Enrique Leira, MD
Enriched profileProfessor of Neurology; Director, Division of Cerebrovascular Disease; Head, Comprehensive Stroke Center · The University of Iowa
Enrique Leira is Professor of Neurology; Director, Division of Cerebrovascular Disease; Head, Comprehensive Stroke Center at The University of Iowa. OpenAlex indexes 231 publications with 10,631 citations (h-index 37); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 2 registered studies with this person as an investigator.
Data verified 9 Oct 2026
Overview
Updated 14 Oct 2026
Enrique C. Leira, MD, is Professor of Neurology at The University of Iowa (Carver College of Medicine). The public record shows 231 publications with 10,631 citations (h-index 37), centered on Acute Ischemic Stroke Management, Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases, Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research. It also documents an investigator role on 2 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 1 companies, 5 NIH-funded awards (2013–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Circulation research
- Top research focus: Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
- 2 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 1 companies
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 26 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 97.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Practice address
Telephone
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Updated 14 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 2 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Ischemic Conditioning During Air tRansport Save penUmbral Tissue
Sponsor: Enrique Leira
- Extending Acute Stroke Trials to the Aerial Inter-hospital Transfer Setting
Sponsor: University of Iowa
Industry payments
Updated 14 Oct 2026
1 company reported payments to CMS in program years 2022–2022. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- EMD Serono, Inc.Program year20221 payment
NIH funding
Updated 14 Oct 2026
5 NIH research awards on record, funded 2013–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- The University of Iowa's Regional Stroke Research Network
University of Iowa
FY2026$414,796U24NS107247 - The University of Iowa Stroke Preclinical Assessment Network to Support Translational Studies for Acute Cerebroprotection
University of Iowa
FY2025$544,713U01NS130587 - The University of Iowa's Regional Stroke Research Network
University of Iowa
FY2025$373,317U24NS107247
Congress activity
Updated 14 Oct 2026
1 congress contribution (2021) across ASH per OpenAlex. The most recent:
- Risk of Venous Thromboembolism in Hospitalized Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke Versus Other Neurological Conditions
ASH Annual Meeting
ASH2021Co-author
Published abstracts are attributed via the same ORCID-disambiguated authorship as publications, so each is DOI-verified. Podium roles (invited talks, session chairs) and oral/poster type are added as program data is confirmed.
Publications
Updated 14 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Multilaboratory, Blinded, Randomized Trial of Five Cerebroprotectants in Ischemic Stroke.
Circulation research
Article2026 - Clot Composition Profiling in Large Vessel Occlusion Stroke Via Radiomics.
Annals of neurology
Article2026 - Stroke Recognition Tools for Spanish-Speaking Consumers: A Nationwide Study.
Stroke
Clinical Trial2026 - Exploring Sex Differences in Stroke Outcomes: A Comprehensive Analysis From the SPAN 1 Trial.
Journal of the American Heart Association
Article2026
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01
- 02Baseline NIH Stroke Scale score strongly predicts outcome after strokeArticle1,458 citations1999
- 03Racial-Ethnic Disparities in Stroke Care: The American ExperienceArticle507 citations2011
- 04Status of Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke in Hispanics/Latinos in the United StatesArticle423 citations2014
- 05
Network
Updated 14 Oct 2026
The people this person publishes with most, by number of co-authored papers. Names link to their own profile when we have one.
Background & recognition
Updated 14 Oct 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on record- MD
Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Spain
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →iti.uiowa.edu ↗ - MS in Epidemiology
University of Iowa
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →iti.uiowa.edu ↗ - Board certified in neurology and vascular neurology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →iti.uiowa.edu ↗
Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Associate Editor
Stroke
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →medicine.uiowa.edu ↗
Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Secondary appointments in Neurosurgery and Epidemiology
University of Iowa
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →medicine.uiowa.edu ↗
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