Email

humberto.diazsilva@bcm.edu

Positions

Assistant Professor

Neuroradiology
Baylor College of Medicine
US

Education

Fellowship at Vall d'Hebron University Hospital

12/2020 - Barcelona, Spain

Inverventional Neuroradiology

Residency at Universidad del Norte

07/2018 - Barranquilla, Colombia

Diagnostic Radiology

MD from Universidad del Magdalena

12/2011 - Santa Marta, Colombia

Professional Interests

• Medical education and personal grow.
• Neuroradiology
• Interventional Neuroradiology

Selected Publications

• Diaz-Silva H, Piñana C, Gramegna L, Requena M, Rivera E, Gonzalez E, Fondevila J, Chirife O, Moreu M, Vega P, Remollo S, Martinez M, Galván J, Schuller M, Cirillo L, Hernández D, Ribó M, Tomasello A. "Safety and feasibility of reconstructing dissection tandem lesions with flow diverter stents during mechanical thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke: a multicenter retrospective case series.." Stroke: Vascular and interventional Neurology. 2022;
• Requena M, Olivé-Gadea M, Muchada M, Hernández D, Rubiera M, Boned S, Piñana C, Deck M, García-Tornel Á, Díaz-Silva H, Rodriguez-Villatoro N, Juega J, Rodriguez-Luna D, Pagola J, Molina C, Tomasello A, Ribo M "Direct to Angiography Suite Without Stopping for Computed Tomography Imaging for Patients With Acute Stroke: A Randomized Clinical Trial." JAMA Neurol.. 2021;
• Juega J, Palacio-Garcia C, Rodriguez M, Deck M, Diaz H, Sanjuan E, Hernandez-Perez M, Dorado L, Quesada H, Cardona P, De-La-Torre C, Tomasello A, Gallur L, Sanchez M, Gonzalez-Rubio S, Camacho J, Ramon-Y-Cajal S, Álvarez-Sabin J, Molina CA, Pagola J "Monocyte-to-Lymphocyte Ratio in Clot Analysis as a Marker of Cardioembolic Stroke Etiology.." Transl Stroke Res.. 2021;
• Lance J. Lyons, Sarah A. Smith, Orlando Diaz, Humberto Diaz, Aroucha Vickers, Claudia Prospero & Andrew G. Lee "Percutaneous transorbital embolization of a carotid-cavernous fistula.." Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings. 2019;

Memberships

Spaniard Society of Radiology

Iberoamerican Society of Diagnostic and Therapeutical Neuroradiology (SILAN)

Skills

Interventional Neuroradiology

Mechanical thrombectomy for Ischemic stroke. Aneurysm embolization, Percutaneous embolization (Cervicofacial Malformations) Intraarterial chemotherapy in retinoblastoma. Vertebroplasty and pain management.

Languages

Spanish