Jacqueline (jackie) S. Urtecho MD

Jacqueline S. Urtecho, MD, Assistant Professor, Neurointensive Care, Depts. Neurology and Neurological Surgery, Div. of Neurotrauma and Critical Care, Jefferson Health.

Jacqueline S. Urtecho, MD is Neurointensivist in the Division of Neurotrauma and Critical Care at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and an Assistant Professor within the departments of Neurological Surgery and Neurology at Sidney Kimmel Medical College within Thomas Jefferson University. In addition to her duties as a neurointensivist, she is a tile consultant for the Jefferson Tele-Stroke and Tele-ICU programs.

Dr. Urtecho received her Doctor of Medicine degree from Temple University, where she stayed to complete her residency in Neurology. She went on to complete her fellowship in Neurointensive Care at Thomas Jefferson University where she continued as faculty upon graduation. She is an active member of the Neurocritical Care Society, Society of Critical Care Medicine, the American Academy of Neurology, and the American Heart Association.

Dr. Urtecho has co-authored five book chapters and is currently involved in research concerning neuroprognostication after cardiac arrest and brain death. Her collaborative research has been presented at the International Stroke Conference, the Annual Meetings of the American Academic of Neurology and Neurocritical Care Society and has been published within Critical Care Medicine, Neurosurgery, and Neurocritical Care journals.