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Dileep Yavagal receives prestigious honors for stroke care advocacy
He leads Mission Thrombectomy, which now operates in more than 90 countries.
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Dileep Yavagal. / Miller school of medicine
In recognition of his worldwide initiatives to increase the availability of mechanical thrombectomy for patients suffering from stroke, Dileep Yavagal—chief of interventional neurology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine—has been honored with two distinguished awards.
At the Indian Academy of Neurology's annual meeting in Visakhapatnam, India, in October, Yavagal was presented with an honorary membership. In November, at the Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology (SVIN) annual meeting in San Diego, California, he was presented with the Neurointerventional Pioneering Award.
The awards highlight Yavagal's leadership of ‘Mission Thrombectomy’, a global initiative aimed at increasing access to the life-saving mechanical thrombectomy procedure for stroke patients. This minimally invasive surgery removes blood clots caused by large vessel occlusion (LVO), a common cause of ischemic strokes.
Despite its effectiveness, global access remains limited. According to the MT-GLASS study, fewer than 3 percent of the world’s population have access to this procedure. While 43 percent of Australians have access, the rate is 32 percent in the U.S. and only 1.4 percent in India.
Yavagal, who left India in 1997 after completing medical school, credited his U.S.-based training and the collaborative environment at the Miller School for his ability to give back to India.
“It was not clear that I would contribute anything substantial to my motherland once I left,” Yavagal said. “But because of my training in the U.S. and working with former Miller School professor and chair of neurology, Ralph Sacco, I could give back directly to India.”
“More patients get treated in India with stroke thrombectomy since this campaign started, significantly more year after year,” Yavagal said.
SVIN president Thanh Nguyen praised Yavagal’s role as founder and chair emeritus of Mission Thrombectomy, noting his contributions to advocacy, education, and international collaboration.
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