Assistant Professor of Neurology
Phone: (412) 647-3030
e-mail: jovintg@upmc.edu

Specialized Areas of Interest

Stroke.

Biography

Tudor G. Jovin, M.D. is the UPMC Stroke Institute Fellowship Program Director and co-director of the UPMC Center for Neuroendovascular Therapy. In addition to his clinical responsibilities as a vascular neurologist at Presbyterian University Hospital and VA Pittsburgh Health Care Center, Dr. Jovin has significantly contributed to the growth of the interventional neuroradiology service in the past year, especially in the direction of ischemic stroke related procedures such as extracranial carotid stenting, extracranial vertebral stenting, intracranial stenting and acute stroke thrombolysis. As one of the first neurointerventionalists in the country with neurology background training, Dr Jovin has shown strong commitment to the advancement of this field by promoting the training of neurologists in neurointerventional procedures.

In the past three years since Dr. Jovin has joined the neuroendovascular practice at UPMC, two other neurologists have either graduated neurointerventional fellowship at UPMC or are currently in training. Dr. Jovin’s research in the area of stroke related interventions has materialized into over 15 articles published or accepted for publication in the past academic year with 10 papers as first or senior (corresponding) author. Dr Jovin serves on the executive committee of the American Academy of Neurology, Interventional Neurology Section as the project work group leader for practice related issues and is a founding board member of the Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology, where he also serves on the research committee

Dr. Jovin's publications can be reviewed through the National Library of Medicine's publication database.

Professional Organization Membership

American Academy of Neurology
American Heart Association- Stroke Council
American Society of Neuroimaging
American Association of Neurological Surgeons