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Introduction to the Neuroradiology Program

The Neuroradiology program at Dalhousie University is a Royal College accredited residency that builds on the certification in the primary specialty of diagnostic radiology. This comprehensive two-year training program exposes residents to all aspects of pediatric and adult diagnostic neuroradiology and interventional neuroradiology.

Program Overview

To apply for this residency, applicants must have certification in Diagnostic Radiology from The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, or be eligible for this certification. Upon successful completion of the program, residents will be eligible to challenge the Royal College examination in neuroradiology and be ready to practice as a subspecialist in this exciting and dynamic discipline.

Program Structure

The program offers:

• Weekly combined clinical neuroscience rounds
• Weekly neuroradiology teaching rounds
• Weekly interdisciplinary patient-care oriented stroke rounds, head and neck tumour board, brain tumour board, neurovascular rounds, epilepsy rounds
• One day per week of protected research time
• Elective rotations in related clinical neuroscience specialties

Curriculum

Residents will learn about:

• Adult and pediatric computed tomography (CT) of the head and neck, brain and spine
• Adult and pediatric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the head and neck, brain and spine
• Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS)
• Neurosonography, including carotid Doppler and neonatal cranial and spinal ultrasound
• Endovascular treatment of stroke, cerebral aneurysms and vascular malformations of the brain and spine
• Image-guided spine interventions, including vertebroplasty, tumour biopsy and disc aspiration, nerve and facet blocks
• Research methods in neuroradiology

Faculty and Research

The core faculty includes five full-time adult neuroradiologists at the QEII Health Sciences Centre and one pediatric neuroradiologist at the IWK Health Centre. The team works closely with adult and pediatric neurosurgeons, head and neck surgeons, neurologists, neuropathologists, and neuroscientists across the Dalhousie campus, and is active in multicentre clinical trials and local investigator-driven research that pushes the boundaries of clinical neuroscience.

Application Requirements

Applicants must follow the process and deadlines for applying for fellowship and provide evidence of LMCC or MCCEE certification, in addition to the requirements for adult fellowships.