Fernando Goldenberg, MD, is a specialist in critical care medicine with sub-specialization in neurocritical care. He is a member of a multidisciplinary team of experts working in the Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit (Neuro-ICU). This team is dedicated to the diagnosis and management of patients with ischemic (low blood flow) and hemorrhagic (blood vessel rupture) stroke and brain aneurysms. He also specializes in the management of critically ill patients with brain tumors, cerebral edema, status epilepticus, as well as patients with severe Guillain-Barre syndrome and respiratory failure associated with myasthenia gravis.
Dr. Goldenberg is a contributor to a wide range of research investigations related to the care of critically ill neurological patients including the formal diagnosis of brain death.
Dr. Goldenberg is involved in teaching and administration of the Neurocritical Care Fellowship training program. He also teaches neurology and neurosurgery residents, critical care medicine and anesthesia/critical care fellows, as well as medical students.
An active speaker, Dr. Goldenberg has lectured on stroke and brain injury treatment at medical meetings in the United States and South America.
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, OH
Fellowship - Neurocritical Care
1997
Hospital Juan A. Fernandez
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Residency - Internal Medicine
1992
University of Buenos Aires - UBA
Buenos Aires, Argentina
MD - School of Medicine
1986
Minimal Fibrinolysis After Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage Undercuts the Mechanism of Tranexamic Acid.
Minimal Fibrinolysis After Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage Undercuts the Mechanism of Tranexamic Acid. J Am Heart Assoc. 2026 Jun 16; 15(12):e049124.
PMID: 42261975
AI-Aided Triage for GSWH: Validating an Interpretable HCT-Based Mortality Model.
AI-Aided Triage for GSWH: Validating an Interpretable HCT-Based Mortality Model. J Neurotrauma. 2026 Sep; 43(17-18):1433-1442.
PMID: 41805068
Forewords to the Brain Trauma Foundation Guidelines for the Management of Penetrating Traumatic Brain Injury, Second Edition.
Forewords to the Brain Trauma Foundation Guidelines for the Management of Penetrating Traumatic Brain Injury, Second Edition. Neurosurgery. 2026 Mar 01; 98(3S):S1-S5.
PMID: 41697052
Prophylactic Antiseizure Medication in Patients with Lobar Intracerebral Hemorrhage.
Prophylactic Antiseizure Medication in Patients with Lobar Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Neurocrit Care. 2026 Jun; 44(3):850-856.
PMID: 41407986
Pretest Probability in Determining Brain Death via Brain Blood Flow Studies.
Pretest Probability in Determining Brain Death via Brain Blood Flow Studies. Linacre Q. 2025 Nov 12; 00243639251394193.
PMID: 41245983
Biomarkers of Thromboelastography Platelet Mapping Predict Hematoma Expansion After Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage.
Biomarkers of Thromboelastography Platelet Mapping Predict Hematoma Expansion After Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Stroke. 2025 Oct; 56(10):3084-3089.
PMID: 40677225
In Reply to the Letter to the Editor Regarding "Penetrating Brain Injury: Bridging Global Disparities in Care and Advancing Management Strategies".
In Reply to the Letter to the Editor Regarding "Penetrating Brain Injury: Bridging Global Disparities in Care and Advancing Management Strategies". World Neurosurg. 2025 Aug; 200:124223.
PMID: 40582500
Penetrating Brain Injury: Bridging Global Disparities in Care and Advancing Management Strategies.
Penetrating Brain Injury: Bridging Global Disparities in Care and Advancing Management Strategies. World Neurosurg. 2025 07; 199:124110.
PMID: 40414540
Brain Imaging Features in Patients with Gunshot Wounds to the Head.
Brain Imaging Features in Patients with Gunshot Wounds to the Head. J Neurotrauma. 2025 Apr; 42(7-8):689-699.
PMID: 39899350
Comparative Analysis of Clinical Severity and Outcomes in Penetrating Versus Blunt Traumatic Brain Injury Propensity Matched Cohorts.
Comparative Analysis of Clinical Severity and Outcomes in Penetrating Versus Blunt Traumatic Brain Injury Propensity Matched Cohorts. Neurotrauma Rep. 2024; 5(1):348-358.
PMID: 38595793
Fellow
Neurocritical Care Society - FNCS
2019
Teacher of the Year
Neurology Department, University fo Chicago
2019
Bucksbaum Institute Senior Faculty Scholar
University of Chicago
2018