{"id":5237,"date":"2019-04-05T21:45:44","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T01:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/neurology\/?page_id=5237"},"modified":"2026-10-02T16:57:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T20:57:19","slug":"neurocritical-care-fellowship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/neurology\/education\/subspecialty-fellowships\/neurocritical-care-fellowship\/","title":{"rendered":"Neurocritical Care Fellowship"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Welcome to neurocritical care at Boston Medical Center! BMC\u00a0is the largest safety net hospital in New England. We are a comprehensive stroke center, level four epilepsy center, and the highest volume level one trauma center in New England.\u00a0Our neurocritical care primary and consult services manage 1,300-1,400 patients per year with diverse diagnoses across the spectrum of neurologic and neurosurgical disease.<\/p>\n

Clinical Training<\/strong><\/p>\n

We are deeply committed to the development of clinically excellent neurointensivists. We train up to four fellows per year in 1- and 2-year programs customized to the training background of the individual fellow. We offer a general critical care-focused program for fellows with neurology and neurosurgery backgrounds and a neurology-focused program for graduates of anesthesia, internal medicine, emergency medicine, and critical care training programs. NCC fellows act in the sole\/primary fellow role during their core rotations in the MICU, SICU, CT-ICU, and sometimes CCU.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Two-year fellowships include eight months of elective time, and one-year fellowships include two months of elective time. We partner with our colleagues in pulmonary critical care, surgical critical care, anesthesia critical care, cardiac critical care, cardiothoracic surgery, emergency medicine, neurosurgery, interventional neuroradiology, vascular neurology, and general neurology to offer fellows a wide range of electives tailored to their individual training background to ensure program graduates are well-rounded neurointensivists and general intensivists. Many fellows take advantage of elective time to pursue one or more scholarly (education, research, or quality) projects.<\/span><\/p>\n

By graduation, all NCC fellows will develop competence in central venous catheter (including hemodialysis and subclavian line) placement, arterial line placement, lumbar puncture, bronchoscopy, advanced airway management, ultrasound guided IV placement, and administration of moderate sedation. Airway management training is through a dedicated airway rotation and on unit intubations facilitated by our close relationship with our anesthesia critical care colleagues. Additional procedural learning opportunities include tracheostomy\/PEG tube placement, ICP monitor\/EVD insertion, lumbar drain placement, paracentesis, thoracentesis, and chest tube placement.<\/span><\/p>\n

We pride ourselves in our history of training fellows from diverse backgrounds who have gone on to become leaders in neurocritical care across practice settings.<\/span><\/p>\n

Block Schedule (Effective AY 27-28)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Training Background<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nNeurology<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nAnesthesia<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nIM<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nEM<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nNeurosurgery<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nCritical Care<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Program Length (months)<\/strong><\/td>\n24<\/strong><\/td>\n24<\/strong><\/td>\n24<\/strong><\/td>\n24<\/strong><\/td>\n12<\/strong><\/td>\n12<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NCC<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MICU<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n0.5<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SICU<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n0.5<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CCU<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CT-ICU<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Airway<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0.5<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Critical Care EEG<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0.5<\/td>\n0.5<\/td>\n0.5<\/td>\n0.5<\/td>\n0.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vascular Neurology<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0.5<\/td>\n0.5<\/td>\n0.5<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Neuroradiology<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0.5<\/td>\n0.5<\/td>\n0.5<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
General Neurology<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0.5<\/td>\n0.5<\/td>\n0.5<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Research\/Electives<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
*4 weeks of vacation per year are included as 1- or 2- week intervals during elective blocks.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Didactic and Simulation Education<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"BMC is the primary teaching affiliate for the Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. Fellows gain experience teaching students, residents, and advanced practice providers on the unit, through formal didactics, and in simulation courses. BMC established and directs the New England Neurocritical Care Didactic series, through which fellows have their own didactics in neurocritical care, general critical care, and neurosurgical disease. Clinical and procedural simulation training is also included in the fellowship curriculum. Fellows gain additional teaching experience presenting at neurocritical care journal club, morbidity and mortality, and weekly case conferences<\/span><\/p>\n

Research Opportunities<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

BU and BMC faculty are committed to engaging trainees in clinical and translational research to advance the science of neurocritical care. We are a site for multiple ongoing stroke and interventional trials and have NIH-funded faculty leading innovations in non-invasive monitoring in acute brain injury and neuroprognostication after cardiac arrest. Several neurocritical care faculty members are leaders of national or international research consortia and other professional organizations. Faculty are additionally engaged in neurology education research, regularly collaborating with fellows to advance the science of medical education.<\/span><\/p>\n

Application and Interview Process<\/strong><\/p>\n

Applicants to the BU\/BMC neurocritical care fellowship must be graduates of a training program in neurology, neurological surgery, internal medicine, anesthesiology, general surgery, child neurology, emergency medicine, critical care medicine, or surgical critical care that is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC). Applicants who have matriculated in neurologic surgical residency are also eligible. If you are interested in applying,\u00a0please register with the\u00a0SF Match Neurocritical Care Central Application Service (CAS)<\/a>.\u00a0Virtual interviews typically occur from February through June. Highly qualified applicants will be contacted by our program office to schedule an interview date.<\/span><\/p>\n

Benefits<\/strong><\/p>\n

BMC offers a range of benefits for trainees. Additional details are available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Accreditation<\/strong><\/p>\n

The BU\/BMC neurocritical care fellowship is accredited by the United Council of Neurologic Subspecialities (UCNS) and ACGME.<\/p>\n

Contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/td>\nDaniel S. Harrison, MD<\/a>
\nAssociate Program Director, Neurocritical Care Fellowship
\nDepartment of Neurology\/BUSM
\nDaniel.Harrison@bmc.org<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Fellows<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
2025-2027<\/span><\/td>\n2025-2027<\/span><\/td>\n2026-2028<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Reem
\nEl-Ghawanmeh, MD<\/td>\n		Matthew Wall, DO<\/td>\nJohn Erdman, MD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Program faculty<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/a>David M. Greer, MD, MA<\/a>
\nProfessor and Chair of Neurology
\nProgram Director, Neurocritical Care Fellowship (AY26-27)
\nImmediate Past President, Neurocritical Care Society<\/p>\n

Daniel S. Harrison, MD<\/a>
\nAssistant Professor of Neurology
\nAssociate Program Director, Neurocritical Care Fellowship
\nProgram Director, Neurocritical Care Fellowship (AY27-28)<\/p>\n

Steven K. Feske, MD<\/a>
\nProfessor of Neurology
\nVice Chair for Education<\/p>\n

Charlene Ong, MD, MPHS<\/a>
\nAssociate Professor of Neurology
\nNeurointensivist<\/p>\n

Ali Daneshmand, MD<\/a>
\nAssistant Professor of Neurology
\nNeurointensivist<\/p>\n

Brian J. Coffey, MD<\/a>
\nAssistant Professor of Neurology
\nNeurointensivist<\/p>\n

Karan Hingorani, MD PhD
\nAssistant Professor of Neurology
\nNeurointensivist<\/p>\n

James W. Holsapple, MD<\/a>
\nAssociate Professor and Chair of Neurosurgery
\nProgram Director, Neurosurgery Residency<\/p>\n

Christine C. Reardon, MD<\/a>
\nClinical Professor of Medicine
\nProgram Director, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship<\/p>\n

Nurse Practitioners<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jennifer Becklehimer
\nAdela Medina
\nJason Murphy
\nStacy Osterhoudt
\nDenise Martin
\nErin Wilson
\nSarah DiBari
\nKatherine Mohr
\nLisa Lucero<\/p>\n

Program Alumni<\/strong><\/span>
\nPost-graduate appointments<\/em><\/p>\n

Class of 2026<\/strong>
\nPaulina Henriquez, MD<\/em>
\nAssistant Professor of Neurology, Brown University
\nNeurointensivist, Rhode Island Hospital<\/p>\n

Class of 2025<\/strong>
\nFnu Sameeullah, MD<\/em>\u200b
\n<\/em>Intensivist, Flowers Hospital\u200b<\/p>\n

Catherine Christie, MD<\/em>\u200b\u200b
\nNeurosurgeon, Locum Tenens\u200b<\/p>\n

Class of 2024<\/strong>
\nBrian Coffey, MD<\/em> \u200b
\nAssistant Professor, Boston University
\nNeurointensivist, Boston Medical Center\u200b \u200b<\/p>\n

\u200bWilliam Spears, MD <\/em>\u200b
\n<\/em>Clinical Assistant Professor, University of South Carolina\u200b
\nNeurointensivist, Prisma Health\u200b<\/p>\n

Class of 2023<\/strong>
\nDeepti Virmani, MD<\/em>\u200b\u200b
\n<\/em>Assistant Professor, Tufts University\u200b
\nMaine Medical Center Neurology<\/p>\n

Class of 2022<\/strong>
\nJeffrey Ruta, MD <\/em>\u200b
\n<\/em>Neurointensivist, Christiana Care \u200b
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Class of 2021<\/strong>
\nThomas Mayo, MD
\n<\/em>Neurointensivist, Norton Neurosciences Institute
\nDirector, Neurocritical Care<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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