Cerebrovascular Disease And Stroke
Overview
Overview The Division of Cerebrovascular Disease and Stroke provides
comprehensive and state-of-the-art stroke care and advanced teaching and research
in all aspects of cerebrovascular disease. The Stroke Unit at SUNY Downstate Health
Sciences University is a New York State Department of Health Designated Stroke Center.
Features
Listed below are some of the many features of our division.
- Expertise in neurovascular imaging, including a dedicated vascular laboratory that is currently being established.
- Interventional neuroradiological and neurosurgical procedures for all types of cerebrovascular disorders.
- Access to neurological intensive care.
- Clinical trials (acute stroke treatment and stroke prevention).
- ACGME-accredited Vascular Neurology fellowship
- Collaboration with SUNY Downstate laboratories conducting research into the basic science, translational and clinical neuroscience of stroke.
- Collaborations with epidemiologists at the newly established School of Public Health at 蘑菇视频.
Partnerships
In addition, the Division works in close conjunction with other hospitals within Brooklyn, sharing meetings and educational programs.
Faculty
- Steven Levine, MD, Stroke Division Director
- Daniel Rosenbaum, MD
- Alision Baird, MB;BS
- Nikolas Papamitsakis, MD
Staff
- Sherene McIntyre, RN, Nurse Coordinator
- Maribel Bello, Support Staff
The clinical Stroke Division is currently staffed by 3 stroke attending physicians, rotating general neurologists, 2 fellows, rotating neurology residents, a dedicated stroke nurse and a secretary.