Fellowship Director: Edmond A. Knopp, MD
The purpose of this two year program is to train neuroradiologists for a career in clinical care, research and teaching. The program offers in depth training in neurodiagnosis, head and neck radiology and the basics of interventional neuroradiology.
The NYU program is one of the oldest neuroradiology training programs in the USA having started in 1963. It was supported by the NIH for 10 years, and is accredited by the ABMS. The program has graduated more than 80 trainees many of whom have had prominent academic careers. Two trainees have won the coveted Dyke award of the ASNR. Members of the neuroradiology faculty serves as examiners for the American Board of Radiology and for its Certificate of Additional Qualification (CAQ) in Neuroradiology examination. Faculty members serve as editorial board members and reviewers for Radiology and the American Journal of Neuroradiology. Faculty and trainees have published over 450 peer reviewed manuscripts.
The program consists of training in the performance and interpretation of all neuroradiologic invasive procedures (i.e., angiography, digital angiography, myelography), as well as CT and MRI. Correlation of radiologic findings with clinical findings is emphasized. All trainees participate in the performance and interpretation of CT and MRI scans of the brain, spine and head and neck. Trainees receive extensive training in Head and Neck Radiology. Echo planar examinations emphasizing functional perfusion and diffusion imaging and MR spectroscopy are performed routinely.
Interventional Neuroradiology training offers a unique opportunity to acquire skills in this rapidly growing area under the tutelage of leaders in the field. A large number of neurologic and head and neck cases are treated in the department. Trainees spend three to four months on interventional angiography where they receive their primary angiography training.
Research activity by trainees is required. Candidates are guided to determine their own projects and work with members of the faculty. There are numerous ongoing projects with various forms of funding (NIH R01 and K awards, ASNR Foundation awards). The projects include studying various aspects of glial neoplasms with advanced MR methods, elucidating brain connectivity in epilepsy patients and the development of novel contrast media for Head and Neck imaging. Projects also involve working with allied fields such as neuropathy, neurochemistry, neuroanatomy, neuropharmacology, computer science and nuclear medicine. The neuroradiology section makes use of our advanced clinical facilities as well as our Center for Biomedical Imaging. The CBI houses the most advanced MR technology — two 3-Tesla magnets and one 7-Tesla.
The neuroradiology trainee is given increasing responsibility consistent with level of training. Close working relationships with neurology and neurosurgery ensure constant emphasis on the learning of clinical neurology and neurosurgery and open opportunities for clinical investigation.
The Neuroradiology section performs approximately 2000 invasive procedures, 6000 MRI studies and 7000 CT examinations. The Interventional Neuroradiology section performs over 100 embolization procedures a year. Neuroradiology is well equipped with the very latest facilities for myelography and digital angiography at Tisch Hospital, Bellevue Hospital and the Manhattan Veterans Administration Hospital.
The neuroradiology fellows contribute to resident teaching. With our abundance of clinical material the presence of a strong fellowship clearly enhances the residency training program. The subspecialty program serves to stimulate radiology residents and involve them in ongoing projects. The fellows are given opportunities to deliver lectures to medical students, residents and other fellows and are expected to participate in radiology neurology and neurosurgery conferences.
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