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Get With the Guidelines stroke award
All five Inova hospitals have achieved Stroke GOLD PLUS status along with either Honor Roll Elite or Honor Roll Elite Plus awards as part of the American Stroke Association's "Get With the Guidelines" initiative. This designation indicates that stroke assessment and services at the hospital provide patients with the best chance of survival.

Our Team

Meet the highly qualified physicians associated with the Inova Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease Program.

Program Leaders and Medical Directors

  • John W. Cochran, MD, Medical Director, Cerebrovascular Services, Inova Health System
  • Venu Vadlamudi, MD, Medical Director, Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease Program, Inova Alexandria Hospital
  • James Ecklund, MD, Program Leader, Inova Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease Program
  • Keith Sterling, MD, Medical Director, Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, Inova Alexandria Hospital/Inova Mount Vernon Hospital
  • Nilesh Vyas, MD, Medical Director, Cerebrovascular Neurological Surgery

Member physicians

Locations

Get With the Guidelines stroke award
All five Inova hospitals have achieved Stroke GOLD PLUS status along with either Honor Roll Elite or Honor Roll Elite Plus awards as part of the American Stroke Association's "Get With the Guidelines" initiative. This designation indicates that stroke assessment and services at the hospital provide patients with the best chance of survival.

News & Expert Commentary 

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August 16, 2021
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