Stroke Clinic — For appointments (physician referral is requested, if possible) or information, call 304-598-6127, then choose 2, then choose option 1.
The Stroke Clinic is located in the Physician Office Center (POC) on level 1. Use the Eye Institute entrance, then take the elevators to the third floor. Turn left and got to the registration desk to sign in.
Stroke Center | Stroke Team | Assessment | Stroke Clinics | Treatments | About Strokes
 Ansaar Rai, MD |
 Jeffrey Carpenter, MD |
Ansaar Rai, M.D., and Jeffrey Carpenter, M.D., of WVU’s Department of Radiology, have brought a revolutionary stroke treatment to the region.
The MERCI Retriever is one of the newest stroke interventions available. Approved by the FDA to treat ischemic strokes in August 2004, the device extends the treatment window for stroke from the three hours permitted for use of lysis to up to eight hours.