NewsR.I. Doctors Share Thoughts on New Stroke Guidelines Announced at ConferenceJanuary 29, 2018 Neurology Today Warren Alpert Medical School faculty members Dr. Karen L. Furie and Mahesh V. Jayaraman wrote an accompanying editorial in Stroke about the new guidelines for stroke treatment. Dr. Furie, chair of neurology, also touches on some of the controversy surrounding the guideline changes by American Heart Association and American Stroke Association.