Steven Zeiler, MD PhD
- Director, Vascular Neurology Fellowship Program
- Associate Professor of Neurology
The Johns Hopkins Vascular Neurology Fellowship
The Johns Hopkins Vascular Neurology Fellowship is a one-year program offering extensive experience in clinical vascular neurology as well as clinical research training.
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Fellowship at a Glance:
- Duration: one year
- Accreditation: Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)
- How to Apply: applications must be submitted through ERAS
- Match: the program participates with the NRMP Specialty Matching Service (SMS). Please register with NRMP to participate in the match.
Program Features
- Rotations in the 24-bed Neuro Critical Care Unit (NCCU), the in-patient stroke unit and stroke service, the stroke consultation service, and inpatient rehabilitation ward.
- Fellows will have increasing responsibility throughout the year in supervising the acute stroke team, managing an array of available diagnostic imaging techniques, directing IV thrombolysis, and assisting with acute endovascular interventions.
- The program encompasses the spectrum of cerebrovascular disease, from critically-ill patients with acute stroke, to stroke rehabilitation and secondary stroke prevention.
- The program is strongly committed to clinical research. Fellows will complete an independent research project and work with faculty writing manuscripts, reviews and potentially draft grant proposals. The Division has many collaborative studies with Neurocritical Care (Department of Anesthesia), Radiology, Neurosurgery, and Cardiac Surgery.
Fellowship Director
Current Fellows | Class of 2027
Maria Molinaro, MD
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2021)
Pediatrics: Johns Hopkins Hospital (2021-2023)
Pediatric Neurology Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital (2023-2026)
Pediatrics: Johns Hopkins Hospital (2021-2023)
Pediatric Neurology Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital (2023-2026)
Karishma Popli, MD, MS
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University (2022)
Internal Medicine: Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center (2022-2023)
Neurology: Johns Hopkins Hospital (2023-2026)
Ariel Winnick, MD
Medical School: Ben Gurion University (2022)
Internal Medicine: University of Southern Alabama (2022-2023)
Neurology: Johns Hopkins Hospital (2023-2026)
Internal Medicine: University of Southern Alabama (2022-2023)
Neurology: Johns Hopkins Hospital (2023-2026)
Fellowship Faculty
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Argye Elizabeth Hillis, MD
- Director, Center of Excellence in Stroke Detection and Diagnosis, Sheikh Khalifa Stroke Institute
- Professor of Neurology
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John Krakauer, MA MD
- Director, the Center for the Study of Motor Learning and Brain Repair
- Professor of Neurology
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Lisa Renee Sun, MD
- Associate Program Director, Pediatric Neurology Residency Program
- Associate Professor of Neurology
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Victor Cruz Urrutia, MD
- Director, The Johns Hopkins Hospital Comprehensive Stroke Center
- Professor of Clinical Neurology
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Steven Zeiler, MD PhD
- Director, Vascular Neurology Fellowship Program
- Associate Professor of Neurology
Fellowship Alumni
- 2026 Jean-Luc Rolland, MD
Aleksandra Safonova, MD - 2025 Ethan Miller, MD
Navangi Patel, MD - 2024 Narenraj Arulprakash, MBBS
Shenwen Huang, MD, PhD - 2023 Julie Gudenkauf, MD
Brian Villafuerte Trisolini, MD,
- 2022 Karissa Arthur, MD
Iman Moeini Naghani, MD - 2021: Zafer Keser, MD
Eileena Newton, MD - 2020: Olanrewaju Agbe-Davies, MBBS
Taylor Haight, MD - 2019: Burton Tabaac, MD
Ali Saber-Tehrani, MD - 2018: Lauren Dunn, MD
Kelly Ann Patrice, MD - 2017: Jay Hinkle, MD
Michelle Lin, MD
Lisa Sun, MD - 2016: Qing "Sunny" Hao, MD
Michelle Johansen, MD - 2015: Mona Bahouth, MD
Mario Cerdan-Trevino,MD - 2014: Jennifer Dearborn, MD, MPH
Romanus "Roland" Faigle, MD, PhD - 2013: Ryan Felling, MD, PhD
Shyian Jen, MD
Bogachan Sahin, MD - 2012: Martinson "Marty" Arnan, MD
Elisabeth Marsh, MD - 2011: Yolanda Chik, MD
- 2010 Richard Leigh, MD
Steven Zeiler, MD, PhD - 2009: n/a
- 2008: Jennifer Berkeley, MD, PhD
- 2007: n/a
- 2006: Lori Jordan, MD