Dr. Aziz-Sultan is Chief of the Division of Vascular/Endovascular Neurosurgery in the Department of Neurosurgery and is Co-Director of the Comprehensive Stroke Center and an Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at Harvard Medical School.
Personal Statement
I am currently the Chief of Vascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and an Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School. I completed my training in neurosurgery under the mentorship of world-renowned cerebrovascular surgeons and later went on to cross train in endovascular under leaders in neurointerventional radiology. Training closely under the guidance of pioneers in two distinct fields has allowed me to develop an independent multidisciplinary approach to patient care, utilizing and merging different ideologies and techniques into the evolving field of hybrid cerebrovascular surgery. This opportunity to learn from mentors in sometimes competing fields has taught me the value of collaboration and the tremendous strides that can be made through cross pollination of ideas and disciplines. I have used these principles of integration to form a world-class team at Brigham; a cerebrovascular center consisting of neurologists, neuroradiologists, neurosurgeons, and basic scientists.
Clinical Practice
My pursuit of clinical excellence has led me to form multi disciplinary clinics to treat and study patients with cerebrovascular disease by evaluation and input by physicians from different disciplines. Rather than competing, we support local physicians and hospital systems through direct proctoring or collaborative research projects. We have tested our clinical questions in the lab and then applied their findings to improve patient care through our translation research efforts. We have described a number of novel treatment options for patients with cerebrovascular disease. We have designed two state of the art stand-alone hybrid operating rooms that allow us to perform procedures that were not previously possible with un-paralleled efficiency and safety using the latest in imaging and surgical technology.
Research
My pursuit of scientific innovation has led his team to enroll in a number of important clinical trials focusing on stroke, novel aneurysm devices, and intracerebral hemorrhages. We are conducting a number of these trials through joint efforts between the neurology, neurosurgery, and radiology departments. I am working on novel projects with neuroscientists on the application of biomarkers and stem cells in the diagnosis and treatment of stroke. My team and I collaborate with the BWH neuro-oncology group to utilize cerebrovascular imaging, access, and drug delivery to treat tumors of the CNS.
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