National and international referrals have established the Division of Cerebrovascular Surgery at NYU as a premier center for the treatment of cerebrovascular disease. Approximately 150 Cerebrovascular surgical procedures are performed each year at Tisch, Bellevue, and the Manhattan VA hospitals.
State-of-the-art surgical, endovascular, and radiosurgical (Gamma Knife) techniques are utilized in the treatment of the most difficult and complex cases of cerebral aneurysms, brain and spinal AVMs, carotid disease, and cerebral revascularization. The NYU Cerebrovascular Center is comprised of two neurosurgeons, two interventional neuroradiologists, one neurologist, a neuropsychologist, and a nurse clinician. An exceptionally close and convivial working relationship exists. A weekly teaching and management conference is held during the year.
During residency training a clinical rotation in the section of interventional neuroradiology is available. For residents interested in pursuing a career in cerebrovascular surgery, focused training under close supervision is provided in both the surgical and endovascular techniques. The extra time is counted toward subspecialty certification. By the end of their training period, capable residents are able to surgically repair straightforward aneurysms, excise simple AVMs and perform carotid endarterectomies with minimal attending guidance. Involvement in clinical and basic cerebrovascular research is encouraged at an early stage so that by the end of the training period residents will have published a significant number of papers.
Dr. Jafar Jafar is Professor of Neurosurgery and director of the Division of Cerebrovascular Surgery at NYU. He did his residency training at The University of Chicago under Dr. Sean Mullan. Following that he was an Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where he established the stroke research laboratory. He has had a lifelong interest in cerebral blood flow. While in Chicago he also established the cerebral blood flow laboratory and was honored with teacher of the year award. In 1989 he joined the Department of Neurosurgery at NYU and was responsible for the founding of the Division of Cerebrovascular Surgery, as well as the Center for Cerebrovascular disease. Dr. Jafar has had fellowship training with Professor Lindsay Simon at the National Hospital for Nervous Disease, at Queen Square, London, England, and with Professor Gazi Yasargil in Zurich, Switzerland. He has participated in multiple multi-center trials. He is the author of more than 70 publications, mainly involving cerebrovascular disease.
Dr. Paul Huang graduated from the Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons and completed his neurosurgical training at NYU. He has a clinical interest in cerebrovascular surgery and the radiosurgical treatment of vascular lesions. He supervises most aneurysm surgery at Bellevue Hospital. He is also Director of Neurosurgery at NYU Downtown Hospital, an urban hospital located close to City Hall, Wall Street and Chinatown.
