The Core – Fall 2020 Newsletter

SVIN is proud to re-introduce The Core, SVIN’s Quarterly Newsletter.

This publication is led by Dr. Fawaz Al-Mufti and the Social Media and Digital Strategy Committee. Look for a new collection of articles every quarter.

The Core is available to all current SVIN members. Join or renew your SVIN membership NOW! The Core relies on SVIN members to generate content. Would you like to contribute? Email info@svin.org for more information.

Fawaz Al-Mufti, MD

Westchester Medical Center at New York Medical College
Chair of Social Media and Digital Strategy Committee

#NeuroHeros in Fighting COVID-19

Written by Alhamza R. Al-Bayati, MD Since its emergence in December 2019, the novel highly pathogenic virus coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has become a global health threat. It was declared a pandemic on March 11, 2020. Healthcare workers (HCWs) continued to provide...

Anise – Hope is the Thing with Feathers

It was a Tuesday morning when my 2-year-old son and I walked to a café. Once we sat down, I gave my son, Brooks, his bagel, and he dove right in. Other customers laughed good-naturedly because of the mess he was making. They mentioned how cute he was, I smiled,...

Hot off the #FOAMed Press!

#FOAMed (Free Open Access Medical Education) is a disruptive innovation in the world of medical education that has spontaneously emerged from the myriads of open access medical education resources being distributed on #SoMe (Social Media). FOAMed encompasses the...

USF FELLOWSHIP

Overview of the Program, University of South Florida The University of South Florida (USF) Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair is pleased to announce a newly accredited Fellowship in Neuroendovascular Surgery. This 1-2-year fellowship is CAST accredited under...

The Cutting Edge: Technology Updates

In recent years, many new devices have attempted to solve the challenges associated with Neuroendovascular aneurysm treatment technology more specific, wide-neck aneurysm neuroembolization. This has led to a plethora of neuroendovascular interventional options based...

President’s Corner

Dear SVIN Members, I would like to start with applauding and thanking you all for your service. With everything going on around the world over the last year, we understand the struggles some of you have endured caring for patients, loved ones and the world as a whole....

Fellows Corner

A warm welcome to all the Neuro-Endovascular Fellows! On the behalf of all SVIN faculty members, fellows and residents, I want to welcome all Neuro-Endovascular Fellows who have started fellowship. We are all proud to welcome you to our ranks as you embark on this...

Global News MT2020 – Mission Thrombectomy

Vascular Neurologist NeuroEndovascular surgery / Interventional Neurology fellow. Miami, US The recently published RESILIENT* trial demonstrated the benefit of mechanical thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke in a variety of health care settings, demonstrating that...

Member & Program Highlights

My name is Vishal Jani. I am a vascular and interventional neurologist who completed a residency and fellowship training from Michigan State University.  In 2016, the standard of care for stroke treatment was changing throughout the globe because of the American Heart...