Neurovascular Institute

For conditions where time matters, Westchester Medical Center is the premier Comprehensive Stroke and Cerebrovascular Center.

Our Program

The Neurovascular Institute at Westchester Medical Center is a primary referral center for the treatment of aneurysms, strokes, arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs), carotid artery and vertebral artery atherosclerotic disease (hardening of the arteries), intracranial stenosis as well as other conditions such as cavernous malformations and Moyamoya disease.

Complete Spectrum of Care

The Neurovascular Institute offers Comprehensive Stroke and Cerebrovascular treatment that serves the Hudson Valley and beyond, providing emergency stroke and neurovascular services 24 hours-a-day, 7 days-a-week.

We are the only comprehensive stroke and cerebrovascular center in the region and one of only a few in the United States offering comprehensive neurovascular care. Air or ground transportation is available to help facilitate patient transfers.

Located in scenic Westchester County, our 60-acre campus also includes the Medical Center's academic affiliate, New York Medical College. Westchester Medical Center is one of only 12 academic medical centers in the State of New York and is the only academic medical center and tertiary care referral center in the Hudson Valley region.

Our new, state-of-the-art flat panel detector, biplane, 3-Dimensional Interventional Neuroradiology Suite - the only one of its kind in the Hudcon Valley - is specially designed for the treatment of neurovascular disease. In addition, dedicated Stroke and Neuroscience Intensive Care Units provide the most advanced Neurocritical Care.

A multidisciplinary team of neurosurgeons, neurologists, diagnostic and interventional neuroradiologists, critical care intensivists, and anesthesiologists provide highly specialized care for all aspects of neurovascular disease. Our physicians have access to the latest technologies and the most advanced techniques enabling them to provide patients with the best care possible.

Through coordination with referring physicians, a multidisciplinary staff and advanced diagnostic, medical and surgical services, our experts work together to provide the most comprehensive treatment available for patients requiring advanced neurovascular care. Our physicians work closely with referring physicians and provide a rapid and thorough evaluation of patients with all neurovascular disorders. Each patient's case is discussed at a Neurovascular conference, where a personalized treatment plan is developed based on the individual patient's needs.

Diagnostic and Treatment Resources

Microsurgery: Skull-base and Neurovascular surgery,

aneurysm clipping, AVM surgery, Bypass, Carotid Endarterectomy

Endovascular Surgery: Coiling, stenting, angioplasty, embolization

Neuroradiology - State-of-the-art tools including:

-Computed tomography (CT) scan; Spiral CT, 3D CT-angiography

-Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

-Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA)

-MR-spectroscopy,

-Cerebral angiography; Biplane angiography,

-3-D rotational angiography

Carotid artery auscultation and duplex scan

Radiosurgery: LINAC

Neuro-Intensive Care Unit

A dedicated neuro-intensive care unit provides sophisticated neurocritical care at Westchester Medical Center. This Level I Trauma Center and Acute Brain Injury Center employs the latest multi-modality monitoring techniques to care for patients with severe neurological injuries. This distinguished unit is one of the most technologically advanced and sophisticated neuro-critical care units in the nation, and is the only academic facility of its kind in the region.

Research and Clinical Trials

Research is an integral and important mission of the Neuro-Vascular Institute. Patients have an opportunity to participate in clinical trials evaluating the very latest drugs and devices that may help their condition. There are currently several ongoing trials in cerebrovascular disease.