Vascular Neurology Fellowship

The Department of Neurology at the University of Arizona offers fellowship training in Stroke and Vascular Neurology. The program is approved for two one-year ACGME accredited positions. In addition, a second year of training may be available for candidates pending additional funding. The first year of accredited training was available for the 2016-2017 academic year.

Mission

The goal of fellowship training in our ACGME accredited vascular neurology fellowship program is to provide comprehensive interdisciplinary training in all aspects of clinical care for patients with stroke and related cerebrovascular diseases. The fellowship experience will include training with vascular neurologists, vascular neurosurgeons, interventional neurologists, neuroradiologists, critical care specialists, physical medicine and rehabilitation specialists, neuroscience nursing, basic science vascular neurology researchers, and emergency medicine physicians. Formal training will be provided to gain specialized knowledge in the science, pathophysiology, clinical evaluation, diagnosis, and management of adults with stroke and cerebrovascular disease at a level beyond that expected of a general neurologist. The fellow receives advanced training in delivery of acute therapies for ischemic stroke (including IV tPA and endovascular procedures) and intracerebral hemorrhage, neurorehabilitation, secondary stroke prevention, and advanced neuroimaging. In addition, the fellow participates and receives training in the conduct of clinical, epidemiological, and outcomes-based stroke research. Experiences include both outpatient and inpatient care of adults with stroke and cerebrovascular diseases.

Site

The primary site for the fellow’s education is the University of Arizona and our affiliated hospital, Banner University Medical Center Tucson (BUMCT). BUMCT is the only Joint Commission certified Comprehensive Stroke Center in Southern Arizona. BUMCT is also the only trauma center and the only tertiary, academic referral center in the greater Tucson region. Stroke clinics are held at the North Campus outpatient facility and the neurorehabilitation rotation is held at Encompass Health Rehabilitation Institute of Tucson.

Rotations


The vascular neurology fellow will be scheduled for 12 one-month rotations to include the following:
Stroke Wards                                                                  6 Blocks
Neurosurgery Wards                                                      1 Block
Neurocritical Care Wards                                               1 Block
Neurorehabilitation                                                        1 Block
Interventional and Diagnostic Neuroradiology             1 Block
Elective                                                                            2 Blocks

 

Personnel and Faculty

 

Program Director: 
Ealaf AlRabia, MD
Associate Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry
Associate Program Director, Neurology
Residency, Medical Director of BUMCT Comprehensive Stroke Center
Department of Neurology
 
Program Coordinator:
Adriana O'Dell
Program Coordinator
520-626-3894
 
 
Program Faculty:
Bruce Coull, MD- Professor of Neurology
Micah Etter, MD- Assistant Professor of Neurology
Firas Kaddouh, MD- Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology, Neurocritical Care
Travis Dumont, MD- Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery and Medical Imaging, Director, Neurovascular Surgery Program
Michael Avery, MD- Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
Daniel Lee, MD- Interventional Neuroradiology, Assistant Professor
Cameron Hypes, MD- Assistant Professor of Critical Care