Eva Mistry, MBBS

Eva A. Mistry, MBBS, MSCI, FAHA is Incoming Chair of the Department of Neurology for the Mount Sinai Health System and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. An internationally recognized vascular neurologist, physician-scientist, and clinical investigator, Dr. Mistry leads neurological care, research, and education across the Health System. Over a decade of clinical practice, she has worked to advance evidence-based neurologic care and improve outcomes for patients with cerebrovascular disease.

Her research has focused on improving outcomes for patients with cerebrovascular disease through innovative clinical trial methodologies, spanning early- and late-phase drug and device development, as well as efforts to address disparities in health care. She serves as the national principal investigator of multiple multicenter clinical trials and is Protocol Principal Investigator of the NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke-funded StrokeNet Thrombectomy Endovascular Platform (STEP) trial, the first platform trial of its kind for patients with stroke. Dr. Mistry also serves as Associate Director of the NIH StrokeNet National Coordinating Center, helping oversee one of the nation's largest stroke research networks, including 27 regional coordinating centers and more than 300 participating sites.

Dr. Mistry has authored more than 130 peer-reviewed publications in leading journals, including JAMA, The Lancet, and JAMA Neurology. She serves as Senior Associate Editor of the American Heart Association's journal Stroke and is a Fellow of the American Heart Association/Stroke Council. She has contributed to the development of national and international clinical guidelines, including the 2026 American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Acute Stroke Guidelines, the 2025 American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Hypertension Guidelines, and the 2025 European Stroke Organisation Acute Stroke Blood Pressure Management Guidelines. An accomplished educator and mentor, she has trained and advised medical students, residents, fellows, and early-career faculty throughout her career, fostering the next generation of neurologists, clinician-scientists, and clinical trial leaders.

Prior to joining Mount Sinai, Dr. Mistry served as Vice Chair of Research and Division Director of Vascular Neurology in the Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Cincinnati, where she also directed the Gardner Neuroscience Institute's Stroke Center of Excellence and the Ohio Valley NIH StrokeNet Regional Coordinating Center. She earned her medical degree from Smt. N.H.L. Municipal Medical College in Ahmedabad, India, completed her neurology residency at Houston Methodist Hospital, and pursued fellowship training in vascular neurology at the University of Cincinnati. She subsequently earned a Master of Science in Clinical Investigation from Vanderbilt University, where she also served on the faculty.