BMC’s Stroke and Cerebrovascular Center is proud to be certified as a Comprehensive Stroke Center by the Joint Commission, which recognizes our ability to treat complex strokes. Our multidisciplinary team of stroke neurologists, interventional neuro-radiologists, and cerebrovascular neurosurgeons provides a full spectrum of diagnosis and treatment for patients with brain, carotid, and spinal vascular diseases.

Neurology

The Neurology Department offers a full spectrum of neurological care for all neurological disorders, from epilepsy to headaches to Alzheimer’s disease. Our robust research program…

Cardiovascular Center

Our expert, multidisciplinary team offers a wide range of services to both treat and prevent cardiac diseases and conditions. From stents to smoking cessation, we can help you kee…

Neurosurgery

The Department of Neurosurgery at Boston Medical Center is a full- service clinical and academic program that provides advanced treatment for patients with a broad spectrum of dis…

Interventional Neuroradiology

The Interventional Neuroradiology Program at Boston Medical Center offers minimally invasive diagnostic imaging and treatment for conditions that affect the brain, neck, and spina…

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Training and Education

Neurology Residency Program

Trainees in BMC’s Neurology Residency Program receive education in stroke and cerebrovascular conditions throughout the course of their training. Residents receive training at Boston Medical Center, the West Roxbury VA Medical Center and Jamaica Plain VA Medical Center.

Vascular Neurology Fellowship

The Vascular Neurology Fellowship accepts two fellows a year for one-year experience focusing on clinical care of patients with cerebrovascular disorders. Fellows are also offered opportunities to collaborate in stroke research projects. Trainees receive 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 wards, the intensive care unit, and outpatient follow-up clinic.

Stroke/IR Suite - June 2019 Photoshoot
Research

Stroke Research Overview

BMC is committed to furthering the evidence-based practice for cerebrovascular disease, developing protocols, and collaborating with other institutions for NIH-funded projects. BMC is a collaborating site in the NIH stroke trials network (NIH StrokeNet) and part of the regional New England Regional Coordinating Center (NERCC) and the National Institute of Neurologic Disorders and Stroke STEP program for clinical trials of thrombectomy in acute ischemic stroke.