Dr Sonu Bhaskar, MD PhD PD (Stroke/Neurology) FANA, is an award-winning clinician-scientist, board director and academic neurologist with a specialisation in vascular neurology & neuroradiology; and a researcher with a strong focus on global health, translational neuroscience/neurology, and health systems/policy, with a proven track record in governance, policymaking, social innovation, and systems-level growth & strategy. Dr Bhaskar has several years of leadership and governance experience, in initiating and delivering systems change, in senior leadership and executive roles at academic, healthcare and research organisations, and not-for-profit boards and international consortia. Dr Bhaskar is the Founding Director of NSW Brain Clot Bank – a flagship world’s first initiative in stroke; Founding Director of Pandemic Health System REsilience PROGRAM (REPROGRAM) Global (an international consortium formed to champion the safety of healthcare workers, policy development and advocacy for global pandemic preparedness and action with a focus on advocacy and building capacity, for vulnerable populations, and/or in under-resourced settings), Director at the Rotary Club of Sydney, International Director at International Fellowship of Rotarian Doctors (RFID, UK) and Editorial Board Member of BMC Neurology. Dr Bhaskar leads an international, intersectoral and collaborative research program aimed at reducing health inequalities and social disparities. Having worked at the coal face of medicine, academia and community, his focus and interests have increasingly galvanised towards social and geographical inequalities in health. Dr Bhaskar is passionate about advocacy and leadership for social impact and innovation, rooted in diversity, community, innovation and belonging. Dr Bhaskar has been recognised in Australia and worldwide for his exceptional contributions to the vocation of neurology, research, global humanitarian initiatives, and public service, and the wider community, and for promoting the highest standards within the profession of medicine. According to Expertscape, Dr Bhaskar is ranked among the world’s top 0.4%, 0.36%, 0.5% and 0.78% of researchers/experts in the fields of Stroke, Cerebrovascular Diseases, Central Nervous System Diseases and Cardiovascular Diseases, respectively. Dr Bhaskar has been featured on Sydney Morning Herald, 9 News, Reuters Health/Medscape, Rotary Down Under and ABC News-MSN. He is the two-time winner of the prestigious 2019 European Academy of Neurology Investigator Award, 2021 Paul Harris Fellow recognition by Rotary International and 2020 Rotary Vocational Excellence Award.

Expertise

Migration processes
Migration consequences (for migrants, sending and receiving countries)
Migration governance
Cross-cutting topics in migration research
Disciplines
Methods
Geographies

Roles

  • REPROGRAM Global , Global Health Neurology and NSW Brain Clot Bank

    Research Institute, Sydney, Australia
    Director

  • NSW Brain Clot Bank

    Research Institute, Sydney, Australia
    Director

  • University of New South Wales

    University, Sydney, Australia
    Conjoint Faculty

  • South Western Sydney Local Health District

    Governmental Organisation, Liverpool, Australia

  • Liverpool Hospital

    Governmental Organisation, Liverpool, Australia

  • Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research

    Research Institute, Sydney, Australia

  • Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI), University of Newcastle

    University, NSW, Australia

  • John Hunter Hospital

    Governmental Organisation, Hunter, Australia

  • University of New South Wales (UNSW)

    University, Sydney, Australia

  • Western Sydney University

    University, Sydney, Australia

  • University of Sydney

    University, Sydney, Australia

  • St Radboud Universiteit Medical Center, Nijmegen

    Other, Nijmegen, Netherlands

Research

Optic nerve infiltration by large B-cell lymphoma

Authors Michal Březík, Adam Kopecký, Sabina Němčanská, ...
Year 2022
Journal Name Česká a slovenská neurologie a neurochirurgie
27 Journal Article

Successful mechanical thrombectomy of the left superior cerebellar artery

Authors Kamil Zeleňák, Lukáš Meyer, Egon Kurča, ...
Year 2022
Journal Name Česká a slovenská neurologie a neurochirurgie
28 Journal Article

Telemedicine during and post-COVID 19: The insights of neurosurgery patients and physicians

Authors Kareem El Naamani, Rawad Abbas, Sarah Mukhtar, ...
Year 2022
Journal Name Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
37 Journal Article

COVID-19 and the cardiovascular system-current knowledge and future perspectives

Authors Dimitrios G Chatzis, Kalliopi Magounaki, Ioannis Pantazopoulos, ...
Year 2022
Journal Name World Journal of Clinical Cases
40 Journal Article

Emerging role of white matter lesions in cerebrovascular disease

Authors Aarushi Rastogi, Robert Weissert, Sonu Menachem Maimonides Bhaskar
Year 2021
Journal Name European Journal of Neuroscience
54 Journal Article

CTP‐guided reperfusion therapy in acute ischemic stroke: a meta‐analysis

Authors Anubhav Katyal, Sonu Bhaskar
Year 2021
Journal Name Acta Neurologica Scandinavica
59 Journal Article

In‐hospital acute stroke workflow in acute stroke – Systems‐based approaches

Authors Prithvi Santana Baskar, Dennis Cordato, Daniel Wardman, ...
Year 2021
Journal Name Acta Neurologica Scandinavica
60 Journal Article

Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019

Authors Gregory A. Roth, George A. Mensah, Catherine O. Johnson, ...
Year 2020
Journal Name Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Taxonomy View Taxonomy Associations
66 Journal Article

Hemiprosopometamorphopsia: a Case of Impaired Facial Perception Restricted to the Eye

Authors Chun Seng Phua, Sonu Bhaskar, Zeljka Calic
Year 2019
Journal Name SN Comprehensive Clinical Medicine
68 Journal Article

Impact of obesity-induced type 2 diabetes on long-term outcomes following stroke

Authors Sonu Bhaskar
Year 2019
Journal Name Clinical Science
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69 Journal Article

Clot Histopathology in Ischemic Stroke with Infective Endocarditis

Authors Sonu Bhaskar, Jawad Saab, Cecilia Cappelen-Smith, ...
Year 2019
Journal Name Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques
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71 Journal Article

Reperfusion therapy in acute ischemic stroke: dawn of a new era?

Authors Sonu Bhaskar, Peter Stanwell, Dennis Cordato, ...
Year 2018
Journal Name BMC Neurology
73 Journal Article

Towards an Intelligent Wheelchair System for Users With Cerebral Palsy

Authors Luis Montesano, Marta Diaz, Sonu Bhaskar, ...
Year 2010
Journal Name IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering
81 Journal Article

Cancer stem cells in solid tumors

Authors Patrick C. Hermann, Sonu Bhaskar, Michele Cioffi, ...
Year 2010
Journal Name Seminars in Cancer Biology
82 Journal Article

Bridging the Gap in Cancer-Related Stroke Management: Update on Therapeutic and Preventive Approaches

Authors Ming-Yee Sun, Sonu M. M. Bhaskar
Year 2023
Journal Name International Journal of Molecular Sciences
90 Journal Article

When Two Maladies Meet: Disease Burden and Pathophysiology of Stroke in Cancer

Authors Ming-Yee Sun, Sonu M. M. Bhaskar
Year 2022
Journal Name International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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92 Journal Article

Editorial: Telemedicine during and beyond COVID-19, volume II

Authors Sonu M. M. Bhaskar, Alma Nurtazina, Shikha Mittoo, ...
Year 2022
Journal Name Frontiers in Public Health
95 Journal Article

Clot Morphology in Acute Ischemic Stroke Decision Making

Authors Joanna C. Huang, Sonu M. M. Bhaskar
Year 2022
Journal Name International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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96 Journal Article

Value of pre-intervention CT perfusion imaging in acute ischemic stroke prognosis

Authors Anubhav Katyal, Sonu Menachem Maimonides Bhaskar
Year 2021
Journal Name Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology
100 Journal Article

Role of diabetes in stroke: Recent advances in pathophysiology and clinical management

Authors Sian A. Bradley, Kevin J. Spring, Roy G. Beran, ...
Year 2021
Journal Name Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews
104 Journal Article

Practical Design of Flow Meter for Mechanical Ventilation Equipment

Authors Nelson Dugarte Jerez, Antonio Alvarez, Edison Dugarte, ...
Year 2021
Journal Name Journal of Computer Science and Technology
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110 Journal Article

Editorial: Telemedicine During and Beyond COVID-19

Authors Sonu Bhaskar, Alma Nurtazina, Shikha Mittoo, ...
Year 2021
Journal Name Frontiers in Public Health
111 Journal Article

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