Vascular Neurology Fellowship at the Mount Sinai Health System

Our fellowship program is a one-year ACGME-approved fellowship in vascular neurology. There are four fellows each year. Our program offers the opportunity to develop expertise in the management of cerebrovascular disease in a variety of inpatient and outpatient settings. The Mount Sinai Health System is one of the nation’s largest and busiest hospital networks, and our fellows assist in directing the care of a uniquely diverse patient population across several of the Mount Sinai sites. The majority of the fellows’ time is spent at The Mount Sinai Hospital located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, with additional rotations at the Mount Sinai West campus as well as Elmhurst Hospital in Queens. At all of these sites, fellows work closely with our interventional neuroradiology (IR) team – the largest and most active in New York City - as well as with our well-recognized neuroradiology and neurocritical care teams. 

The stroke faculty across the hospitals of the Mount Sinai Health System are committed to providing our fellows with the most up-to-date and comprehensive vascular neurology training.

Didactics
In addition to their clinical rotations, fellows participate in a number of conferences designed to enhance their skills in teaching, critical analysis of literature, and neuroradiology. They lead weekly multidisciplinary conferences attended by stroke, IR and neuroradiology faculty; they present at monthly journal clubs and clinical case conferences; and they participate in weekly stroke conferences led by both Mount Sinai faculty and experts from around the country on current topics in vascular neurology.

Fellows follow their own patients in their outpatient stroke fellows’ clinic, which is held weekly at the Mount Sinai Hospital and staffed by stroke faculty.

Fellows have 3 months of dedicated elective time that provides them the opportunity to pursue areas of personal and professional interest, including participating in ongoing federally-funded neuroepidemiologic and clinical research projects, quality improvement and medical education projects, transcranial and carotid doppler training, and additional neuroradiology, interventional neuroradiology and neurocritical care experience.

8 to 9 months of inpatient service (The Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai West, Elmhurst Hospital)

3 months of elective (including dedicated time for research, neuroradiology and ultrasound)

1 month of vacation

Meet our current class of fellows:

Ankita Tripathi, MD Amol Mehta, MD

Ankita Tripathi

Background: I grew up in New Jersey. I did a combined 7-year BA/MD program at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School where I double majored in neuroscience and global health (which included a medical mission in the Himalayas!). I then completed my neurology residency at Mount Sinai's Beth Israel/West program. I love to hike, play the guitar and visit museums.

Why I chose Mount Sinai: Because of the fantastic co-workers and colleagues I get to call family, and because of the unmatched mentorship. The unmatched museums on the Upper East Side don’t hurt either!

Amol Mehta, MD

Background: I’m from Maryland. I did my undergraduate education at the University of Maryland College Park. I went to the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine for medical school, and then I completed my internship and neurology residency at Columbia University Medical Center. I am planning on pursuing neurointervention, and am also interested in understanding disparities and achieving equity in health care, and innovation in medical devices and systems of care. For fun, I like to play the Tenor Saxophone - you can find me playing at the late-night jam session at Smalls Jazz Club in the West Village (when I'm not on call!).

Why I chose Mount Sinai: I chose to come to Sinai for the collaborative and cutting-edge approach to stroke care.  Everyone I’ve worked with – and the faculty here is big, diverse, and brings varied perspectives to each case - is dedicated to approaching cases in a thoughtful and evidence-based manner that gives the patient the best shot at recovering function. Also everyone is very friendly and lots of fun to work with!
Kate Kerpen, MD Adam Karp, MD

Kate Kerpen, MD

Background: I grew up on the North Shore of Long Island.  I went to the University of Pennsylvania and majored in biology in college, and then went to Stony Brook University School of Medicine for medical school. I completed my internship and neurology residency at Mount Sinai. Fun fact: My twin brother and I were born at Mount Sinai!

Why I chose Mount Sinai: Mount Sinai was my first choice for neurology residency and again for my vascular neurology fellowship. It is truly a world class health system.  I knew that training here would expose me to a wide breadth and high volume of complex cases, and would allow me the chance to work with experts in the field in a supportive and fun training environment.

Adam Karp, MD

Background: I grew up in Springfield, New Jersey and studied Neuroscience at Muhlenberg College before heading to New York Medical College in Westchester, NY. I completed my medicine preliminary year at Forest Hills Hospital before I came to Mount Sinai for my neurology residency. I am passionate about medical education and pursued education tracks in both medical school and residency and have had the opportunity to become very involved in medical education-based research at Mount Sinai. In my free time, I enjoy swimming and Peloton, going to the movies, spending time with my dog in Central Park (right around the corner from Sinai!), and sampling craft beers.

Why I chose Mount Sinai: The supportive and warm community here is exceptional, and the hospital system provides wide exposure to a variety of clinical environments as well as a remarkably diverse patient population.

 

 Our Previous Fellows:

Class of 2023:

  • Mehrdad Emami, MD; Vascular Neurologist, Mount Sinai South Nassau, Oceanside, NY
  • Megan Longenberger, MD; Vascular Neurologist at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown, PA
  • Andrew Lee, MD; Vascular Neurologist, NYU Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst, Elmhurst, NY
  • Aaisha Mozumder, MD; Interventional Neuroradiology Fellowship at Queens Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii

Class of 2022:

  • Justin Tay, MD; Vascular Neurologist and Stroke Director of Mount Sinai Queens, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
  • Marianna Atiya, MD; Vascular Neurologist, Atlantic Health System, Summit, NJ
  • Mallory Luckey, MD; Vascular and General Neurologist, Telehealth Contractor, Luckey Neurology LLC
  • Luis Guada, MD; Interventional Neuroradiology Fellowship at University of Miami, FL

Class of 2021:

  • Brian Kim, MD; Vascular Neurologist and Vascular Neurology Fellowship Assistant Program Director, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
  • Jane Khalife, MD; Vascular Neurologist and Neuro-Interventionalist, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ
  • Steven Shapiro, MD; Vascular Neurologist and Neurology Clerkship Associate Director, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY

Class of 2020:

  • Vaibhav Goswami, MD; Vascular Neurologist, Tower Health, West Reading, PA
  • Kamil Steganowski, MD; Vascular and General Neurologist, Stony Brook Hospital, Stony Brook, NY
  • Mahalat Gizaw, MD; Vascular Neurologist, Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, VA

Class of 2019:

  • Ali Halfan Ali Balushi, MD; Vascular Neurologist, Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY
  • Christeena Kurian, MD; Vascular Neurologist, Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY
  • Davida Goltz, MD; Vascular Neurologist, White Plains Hospital, White Plains, NY

Class of 2018:

  • Laura Stein, MD; Vascular Neurologist and Neurology Residency Associate Program Director, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
  • Gurmeen Kaur, MD, MBBS; Vascular Neurologist and Neurology Residency Assistant Program Director, Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY

Please feel free to inquire for information on fellows of years prior to 2018

To be considered, you must have completed an ACGME-accredited neurology residency or equivalent and be eligible for licensure in the State of New York. To apply, submit your application through ERAS, including your curriculum vitae, three letters of recommendation, USMLE scores, medical school transcript, and personal statement. We begin reviewing applications on December 1st of each year and invite selected candidates for interviews from January through April.  We participate in the Vascular Neurology Fellowship Match.