Advanced Training in Vascular Neurology

The Vascular Neurology Fellowship at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center is a one-year, ACGME accredited, individualized training program designed to develop expertise in the diagnosis, management and prevention of vascular neurologic disorders while caring for a diverse population of patients with a wide variety of neurovascular conditions. UH Cleveland Medical Center is a certified Comprehensive Stroke Center and a leader at out StrokeNet Regional Coordinating Center. University Hospitals has been recognized for its clinical excellence as an academic medical center by the U.S. News & World Report, Healthgrades, Vizient, Ethisphere and Most Wired. It is a Magnet Award and Beacon Gold Award winner and has achieved the highest Get With the Guidelines-Stroke awards since they were first offered.

Goals and Objectives of the Vascular Neurology Fellowship

The Vascular Neurology Fellowship is an individualized Fellowship that aims to train the next generation of Vascular Neurologists and to develop the skills needed to pursue their career objectives. To that end, fellows are assigned a mentor that aligns with their career objectives. Whether you plan an academic career or to be a Program Director at a Primary Stroke Center, we can provide you with the skills to design and run clinical trials, understand how to participate in and run a system of stroke centers and to head a stroke center.

For those pursuing a career in epidemiology or clinical trials, UH Cleveland Medical Center, in collaboration with Case Western Reserve University, offers a Graduate Certificate and a Master's in Science through the Clinical Research Science Program (CRSP). For those wishing to pursue further training in endovascular surgical neuroradiology, this fellowship fulfills the prerequisite of one year of vascular neurology in an ACGME-approved program.

Comprehensive Stroke Center Excellence

The Comprehensive Stroke Center at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center was one of the earliest in the nation (and the first in Northeast Ohio) designated as a Comprehensive Stroke Center by the Joint Commission and the American Heart/Stroke Association. We have consistently received the highest available Get with the Guidelines awards since 2008. The experienced faculty and staff treat patients with the most complex strokes and cerebrovascular conditions and coordinate stroke care across the health system. University Hospitals is affiliated with Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.  UH Cleveland Medical Center has 1,032 beds, including the 19 bed Reinberger Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit. Founded in 1866, this renowned academic medical center is the hub of the University Hospitals Health System of 21 hospitals and over 50 ambulatory centers employing 4,700 physicians and over 25,000 employees, making it one of the most integrated healthcare systems in the nation.

Each year the inpatient Stroke Service responds to approximately 1100 stroke alerts and discharges 800 stroke patients representing over a third of system stroke discharges. Overall, our stroke patients are 65% ischemic, 24% intracerebral hemorrhage and 11% subarachnoid hemorrhage. University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center treats approximately 125 thrombolysis patients and performs 100 thrombectomies annually. We use tenecteplase within our hospital system. Our current average door to needle time for thrombolysis is 20 minutes and door to groin time for thrombectomy is 44 minutes.