Neurology+vascular neurology+neuroradiology

[Harish]

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Can anyone tell if a neurology resident follows this path to neuroradiology fellowship, does he/she gets the same jobs as a neurosurgeon or radiologist with neuroradiology fellowship.

Is he allowed to do diagnostic neuroradiology ?
Are they all same after doing neuroradiology felowship in regards to neuroradiology jobs?

Thanks for the reply

 

[mpp]

The problem would be being board certified. The American Board of Radiology only accepts those that are first board certified in radiology to get a certificate for neuroradiology subspecialty. I would think this might limit your career options.

I would think it is do-able but the best route to neuroradiology would still be radiology plus fellowship. Ask some neuroradiologists what they think.

 

[Bonobo]

The ACGME just approved fellowship training in endovascular neurosurgery for neurosurgeons and neurologists. If you go through an ACGME-approved fellowship in endovascular neurosurgery, you will probably have no problem with getting a job in the future. The difficult, of course, is getting into the fellowship in the first place.

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[INR]

Can anyone tell if a neurology resident follows this path to neuroradiology fellowship, does he/she gets the same jobs as a neurosurgeon or radiologist with neuroradiology fellowship.

Is he allowed to do diagnostic neuroradiology ?
Are they all same after doing neuroradiology felowship in regards to neuroradiology jobs?

Thanks for the reply

The situation is very fluid. You probably would not get the same job as a neurosurgeon who does endovascular as he can do open surgery. The same thing would be with radiology. if you are a neurologist getting trained in endovascular after your vascular neurology fellowship you probably will not be able to read CT/MRIs, but you should have no trouble getting angio privileges. You would probably split your time taking care of stroke patients and performing angios/interventions..