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Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS

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Specializes in: Neurosurgery

American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine (1985)

Professional interests include: stroke, cerebrovascular disease, aneurysm, and more.

6020 Warden Road Suite 200
Sherwood, AR 72120

(501) 552-6400

Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS is a neurosurgeon in Sherwood, AR specializing in neurosurgery. He graduated from American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine in 1985 and has 40 years of experience. Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS is affiliated with CHI St. Vincent, Arkansas Children's, CHI St. Vincent North, ST VINCENT MEDICAL GROUP and CHI St. Vincent Infirmary.

Office Locations

Address:

6020 Warden Road Suite 200
Sherwood, AR 72120

Some issues Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS can help you with:

Stroke

A stroke is a medical emergency that occurs when a blood vessel supplying oxygen and nutrients to the brain is ruptured or blocked. The brain cannot function without a steady supply of oxygen and nutrients, so when the blood supply to the brain is interrupted, even for a brief moment, brain cells begin to die. When a sufficient number of brain cells die, the brain itself can no longer function, meaning that strokes are very dangerous. Strokes can result in impaired movement, speech, cognitive ability, the impairment of important physical functions, and even death.

Anyone can have a stroke, regardless of age and health. Strokes are known to happen at random. However, certain conditions and behaviors can increase one's risk of stroke over time.

Risk factors for stroke include:

Heart disease
Older age
Smoking
Diabetes
High blood pressure
High blood cholesterol and lipids

There are two main types of stroke: ischemic stroke and hemorrhagic stroke. Ischemic stroke occurs more commonly and is when a blood vessel in the brain becomes blocked. Blockages are caused by blood clots and built-up plaque (deposits of fat and cholesterol), which leads to atherosclerosis, a condition where the blood vessels narrow and harden. The resultant restricted blood flow may lead to an ischemic stroke by blocking essential oxygen to the brain, causing the heart to exert more effort to pump blood.

Hemorrhagic stroke occurs when a blood vessel in or around the brain ruptures. The burst vessel leaks blood into surrounding brain tissue, causing irreparable brain damage.

Hemorrhagic strokes are less common and may occur from head injuries, brain aneurysms, brain tumors, and bleeding disorders, amongst other conditions.

Both ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes require immediate medical treatment. Medical intervention can prevent severe and life-threatening brain damage. Signs of stroke include:

-Disorientation or confusion

-Difficulty speaking

-Difficulty walking

-Impaired vision

-Weakness in the face, legs, or arms

-Severe headaches

When someone suspected of having a stroke reaches the hospital, the patient will usually receive a CT or other scan that provides an image of the brain. The scan results can reveal clotted or leaking blood in the brain. Physical exams, neurological exams, and blood tests may also be used to check for blood clotting and sugar. Treatment begins generally immediately if a stroke is detected.

Medical treatment for ischemic strokes includes a thrombolytic medicine which breaks up and disperses blood clots. This medicine can greatly improve stroke recovery and long-term health. However, the thrombolytic medicine must be administered as soon as possible to achieve these results. Other treatments for ischemic strokes are blood thinners and thrombectomy, a surgical procedure to remove a blood clot in the brain. Thrombectomy is performed by inserting a catheter (thin needle) into the artery to reach the blood clot and mechanically remove it. With the clot removed, normal blood flow to the brain resumes. Thrombectomy is typically performed at most six hours after a patient shows signs of a stroke.

Hemorrhagic strokes are treated with blood-saving medication and surgery. For a hemorrhagic stroke caused by the rupture of an aneurysm (blood vessel bulges), surgery to stem the bleeding aneurysm and vessel may be used. One surgical technique is stent-assisted coiling, which adds a stent (small wire-meshed tube) into the blood vessel to block the leaking opening of the aneurysm. A non-surgical procedure is endovascular coiling, where a catheter (thin, hollow needle) places a platinum wire coil at the spot of the aneurysm. The coil blocks bleeding and prevents the aneurysm from continuing to leak blood. These procedures are usually combined with blood-thickening medications. Blood transfusions may be administered if substantial blood loss has occurred.

Since stroke patients may have lost some essential functions while the blood flow to their brains was obstructed, both ischemic stroke and hemorrhage stroke patients may receive post-stroke rehabilitation to rebuild their physical and mental abilities. Some restorative treatments include occupational, physical, and speech therapy. Patients may also receive care from neurologists, who can assist patients in recovering certain brain functions and cognitive abilities, and rehabilitation psychologists, who may help patients with their emotional, behavioral, and cognitive recovery. Some stroke patients require lengthy rehabilitation and may never fully regain function, while others may recover more quickly. While the fastest recovery improvements are usually seen in the first three or four months, stroke rehabilitation can last for years.

If someone begins to show signs of stroke, contact emergency services and call 9-1-1 immediately since blood flow must be restored as soon as possible to help avoid significant brain damage. If an ambulance takes the person to the hospital, paramedics can initiate stroke treatment as soon as the patient enters the ambulance, allowing for more prompt medical intervention and care.

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“The family would like to thank Dr. Ali Krisht and his medical team, Dr. Jamie Burton and her staff, Arkansas Hospice, Dr. Hunter Carrington, and the wonderful neighbors they have in Light House Cove.”—"Marlin Keith Roberts - American Press", The Oxford Eagle, February 2021

“ANI is led by Dr. Ali Krisht, who received the 2019 Herbert Olivecrona Award for his contributions to neurosurgery with expertise in cerebrovascular, pituitary and skull base tumor surgery.”—"CHI St. Vincent Completes $30M Neuroscience Institute", Arkansas Business, June 2019

“Dr. Ali Krisht, the renowned neurosurgeon who just won the 2019 Herbert Olivecrona Award, will continue to lead the institute's core activities dealing with neurosurgery and neurological disorders.”—"Cara Petrus to Oversee Operations at Arkansas Neuroscience Institute", Arkansas Business, March 2019

bone surgery	53
cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt insertion	10
cranial surgery	111
doctor visit	346
endarterectomy	11
excision	22
hospital care	448
implant surgery	53
inpatient care	448
neck surgery	11
open surgery	39
reconstructive surgery	53
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	22
tissue transfer	53
vascular procedures	11

**Gender**
Male	214
Female	336

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	469
Black	69
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	211
From 75 to 84	149
85 and over	65
Less than 65	125

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	47
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	34
Dementia	23
Cancer	14

cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt insertion	16
cranial surgery	58
doctor visit	335
endarterectomy	15
excision	21
hospital care	353
inpatient care	353
neck surgery	15
open surgery	29
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	21
vascular procedures	15

**Gender**
Male	185
Female	279

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	404
Black	42
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	194
From 75 to 84	136
85 and over	48
Less than 65	86

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	39
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	33
Dementia	20
Cancer	16

bone surgery	13
cranial surgery	67
doctor visit	331
endarterectomy	15
excision	20
hospital care	631
implant surgery	13
inpatient care	631
neck surgery	15
open surgery	26
reconstructive surgery	13
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	20
tissue transfer	13
vascular procedures	15

**Gender**
Male	428
Female	570

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	852
Black	116
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	456
From 75 to 84	252
85 and over	100
Less than 65	190

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	44
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	33
Dementia	22
Cancer	11

cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt insertion	11
cranial surgery	40
doctor visit	411
excision	10
hospital care	605
inpatient care	605
open surgery	34
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	10

**Gender**
Male	225
Female	308

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	467
Black	55
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	233
From 75 to 84	142
85 and over	55
Less than 65	103

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	39
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	31
Dementia	27
Cancer	12

bone surgery	18
cranial surgery	63
doctor visit	321
endarterectomy	10
excision	15
hospital care	819
implant surgery	18
inpatient care	819
neck surgery	10
open surgery	33
reconstructive surgery	18
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	15
tissue transfer	18
vascular procedures	10

**Gender**
Male	198
Female	336

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	476
Black	46
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	225
From 75 to 84	140
85 and over	59
Less than 65	110

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	39
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	34
Dementia	25
Cancer	16

bone surgery	27
cranial surgery	70
doctor visit	313
endarterectomy	15
excision	18
hospital care	803
implant surgery	27
inpatient care	803
neck surgery	15
open surgery	28
reconstructive surgery	27
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	18
tissue transfer	27
vascular procedures	15

**Gender**
Male	196
Female	290

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	427
Black	47
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	194
From 75 to 84	156
85 and over	48
Less than 65	88

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	36
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	31
Dementia	21
Cancer	15

bone surgery	31
cranial surgery	70
doctor visit	378
endarterectomy	24
excision	17
hospital care	900
implant surgery	31
inpatient care	900
neck surgery	24
open surgery	25
reconstructive surgery	31
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	17
tissue transfer	31
vascular procedures	24

**Gender**
Male	247
Female	337

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	523
Black	41
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	236
From 75 to 84	191
85 and over	75
Less than 65	82

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	39
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	32
Dementia	24
Cancer	15

bone surgery	45
cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt insertion	10
cranial surgery	111
doctor visit	167
endarterectomy	41
excision	31
hospital care	949
implant surgery	45
inpatient care	949
neck surgery	41
open surgery	22
reconstructive surgery	45
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	31
tissue transfer	45
vascular procedures	41

**Gender**
Male	199
Female	277

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	424
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	197
From 75 to 84	153
85 and over	70
Less than 65	56

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	55
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	39
Dementia	27
Cancer	15

bone surgery	101
cranial surgery	188
doctor visit	307
endarterectomy	56
excision	48
hospital care	1354
image guided procedures	10
implant surgery	101
inpatient care	1354
neck surgery	56
open surgery	42
radiation therapy	10
reconstructive surgery	101
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	48
tissue transfer	101
vascular procedures	56

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS treated as a neurosurgeon in Sherwood, AR were inpatient care, hospital care, cranial surgery and tissue transfer.

bone surgery	41
cranial surgery	89
doctor visit	326
endarterectomy	23
excision	22
hospital care	762
image guided procedures	10
implant surgery	41
inpatient care	762
neck surgery	23
open surgery	30
radiation therapy	10
reconstructive surgery	41
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	22
tissue transfer	41
vascular procedures	23

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Female	273
Male	189

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	41
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	404
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	52
75 to 84	131
Less than 65	84
65 to 74	194

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and stroke.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	33
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	18
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS graduated from American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine in 1985. He completed residency at American University of Beirut Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery and has a state license in Arkansas.

Medical School: American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine (1985)

Residency: American University of Beirut Medical Center (1988)

Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery

Licensed In: Arkansas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

CHI St. Vincent

Arkansas Children's

CHI St. Vincent North

ST VINCENT MEDICAL GROUP

CHI St. Vincent Infirmary

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Ali Krisht, MD, FACS. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
B. Braun Medical OY	$69,590 NEURO $31,831	$37,759
Stryker Corporation	$22,140 NEURO SPINE ENT $5,227	None $4,000	New Product Development $4,000	NEURO/SPINE/ENT $4,000	hydroset $126	Other $4,787
Integra LifeSciences Corporation	$14,143 BioDfactor $111	Neuro-Monitoring Catheters and Equipment $17	$14,015
B. Braun Milano S.p.A	$9,760 Neurosurgery $9,760
Monteris Medical Corporation	$247 NeuroBlate $247
Other	$722 FLOSEAL $166	iFuse Implant $125	Artis Q $116	1.5mm Neuro $114	Allura Xper FD 20 $56	Other $145

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$64,724
Consulting Fee	$18,700
Honoraria	$14,723
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program	$13,811
Food and Beverage	$4,644

Biography

Dr. Ali Krisht sees patients in Sherwood, AR. His medical specialty is neurosurgery. He is especially interested in brain aneurysm, stroke, and brain tumor. After attending American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine for medical school, Dr. Krisht completed his residency training at American University of Beirut Medical Center and a hospital affiliated with Emory University. He is professionally affiliated with Arkansas Children's and CHI St. Vincent. He has a closed panel according to Doctor.com.

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