Always BE FAST: What Every Family Should Know About Stroke

May is Stroke Awareness Month! Join the conversation and spread the word

Join Dignity Health Mercy and Memorial Hospitals for a Doc Talk to learn about the following discussion topics:

• Understanding the basics, and why every minute matters
• BE FAST: How to recognize the warning signs - and what to do the moment you spot them
• Inside the ER: What actually happens when you come in with a stroke How technology is bringing expert neurologists to your bedside
• Clot-busting Medic*tion (tPA), why getting it early can change everything, and what to expect
• Risk factors and prevention, and what you can do today to lower your risk
• Who's affected, how common it is, and why awareness saves live

Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Mercy Hospital Southwest Campus

Buena Vista Room

300 Old River Road, Bakersfield, CA 93311

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

A light lunch will be served.

Speaker:

Omar Choudhury, MD

Vascular Neurologist

Dr. Omar Choudhury received his Bachelor of Science from McGill University and his

Doctor of Medicine from Saba University School of Medicine. He completed his

neurology residency at Henry Ford Health in Michigan — one of the nation’s leading

stroke centers — where he served as Chief Resident, followed by the completion of a

subspecialty fellowship in Vascular Neurology at the same institution.

Dr. Choudhury currently serves as a Vascular Neurologist at United Neuroscience

Institute and Director of Stroke and Neurointervention at Dignity Health Bakersfield,

rounding and providing neurology care across multiple hospital systems in the Central

Valley. His clinical expertise encompasses stroke prevention, recognition, and acute

treatment, with a focus on perfusion imaging and the application of artificial intelligence

in neurological care. A committed educator, he teaches residents, trainees, and patients

throughout Bakersfield’s medical community. He has authored numerous peer-reviewed

publications spanning stroke, carotid stenosis, atrial fibrillation, and cerebrovascular

disease, and has presented his work at the International Stroke Conference and the

Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology. He is a member of the American

Academy of Neurology and the American Heart Association.

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