Laith N. Maali, M.D.

Professional Background

Laith Maali, M.D., earned his medical degree from the Jordan University of Science and Technology in 2010. He completed a residency in neurology at the University of New Mexico, then completed a vascular neurology fellowship in the Department of Neurology at the Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University.

Dr. Maali joined the faculty of the University of Kansas Medical Center in July 2017, where his specialties are neurology and vascular neurology. His clinical practice focuses on ischemic stroke, carotid disease and other cerebrovascular diseases. He is board certified in neurology and vascular neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

• MBBS, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
• Residency, Neurology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
• Clinical Fellowship, Vascular Neurology, Medical College of Georgia-Augusta University, Augusta, GA

• Carotid Duplex and Transcranial Doppler, The American Society of Neuroimaging
• Neurology, The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
• Vascular Neurology, The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

• European Academy of Neurology, Member, 2022 - Present
• American Society of Neuroimaging, Member, 2017 - Present
• Kansas City Clinical Neuroscience Society, Member, 2017 - Present
• Neurocritical Care Society, Member, 2016 - 2017
• American Academy of Neurology, Member, 2014 - Present
• American Heart/Stroke Association, Member, 2014 - Present

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• Maali Laith, Hess David C.. 2018. Bone-Marrow-Derived Cell Therapies in Stroke: Immunomodulatory Effects, 181-195. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-66679-2_9
• Bruno Askiel, Zahran Abdurrehman, Paletta Nina, Maali Laith, Nichols Fenwick T, Figueroa Ramon. 2017. A standardized method to measure brain shifts with decompressive hemicraniectomy. Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 280, 11-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneumeth.2017.01.021
• Maali Laith, Khan Sheema, Qeadan Fares, Ismail Mahmoud, Ramaswamy Davana, Hedna Vishnumurthy S. 2017. Cerebral venous thrombosis: continental disparities. Neurological Sciences, 38 (11), 1963-1968. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-017-3082-7
• Paletta Nina, Maali Laith, Zahran Abdurrehman, Sethuraman Sankara, Figueroa Ramon, Nichols Fenwick T, Bruno Askiel. 2018. A simplified quantitative method to measure brain shifts in patients with middle cerebral artery stroke. Journal of Neuroimaging, 28 (1), 61-63. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jon.12482
• El-Alali Emran, Abu-Halimah Shadi, Maali Laith, Alali Yaman. 2021. Carotid artery stenosis in syncope and in carotid sinus syndrome: A few concepts for the general practitioner to know. Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine - Fortune Journals. https://www.fortunejournals.com/articles/carotid-artery-stenosis-in-syncope-and-in-carotid-sinus-syndrome-a-few-concepts-for-the-general-practitioner-to-know.html
• Sarraj Amrou, Goyal Nitin, Chen Michael, Grotta James C, Blackburn Spiros, Requena Manuel, Kamal Haris, Abraham Michael G, Elijovich Lucas, Dannenbaum Mark, Mir Osman, Tekle Wondwossen G, Pujara Deep, Shaker Faris, Cai Chunyan, Maali Laith, Radaideh Yazan, Reddy Sujan Teegala, Parsha Kaushik Niranjan, Alenzi Bader, Abdulrazzak Mohammad Ammar, Greco Jonathan, Hoit Daniel, Martin-Schild Sheryl B, Song Sarah, Sitton Clark, Tsivgoulis Georgios K, Alexandrov Andrei V, Arthur Adam S, Day Arthur L, Hassan Ameer E, Ribo Marc. 2021. Direct to Angiography vs Repeated Imaging Approaches in Transferred Patients Undergoing Endovascular Thrombectomy. JAMA Neurology, 78 (8), 916. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaneurol.2021.1707
• Nguyen Thanh N, Qureshi Muhammad M, Klein Piers, Yamagami Hiroshi, Abdalkader Mohamad, Mikulik Robert, Sathya Anvitha, Mansour Ossama Yassin, Czlonkowska Anna, Lo Hannah, Field Thalia S, Charidimou Andreas, Banerjee Soma, Yaghi Shadi, Siegler James E, Sedova Petra, Kwan Joseph, de Sousa Diana Aguiar, Demeestere Jelle, Inoa Violiza, Omran Setareh Salehi, Zhang Liqun, Michel Patrik, Strambo Davide, Maali Laith, Marto João Pedro, Nogueira Raul G. 2022. Global Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Cerebral Venous Thrombosis and Mortality. Journal of Stroke, 24 (2), 256-265. http://dx.doi.org/10.5853/jos.2022.00752
• Sarraj Amrou, Albers Gregory W, Blasco Jordi, Arenillas Juan F, Ribo Marc, Hassan Ameer E, de la Ossa Natalia Pérez, Wu Teddy Yuan‐Hao, Cardona Portela Pere, Abraham Michael G, Chen Michael, Maali Laith, Kleinig Timothy J, Cordato Dennis, Wallace Adam Nathan, Schaafsma Joanna D, Sangha Navdeep, Gibson Daniel P, Blackburn Spiros L, De Lera Alfonso Mercedes, Pujara Deep, Shaker Faris, McCullough‐Hicks Margy E, Moreno Negrete Javier Luis, Renu Arturo, Beharry James, Cappelen‐Smith Cecilia, Rodríguez‐Esparragoza Luis, Olivé‐Gadea Marta, Requena Manuel, Almaghrabi Tareq, Mendes Pereira Vitor, Sitton Clark, Martin‐Schild Sheryl, Song Sarah, Ma Henry, Churilov Leonid, Mitchell Peter J, Parsons Mark W, Furlan Anthony, Grotta James C, Donnan Geoffrey A, Davis Stephen M, Campbell Bruce C. 2022. Thrombectomy versus Medical Management in Mild Strokes due to Large Vessel Occlusion: Exploratory Analysis from the EXTEND‐IA Trials and a Pooled International Cohort. Annals of Neurology, 92 (3), 364-378. https://doi.org/10.1002/ana.26418
• Sarraj A, Pujara DK, Churilov L, Sitton CW, Ng F, Hassan AE, Abraham MG, Blackburn SL, Sharma G, Yassi N, Kleinig T, Shah D, Wu TY, Tekle WG, Budzik RF, Hicks, 2nd WJ, Vora N, Edgell RC, Haussen D, Ortega-Gutierrez S, Toth G, Maali L, Abdulrazzak MA, Al-Shaibi F, AlMaghrabi T, Yogendrakumar V, Shaker F, Mir O, Arora A, Duncan K, Sundararajan S, Opaskar A, Hu Y, Ray A, Sunshine J, Bambakidis N, Martin-Schild S, Hussain MS, Nogueira R, Furlan A, Sila CA, Grotta JC, Parsons M, Mitchell PJ, Donnan GA, Davis SM, Albers GW, Campbell BCV. 2023. Mediation of Successful Reperfusion Effect through Infarct Growth and Cerebral Edema: A Pooled, Patient-Level Analysis of EXTEND-IA Trials and SELECT Prospective Cohort.. Annals of neurology, 93 (4), 793-804. https://doi.org/10.1002/ana.26587
• Sarraj Amrou, Kleinig Timothy J, Hassan Ameer E, Portela Pere Cardona, Ortega-Gutierrez Santiago, Abraham Michael G, Manning Nathan W, Siegler James E, Goyal Nitin, Maali Laith, Blackburn Spiros, Wu Teddy Y, Blasco Jordi, Renú Arturu, Sangha Navdeep S, Arenillas Juan F, McCullough-Hicks Margy E, Wallace Adam, Gibson Daniel, Pujara Deep K, Shaker Faris, de Lera Alfonso Mercedes, Olivé-Gadea Marta, Farooqui Mudassir, Vivanco Suarez Juan S, Iezzi Zachary, Khalife Jane, Lechtenberg Colleen G, Qadri Syed K, Moussa Rami B, Abdulrazzak Mohammad A, Almaghrabi Tareq S, Mir Osman, Beharry James, Krishnaiah Balaji, Miller Megan, Khalil Najwa, Sharma Gagan J, Katsanos Aristeidis H, Fadhil Ali, Duncan Kelsey R, Hu Yin, Martin-Schild Sheryl B, Tsivgoulis Georgios K, Cordato Dennis, Furlan Anthony, Churilov Leonid, Mitchell Peter J, Arthur Adam S, Parsons Mark W, Grotta James C, Sitton Clark W, Ribo Marc, Albers Gregory W, Campbell Bruce C. 2023. Association of Endovascular Thrombectomy vs Medical Management With Functional and Safety Outcomes in Patients Treated Beyond 24 Hours of Last Known Well. JAMA Neurology, 80 (2), 172. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaneurol.2022.4714