Overview
Updated 14 Jul 2026
David Liebeskind, MD, is Co-Director, USC Neurovascular Center at University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine (USC Neurovascular Center). The public record shows 1,685 publications with 62,202 citations (h-index 113), centered on Stroke. It also documents an investigator role on 7 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 20 companies, 12 NIH-funded awards (2006–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Journal of neurointerventional surgery
- Top research focus: Stroke
- 7 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 20 companies
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Indications focusfrom trials led + research topics
Research focusOpenAlex concept fingerprint
Drugs & moleculesacross trials, industry payments and publications
Works withtrial sponsors and companies reporting payments
Scholarshipindexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
View publications ↓Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 134 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Clinical & industrytrials, payments and federal funding
Public positionssourced statements on record
- Co-author
"Neurovascular Innovation at the FDA: Pivotal Strategies to Effectively Modernize the Realization of Diagnostic, Drug, and Device Products" …
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Clinical trials
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Listed as an investigator on 7 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Comparison of Anti-coagulation and Anti-Platelet Therapies for Intracranial Vascular Atherostenosis- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Sponsor: Yale University
InvestigatorRecruitingNCT05907629 - Platelet Expression of FcγRIIa and Arterial Hemodynamics to Predict Recurrent Stroke in Intracranial Atherosclerosis
Sponsor: University of California, Los Angeles
InvestigatorRecruitingNCT05518305 - Study: SONAS Ultrasound for Detecting Stroke SONAS Ultrasound for Detecting Stroke
Sponsor: University of California, Los Angeles
InvestigatorEarly phase 1CompletedNCT03296852
Industry payments
Updated 14 Jul 2026
20 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Medical Device Business Services, Inc.Program year202562 payments$379,978openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Balt USA, LLCProgram year20252 payments
- Olea MedicalProgram year20252 payments
NIH funding
Updated 14 Jul 2026
12 NIH research awards on record, funded 2006–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Platelet Expression of FcgammaRIIa and Arterial Hemodynamics to Predict Recurrent Stroke in Intracranial Atherosclerosis
University of Southern California
FY2026$759,519R01NS123734
Publications
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Faster reperfusion with combined delivery catheter systems in aspiration-first stroke thrombectomy: a multicenter analysis.
Journal of neurointerventional surgery
2026 - Territorial Stroke in SAMMPRIS: Critical Analyses of Stroke Prevention in Intracranial Atherosclerosis.
Stroke (Hoboken, N.J.)
2026
Contact
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Office address
1520 San Pablo St. HC2, Suite 3000, Los Angeles, CA 90033
Background & recognition
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Educationdegrees and training on record
- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →internalmedicine.usc.edu ↗
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- Board Certified in Neurology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
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Editorial & leadership rolesjournal and society appointments
- Co-Director / Co-Founder
USC Neurovascular Center
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Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology (SVIN), first vascular neurologist and only non-interventionist to hold the role
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American Society of Neuroimaging
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Awards & honorshonors on the public record
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- Fellow
American Heart Association (FAHA)
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Secondary affiliationsappointments beyond the home institution
- Prior: Professor of Neurology; Director of Stroke Imaging and Neurovascular Research Programs
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
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Brainstorme (cloud-based neuroimaging core-lab platform)
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Media & interviewspress, podcasts and appearances
- "Meet David S. Liebeskind, MD, MBA"
Keck Medicine of USC blog feature on his move to USC and clinical/educational philosophy
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feature profile in NeuroNews International covering his career, entrepreneurship (Brainstorme), and SVIN leadership
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Keck School of Medicine news item on an invited lecture, "The Role of Collaterals in Determining Fast and Slow Progressors" (predates his USC faculty appointment …
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Online presence
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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- Doximity
doximity.com/pub/david-liebeskind-md
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linkedin.com/in/david-liebeskind
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Mentions by otherswhere others cite or feature them
- Other
keck.usc.edu/news/dr-david-liebeskind-delivers-neurology-grand-rounds
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LinkedIn: David S Liebeskind, MD, MBA, University of Southern California
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X/Twitter handle @dliebesk (David S Liebeskind, MD, MBA)
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