Neurology
We are participating in the 2026-2027 interview season!
About the Program
Residency Overview
Garden City Hospital offers an excellent community hospital-based training experience in adult neurology. GCH is an accredited Stroke Center and is affiliated with the Michigan Stroke Network.
The Neurology Residency is a four-year program inclusive of the PGY-1 year. Training centers around an active consult service at Garden City Hospital, with ambulatory care rotations at the International Medical Clinic at Garden City Hospital & Bloomfield Hills, plus specialized rotations at other affiliated sites.
Quick facts
Program duration: 4 years
Approved positions: 8
Current filled positions: 8
Program Director
Ramesh Madhavan, MD, DM, FAAN
Dr. Madhavan is a graduate of Madras Medical College in Chennai, India. He completed his residency training in Neurology and a fellowship in Vascular Neurology at Wayne State University. Dr. Madhavan is board certified in both General Neurology and Vascular Neurology. Dr. Madhavan has been teaching since 2007 and is a member of the American Academy of Neurology.
Curriculum
Our rotation block diagrams are based on educational requirements established by the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). Our rotation curriculum includes:
PGY-1
- 4 blocks of inpatient Internal Medicine
- 3 blocks of Adult Neurology
- 1 block of Critical Care medicine
- 1 block of Night House float
- 1 block of Infectious Disease medicine
- 1 block of Cardiology
- 1 block of Emergency Medicine
- 1 block of Neuro-Ophthalmology
PGY-2
- 5 months of Neurology
- 2 months of inpatient Adult Neurology
- 1 month of Neuroradiology
- 1 month outpatient Adult Neurology
- 3 months of Epilepsy/EMU
PGY-3
- 3 months of Adult Neurology
- 3 months of Electromyography (EMG)
- 2 months of Pediatric Neurology
- 1 month of Movement Disorders
- 2 months of inpatient Adult Neurology
- 1 elective month
PGY-4
- 5 months of Adult Neurology
- 1 month of Pediatric Neurology
- 2 months of Neuropathology
- 1 month of outpatient Headache
- 2 months of inpatient Adult Neurology
- 1 month of Psychiatry
Academic Accolades
Information for this year is coming soon! In the meantime, checkout highlights from our previous years.
NRSP
- Versive Seizures – M. Saleh
- Case Presenatation: Focal seizures with Loss of Awareness via Right Temporal Spike in Refractory Status Epilepticus – G. Faria-Mendez
AAN
- Comparison of Two Thresholds with MRI DWI Sequence in Diagnosing Acute Ischemic Stroke – B.Peechakara / T. Swaminathan / T. Graham / N. Kumar / M. Saleh / G. Faria-Mendez / I. Rahal / I. Maliakkal / K. Ariff / A. Khawaja / A. Tobar / P. Bhattacharya / R. Madhavan / N. George
MSUCOM Research Day
- Belle’s Palsy Secondary to Acute Varicella-Zoster Meningitis in an Immunocompetant 27-year old male – B. Peechakara / M. Saleh / A. Tobar / C. Shiran
AES
- Successful use of Reduced-Montage Point-of-care EEG in Management of Seizures and Status Epilepticus at a Community Hospital – T. Graham / S. Brill / I. Inis / M. Saleh / T. Swaminathan
AAPM
- Difficult Postoperative Symptoms: A Case Report of Joint Pain and Fever Following Spinal Cord Stimulator Placement in a Patient with Psoriatic Arthritis – N. Kumar / A. Majjhoo
API Conference
- Augmentation of Blood Pressure with Norepinephrine in a Normotensive Patient, Targeting SBP 180 for management of Acute Ischemic Stroke – A. Vadher / T. Graham / S. Kambhatla / R. Madhavan
MAPI
- Strepotococcus Agalactiae Meningitis and Endocarditis Complicated by Septic Emboli and a Possible Cerebral Abscess in an elderly patient – N. Malik / N. Kumar / G. Mendez / I. Rahal / S. Kambhatla / R. Madhavan / T. Swaminathan
Orthopedics
Emergency Services
Rehabilitation
Breast Care Center
Heart and Vascular
