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Medical College of Wisconsin Stroke Program

A wide array of surgical management options is available for intracranial vascular lesions from the neurosurgical faculty with the diagnostic assistance of the neuroradiology department. They treat a large number of intracranial aneurysms, including posterior fossa lesions and other vascular anomalies each year. Neurosurgical specialists provide comprehensive treatment and rehabilitation for patients who have had a stroke or other disease involving the cerebrovascular system.

Neurosurgery Stroke Program Faculty

Hirad S. Hedayat, MD

Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Surgery, Neurology, and Radiology; Chief of Vascular Neurosciences, Medical College of Wisconsin; Medical Director of Neurosurgery, Froedtert South Hospital; Medical Director of the Neurovascular Program, Surgical Director of the Neuroscience ICU, Froedtert Hospital; Co-Director of Pediatric Stroke and Neurovascular Program, Children's Wisconsin

Francis Jareczek, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor

John D. Nerva, MD

Assistant Professor

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National Stroke Association

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