neurologists & INR fellowships

[tchantel21]

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Can a neurologist attain a fellowship in interventional neuroradiology? If so, would a neurologist be @ a disadvantage when competing for these fellowships compared to radiologists?

 

[Rite]

Can a neurologist attain a fellowship in interventional neuroradiology? If so, would a neurologist be @ a disadvantage when competing for these fellowships compared to radiologists?

There are more interventional neuroradiology fellowships accepting neurologists with neurocritical care or stroke fellowship training in the last several years. Radiologists may have more programs to choose from nationally, but those programs who are currently accepting neurologists will always consider a strong candidate respective of their field (ie radiology, neurosurgery, or neurology).

 

[tchantel21]

thank u for the reply 🙂

 

[eddieberetta]

Can a neurologist attain a fellowship in interventional neuroradiology? If so, would a neurologist be @ a disadvantage when competing for these fellowships compared to radiologists?

Yes and yes, however training is available for interested individuals. The neurologists who do it tend to focus on stroke and not endovascular management of vascular lesions, which I think is somewhat less favored by programs which accept all specialty candidates, but there are no hard and fast rules. There are not enough trained interventional neuroradiologists. Be prepared to make interventional a big part of your job and call schedule -- I feel there is no justification for the ocasional angiographer.

 

[Rite]

Yes and yes, however training is available for interested individuals. The neurologists who do it tend to focus on stroke and not endovascular management of vascular lesions, which I think is somewhat less favored by programs which accept all specialty candidates, but there are no hard and fast rules. There are not enough trained interventional neuroradiologists. Be prepared to make interventional a big part of your job and call schedule -- I feel there is no justification for the ocasional angiographer.

I agree with you that there is no justification for the occasional angiograher. However, there are many neurologists who are interested beyond just stroke. I feel that the training should encompass all areas of interventional neuroradiology even if one may not pursue for example vertebroplasty as part of ones practice.