October 3, 2024
A stroke derailed my academic career. Now I’m getting back on track.
A brain hemorrhage late in pregnancy upended Parisa’s life — and her tenure clock. Thanks to supportive physicians, family, and colleagues, she’s restarting her academic career. “After my initial emergency surgery, the doctors diagnosed me with arteriovenous malformations, an abnormal growth of blood vessels in the brain that makes them prone to rupturing. I needed […]