Roles
Associate Professor Clinical Neurology
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Biography
Dr. Nicole Beaton Sur is Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology in the Stroke Division at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. She received her MD from Boston University School of Medicine in 2013 and completed her Internal Medicine internship, Neurology residency, and Vascular Neurology fellowship at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital. She served as Chief Resident in Neurology from 2016–2017 and was recognized as Woman Resident of the Year in 2017 by the Committee of Interns and Residents and the Women in Academic Medicine organization. She joined the University of Miami stroke faculty in 2018, where her clinical practice focuses on the care of patients with cerebrovascular disease and stroke.
Dr. Sur's research program focuses on improving outcomes after stroke through the study of vascular risk factors, health disparities, and cognitive outcomes. She serves as Site Principal Investigator for the NIH-funded multicenter DISCOVERY study evaluating cognitive outcomes after stroke and is a sub-investigator for the Diverse VCID study examining vascular contributions to cognitive impairment and dementia. Her earlier work through the Florida Stroke Registry focused on identifying racial, ethnic, and sex disparities in anticoagulation use among patients with atrial fibrillation-related stroke, helping to inform strategies to improve equitable stroke prevention. She has presented her research nationally and internationally and has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications in cerebrovascular disease and stroke.
Dr. Sur was awarded the University of Miami Clinical and Translational Science Institute KL2 Career Development Award in 2021, through which she completed a Master of Science in Clinical and Translational Investigation in 2024. Her current research interests include post-stroke cognitive impairment, vascular cognitive impairment and dementia, cerebrovascular health, health equity, and the development of interventions to improve long-term recovery and quality of life after stroke.
In addition to her clinical and research responsibilities, Dr. Sur is deeply committed to medical education and mentorship. Since 2020, she has served as Pathway Director for the Neuroscience and Behavioral Science Scholarly Concentration within the NextGenMD curriculum, where she mentors medical students in neuroscience research and career development. She is an active educator in the Neurology Clerkship and provides clinical teaching to neurology residents and vascular neurology fellows. Throughout her career, she has remained dedicated to fostering an inclusive academic environment and mentoring the next generation of physician-scientists. -
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Teaching Interests
Cerebrovascular disease and stroke; Vascular neurology; Vascular cognitive impairment and post-stroke cognitive outcomes; Evidence-based medicine; Clinical research methodology; Medical student, resident, and fellow mentorship -
Research Interests
Cognitive outcomes after stroke; Mindfulness meditation for stroke recovery; Cardioembolic stroke; Stroke and atrial fibrillation; Health disparities; Anticoagulant utilization for AF-related stroke -
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