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Jeffrey Robert Vitt, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Departments of Neurological Surgery and Neurology
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Locations and Contact
UC Davis Midtown Ambulatory Care Center
Neurosurgery Clinic
3160 Folsom Blvd
Sacramento, CA 95816
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Philosophy of Care
I strive to deliver individualized and cutting-edge therapies in order to optimize brain health and maximize the potential for neurologic recovery. Many of my patients present with sudden and often life-threatening neurological emergencies and it is my honor to support them and their families through these difficult times while providing compassionate and expert medical care.
Clinical Interests
Dr. Vitt is a neurologist and neurocritical care physician offering care for patients with a variety of acute neurologic conditions including traumatic brain injury, ischemic stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage, subarachnoid hemorrhage, hypoxic-ischemic brain injury following cardiac arrest and status epilepticus. He has particular clinical interest and expertise in advanced neuro-monitoring to optimize patient care following acute brain injury.
Research/Academic Interests
Dr. Vitt's research focuses on multimodal neuromonitoring strategies as a way to improve our understanding of cerebral physiology, particularly in the setting of different forms of brain injury, and how it can be optimized to improve patient outcomes. He has particular interest in transcranial doppler as a means to monitor intracerebral blood flow and brain perfusion in critically ill patients.
Division
Neurology
Neurological Surgery
Undergraduate School
B.S., UC Davis, Davis CA 2009
Medical School
M.D., Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington DC 2014
Internship
Internal Medicine, UC San Francisco, San Francisco CA 2014-2015
Residency
Neurology, UC San Francisco, San Francisco CA 2015-2018
Fellowship
Neurocritical Care, UC San Francisco, San Francisco CA 2018-2020
The Clinical Scholar Award - Neurology, Georgetown University School of Medicine, 2014
The Barbara Bregman Award in Neuroscience, Georgetown University School of Medicine, 2014
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, Washington, D.C. Beta Chapter, 2013
Award in Academics and Research, UC Davis, 2009
Summers A, Singh J, Lai M, Schomer KJ, Martin R, Vitt JR, Derry KL, Box K, Chu F, Arias V, Minokadeh A, Stern-Nezer S, Groysman L, Lee BJ, Atallah S. A multicenter retrospective study evaluating the impact of desmopressin on hematoma expansion in patients with antiplatelet-associated intracranial hemorrhage. Thromb Res. 2023 Feb;222:96-101. doi:10.1016/j.thromres.2022.12.016. Epub 2022 Dec 28. PMID:36610266.
Caton MT, Vitt J, Smith ER, Cooke D, Meisel K, Ko N, Amorim E. Geometric and Morphologic Features of Ruptured Intracranial Aneurysms Associated with Methamphetamine Use. World Neurosurg. 2022 Aug;164:e509-e517. doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2022.05.006. Epub 2022 May 10. PMID:35552027.
Bhat H, Amans MR, Dowd CF, Halbach VV, Higashida RT, Moore T, Wilson MW, Cooke DL, Hetts SW. Combined Use of X-ray Angiography and Intraprocedural MRI Enables Tissue-based Decision Making Regarding Revascularization during Acute Ischemic Stroke Intervention. Radiology. 2021 Apr;299(1):167-176. doi:10.1148/radiol.2021202750. Epub 2021 Feb 9. PMID:33560189.
Liu X, Vitt JR, Hetts SW, Gudelunas K, Ho N, Ko N, Hu X. Morphological changes of intracranial pressure quantifies vasodilatory effect of verapamil to treat cerebral vasospasm. J Neurointerv Surg. 2020 Aug;12(8):802-808. doi:10.1136/neurintsurg-2019-015499. Epub 2020 Jan 20. PMID:31959633.
Madhok DY, Vitt JR, MacIsaac D, Hsia RY, Kim AS, Hemphill JC. Early Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders and Outcome After Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Neurocrit Care. 2020 Jul 13. doi:10.1007/s12028-020-01014-1. Epub ahead of print. PMID:32661793.
Vitt JR, Sun CH, Le Roux PD, Hemphill JC 3rd. Minimally invasive surgery for intracerebral hemorrhage. Curr Opin Crit Care. 2020 Apr;26(2):129-136. doi:10.1097/MCC.0000000000000695. PMID:32004194.
Vitt JR, Hamedani AG, Horn S, Gannon KP, Price RS, Greene M. Acquired Hemicerebral Atrophy Secondary to Chronic Internal Carotid Steno-Occlusive Disease: A Case Series. Neurohospitalist. 2020 Jan;10(1):38-42. doi:10.1177/1941874419859762. Epub 2019 Jun 30. PMID:31839863.
Vitt JR, Trillanes M, Hemphill JC 3rd. Management of Blood Pressure During and After Recanalization Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke. Front Neurol. 2019 Feb 21;10:138. doi:10.3389/fneur.2019.00138. PMID:30846967.
Vitt JR, Kreple C, Mahmood N, Dickerson E, Lopez GY, Richie MB. Autoimmune pancerebellitis associated with pembrolizumab therapy. Neurology. 2018 Jul 10;91(2):91-93. doi:10.1212/WNL.0000000000005781. Epub 2018 Jun 6. PMID:29875219.
Vitt JR, Do LV, Shah NH, Fong G, Nguyen NY, Kim AS. Before-After Study of an Electronic Order Set for Reversal of Vitamin K Antagonist-Associated Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Neurohospitalist. 2018 Jan;8(1):18-23. doi:10.1177/1941874417714706. Epub 2017 Jun 22. PMID:29276558.
Vitt JR, Brown EG, Chow DS, Josephson SA. Confirmed case of levamisole-associated multifocal inflammatory leukoencephalopathy in a cocaine user. J Neuroimmunol. 2017 Apr 15;305:128-130. doi:10.1016/j.jneuroim.2017.01.018. Epub 2017 Feb 2. PMID:28284332.