Boston Medical Center’s Comprehensive Stroke and Cerebrovascular Center offers a full spectrum of clinical and academic services to provide contemporary treatment for patients with brain, carotid and spinal vascular diseases. We are a multidisciplinary group comprised of stroke neurologists, interventional neuro-radiologists and cerebrovascular neurosurgeons with 24/7 coverage, committed to excellence in patient care, research and education. We achieved Comprehensive Stroke Center (CSC) certification from the Joint Commission in 2018. We are located in Boston Medical Center’s beautiful Shapiro Center in Boston’s historic South End.
FAST is an easy way to identify a possible stroke
Our areas of expertise include:
Contáctenos
7th Floor, Suite 7B
Shapiro Center 617.638.8456
Clínicas Especializadas
Neurología
The Neurology Department offers a full spectrum of neurological care, including examination, diagnostic evaluation, consultation, treatment, comprehensive follow-up, and rehabilitation recommendations for disorders of the nervous system.
Tratamientos y Servicios
Protocolo de bobinado
Este es un protocolo de tratamiento y una guía para el tratamiento de la derivación del flujo del aneurisma y del enrollamiento del aneurisma utilizado por nuestro centro.
CyberKnife para tratar los tumores AVM
Los médicos del Boston Medical Center (BMC) ahora ofrecen a los pacientes una alternativa a la cirugía para tumores y malformaciones arteriovenosas cerebrales (MAV) de difícil acceso. El sistema de radiocirugía robótica CyberKnife es un tratamiento no invasivo para tumores benignos o cancerosos ubicados en casi cualquier parte del cuerpo.
Cuidado de la columna
La Sección de Neurocirugía Espinal del Boston Medical Center abarca las técnicas más avanzadas para corregir los trastornos quirúrgicos de la columna y la médula espinal.
Prevención y tratamiento de accidentes cerebrovasculares
El Centro de Tratamiento y Prevención de Accidentes Cerebrovasculares de BMC se dedica a proporcionar las técnicas y tecnologías más avanzadas para fomentar mejores resultados en la atención de los accidentes cerebrovasculares. El Centro de Accidentes Cerebrovasculares hace hincapié en la intervención aguda y participa en ensayos clínicos con el objetivo de optimizar los resultados para los pacientes con accidente cerebrovascular.
Vertebroplastia (cifoplastia)
La vertebroplastia (cifoplastia) se utiliza para las fracturas por compresión espinal. La osteoporosis es un problema importante para 44 millones de estadounidenses y causa más de 750.000 fracturas por compresión vertebral (FVC) en la columna anualmente. El trauma también puede causar FVC. Estas fracturas provocan dolor de espalda agudo y crónico, pero también se asocian con la inmovilidad del paciente y su morbilidad asociada (trombosis venosa profunda), función respiratoria deteriorada con enfermedad avanzada y dependencia de medicamentos narcóticos.
Nuestro Equipo
Hugo J Aparicio, MD, MPH
Anna M Cervantes-Arslanian, MD
Mohamad K Abdalkader, MD
Viken L Babikian, MD
David Y Chung, MD, PhD
Ali Daneshmand, MD, MPH
David M Greer, MD
James W Holsapple, MD, FAANS
Lauren M Nentwich, MD
Thanh Nguyen, MD
Charlene J Ong, MD, MPHS
Jose R Romero, MD
Julie G Shulman, MD
Kushak Suchdev, MD
Courtney E Takahashi, MD
Recursos del Paciente
Appointments and Visiting BMC
To schedule an appointment with a health care provider in the Stroke and cerebrovascular Center at the Boston Medical Center campus, please call the provider or department directly. Remember, if you have an emergency, please dial 911.
Brain Aneurysm Second Opinion
Clinical Instructions
FAST Presentation
Glossary of Terms
Insurance and Billing
Large Vessel Occlusion Stroke
Links
New Patient Registration for Stroke and Cerebrovascular Center Patients
Patient Rights
Public Reporting
Stroke Patient Information
Stroke Prevention
Stroke is an event that changes life for a person, his/her family and society. Stroke is the leading cause of disability and the third cause of death in the United States. Approximately 780,000 new and recurrent strokes occur annually.
Stroke Types and Risks
Stroke Warning Signs
Recursos del Proveedor
Affiliated Hospitals & Health Centers
Affiliated Practices
Stroke and Cerebrovascular Center Forms
Trial Endovascular Aneurysm Management
Información Adicional
Resumen de la Investigación
Información Sobre Residencia y Becas
Stroke and Cerebrovascular Education
The Department of Neurology at Boston Medical Center is affiliated with Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and has a long and distinguished history in both the academic and clinical arenas. Learn about our Vascular Neurology fellowship program.
Stroke and Cerebrovascular Education
To learn about our Neurology residency program, please visit the Neurology section of the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine website.
Vascular Neurology Fellowship
The Vascular Neurology Fellowship has existed at the Boston Medical Center for more than 20 years, and it has trained stroke fellows continuously for more than 10 years. It is ACGME accredited for one year, and fellows are encouraged to stay for a second research year. Up to two fellows are accepted for clinical training each year. Twenty-three fellows have graduated from the program since 1996, with seven completing two-year fellowships. Ten of the graduates have pursued academic careers.
The strengths of the Vascular Neurology Fellowship include extensive involvement in the diagnosis and treatment of a wide variety of stroke and other cerebrovascular disorders, with exposure to patients in the emergency room, inpatient stroke ward and intensive care unit, and outpatient follow-up clinic. The patient population is very diverse, allowing exposure to uncommon conditions. The program is also integrated with interventional neuroradiological and neurosurgical treatment of these patients.
The education of the stroke fellows also includes intensive exposure to neuroradiology and neurosonology, as well as involvement in multicenter clinical trials. Trainees are strongly encouraged to formulate research projects both at the Boston Medical Center and at the Framingham Heart Study under the direction of the stroke faculty. They frequently present their work at national and international meetings and publish their findings in peer-reviewed medical journals. Bedside teaching and weekly didactic lectures supplement their training.
Application
Applications for 2021 should be submitted through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP). A link to the ERAS system can be found on the NRMP website.
Contact
Julie G. Shulman, M.D.
Program Director, Vascular Neurology Fellowship
Department of Neurology
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
72 East Concord Street, C-3
Boston, MA 02118-2394
617.638.5312
Above: Dr. Masoud, Dr. Johnsen, Dr. Catanese and Ms. Clark receive the BMC Quality Improvement award for Acute Stroke Management through Simulation Training.
Faculty Listing
- David Greer, MD
- Julie Shulman, MD (Program Director, Vascular Neurology Fellowship)
- Thanh Nguyen, MD
- Viken L. Babikian, MD
- J. Rafael Romero, MD
- Hugo Aparicio, MD
- Philip A. Wolf, MD
- Anna Cervantes-Arslanian, MD
- Coutney Takahashi, MD
- Charlene Ong, MD
- Kushak Suchdev, MD
