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Wesley Richerson, PhD

Tagline:Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in the VUMC Department of Neurology

Nashville, TN, USA

About Me

I started as a post-doctoral fellow in the Neurology department in Fall of 2022 after completing his PhD in the joint Medical College of Wisconsin/Marquette University Biomedical Engineering Department, using MRI to better understand hemodialysis-related neurodegeneration. He is interested in developing and using quantitative cerebrovascular MRI techniques to understand pathophysiology and disease progression to help clinicians make better informed decisions on treatments and interventions. Currently, I am working primarily on sickle cell anemia and moyamoya disease projects. In his free time, I am an avid cyclist and enjoy going to concerts at The Basement East, movies at the Belcourt theater, and playing pickup basketball.

Education

  • Doctor of Philosophy

    from: 2017, until: 2022

    Field of study:Biomedical EngineeringSchool:Medical College of WisconsinLocation:Milwaukee, WI

  • Bachelor's of Science

    from: 2013, until: 2017

    Field of study:Biomedical EngineeringSchool:Marquette UniversityLocation:Milwaukee, WI

Research Interests

  • Cerebrovascular Disease
  • Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Signal Processing and Modeling
  • Cerebral Hemodynamics

Publications

  • Cerebral blood flow in children and adults with sickle cell anemia

    Journal ArticlePublisher:NeurologyDate:2025
    Authors:
    Lori C JordanWesley RichersonMegan AumannAlexander K SongSpencer WaddleMeher R JuttukondaR Sky JonesL Taylor DavisSumit PruthiDann Martinothers

  • Cerebral hemodynamic responses to disease-modifying and curative sickle cell disease therapies

    Journal ArticlePublisher:NeurologyDate:2025
    Authors:
    Megan A AumannWesley RichersonAlexander K SongDann MartinL Taylor DavisSamantha M DavisLauren L MilnerAdetola A KassimMichael R DeBaunLori C Jordanothers

  • Detectability of white matter cerebral blood flow using arterial spin labeling MRI in patients with sickle cell disease: Relevance of flow territory, bolus arrival time and hematocrit

    Journal ArticlePublisher:Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & MetabolismDate:2025
    Authors:
    Wesley T RichersonMegan AumannAlexander K SongJarrod J EismaSamantha DavisLauren MilnerMaria GarzaL Taylor DavisDann MartinLori C Jordanothers

  • The effect of diagnostic hypercapnic cerebrovascular reactivity imaging on vital signs and acute and follow-up ischemic adverse events in patients with flow-limiting intracranial arterial stenosis

    Journal ArticlePublisher:American Journal of NeuroradiologyDate:2025
    Authors:
    Melanie LeguizamonCaleb HanMaria GarzaMackenzie HorneWesley T RichersonL Taylor DavisDann MartinMatthew FuscoRohan ChitaleLori C Jordanothers

  • Presenting cerebrovascular reactivity as a determinant of direct and indirect surgical revascularization success in North American patients with moyamoya vasculopathy

    Journal ArticlePublisher:Journal of neurosurgeryDate:2025
    Authors:
    Shuhei ShiinoCaleb HanMaria GarzaMatthew FuscoRohan ChitaleL Taylor DavisWesley RichersonMark RodeghierAbigail R DuboisMelanie Leguizamonothers

Contact

Address

wesley.richerson@vumc.org