Kelsey Eklund, MD

Professional Titles

• Assistant Professor

Research Interests

My research interests within the field of vascular neurology are varied and ever-expanding. I am interested in stroke mechanisms for different and less-studied patient populations (i.e. young adults with stroke), healthcare disparities, carotid artery disease and interventions, and the development of decision aids for patients.

Publications

• Caruso MR, Fischer BL, Adams WH, Burks DK, Le B, Salardini A, Majersik JJ, Salloway SP, Elliott JL, Bockholt HJ, Jayadev S, Geschwind MD, Biller J, Lutsep HL, Doyle SJ, Hinman JD, Liebeskind DS, Naqvi IA, Eklund K, Seshadri S, Krishnamurthy LC, Fornage M, Paulsen JS, Huey ED. Neuropsychiatric Symptom Associations with NOTCH3 Genotype in the United States CADASIL Consortium. medRxiv. 2026 Sep 30. PubMed PMID: 42856679
• Aboul-Nour H, Siegler JE, Thompson SL, Glover PA, Daniel JA, Penckofer M, Smith MM, Yaghi S, Ro J, Chen L, D'Souza M, Khasiyev F, Kerrigan D, Sharma R, Aziz YN, Kirchhoffer K, Kam W, Melkumova E, Sloane KL, Lineback CM, Thottempudi N, Heaton S, Linares G, Singh E, Almallouhi E, Stretz C, Albert Fernandez CJ, Dumitrascu OM, Culbertson CJ, Elangovan C, Bowman A, Valhuerdi Porto C, Chahien D, Herpich F, Farooqui M, Kang J, de Havenon A, Nelson A, Shahrivari M, Stamm B, Khezri N, Lewis S, Sathya A, Leung LY, Eklund K, Rojas-Soto D, Nedelcu S, Al Kasab S, Van Coevering RJ, Thon J, Jillella DV, Nahab FB. Real-World Practice in Secondary Stroke Prevention Following Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source: Secondary Analysis of the CASPR Registry. Neurol Clin Pract. 2026 Aug;16(4):e200631. PubMed PMID: 42430672
• Goicoechea EB, Ellsworth P, Siegler JE, Brorson JR, Lineback CM, Conyers FG, Kerrigan D, Eklund K, Yaghi S, Khasiyev F, Melkumova E, Culbertson CJ, D'Souza M, Jillella DV, Glover P, Aboul-Nour H, Nahab F, Shahrivari M, Nedelcu S, Liebeskind DS, Smith MM, Rothstein A, Bowman A, Zha A, Kala N, Abu Qdais A, Al Kasab S, Farooqui M, Rojas-Soto D, Aziz Y, Herpich F, Daniel JP, Thompson SL, Patel V, Nguyen TN, Sehgal S, Yu W, Kam W, Van Coevering R, Dumitrascu OM, Alvi M, Krishnaiah B, Salehi Omran S, Linares G, Singh E, Ali H, Penckofer M, Thon JM, Mannion S, Chahien D, Chen L, Talat F, Abbasi M, Sharma R. Anticoagulation Treatment Response Among Phenotypic ESUS Clusters: Evidence From CASPR. Ann Clin Transl Neurol. 2026 Oct 6. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 42839308
• Krafcik BM, Eklund K, Wallace B, Facciponte DN, Suckow BD, Stone DH, Goodney PP. Shared decision-making and the use of decision aids in the management of carotid disease. Semin Vasc Surg. 2026 Mar;39(1):58-67. PubMed PMID: 41866679
• Paulsen JS, Bockholt HJ, Adams WH, Burks DK, Majersik JJ, Salloway SP, Lee S, Fornage M, Joyce C, Elliott JL, Huey ED, Caruso MR, Jayadev S, Biller J, Lutsep HL, Doyle SJ, Liebeskind DS, Eklund K, Naqvi IA, Salardini A, Seshadri S, Hinman JD, Krishnamurthy LC, Fischer BL, Geschwind MD. The United States CADASIL Consortium: Baseline Findings from a Natural History Study. medRxiv. 2026 Sep 22. PubMed PMID: 42818124
• Sharma R, McNamara KF, Badillo Goicoechea E, Bowman A, Van Coevering R, Chen L, Penckofer M, Singh E, Kerrigan D, Aboul-Nour H, Nahab F, Glover P, Krishnaiah B, Yaghi S, Khasiyev F, Lineback CM, Melkumova E, Culbertson C, Nguyen TN, Thompson SL, Jillella D, Daniel JA, Aziz Y, Alvi M, Herpich F, Shahrivari M, Chionatos RA, Elangovan C, Kang J, Zha A, Farooqui M, Rothstein A, Khan F, Smith M, Brown SJ, Abu Qdais A, Liebeskind DS, Abburi N, Rozental S, Nedelcu S, Thon JM, Stretz C, Thottempudi N, Yu W, Eklund K, Linares G, de Havenon A, Siegler JE. Recurrent Stroke in Patients With Cryptogenic Stroke and Left Ventricular Injury: The Cardiac Abnormalities in Stroke Prevention and Recurrence (CASPR) Study. Stroke. 2026 May;57(5):1175-1186. PubMed PMID: 41766531
• Eklund K, Wallace B, Columbo JA, Krafcik BM, Fullard ME, Matlock DD, Knoepke CE. Acceptability of a decision aid for the treatment of symptomatic carotid artery disease. Semin Vasc Surg. 2026 Sep;39(3):336-345. PubMed PMID: 42735963
• Khan F, Stretz C, Lewis S, Chahien D, Goldstein E, Siegler JE, Lineback CM, Eklund K, Khasiyev F, Al Kasab S, Culbertson CJ, D'Souza M, Stamm B, Ro J, Kerrigan D, Sharma R, Aboul-Nour H, Nahab F, Omran SS, Linares G, Sehgal S, Melkumova E, Singh E, Zha AM, Thottempudi N, Mannion S, Van Coevering R, Chen L, Thompson SL, Thon JM, Penckofer M, Yu W, Qdais AA, Jillella D, Sloane KL, Dumitrascu OM, Conyers FG, Talat F, Glover PA, Kang J, Patel V, Aziz Y, Zubair A, de Havenon A, Porto CV, Bowman A, Shahrivari M, Brorson JR, Liebeskind DS, Nedelcu S, Ali H, Abdalwahab A, Kam W, Nguyen TN, Herpich F, Farroqui M, Rojas-Soto D, Yaghi S. Comprehensive Diagnostic Evaluation and Risk of Recurrent Stroke After Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source: Introducing the Concept of ESUS 2.0. J Am Heart Assoc. 2026 Sep 15;15(18):e050182. PubMed PMID: 42714434
• Penckofer M, Siegler JE, Goldstein ED, Murphy K, Smith M, Bowman A, Nahab F, Daniel JP, Stretz C, Mannion S, Gaudio E, Thacker Q, Nelson A, Sathya A, Kam W, Kang J, Ro J, Thompson SL, Glover P, Sehgal S, Conyers FG, Xi R, Sarkar M, Melkumova E, Abburi N, Rothstein A, Thottempudi N, Sharma R, Aboul-Nour H, Chen L, Farooqui M, Rosental SF, Dumitrascu OM, Sharrief AZ, Kerrigan D, Almallouhi E, Al Kasab S, Chionatos R, Peshwe K, Luan C, Doolittle C, Lineback CM, Porto CV, Stamm B, Kala N, Nguyen TN, Linares G, Khezri N, Zubair A, Nedelcu S, Yaghi S, Van Coevering R, Eklund K, Khasiyev F, Herpich F, Brorson JR, Thon JM. Association of Insurance Status on Risk of Stroke Recurrence with Incident Cryptogenic Stroke: A Secondary Analysis of the CASPR Study. Neuroepidemiology. 2026 Aug 31;:1. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 42671949
• Smith MM, Brorson JR, Badillo Goicoechea E, Penckofer M, Eklund K, Stretz C, Lineback CM, Khasiyev F, Kerrigan D, Lewis S, Ali H, Aboul-Nour H, de Havenon A, Culbertson CJ, Melkumova E, Jillella D, Dumitrascu OM, Parikh P, Doolittle C, Yahnke I, Sathya A, Brown S, Kang J, Bowman A, Shahrivari M, Elangovan C, Sehgal S, Sloane KL, Alvi M, Krishnaiah B, Kam W, Kothari S, Abu Qdais A, Farooqui M, Nahab F, Quintela GA, Sharma R, Thottempudi N, Nedelcu S, Herpich F, Glover P, Chahien D, Liebeskind DS, Linares G, Daniel JP, Al Kasab S, Singh E, D'Souza M, Gaudio E, Aziz Y, Yaghi S, Kala N, Sarkar M, Goldstein ED, Chen L, Van Coevering R, Thon JM, Stamm B, Thompson SL, Siegler JE. Intracranial Occlusion in Cryptogenic Stroke Is Not Predictive of Recurrent Ischemic Stroke: A Propensity-Score Matched Analysis of the Cardiac Abnormalities in Stroke Prevention and Risk of Recurrence Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025 Oct 7;14(19):e041500. PubMed PMID: 40996035
• Smith MM, Brorson JR, Badillo Goicoechea E, Penckofer M, Eklund K, Stretz C, Lineback CM, Khasiyev F, Kerrigan D, Lewis S, Ali H, Aboul-Nour H, de Havenon A, Culbertson CJ, Melkumova E, Jillella D, Dumitrascu OM, Parikh P, Doolittle C, Yahnke I, Sathya A, Brown S, Kang J, Bowman A, Shahrivari M, Elangovan C, Sehgal S, Sloane KL, Alvi M, Krishnaiah B, Kam W, Kothari S, Abu Qdais A, Farooqui M, Nahab F, Quintela GA, Sharma R, Thottempudi N, Nedelcu S, Herpich F, Glover P, Chahien D, Liebeskind DS, Linares G, Daniel JP, Al Kasab S, Singh E, D'Souza M, Gaudio E, Aziz Y, Yaghi S, Kala N, Sarkar M, Goldstein ED, Chen L, Van Coevering R, Thon JM, Stamm B, Thompson SL, Siegler JE. Intracranial Occlusion in Cryptogenic Stroke Is Not Predictive of Recurrent Ischemic Stroke: A Propensity-Score Matched Analysis of the Cardiac Abnormalities in Stroke Prevention and Risk of Recurrence Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025 Oct 7;14(19):e041500. PubMed PMID: 40996035
• Hagedorn D, Whaley M, Zuelke K, Ravare B, Jeppson K, Poisson S, Jones WJ, O'Neil J, Miller J, Stringer D, Pope B, Williams R, Eklund K, Benson-Gallanis NM, Case D, Farcas A, Westensee N, Alexander M, Reynolds W, McMahon J, Dienst E, Scott JW, Ortiona M, Fanale C, McDaneld L, Johnson H, Arnold K, Bartt R, Jensen J, Bennett A, Clausen S, Bol M, Nieberlein A, Dylla L, Stein L, Trivedi D, Shattuck J, Sillau SH, Scarbro S, Leppert M. Rural and Urban Disparities in Access to Endovascular Thrombectomy for Large Vessel Occlusions in Colorado. Stroke. 2025 Nov;56(11):3209-3219. PubMed PMID: 40686202
• Siegler JE, Goicoechea EB, Penckofer M, Eklund K, Yaghi S, Stretz C, Lineback CM, Stamm B, Peter S, D'Souza M, Conyers FG, Khasiyev F, Kerrigan D, Lewis S, Ali H, Aboul-Nour H, Sharma R, Nahab FB, Glover P, Thompson SL, Alshaer QN, Thottempudi N, de Havenon A, Culbertson CJ, Melkumova E, Chionatos RA, Jillella DV, Daniel JA, Ro J, Frankel MR, Dumitrascu OM, Brown S, Parikh P, Doolittle C, Yahnke I, Sathya A, Kang J, Kirchhoffer K, Bowman A, Smith MM, Brorson JR, Asabere A, Shahrivari M, Elangovan C, Sheibani N, Krishnaiah B, Gaudio E, Sloane KL, Rothstein A, Alvi MM, Annam S, Amankwah C, Kam W, Abburi N, Farooqui M, Rojas-Soto D, Molaie A, Khezri N, Zubair AS, Abbasi M, Van Coevering RJ, Chen L, Nedelcu S, Herpich F, Chahien D, Sehgal S, Liebeskind DS, Linares G, Zha A, Sarkar M, Xi R, Nelson A, Abu Qdais A, Al Kasab S, Singh E, Patel V, Aziz YN, Mehndiratta P, DeMarco A, Sharrief A, Cucchiara B, Salehi Omran S, Nguyen TN, Dubinski M, Ackerman J, Thon J. Outcomes of Patients With Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source Treated With Antiplatelet Agents or Anticoagulation: A Multicenter Cohort Study. Neurology. 2025 Aug 12;105(3):e213876. PubMed PMID: 40609061
• Siegler JE, Goicoechea EB, Penckofer M, Eklund K, Yaghi S, Stretz C, Lineback CM, Stamm B, Peter S, D'Souza M, Conyers FG, Khasiyev F, Kerrigan D, Lewis S, Ali H, Aboul-Nour H, Sharma R, Nahab FB, Glover P, Thompson SL, Alshaer QN, Thottempudi N, de Havenon A, Culbertson CJ, Melkumova E, Chionatos RA, Jillella DV, Daniel JA, Ro J, Frankel MR, Dumitrascu OM, Brown S, Parikh P, Doolittle C, Yahnke I, Sathya A, Kang J, Kirchhoffer K, Bowman A, Smith MM, Brorson JR, Asabere A, Shahrivari M, Elangovan C, Sheibani N, Krishnaiah B, Gaudio E, Sloane KL, Rothstein A, Alvi MM, Annam S, Amankwah C, Kam W, Abburi N, Farooqui M, Rojas-Soto D, Molaie A, Khezri N, Zubair AS, Abbasi M, Van Coevering RJ, Chen L, Nedelcu S, Herpich F, Chahien D, Sehgal S, Liebeskind DS, Linares G, Zha A, Sarkar M, Xi R, Nelson A, Abu Qdais A, Al Kasab S, Singh E, Patel V, Aziz YN, Mehndiratta P, DeMarco A, Sharrief A, Cucchiara B, Salehi Omran S, Nguyen TN, Dubinski M, Ackerman J, Thon J. Outcomes of Patients With Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source Treated With Antiplatelet Agents or Anticoagulation: A Multicenter Cohort Study. Neurology. 2025 Aug 12;105(3):e213876. PubMed PMID: 40609061
• Smith MM, Brorson JR, Badillo Goicoechea E, Penckofer M, Eklund K, Stretz C, Lineback CM, Khasiyev F, Kerrigan D, Lewis S, Ali H, Aboul-Nour H, de Havenon A, Culbertson CJ, Melkumova E, Jillella D, Dumitrascu OM, Parikh P, Doolittle C, Yahnke I, Sathya A, Brown S, Kang J, Bowman A, Shahrivari M, Elangovan C, Sehgal S, Sloane KL, Alvi M, Krishnaiah B, Kam W, Kothari S, Abu Qdais A, Farooqui M, Nahab F, Quintela GA, Sharma R, Thottempudi N, Nedelcu S, Herpich F, Glover P, Chahien D, Liebeskind DS, Linares G, Daniel JP, Al Kasab S, Singh E, D'Souza M, Gaudio E, Aziz Y, Yaghi S, Kala N, Sarkar M, Goldstein ED, Chen L, Van Coevering R, Thon JM, Stamm B, Thompson SL, Siegler JE. Intracranial Occlusion in Cryptogenic Stroke Is Not Predictive of Recurrent Ischemic Stroke: A Propensity-Score Matched Analysis of the Cardiac Abnormalities in Stroke Prevention and Risk of Recurrence Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025 Oct 7;14(19):e041500. PubMed PMID: 40996035
• Kelsey Eklund, MD; James E. Siegler, MD; Anna Bowman, MD, PhD; Russell Van Coevering, MD, MBA; Lucia Chen, MD; Mary Penckofer, BA; Deborah Kerrigan, MD; Hassan Aboul-Nour, MBChB; Fadi Nahab, MD; Shadi Yaghi, MD; Farid Khasiyev, MD; Christina Lineback, MD; Collin Culbertson, MD; Richa Sharma, MD; Anvitha Sathya, BS; Dinesh Jillella, MD; Yasmin Aziz, MD; Muhammad Alvi, MD; Franziska Herpich, MD; Mahan Shahrivari, MD; Cheran Elangovan, MD; Alicia Zha, MD; Mudassir Farooqui, MD, MPH; Aaron Rothstein, MD; Farhan Khan, MD; James R. Brorson, MD; Samantha Brown, BS; Ahmad Abu Qdais, MD; David S. Liebeskind, MD; Simona Nedelcu, MD, PhD; Thanh N. Nguyen, MD; Jesse M. Thon, MD; Setareh Salehi Omran, MD. Recurrent stroke in patients with incident cryptogenic stroke and underlying malignancy: A secondary analysis of the CASPR study. Poster presentation at the 49th Annual International Stroke Conference, Los Angeles, CA. February, 2025.
• Hagedorn D, Whaley M, Zuelke K, Ravare B, Jeppson K, Poisson S, Jones WJ, O'Neil J, Miller J, Stringer D, Pope B, Williams R, Eklund K, Benson-Gallanis NM, Case D, Farcas A, Westensee N, Alexander M, Reynolds W, McMahon J, Dienst E, Scott JW, Ortiona M, Fanale C, McDaneld L, Johnson H, Arnold K, Bartt R, Jensen J, Bennett A, Clausen S, Bol M, Nieberlein A, Dylla L, Stein L, Trivedi D, Shattuck J, Sillau SH, Scarbro S, Leppert M. Rural and Urban Disparities in Access to Endovascular Thrombectomy for Large Vessel Occlusions in Colorado. Stroke. 2025 Jul 21. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 40686202
• Siegler JE, Goicoechea EB, Penckofer M, Eklund K, Yaghi S, Stretz C, Lineback CM, Stamm B, Peter S, D'Souza M, Conyers FG, Khasiyev F, Kerrigan D, Lewis S, Ali H, Aboul-Nour H, Sharma R, Nahab FB, Glover P, Thompson SL, Alshaer QN, Thottempudi N, de Havenon A, Culbertson CJ, Melkumova E, Chionatos RA, Jillella DV, Daniel JA, Ro J, Frankel MR, Dumitrascu OM, Brown S, Parikh P, Doolittle C, Yahnke I, Sathya A, Kang J, Kirchhoffer K, Bowman A, Smith MM, Brorson JR, Asabere A, Shahrivari M, Elangovan C, Sheibani N, Krishnaiah B, Gaudio E, Sloane KL, Rothstein A, Alvi MM, Annam S, Amankwah C, Kam W, Abburi N, Farooqui M, Rojas-Soto D, Molaie A, Khezri N, Zubair AS, Abbasi M, Van Coevering RJ, Chen L, Nedelcu S, Herpich F, Chahien D, Sehgal S, Liebeskind DS, Linares G, Zha A, Sarkar M, Xi R, Nelson A, Abu Qdais A, Al Kasab S, Singh E, Patel V, Aziz YN, Mehndiratta P, DeMarco A, Sharrief A, Cucchiara B, Salehi Omran S, Nguyen TN, Dubinski M, Ackerman J, Thon J. Outcomes of Patients With Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source Treated With Antiplatelet Agents or Anticoagulation: A Multicenter Cohort Study. Neurology. 2025 Aug 12;105(3):e213876. PubMed PMID: 40609061
• 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
• 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
• Eklund K, Sillau S, Ornelas D, O'Banion D, ; Bina H, Jones W, Orjuela KD. Meeting Abstract ATP63: Challenges Of Delivering Equal Care In Mobile Stroke Units: The Experience In Urban Colorado. Stroke. 2023 Feb; 54(1).
• Pollard R, Sillau S, Malenky I,Eklund K, Leppert MH, Michael S, Orjuela KD. Meeting Abstract AP127: Non-English Speakers and English Speakers Score Differently on Individual Components of the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale. Stroke. 2021 Mar;52(1).
• Huo D, Leppert M, Pollard R, Poisson SN, Fang X, Rubinstein D, Malenky I, Eklund K, Nyberg E. Large Vessel Occlusion Prediction in the Emergency Department with National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale Components: A Machine Learning Approach. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2021 Oct;30(10):106030. PubMed PMID: 34403842
• Huo D, Leppert M, Pollard R, Poisson SN, Fang X, Rubinstein D, Malenky I, Eklund K, Nyberg E. Large Vessel Occlusion Prediction in the Emergency Department with National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale Components: A Machine Learning Approach. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2021 Oct;30(10):106030. PubMed PMID: 34403842
• King JL, Eklund K, Ross SR, Xu C, Hollabaugh K, Sidorov EV, Ray B. Abstract WP420: Incidence of Contrast Induced Nephropathy Among Different Stroke Subtypes After Adoption of New Emergency Brain Imaging Protocol for Acute Stroke - A Single Center Perspective. Stroke. 2019 Feb 8;50(10).
• Eklund K, Gonzales N. Carotid Artery Disease. Stroke: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Management (8th Edition), edited by Grotta JC, Albers GW, Broderick JP, Kasner SE, Lo EH, Sacco RL, Wong LKS, Day AL, Elsevier, 2025.

Professional Memberships

• American Academy of Neurology, Member
• American Heart Association, Member

Practice Locations

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

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

Hospital Affiliation

• University of Colorado Hospital

Specialty Information

Specialties

• Neurology, Board Certification (2023)

Conditions & Treatments

• Brain and Nervous System
• Brain and Nervous System - Ischemic Stroke
• Brain and Nervous System - Hemorrhagic Stroke