Vascular Neurology Fellowship

Mission Statement

The mission of the Rutgers Health NJMS vascular neurology fellowship is to provide comprehensive, unbiased, and rigorous training in the diagnosis, management, and prevention of vascular neurologic disorders in diverse clinical settings. We deliver compassionate and ethical care to local communities in Newark regardless of socioeconomic background, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, or ability to cover medical costs, in alignment with the mission of Rutgers Health.

Welcome from the Program Director

Welcome to the Vascular Neurology Fellowship Program at Rutgers Health New Jersey Medical School (RH-NJMS); where we create excellent vascular neurologist through a balance of clinical training, research exposure, and career development. Our program trains independent thinkers who are driven leaders in the field of vascular neurology. We have a supportive environment where fellows can thrive and receive excellent clinical training, research involvement, and teaching opportunities.

As a training program, we strive to represent the patient populations that we serve; as such during our recent recruitment process we attracted and retained a fellow who is native to the Newark NJ area. Additionally, in order to foster an environment of compassionate care for our patient population we interview fellows from a variety of socioeconomic backgrounds, cultural heritages, religions, gender identities, and countries of origin.

Thank you for considering the RH-NJMS Vascular Neurology program as your possible future home. Please feel free to contact us if you have any additional questions.

Dr. Volodymry Vulkanov

Volodymry Vulkanov, DO, MD

Vascular Neurology Fellowship Director

Assistant Professor

Department of Neurology

E-mail: vv263@njms.rutgers.edu

About Us

The vascular neurology fellowship Program at the Rutgers, New Jersey Medical School is a 1 year, ACGME accredited program designed to prepare fellows for an academic career in cerebrovascular neurology.

During the course of the fellowship, the fellow is expected to gain competence in the primary management of critically ill stroke patients, triage acute stroke patients including enrollment in acute stroke trials, participate in clinical research, consult on inpatient/outpatient referrals to the stroke service, interpret a wide array of neuroradiological tests, and perform and interpret neurovascular ultrasound. In addition to participating in ongoing research, fellows are encouraged to develop their own research projects.

This fellowship fulfills a minimum requirement for entering into Rutgers, New Jersey Medical School’s 2-year endovascular training program, which can be applied for separately with the Neurosurgery Department.

Please contact Gina Delarosa for additional details on how to apply for our Vascular Fellowship Program.

Program Highlights

Our fellows train at a Joint Comission Approved Comprehensive Stroke Center
Our department works closely with Pediatric Neurology, Cardiology, and Internal Medicine, fostering a collaborative atmosphere.
Our neurology faculty are dedicated to teaching and offer a breadth of knowledge over a wide range of neurology subspecialties, including specialists in neurodegenerative disorders, movement disorders, neuromuscular disorders, neuroimmunologic disorders, epilepsy, headache, and neurovascular disorders.
We emphasize resident research interests and encourage fellows to present their research findings at annual neurology conferences around the country.
We offer robust online access to thousands of medical texts and journals through the Rutgers Library.

Quality of Training Site

University Hospital

University Hospital's legacy of service is unmatched in New Jersey. Serving as the "family physician" for generations of Newark families, UH brings the gold standard of modern medical care to the uninsured and underinsured. Dozens of clinics provide the widest array of care offered in New Jersey. And throughout the community, you'll find University Hospital's team of committed healthcare professionals reaching out with information and encouragement on a wide variety of topics.

As the principal teaching hospital of NJMS and the training site for many of Rutgers' other health professions schools, University Hospital provides the experience of a lifetime for hundreds of students and residents. Along with preparing tomorrow's healthcare professionals, University Hospital is helping to shape the future through research initiatives in a wide variety of fields. Striving for a cure for everyone, our physician-scientists are committed to solving the puzzle of healthcare disparities and ending the cycle of disease and death for minorities

The Joint Commission awarded University Hospital a Certificate of Distinction for Advanced Certification in Comprehensive Stroke Center including Gold Plus Performance Achievement in Stroke & Honor Roll-Elite Plus Stroke.

Application Information

Applications for this program are only accepted through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS), and participation in the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP) is required.

We will only consider complete applications to the Neurology Residency Program, received through ERAS. All applications will be reviewed by our residency selection committee, and are considered in their entirety. Candidates that are selected for interview can expect to receive a letter of invitation on a rolling basis. We accept applications until our interview schedule has been completely filled.

Virtual Interviews:

Welcome to the 2023 – 2024 virtual interview season all interviews will be conducted virtually via Zoom.

If you are selected to interview you will receive an e-mail invitation with a Zoom invitation that requires registration from Gina Delarosa. Once the interview day starts, you will wait in the main room with all the interview candidate. Each interviewer will be in his/her own virtual breakout room and the candidates will be moved in and out of the breakout rooms for the private interviews.

International Applicant Information:

In order to be considered for our program, International Medical Graduates must possess U.S. citizenship or have permanent residency in addition to a valid ECFMG certificate including the CSA examination. If visa sponsorship is needed, the applicant must seek ECFMG sponsorship as a J1 Exchange Visitor.

If you have any further questions regarding the application process, please contact:

Vascular Neurology Fellowship

Mission Statement