Vascular Neurology Fellowship

The one-year, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education-accredited vascular neurology fellowship provides comprehensive training in stroke care in a technologically advanced training center. RUSH University Medical Center’s neurointensive care unit is a 28-bed state-of-the-art unit with its own dedicated embedded CT scanner. The 32-bed inpatient neurology floor includes the inpatient stroke unit and six full-time EEG-monitored beds. A neurosonology laboratory includes transcranial Doppler and carotid ultrasound capabilities.

Fellows will spend six months in the acute stroke service and two months in the neuroICU service. The remainder months are focused on electives in neurosonology, neuroradiology, stroke rehabilitation, neuroendovascular surgery, and research, among others.

Close collaboration between the cerebrovascular and endovascular neurosurgery departments provides rich mentorship and patient care opportunities. Working in busy clinical inpatient environments, you’ll take an active role in performing acute stroke interventions including lytic therapy, endovascular therapies and clinical trials.

Fellows will also become expert in outpatient stroke management. The RUSH Stroke Program is a comprehensive stroke center certified by the Joint Commission that cares for more than 1,100 inpatients and 1,000 outpatients annually.

Graduating fellows will be eligible to sit for the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology vascular neurology boards.

How to apply

Please submit applications through the Electronic Residency Application Service starting November 2024. Contact your dean’s office for an electronic token to register with MyERAS.

UPDATE: Our application cycle for AY 2026-2027 opens November 13th, 2024.

Please upload the following materials by March 31, 2025, for start in July 2026:

• MyERAS application including a curriculum vitae
• U.S. Medical Licensing Examination transcript (Step 1, Step 2 CK, Step 2 CS and Step 3, if taken) or Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination transcript
• Brief personal statement
• Letter of intent
• Wallet-sized color photograph
• Three reference letters uploaded through the ERAS letter of recommendation Portal

Prior to starting their vascular neurology fellowship, candidates must have completed an ACGME-accredited neurology residency and be ABPN board-eligible. If you have further questions, please email Sarah Song, MD, MS or call (312) 942-8010.

Other fellowships in the Department of Neurological Sciences

Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship
Epilepsy Fellowship
Movement Disorders Fellowship
Neurocritical Care Fellowship
Neuroimmunology Fellowship
Headache Medicine Fellowship
Neuromuscular Medicine Fellowship