Director’s Letter  

Welcome to the Neuroradiology fellowship at Rochester General Hospital! The Neuroradiology faculty in the Department of Diagnostic Imaging are excited to offer this one-year fellowship. Since the completion of my Neuroradiology fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic 13 years ago, there have been many exciting changes within neuroradiology and a growing demand to train more competent neuroradiologists.  The rapid growth of acute stroke treatment has placed a greater emphasis on collaboration between clinicians and the neuroradiologist.   

The Rochester Regional Health System has had recent rapid expansion and as such affords the neuroradiology fellow a rich case base, unique opportunities and the ability to work closely with many neuroscience practitioners.

Thank you again for taking the time to consider our fellowship program and Neuroradiology as the next part of your exciting career. We look forward to hearing from you soon, in the meantime, please read more or contact us to learn more about our program.

We look forward to meeting you,

Bryan Scott, MD
Program Director

Rotations

• General Neuroradiology
  • General spine imaging, emergency neuroradiology, adult brain tumor imaging, stroke imaging, general head and neck imaging, pediatric emergency neuroradiology, vascular neuroradiology, including CTAs, CTVS, MRA, MRV, Doppler sonography.
  • Fellows will additionally perform general image-guided procedures, including LP, myelography, head and neck biopsies.

• During this rotation, fellows will be mandated to attend weekly, didactic neuroradiology conferences, weekly Neuroscience multidisclipinary conferences, Quarterly Neuroradiology Journal Club, Quarterly M&M Conference.

• Fellows will be expected to work as principle investigators in projects that contribute to clinical, biomedical, or the health services. 

• They will also be encouraged to publish and present their findings at national conferences, society meetings and peer-reviewed publications.

• Endovascular
  • Fellows will have the opportunity to perform catheter-based angiographic procedures under the supervison and direction of the neuroendovascular staff.
  • Fellows will be exposed to catheter-based angiography, endovascular clot retrieval, aneurysm coiling, intra-arterial thrombolytic therapy, angioplast, and arterial stenting.

• Pediatric Neuroradiology at the University of Rochester Medical Center
  • Broad exposure to pediatric neuropathology including but not limited to pediatric brain tumors, epilepsy, toxic and metabolic processes, and congenital disorders.

• Head and Neck
  • This rotation will provide the fellow with exposure to oncologic head and neck radiology.
  • In addition, the fellow will have ample exposure to general head and neck radiology on their general neuroradiology rotations and their pediatric neuroradiology rotation.
  • Fellows will have exposure to image guided head and neck procedures while rotating on the general procedures rotation.        

• Image-Guided Procedures
  • Fellows will perform general image-guided procedures on a regular basis.

• Scholarly Activity
  • Fellows will have dedicated time to commit to research opportunities, attend conferences and perform quality improvement projects.

Benefits & Compensation