The program curriculum of the Vascular and Neurology fellowship program includes clinical rotations, research opportunities, and didactic based training.
Fellows have access to a range of advanced technology and resources, including:
- State-of-the-art neurosciences ICU
- Internationally acclaimed vascular ultrasound, including carotid and transcranial Doppler and physiological testing
- Large telestroke network encompassing the entire state of NC
- Nationally acclaimed expertise in neuroradiology
Clinical Rotations
Required rotations include:
- Inpatient stroke service
- Interventional endovascular neuroradiology
- Basic neuroimaging and neurosonology
- Neurosciences ICU
Conferences and Didactics
All conferences are multidisciplinary, with neurology, neurosurgery and vascular surgery participating. Didactic activities include:
- Weekly stroke, vascular neurology conference
- Monthly carotid case conference
- Monthly endovascular case conference
Research Opportunities
During the one-year fellowship, research opportunities include:
- Acute stroke treatment
- Stroke prevention
- Traumatic brain injury
A variety of possible projects are available to fellows, such as using:
- Carotid ultrasound and TCD (including monitoring)
- Screening studies
- Stroke risk factor identification
- Subclinical disease identification with carotid IMT testing and TCCD