Fellowship - Neurocritical Care | AdventHealth Graduate Medical Education

Located in Orlando, Florida, our UCNS-accredited Neurocritical Care Fellowship offers 12–24 months of high-acuity training in a collaborative, interdisciplinary environment. Fellows manage complex neurologic and neurosurgical cases in a dedicated 40-bed neuroscience ICU located within the Ginsburg Tower of our nearly 1300-bed, quaternary care hospital.

Our mission is to train the next generation of neurointensivists to become expert clinicians, researchers, and leaders through immersive experience, mentorship, and innovation.

40-bed dedicated Neuro ICU with integrated stepdown unit
High-volume comprehensive stroke and neurosurgical center
Multidisciplinary faculty from 7 critical care subspecialties
Training in advanced neuromonitoring, ICP, EEG, and neuroimaging
Fully supported research via the Center for Academic Research Excellence (CARE)
Located in Orlando, Florida—a diverse, affordable, and family-friendly city

Okorie Okorie, MD

Program Director

Murad Talahma, MD

Associate Program Director

Amay Parikh, MD

Faculty

Michael P Bellew, MD — Michael Bellew, MD

Faculty (Neurosurgery)

Indrani Enid Acosta, MD — Indrani Acosta , MD

Faculty (Neurology and Vascular Neurology)

Bassel Raad, MD

Faculty

Carlos Pacheco, MD

Faculty

Khaled Fernainy, MD

Faculty

Huan Wang, MD — Huan (John) Wang, MD

Faculty

Albagir Alarabi, MD

PGY-4

Suzette Millington-Buffong, DO

PGY-4

Ariel Ruiz de Villa, MD

PGY-4

Curriculum: Rotation Schedule
Block Rotations include but are not limited to the following:
Foundations of Neurocritical Care Bootcamp
• Neurosciences ICU (Core)
• Neuroanesthesia and Advanced Airway Management
• Medical ICU
• ICU Epileptology and Electroencephalography (EEG)
• CICU/SICU
• Neuroradiology and Transcranial Doppler
• Elective (Neurointervention, Neurorehab, Research, Ethics, etc.)
Procedural and Monitoring Training
Fellows gain hands-on experience with:
Airway management and ventilator strategies
Central and arterial line placement
Flexible bronchoscopy
Bedside ultrasonography
Intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring and EVD management
Brain oximetry and multimodal neuromonitoring
Continuous EEG and neurotelemetry interpretation
Research and Scholarly Activity: The Importance of Research
Helps to fulfill the competency requirement of "practice-based learning"
Helps our quality assessment
Helps us to serve our patients better and with more treatment options
Teaches Residents how to achieve these goals in their future practices
Residents, fellows, and faculty involved in required GME scholarly activities receive guidance from the Center for Academic Research Excellence (CARE) through the Clinical Academic Research team, comprised of an Academic Research Mentor, a Project Coordinator, and a Regulatory Coordinator. In addition, the center includes a group of biostatisticians, a health economist, and a medical editor.
CARE assists residents and faculty with all types of scholarly activities (case studies, QI projects and research studies), from study design and protocol development, to data analysis and poster, presentation or manuscript preparation.
Our fellows are active contributors to the academic mission.
Through the Center for Academic Research Excellence (CARE), you'll receive:
Individualized mentorship from research faculty
Help with IRB, data analysis, and medical writing
Support for abstracts, posters, and manuscripts
Fellows are encouraged to present at national meetings including NCS, AAN, SCCM, and AANEM.
Certifications: All fellows are certified in:
Emergency Neurologic Life Support (ENLS)
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
Fundamental Critical Care Support (FCCS)
In addition, fellows will complete training to become ENLS and FCCS instructors.
Eligibility: The fellowship will be open to applicants with internal medicine, emergency medicine, neurology, neurosurgery residency training or critical care fellowship training. The Neurocritical Care training fellowship may last up to 24 months. Fellows who have a previous fellowship in Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Critical Care, Surgical Critical Care and Anesthesia Critical Care will be able to undergo a 12 month fellowship training curriculum.
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Sample Resident Agreement
Eligibility and Selection Policy
Benefits and Wellness: We'll Take Care of You
Uniforms:
Residents receive two white jackets for their year in fellowship. Scrubs are provided in each location's OR locker room if required.
Meals:
Residents have free meals while on duty and access to physician lounge.
Parking
Designated physician parking is free.
Meals:
Residents have access to the physician lounge when on duty.
Physician Wellbeing
For more information on the many benefits offered across all programs, click here.
Life in Orlando: Enjoy living in one of America’s most dynamic cities:
Affordable cost of living
No state income tax
World-class entertainment and family amenities
Proximity to beaches and nature

Neurocritical Care Fellowship

About the Program

Why Choose Us?

Faculty of AdventHealth Medical Education

Okorie Okorie, MD

Murad Talahma, MD

Amay Parikh, MD

Michael Bellew, MD

Indrani Acosta , MD

Bassel Raad, MD

Carlos Pacheco, MD

Khaled Fernainy, MD

Huan (John) Wang, MD

Current Fellows

Albagir Alarabi, MD

Suzette Millington-Buffong, DO

Ariel Ruiz de Villa, MD

Program Information

Neurocritical Care Fellowship

About the Program

Why Choose Us?

Faculty of AdventHealth Medical Education

Okorie Okorie, MD

Murad Talahma, MD

Amay Parikh, MD

Michael Bellew, MD

Indrani Acosta , MD

Bassel Raad, MD

Carlos Pacheco, MD

Khaled Fernainy, MD

Huan (John) Wang, MD

Current Fellows

Albagir Alarabi, MD

Suzette Millington-Buffong, DO

Ariel Ruiz de Villa, MD

Program Information

Application Process

Contact Information