Neurology Residency Program | Training

Neurology

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

Neurology Ramesh Madhavan, MD

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 Adult Neurology
3 blocks of Inpatient Internal Medicine
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

PGY-2

4 blocks of Neurology
2 blocks of Inpatient Adult Neurology
2 blocks of Outpatient Adult Neurology
2 blocks of Epilepsy/EMU
1 block of Neuro-Intervention
1 block Elective

PGY-3

3 blocks of Adult Neurology
2 blocks of Inpatient Adult Neurology
2 blocks of Pediatric Neurology
2 blocks of Neurophysiology
3 blocks Elective

PGY-4

5 blocks of Adult Neurology
2 blocks of Inpatient Adult Neurology
1 block of Pediatric Neurology
1 block of Psychiatry
1 block of Headache
2 blocks Elective

Possible Electives:

Neurophysiology, Epilepsy, Headache, Infectious Disease, Movement Disorders, Neurocritical Care, Neuroimaging, Neuroimmunology, Neuromuscular Medicine, Neuropathology, Pain Management, Sleep Disorder, Vascular Neurology

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

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