Athena Sharifi-Razavi

Dr. Sharifi-Razavi is a faculty member at Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences in Sari, in the Mazandaran province of Iran. She is also head of the stroke care unit at Bu-Ali Sina Hospital. Her research focuses primarily on stroke and cerebrovascular disorders. 

An woman walks along a street in Tehran, Iran, on May 26, 2021. Behind her stretches a wall with thick colorful horizontal stripes in shadess of blue and aqua.
Gender

Women and Stroke in Iran

by Athena Sharifi-Razavi

Stroke-prevention efforts fail to meet low-income women’s needs