By Dr. Parinaz Massoumzadeh
Our very close friend and colleague Dr. Morvarid Karimi, Assistant Professor of Neurology at Washington University, passed away on Saturday, May 21, 2016.
Morvarid was only 44 years old. She is survived by her beloved husband Dr. Eric Johnson, her two children Kian (12) and Suri (6), her parents Mrs. Shahla Shahrokh Bahari & Mr. Ebrahim Karimi, her brother Ali Karimi, and many other family members and friends.
Morvarid received her medical degree from Germany (1999), residency in Neurology University of Iowa (2003), and obtained her fellowship in Movement Disorders at Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri (2007).
On Friday, April 29, she had an acute headache around 2:30 pm at work when she diagnosed herself as having subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) before the BJC emergency crew arrived.
Later, the official clinical diagnosis was also subarachnoid hemorrhage secondary to rupture of a brain aneurysm confirming her original statement. The rupture caused a life threatening intracranial hemorrhage and she underwent emergency brain surgery on April 30, 2016, to treat the aneurysm. She was released from the ICU on May 16, followed by installing a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt (on May 18) to relieve the pressure on the brain by draining the brain fluid (CSF) from the ventricles to the abdomen. Her recovery looked promising; she was due to be transferred to the rehabilitation center on Monday.
Unfortunately and tragically, on Saturday, May 21, 2016 around 5:30 am she had another unexpected major brain hemorrhage with massive damage. She was pronounced brain dead around 1:30 pm.
Dr. Joel Perlmutter, Morvarid’s supervisor and chief section of movement and movement disorder, had eloquently and accurately announced statement to his research team members on the day of her passing, which expresses some of my thoughts and sentiments very closely. His statement such as “Morvarid was a real force in our group. She was always tenacious and committed. She was incredibly protective and good with her patients – as many of us know having covered for her these last few weeks. She would go the extra 10 miles to make sure that she did everything possible to help them.” … “She was also incredibly bright and hardworking.“... "She also continued to fight for the rights of women in our society, especially in the workplace.“ and finally “May her memory be a blessing. Please hug someone today in her memory.“
With a big hug to all of you (following Joel’s wise advice)
Our very close friend and colleague Dr. Morvarid Karimi, Assistant Professor of Neurology at Washington University, passed away on Saturday, May 21, 2016.
Morvarid was only 44 years old. She is survived by her beloved husband Dr. Eric Johnson, her two children Kian (12) and Suri (6), her parents Mrs. Shahla Shahrokh Bahari & Mr. Ebrahim Karimi, her brother Ali Karimi, and many other family members and friends.
Morvarid received her medical degree from Germany (1999), residency in Neurology University of Iowa (2003), and obtained her fellowship in Movement Disorders at Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri (2007).
On Friday, April 29, she had an acute headache around 2:30 pm at work when she diagnosed herself as having subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) before the BJC emergency crew arrived.
Later, the official clinical diagnosis was also subarachnoid hemorrhage secondary to rupture of a brain aneurysm confirming her original statement. The rupture caused a life threatening intracranial hemorrhage and she underwent emergency brain surgery on April 30, 2016, to treat the aneurysm. She was released from the ICU on May 16, followed by installing a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt (on May 18) to relieve the pressure on the brain by draining the brain fluid (CSF) from the ventricles to the abdomen. Her recovery looked promising; she was due to be transferred to the rehabilitation center on Monday.
Unfortunately and tragically, on Saturday, May 21, 2016 around 5:30 am she had another unexpected major brain hemorrhage with massive damage. She was pronounced brain dead around 1:30 pm.
Dr. Joel Perlmutter, Morvarid’s supervisor and chief section of movement and movement disorder, had eloquently and accurately announced statement to his research team members on the day of her passing, which expresses some of my thoughts and sentiments very closely. His statement such as “Morvarid was a real force in our group. She was always tenacious and committed. She was incredibly protective and good with her patients – as many of us know having covered for her these last few weeks. She would go the extra 10 miles to make sure that she did everything possible to help them.” … “She was also incredibly bright and hardworking.“... "She also continued to fight for the rights of women in our society, especially in the workplace.“ and finally “May her memory be a blessing. Please hug someone today in her memory.“
With a big hug to all of you (following Joel’s wise advice)