Neurocritical Care Fellowship

Neurocritical Care specialists take comprehensive, multisystem care of critically ill neurological patients. Neurointensivists take on the primary care role for their patients in the NeuroICU, coordinating both neurological and medical management. Most uniquely, neurocritical care addresses the interface between the brain and other organ systems in the setting of critical illness.

The Neurocritical Care Fellowship at Weill Cornell Medical College is a United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties (UCNS)-certified two-year joint program with the Columbia University College of Physician & Surgeons. The curriculum is equally balanced between neurological and medical aspects of critical care and fulfills the UCNS Neurocritical Care training criteria. There are three to four positions available each year.  

Fellows will learn traditional and ultrasound-guided central venous line placement, arterial line placement, pulmonary artery catheterization, placement of intravascular cooling devices, lumbar puncture/drains, continuous EEG monitoring, cerebral microdialysis, ventriculostomy management, endotracheal intubation, neurosonology training (Duplex and transcranial Doppler), ventilator management, fiberoptic bronchoscopy, chest tube placement, percutaneous tracheostomy, and monitoring of brain oxygen, temperature, and blood flow. In addition to clinical bedside teaching and practice in the NeuroICUs, fellows will also rotate through the medical intensive care unit (MICU), surgical intensive care unit (SICU), cardiothoracic intensive care unit (CTICU), and operating rooms (OR). Fellows are eligible for Neurocritical Care board certification upon completion of the fellowship. 

Application Information

Applicants must be graduates of an ACGME-accredited Neurology, Emergency Medicine, Anesthesiology, Internal Medicine, or Neurosurgery residency program. Graduates of both U.S. and foreign medical schools are eligible to apply.  For foreign applicants, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital ONLY sponsors J-1 visas through ECFMG.

Applicants should provide:

1.  A personal letter of interest addressed to:

Alexander E. Merkler, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Division of Neurocritical Care
Assistant Professor of Neuroscience, Brain and Mind Research Institute
Site Director, New York-Presbyterian Neurocritical Care Fellowship

Weill Cornell Medicine
525 East 68th Street Suite F610
New York, NY 10065
Tel: 212 746 0382

E-mail all application materials to:
alm9097@med.cornell.edu

Please direct all inquiries about fellowship admission to Janice Void, jav2013@med.cornell.edu at (212) 746-6515.

Our Fellows

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Weill Cornell Medicine Neurology 525 E. 68th St.
PO Box 117
New York, NY 10065 Phone: (212) 746-6575