Vascular neurology fellows, faculty + mentors at Tufts Medical Center
The vascular neurology fellowship at Tufts Medical Center is supported by a multidisciplinary team of experts dedicated to training the next generation of stroke and cerebrovascular specialists. Our faculty provide mentorship, guidance and hands-on supervision to ensure fellows gain clinical, research and teaching skills in a high-volume academic environment.
Neurology faculty
- Emiliya Melkumova, MD — Fellowship Program Director
- David E. Thaler, MD, PhD — Chairman, Fellowship Program Director
- Lester Y. Leung, MD — Fellowship Assistant Program Director, Quality and Safety Director
- Joshua Kornbluth, MD — Neurology Critical Care
- Deborah Green-LaRoche, MD — Neurology Critical Care
- Xuemei Cai, MD — Neurology Critical Care
- Bryan K. Ho, MD — Neurologist
- Suriya Jeyapalan, MD, MPH — Neurologist
- Joel Oster, MD — Neurologist
- Mithila Vullaganti, MD — Neurologist
Associated faculty
- Adel Malek, MD, PhD — Chief of Neurovascular Surgery
- Daniel Do-Dai, MD — Chief of Neuroradiology
- Harprit Bedi, MD — Neuroradiology
- Neel Madan, MD — Neuroradiology
- Zachary W. Bohart, MD — Neuro-Rehabilitation
Our people are committed to nurturing the professional growth of each fellow, helping them become skilled clinicians, researchers and educators in vascular neurology. Fellows benefit from mentorship across neurology, neurocritical care, neuroradiology, neurovascular surgery and rehabilitation, ensuring a well-rounded and high-quality training experience.