigating the decisions for treatment of their conditions.

During the course of his career, he has been awarded with several teaching and leadership awards, including the LBJ Physician transformation award at Harris Health. He received the American Academy of Neurology AB Baker Teacher recognition award as well as was selected for best case submission at international conferences such as LINCC over multiple years.

He is an active member of several national medical societies, including the American Heart/Stroke Association, Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology, Neurocritical Care Society and American Association of Neurology.

He also speaks Hindi and Urdu fluently.