Nicole Gonzales, MD

Publications

• Grotta JC, Yamal JM, Parker SA, Rajan SS, Gonzales NR, Jones WJ, Alexandrov AW, Navi BB, Nour M, Spokoyny I, Mackey J, Persse D, Jacob AP, Wang M, Singh N, Alexandrov AV, Fink ME, Saver JL, English J, Barazangi N, Bratina PL, Gonzalez M, Schimpf BD, Ackerson K, Sherman C, Lerario M, Mir S, Im J, Willey JZ, Chiu D, Eisshofer M, Miller J, Ornelas D, Rhudy JP, Brown KM, Villareal BM, Gausche-Hill M, Bosson N, Gilbert G, Collins SQ, Silnes K, Volpi J, Misra V, McCarthy J, Flanagan T, Rao CPV, Kass JS, Griffin L, Rangel-Gutierrez N, Lechuga E, Stephenson J, Phan K, Sanders Y, Noser EA, Bowry R. Prospective, Multicenter, Controlled Trial of Mobile Stroke Units. N Engl J Med. 2021 Sep 9;385(11):971-981. PubMed PMID: 34496173
• Kittner SJ, Sekar P, Comeau ME, Anderson CD, Parikh GY, Tavarez T, Flaherty ML, Testai FD, Frankel MR, James ML, Sung G, Elkind MSV, Worrall BB, Kidwell CS, Gonzales NR, Koch S, Hall CE, Birnbaum L, Mayson D, Coull B, Malkoff MD, Sheth KN, McCauley JL, Osborne J, Morgan M, Gilkerson LA, Behymer TP, Demel SL, Moomaw CJ, Rosand J, Langefeld CD, Woo D. Ethnic and Racial Variation in Intracerebral Hemorrhage Risk Factors and Risk Factor Burden. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Aug 2;4(8):e2121921. PubMed PMID: 34424302
• Hinson HE, Gonzales NR. On increasing the visibility of women and other groups underrepresented in medicine: To be it, you must see it. Neurology. 2020 Dec 1;95(22):991-992. PubMed PMID: 33109626
• Leira EC, Russman AN, Biller J, Brown DL, Bushnell CD, Caso V, Chamorro A, Creutzfeldt CJ, Cruz-Flores S, Elkind MSV, Fayad P, Froehler MT, Goldstein LB, Gonzales NR, Kaskie B, Khatri P, Livesay S, Liebeskind DS, Majersik JJ, Moheet AM, Romano JG, Sanossian N, Sansing LH, Silver B, Simpkins AN, Smith W, Tirschwell DL, Wang DZ, Yavagal DR, Worrall BB. Preserving stroke care during the COVID-19 pandemic: Potential issues and solutions. Neurology. 2020 Jul 21;95(3):124-133. PubMed PMID: 32385186
• Gonzales NR, Reynolds AS. Our patients are dying: Let's pay attention. Neurology. 2020 May 12;94(19):813-814. PubMed PMID: 32341188
• Navi BB, Bach I, Czap AL, Wang M, Yamal JM, Jacob AP, Parker SA, Rajan SS, Mir S, Sherman C, Willey JZ, Saver JL, Gonzalez MO, Singh N, Jones WJ, Ornelas D, Gonzales NR, Alexandrov AW, Alexandrov AV, Nour M, Spokoyny I, Mackey J, Collins SQ, Silnes K, Fink ME, English J, Barazangi N, Bratina PL, Volpi J, Rao CPV, Griffin L, Persse D, Grotta JC. Strokes Averted by Intravenous Thrombolysis: A Secondary Analysis of a Prospective, Multicenter, Controlled Trial of Mobile Stroke Units. Ann Neurol. 2023 Oct 6. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37801480
• Uhlig-Reche H, Ontiveros D, Syzdek R, Mathews P, Dalal L, Amaro A, Wunnava N, Housammy Z, Schmitt B, Sharrief A, Gonzales NR. Description of Baseline Nutrition and Physical Activity Knowledge and Behavior in Acute Stroke/TIA Patients Enrolled in the Health Education on Information Retention and Behavior Change in Stroke (HERBS) Pilot Trial. Nutrients. 2023 Aug 28;15(17). PubMed PMID: 37686793
• Pirlog BO, Jacob AP, Rajan SS, Yamal JM, Parker SA, Wang M, Bowry R, Czap A, Bratina PL, Gonzalez MO, Singh N, Zou J, Gonzales NR, Jones WJ, Alexandrov AW, Alexandrov AV, Navi BB, Nour M, Spokoyny I, Mackey J, Silnes K, Fink ME, Pisarro Sherman C, Willey J, Saver JL, English J, Barazangi N, Ornelas D, Volpi J, Pv Rao C, Griffin L, Persse D, Grotta JC. Outcomes of patients with pre-existing disability managed by mobile stroke units: A sub-analysis of the BEST-MSU study. Int J Stroke. 2023 Dec;18(10):1209-1218. PubMed PMID: 37337357
• Dusenbury W, Mathiesen C, Whaley M, Adeoye O, Leslie-Mazwi T, Williams S, Velasco C, Shah SP, Gonzales NR, Alexandrov AW. Ideal Foundational Requirements for Stroke Program Development and Growth: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Stroke. 2023 Apr;54(4):e175-e187. PubMed PMID: 36748462
• Boren SB, Savitz SI, Gonzales N, Hasan K, Becerril-Gaitan A, Maroufy V, Li Y, Grotta J, Steven EA, Chen CJ, Sitton CW, Aronowski J, Haque ME. Longitudinal Morphometric Changes in the Corticospinal Tract Shape After Hemorrhagic Stroke. Transl Stroke Res. 2023 Jun 13. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37308620
• Brown T, Gonzales N. Optimizing Choice of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in CYP2C19 Loss-of-Function Carriers. Neurology. 2023 Jan 31;100(5):223-224. PubMed PMID: 36535772
• Woo D, Comeau ME, Venema SU, Anderson CD, Flaherty M, Testai F, Kittner S, Frankel M, James ML, Sung G, Elkind M, Worrall B, Kidwell C, Gonzales N, Koch S, Hall C, Birnbaum L, Mayson D, Coull B, Malkoff M, Sheth KN, McCauley JL, Osborne J, Morgan M, Gilkerson L, Behymer T, Coleman ER, Rosand J, Sekar P, Moomaw CJ, Langefeld CD. Risk Factors Associated With Mortality and Neurologic Disability After Intracerebral Hemorrhage in a Racially and Ethnically Diverse Cohort. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Mar 1;5(3):e221103. PubMed PMID: 35289861
• Vyas V, Savitz SI, Boren SB, Becerril-Gaitan A, Hasan K, Suchting R, deDios C, Solberg S, Chen CJ, Brown RJ, Sitton CW, Grotta J, Aronowski J, Gonzales N, Haque ME. Serial Diffusion Tensor Imaging and Rate of Ventricular Blood Clearance in Patients with Intraventricular Hemorrhage. Neurocrit Care. 2024 Jul 31. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 39085503
• Gonzales NR, Fournier LE. Running to Stand Still: Persistent Gender Disparities in Academic Neurology. Neurology. 2024 Jul 9;103(1):e209597. PubMed PMID: 38885483
• Denny MC, Rosendale N, Gonzales NR, Leslie-Mazwi TM, Middleton S. Addressing Disparities in Acute Stroke Management and Prognosis. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 Apr 2;13(7):e031313. PubMed PMID: 38529656
• Jellins TS, Borko TL, Otero-Bell R, Arnett K, Saunders S, Poisson SN, Orjuela KD, Salehi Omran S, Jones WJ, Leppert M, Madera A, Carlson A, Pastula DM, Sauer BM, Piquet AL, Gonzales NR. Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in medical education: DEI at the bedside. J Neurol Sci. 2024 Apr 15;459:122946. PubMed PMID: 38493733
• Eklund K, Gonzales NR. How Do We Alleviate Long-Term Psychological Distress for Surrogate Decision Makers?. Neurology. 2024 Jan 23;102(2):e208095. PubMed PMID: 38165351
• Becerril-Gaitan A, Ding D, Ironside N, Southerland AM, Worrall BB, Testai FD, Flaherty ML, Elkind MS, Koch S, Sung G, Kittner SJ, Mayson DJ, Gonzales N, McCauley JL, Malkoff M, Hall CE, Frankel MR, James ML, Anderson CD, Aronowski J, Savitz SI, Woo D, Chen CJ. Association Between Body Mass Index and Functional Outcomes in Patients With Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Neurology. 2024 Jan 23;102(2):e208014. PubMed PMID: 38165334
• Navi BB, Bach I, Czap AL, Wang M, Yamal JM, Jacob AP, Parker SA, Rajan SS, Mir S, Sherman C, Willey JZ, Saver JL, Gonzalez MO, Singh N, Jones WJ, Ornelas D, Gonzales NR, Alexandrov AW, Alexandrov AV, Nour M, Spokoyny I, Mackey J, Collins SQ, Silnes K, Fink ME, English J, Barazangi N, Bratina PL, Volpi J, Rao CPV, Griffin L, Persse D, Grotta JC. Strokes Averted by Intravenous Thrombolysis: A Secondary Analysis of a Prospective, Multicenter, Controlled Trial of Mobile Stroke Units. Ann Neurol. 2024 Feb;95(2):347-361. PubMed PMID: 37801480
• Boren SB, Savitz SI, Gonzales N, Hasan K, Becerril-Gaitan A, Maroufy V, Li Y, Grotta J, Steven EA, Chen CJ, Sitton CW, Aronowski J, Haque ME. Longitudinal Morphometric Changes in the Corticospinal Tract Shape After Hemorrhagic Stroke. Transl Stroke Res. 2024 Oct;15(5):893-901. PubMed PMID: 37308620

Practice Locations

UCHealth Stroke and Brain Aneurysm Center - Anschutz Medical Campus
12401 E 17th Ave
Leprino Building, 3rd floor
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-2080

UCHealth Neurosciences Center - Anschutz Medical Campus
1635 Aurora Ct
4th Floor
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-2080

UCHealth Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion - Anschutz Medical Campus
12605 E. 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-0000

UCHealth Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion 2 - Anschutz Medical Campus
12505 E. 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-0000

Hospital Affiliation

• University of Colorado Hospital

Specialty Information

Specialties

• Neurology, Board Certification (2005, 2015)
• Vascular Neurology, Board Certification (2008, 2015)

Conditions & Treatments

• Brain and Nervous System - Stroke
• Brain and Nervous System
• Brain and Nervous System - Trauma / Nerve Injuries
• Brain and Nervous System - Neurovascular Conditions