Neurocritical Care Fellowship

Our program trains physicians in the acute care of critically ill patients with an underlying neurological process. The faculty consists of multiple neurointensivists from different backgrounds with the majority having dual training in addition to their neuro ICU including epilepsy, stroke, and endovascular neurosurgery with strong and direct involvement with our colleagues in Neurosurgery, Critical care and Pulmonary critical care who are also part of our faculty and educators.

Our dedicated neuro ICU care for a wide variety of patient population including advanced cerebrovascular disorders, neuro-oncology, status epilepticus, neuromuscular diseases, infectious and autoimmune encephalopathies , spinal cord emergencies , wide variety oof metabolic encephalopathies , and perioperative and post-operative neurosurgical care. We also provides a consult service for all patient with targeted temperature management (TTM) for comatose survivors of cardiac arrest at Methodist University Hospital. In addition to our primary site at MUH which is a comprehensive stroke center and advanced cardiac and transplant center.

Our fellows rotate through affiliated different sites including Baptist Memorial Hospital which is a tertiary hospital for advanced cardiovascular ICU, ECMO and cardiac surgery and cardiac transplant exposure as well as Regional one hospital which is our level one trauma center for advanced exposure to trauma resuscitation , multiorgan injury and sever traumatic brain injury.

The fellowship is a two year, UCNS fully accredited program with strong focus on critical care with minimum of 10 months in the Neuroscience ICU but stretching beyond the walls of the neuro ICU to involve critical care EEG , multimodality monitoring , clinical research, advanced bedside ultrasound, including advanced point of care ECHO, and advanced airway management, including fiberoptic and video assisted laryngoscopy, advanced vascular access and all fellows are trained in bedside percutaneous tracheostomy.

Our fellowship program reflect the message of the neurocritical care society by representing a multi-disciplinary team of neurocritical care providers whose mission is to improve outcomes for patients with life-threatening neurological illnesses. Comprised of physicians, nurses, pharmacists, advanced practice providers, researchers and scientists. We invest in our graduate with a strong mentorship program and substantial effort to the career development of our fellows.

Khalid Alsherbini, MD