The Cerebrovascular Center at Johns Hopkins is dedicated to providing the best prevention, diagnosis, treatment, care and outcomes for patients with a wide range of cerebrovascular disorders. When developing treatment plans for our patients, we focus on a cooperative, multidisciplinary approach. Physicians, nurses who are specifically trained in neuroscience and allied healthcare providers are all involved in the care of our patients. Based on each patient’s individual needs, the team is compiled from several specialty areas including neurology, neurosurgery and neuroradiology.
The cerebrovascular team at Johns Hopkins seeks to serve both the emergent/urgent patient who has suffered stroke or cerebral hemorrhage as well as the elective patient who is stable, but requires diagnosis and treatment for a condition like a cerebral aneurysm. Whether a patient has a blood vessel malfunction or abnormality that can occur in the brain, spinal cord and neck that requires neurosurgical care, or has suffered a stroke and needs the care of a neurologist, our team is uniquely positioned to help.
The progress of cerebrovascular care at Johns Hopkins is real. Our team routinely pushes the confines of the diseases and conditions we treat and challenge ourselves to improve treatment and care by understanding the potential for current and evolving therapies and techniques. We believe in being at the forefront of surgical and neurological techniques.
The success of the Cerebrovascular Center at Johns Hopkins has been realized through outstanding care and compliance with consensus-based national standards with emphasis on the importance of educating healthcare workers and the public about the recognition, prevention and treatment of this type of disorder. We have two Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) certified Primary Stroke Centers – one at our main campus in downtown Baltimore and one at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center – which demonstrates our commitment to achieving better outcomes for our patients.
The Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center and The Johns Hopkins Hospital have earned the Gold Seal of Approval for stroke care from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). Hopkins Bayview achieved its designation in January, 2005 and JHH did so in May, 2005. Both are amont the first hospitals in Maryland to be awarded the distinct Primary Stroke Center Certification. 
