Dr. Kaiz Asif is the regional medical director and consultant in Neuroendovascular Surgery and Stroke at Ascension, IL. Committed to developing and maintaining systems of care for rapid and efficient hyperacute stroke treatment. As Chair of the Regional Stroke Subadvisory stroke committee for IL region VII, leading efforts for regional EMS triage pathways Deeply passionate about individualized risk factor modification and community education and awareness about stroke prevention. He is the local PI for multiple national/international RCTs and PI for local investigator initiated studies. He is also Involved with Neurosurgery resident/fellow training at the university of Illinois-Chicago.