The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine ranks among the top medical schools in the United States. In collaboration with the UPMC Stroke Institute, the school's innovative curriculum offers residents and fellows intensive hands-on training.
Our stroke experts take pride in educating and training the stroke doctors of the future. A core commitment is to offer residents and fellows the best educational experience as we provide high-quality, safe patient care.
UPMC provides a variety of options for pursuing careers in stroke care, including nursing, rehabilitation, vascular neurology, emergency care, and more.
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Neurology Residency Program aims to train the next generation of physician-neuroscientists in basic science, translational science, and clinical research through a closely mentored approach.
The Stroke (Vascular Neurology) Fellowship provides comprehensive training that encompasses the entire spectrum of the rapidly evolving field of vascular neuroscience. Stroke fellows gain extensive experience in the clinical management of complex disorders, advanced neuroimaging techniques, intravenous and endovascular reperfusion therapies, telestroke, and secondary stroke prevention strategies, including endovascular and surgical options for large vessel stroke. They also gain exposure to advanced diagnostic and therapeutic options for cardioembolic stroke, as well as evidence-based medical management for stroke prevention.
The UPMC Neuroendovascular Center is one of the volume centers in the country. The Endovascular/Interventional Neurology Fellowship includes training in the full gamut of neuro-interventional procedures, such as diagnostic angiography, stroke intervention, extra and intracranial stenting, aneurysm coiling, AVM and A-V fistula embolization, and spinal diagnostic angiography and interventions.
The Neurocritical Care (NCC) Division of the Department of Neurology was established in July 2012 through a collaborative effort with the Department of Critical Care Medicine (CCM). The clinical focus of the NCC Fellowship is on the 20-bed Neurovascular ICU and the 10-bed Neurotrauma ICU at UPMC Presbyterian hospital. Unit-based, disease-specific patient management protocols have been developed to enhance the basic foundation of clinical care. In addition, a number of unit-based, multidisciplinary quality improvement projects with other members of the NCC team (advanced practice providers, nurses, pharmacists, and therapists) have been completed. These projects include the development of a nursing-driven fever management algorithm, the introduction of pupillometry, and the use of phenobarbital to manage alcohol withdrawal.
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