Interventional Neuroradiology Fellowship
The Interventional Neuroradiology Fellowship at the Ayer Neuroscience Institute at Hartford Hospital is a two-year program that provides the unique opportunity to develop clinical and procedural skills in the neurointerventional suite within one of New England’s busiest stroke centers.
During this program, fellows receive comprehensive training in both the diagnostic and treatment realms of care. Technical expertise is developed through a large volume of procedures combined with clinical application in the management of this patient group.
The fellowship is led by co-directors Dr. Martin Ollenschleger and Dr. Inam Kureshi, with a dedicated faculty of neurointerventionalists, neurosurgeons, stroke neurologists, and neuroradiologists.
Program Highlights
The Interventional Neuroradiology Fellowship consists of both didactic and clinical training at an 800-bed tertiary referral care center. With over 750 endovascular and cerebrovascular procedures performed annually, the Stroke Center at Hartford Hospital serves as a major referral center for endovascular and neurosurgical services from Connecticut, Massachusetts, and eastern New York.
Hartford Hospital is New England’s first Joint Commission-certified Comprehensive Stroke Center and a Level 1 trauma center served by two medical helicopters.
Procedures performed include cerebral and spinal angiograms, embolization of brain aneurysms using coil embolization or flow diversion techniques, treatment of arteriovenous malformations, dural arteriovenous fistulas, and CNS/head and neck neoplasms. Endovascular therapy for acute ischemic stroke is performed at high volume.
Fellows also gain experience in interventional spine procedures, including percutaneous biopsy and vertebral augmentation.
Procedures are performed in modern flat-panel biplane neurointerventional suites with advanced 3D angiography and imaging guidance technologies.
Participation in clinical research is encouraged, with two dedicated research rotations during the two-year fellowship.