Vascular Neurology
Message from the Director
The University of Minnesota Stroke Program operates one comprehensive stroke center, the University of Minnesota Medical Center, and one thrombectomy capable site, Fairview Southdale Hospital. Through an innovative network of emergent and inpatient telestroke sites the program provides stroke care across the entire M Health Fairview system.
The stroke program is housed within the Stroke Clinical Service Unit which encompasses vascular neurology, neurocritical care, cerebrovascular neurosurgery, and endovascular surgical neuroradiology. Our trainees are exposed to the entire spectrum of cerebrovascular disease through the collaborative academic and clinical mission of our stroke neurologists, neurointensivists, cerebrovascular neurosurgeons, and endovascular surgical neuroradiologists.
We are energetic and enthusiastic about our mission, which is reflected in our unprecedented growth over the past few years.
Program Highlights
- Qualified applicants may combine Vascular Neurology Fellowship with a one-year NIH Stroke Network Research fellowship or two-year Endovascular Surgical Neuroradiology fellowship.
- Train in a collaborative environment with rapid adoption of new interventions such as tenecteplase and delayed window thrombolysis
- Utilize telestroke for both acute treatment and in novel settings such as our virtual stroke program hospitals and telestroke clinic
- Participate as co-investigators in pivotal Phase III clinical trials; our program is a leading enroller in ongoing national and international stroke trials.
- Fellowship bootcamp with focused review of: stroke code activations, neurocritical care emergencies, clinical trials, telestroke, and individual research projects
- Stroke and Neurocritical Care weekly didactic lectures including Mortality & Morbidity (1st Tuesday), Journal Club (2nd Tuesday), Interesting Cases (3rd Tuesday), and didactic lectures (4th/5th Tuesday)
- Weekly endovascular case conference facilitated by neurology, neurosurgery, and neuroradiology staff.
- Dedicated weekly Neuroradiology conference for Stroke and Neurocritical Care
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Program Director
Christopher Streib, MD, MS
Division Director & Associate Professor, Vascular Neurology, UMN
Cerebrovascular Medical Director, M Health Fairview
Associate Program Director
Allison Ho, MD
Assistant Professor, Vascular Neurology and Endovascular Surgical Neuroradiology
Program Administrator
Kate Hanson, C-TAGME
Verification of Training
To verify a former Vascular Neurology fellow's training at the University of Minnesota, please email Kate Hanson ([email protected]).