Cristina Trandafir, MD
Assistant Professor
Baylor College of Medicine
Languages: English
Departments:
Get to know Cristina Trandafir, MD
Personal Statement
My specialty is in the diagnosis and treatment of seizures and epilepsy. I enjoy educating and helping patients and their families choose the right strategies and treatments for seizure control. I believe that involving patients and families in the decision-making process is crucial for a successful outcome.
Clinical Interests:
Drug-resistant epilepsy
Epilepsy surgery
Autoimmune epilepsy
Neuromodulation
Research Interests:
Neuromodulation
Autoimmune epilepsy
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* Texas Children’s Hospital physicians’ licenses and credentials are reviewed prior to practicing at any of our facilities. Sections titled From the Doctor, Professional Organizations and Publications were provided by the physician’s office and were not verified by Texas Children’s Hospital.
Trandafir CC, Pouliot WA, Dudek FE, Ekstrand JJ. Co-administration of subtherapeutic diazepam enhances neuroprotective effect of COX-2 inhibitor, NS-398, after lithium pilocarpine-induced status epilepticus. Neuroscience 2015 Jan 22;284:601-610. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2014.10.021. Epub 2014 Oct 18. PMID: 25453777; PMCID: PMC4326254.
Ji X, Wang A, Trandafir CC, Kurahashi K. Influence of experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage on nicotine-induced contraction of the rat basilar artery in relation to arachidonic acid metabolites signaling pathway. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2013 Oct;22(7):951-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2011.12.001. Epub 2011 Dec 29. PMID: 22209310.
Ji X, Trandafir CC, Wang A, Kurahashi K. Effects of the experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage on the eicosanoid receptors in nicotine-induced contraction of the rat basilar artery. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2013 Nov;22(8):1258-62. doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2012.07.007. Epub 2012 Aug 14. PMID: 22898587.
Trandafir CC, Nishihashi T, Ji X, Wang A, Kurahashi K. Cysteinyl leukotrienes and leukotriene B mediate vasoconstriction to arginine vasopressin in rat basilar artery. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol 2005 Dec;32(12):1027-33. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1681.2005.04300.x. PMID: 16445567.
Trandafir CC, Nishihashi T, Wang A, Murakami S, Ji X, Kurahashi K. Participation of vasopressin in the development of cerebral vasospasm in a rat model of subarachnoid haemorrhage. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol 2004 Apr;31(4):261-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1681.2004.03986.x. PMID: 15053824.