Cerebrovascular/Interventional Neuroradiology

The Cerebrovascular/Interventional Neuroradiology (CV/INR) Fellowship at Emory University is under the direction of C. Michael Cawley, MD, FACS and Jonathan Grossberg, MD. Diane Voyles serves as the fellowship's program coordinator.

The CV/INR Fellowship is a CAST-approved two-year program, in which all clinical (outpatient and inpatient) and research activities provide comprehensive exposure to the full range of neurovascular diseases (both ischemic and hemorrhagic). The goal of Emory's CV/INR Fellowship is to provide intensive and extensive training in the diagnosis and management of all cerebrovascular diseases.   

The program accepts 1.5 fellows per year (alternate one then two fellows each year) who rotate at Emory University Hospital and Grady Memorial Hospital. Both facilities are certified by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare as Comprehensive Stroke Centers. 

Accepted fellows will be:

• graduated neurosurgery residents;
• stroke or Neuro-ICU fellowship-trained neurologists; and/or
• neuroradiology fellowship-trained radiologists.

Fellows participate in running clinical cerebrovascular service on a daily basis. This includes twice-daily rounds, assisting with notes, and participating in all endovascular cases with activities commensurate with level of training. Neurosurgery-trained fellows also participate in open cerebrovascular cases. Endovascular procedures are performed daily, while open cases are typically performed three or four days per week. Fellows also attend at least one outpatient clinic per week.

Call responsibilities include call from home once every three days. Fellows also participate extensively in neurosurgery resident training via leadership of cerebrovascular service and/or assisting neurosurgery resident training on the wards and in the operating room.

Didactics include participation in weekly CV/INR case conference, neurosurgery grand rounds, interdisciplinary neuroradiology conference, and stroke conference. The fellows are also responsible for collating/presenting at INR morbidity and mortality conference.

Academic production is longitudinal during the fellowship and includes book chapters, case reviews, posters and presentations and peer-reviewed publications. Fellows are afforded at least one academic meeting per year, and have a yearly stipend for books, computers, loupes, etc.

Please contact Diane Voyles or Jonathan Grossberg, MD for additional application information. In addition, we will be joining the Neuroendovascular Match for 2027.  

• 2024 - Bryan Buster (Neurosurgery, Private Practice)
• 2023 - Sheila Eshraghi (Neurosurgery, University of New Mexico), Feras Akbik (Neurology-Emory)
• 2022 - Aqueel Pabaney (Neurosurgery-Emory)
• 2021 - Tristan Stani (Neurosurgery, Private Practice), Brendan Eby (Neurology, Washington University)
• 2020 - Jacob Cherian (Neurosurgery, University of Maryland)
• 2019 - Thomas Madaelil (Radiology, Private Practice) , Alhamza Al-Bayati (Neurology, Emory University)
• 2018 - Brian Howard (Neurosurgery, Emory University)
• 2017 - Nitin Mariwalla (Neurosurgery, Private Practice) , Wilson Cueva (Neurology, Private Practice)
• 2016 - Joshua Osbun (Neurosurgery, Washington University)
• 2015 - Jonathan Grossberg (Neurosurgery, Emory University) , Shyian Jen (Neurology, Private Practice)
• 2014 - Patrick Youssef (Neurosurgery, Ohio State University), Pankajavalli Ramakrishnan (Neurology, Private Practice)
• 2013 - Albert Jesse Schuette (Neurosurgery, Private Practice), Daniel Case (Radiology, Private Practice)
• 2012 - Mark Dannenbaum (Neurosurgery, University of Texas Houston)
• 2011 - Samuel Tsappidi (Neurology, Private Practice), Sung Bae Lee (Neurology, Private Practice)
• 2010 - Scott Rahimi (Neurosurgery, Medical College of Georgia)
• 2009 - Lucian Maidan (Neurology, Private Practice), Sandra Narayanan (Neurology, University of Pittsburgh)