Lewis Morgenstern, MD

• MD, University of Michigan Medical School, 1990
• BA, in Psychology, Pomona College, 1984

Brain Attach Surveillance in Courpus Christi (BASIC) project, an NIH funded surveillance project examining the social context of stroke in Mexican Americans.

Lisabeth LD, Brown DL, Zahuranec DB, Case E, Kwicklis M, Smith MA, Morgenstern LB. Changes Over Time in Short-Term Stroke Outcomes by Race-Ethnicity. Neurology 2024;103(11):e210033. 

Briceño EM, Mendez Campos B, Mehdipanah R, Chang W, Heeringa SG, Martins-Caulfield J, Levine DA, Garcia N, Gonzales XF, Langa KM, Zahuranec DB, Morgenstern LB.  Ethnic Differences in the Association Between Cognitive Performance and Informant-rated Cognitive Decline. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2025;33:664-677. 

Martins-Caulfield J, Mehdipanah R, Briceño EM, Chang W, Heeringa SG, Gonzales XF, Levine DA, Langa KM, Zahuranec DB, Garcia N, Morgenstern LB. Dementia Diagnosis Unawareness and Caregiver Burden in a Multi-ethnic Cohort. J Gen Intern Med 2025;40:2284-2291.

Mehdipanah R, Briceño EM, Malvitz M, Chang W, Heeringa SG, Zahuranec DB, Levine DA, Langa KM, Gonzales XF, Garcia N, Khan N, Morgenstern LB. Ethnic disparities in care needs among individuals with cognitive impairment. J Alzheimers Dis 2025;106:69-77.

Zahuranec DB, Becker CJ, Carhuapoma L, Ortiz C, Lank RJ, Zhang G, He K, Case E, Morgenstern LB.  Advance Care Planning and Decision Regret Among Stroke Surrogate Decision Makers: A Longitudinal Cohort Study. Neurology2025;105(1):e213787. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000213787.

Lisabeth LD, Gallo LC, Bettger JP, Kwicklis M, Almendarez EM, Case E, Smith MA, Morgenstern LB.  Mental and Physical Well-Being of Informal Stroke Caregivers Compared With Noncaregiver Family and Friends. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2026 Jan;107(1):51-58. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2025.06.020.

Mehdipanah R, Morgenstern LB, Kwicklis M, Smith MA, Case E, Lisabeth LD. Stroke Caregiver Needs in a Population-Based Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025;14(19):e038434. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.124.038434. 

Springer MV, Chang W, Heeringa SG, Briceño EM, Mehdipanah R, Gonzales XF, Hartman N, Levine DA, Langa KM, Zahuranec DB, Garcia N, Morgenstern LB. Population Attributable Fraction for Cognitive Impairment in Mexican American Older Adults. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2025 Oct 13:10.1007/s40615-025-02687-0. doi: 10.1007/s40615-025-02687-0.

Hijazi I, Malingagio A, Anderson E, Kwicklis M, Lisabeth LD, Morgenstern LB. Ethnic Differences in Postacute Stroke Rehabilitation. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2025 Nov 21:S0003-9993(25)01055-X. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2025.11.008. 

Hijazi I, Morgenstern LB, Miller RM, Case E, Kwicklis M, Zahuranec DB. Quality of death and end-of-life care among stroke patients: A comparative study of Mexican American and non-Hispanic white surrogate decision makers. Equity Neurosci. 2025 Dec;1(3):100015. doi: 10.1016/j.neuros.2025.100015

Malingagio A, Do E, Cooper A, Miller R, Royan R, Zahuranec DB, Danboise B, Tomanec A, Stamm B, Lisabeth LD, Meurer WJ, Campbell MS, Sheriff F, Morgenstern LB. Temporal Trends of Emergency Department Acute Ischemic Stroke Care in a Community Without an Academic Medical Center. Stroke. 2026 Mar 13:10.1161/STROKEAHA.125.053711. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.125.053711. 

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