Interventional Neurologists?

[Careofme]

With many advances in the field of neurology do you think that neurology will ever shift to a more interventional role...similar to rads and cardio?

Just curious if there was a specialty that could exist somewhere between neurology and neurosurgery.

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[eddieberetta]

Interventional neuroradiology. Currently performed mostly by radiologists and neurosurgeons with additional training. It dose not generally fall within neurology because it is closely linked with neuroangiography, traditionally a radiological procedure (originally developed by nsurg in fact). There is, of course, blurring of the specialty distinctions in this area, and there are, I believe, a few opportunities for neurologists to do fellowships. Also, there are combined neurology/radiology residencies that position candidates directly for interventional neuroradiology. Radiology is probably the most common route, with neurosurgery next, for becoming an INR.

INR includes diagnostic angiography, embolization, endovascular treatment of aneurysms and AVMs, and spine procedures including biopsy, fluoro-LP and vertebroplasty.