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Stroke and Neurocritical Care

CLINICS

Stroke Institute

Located within the Neurosciences Center in the Outpatient Care Center (1801 W. Taylor, Suite 4E), the Stroke Institute specializes in diagnosis and prevention of disorders that cause stroke. Physician referral is preferred.

Hours
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Dr. Gorelick
 
 
AM
 
Dr. Helgason
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PM
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AM
Dr. Khaja
 
 
AM
 
Dr. Pedelty
 
 
 
ALL
Dr. Testai
AM
 
 
 

AM: Morning; PM: Afternoon. New patient registration: (312) 996-1682. Follow-up appointments and information: (312) 355-0510. Urgent appointments within 24 hours may be arranged by referring physician request.

Neurosonology Laboratory:

Located within the Neurosciences Center in the Outpatient Care Center (1801 W. Taylor, Suite 4E), the Neurosonology Laboratory is a satellite of the accredited University of Illinois Hospital Vascular Laboratory providing carotid duplex and transcranial Doppler ultrasound services.

Hours of operation: Tuesday morning and Wednesday afternoon.

New patient registration: (312) 996-1682. Follow-up appointments and information: (312) 355-0510.

Inpatient Stroke Service:

The inpatient Stroke Service is staffed on a rotating basis by board certified/eligible Vascular Neurology faculty members. This specialty inpatient service manages inpatients with cerebrovascular disorders admitted to the Stroke Unit of the University of Illinois Hospital, a certified Stroke Center by The Joint Commission and provides consultative services to other inpatient areas of the hospital and Emergency Department. Inpatient Stroke Service team members include an attending Vascular Neurologist, Vascular Neurology fellows, residents, Nurse Coordinator, Social Work, Discharge Planner, Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapy, Rehabilitative Medicine and medical students.

Acute Stroke Team:

The Acute Stroke Team provides emergent consultation 24 hours daily to the Emergency Department and University of Illinois Hospital inpatient areas for acute stroke patients who may be potentially eligible for thrombolytic therapies. Team members include: Vascular Neurologists, Neurointensivists, Vascular Neurology fellows, Stroke Service resident, nurses, clinical pharmacists, anesthesiologists, and Neurointerventionalists.

Neurological Critical Care:

The Neurological Critical Care service is staffed on a rotating basis by board certified/eligible Neurointensivists who participate in the care of critically ill patients with a broad spectrum of neurological and neurosurgical disorders that are admitted to a 22-bed dedicated neurosciences intensive care unit. The NSICU team members and services also includes specialized nursing, clinical pharmacy, Respiratory Therapy, Social Work, Discharge Planner, Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapy, fellows, residents, and medical students.

RESEARCH

Research initiatives include clinical trials of acute stroke treatments and stroke prevention; epidemiologic studies of cerebrovascular disorders; observational studies of vascular cognitive impairment; and studies of cerebral blood flow using quantitative magnetic resonance angiography.

Active subject recruitment is ongoing for the following research studies and sponsors:
Carotid Occlusion Surgery Study (COSS, sponsor NIH)
Vertebrobasilar Flow Evaluation and Risk of Transient Ischemic Attack and Stroke (VERiTAS, sponsor NIH)
Insulin Resistance Ischemic Stroke (IRIS, sponsor NIH)
Cerebrovascular Hemodynamics in Moya Moya Disease (sponsor NIH)


Contact Virginia Mezo, BS at 312 413-9392 or vmezo@uic.edu or Maureen Hillmann, RN at 312 355-3863 or hillmann@uic.edu for more information.

EDUCATION

In addition to major participation in the education of UIC Neurology residents and medical students, a 1-year ACGME-accredited Vascular Neurology fellowship curriculum is available for qualified applicants. Interested candidates should contact Maria Mata, Program Coordinator at 312 996-6496 or mmata@uic.edu for more information

OUR TEAM

Section head:
Sean Ruland, D.O.
Director, Neurological Critical Care; Vascular Neurology Program Director

Faculty:
Venkatesh Aiyagari, MD
(Co-Director, Neurological Critical Care);

Philip B. Gorelick, MD, MPH

Cathy Helgason, MD
Director, Cerebrovascular Disease

Aslam Khaja, MD

Laura Pedelty, PhD, MD

Fernando Testai, MD, PhD