Stroke/Neurovascular fellowship

Neurovascular fellowship training program 

A 1 to 2 year Neurovascular Fellowship is available at the Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM) 

Training will allow fellows to obtain a certificate from the CHUM and a national diploma from the Canadian Stroke Consortium Neurovascular Fellowship


Our Neurovascular health program is: 


Our Team:


Outpatient activities:


In-patient activities:


Fellow training program:


We accept candidates from diverse training backgrounds (including Neurology, Internal medicine, Emergency medicine) 

Funding may be possible. Start dates are flexible.

If this opportunity interests you, please contact:

Dr. Alexandre Poppe, alexandre.poppe.med@ssss.gouv.qc.ca

Mrs. Nadia Jadil, nadia.jadil.chum@ssss.gouv.qc.ca

514-890-8000 extension 26268


We are a French-speaking institution. However, any non-francophone candidate motivated to learn French (minimum B1 level) is encouraged to apply.

Current Fellows

2024-2025: Dr Alpha Diallo (Belgium)

2024-2025: Dr Julian Alejandro Rivillas (Colombia)

Past Fellows

2023-2024: Dr George Mendes (Brazil)

Current position: Interventional neuroradiology fellow, CHUM, Canada

2023-2024: Dr Pamela Correia (Switzerland)

Current position: Director, stroke neurology service, Centre hospitalier Biel-Bienne, Switzerland

2021-2022: Dr Juan Pablo Millan Sandoval (Colombia)

Current position: Neuro-Epilepsy fellow, CHUM, Quebec, Canada

2019-2021: Dr Célina Ducroux (France)

Current position: Stroke neurologist, The Ottawa Hospital, Ontario, Canada

2019-2021: Dr Walid Alesefir (France, Saudi Arabia)

Current position: Stroke and Headache neurologist, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

2018: Dr Marilyn Labrie (Canada) 

Current position: Neurologist, Hôtel-Dieu de Lévis, Québec, Canada

Other educational activities

Our team of physicians, nurses and other multidisciplinary professionals are involved in teaching and education through myriad activities: 

-Vascular Neurology unit for the Université de Montréal Neurology Residency Program (NEU8002 - neurologie vasculaire)

-Annual Neurovascular Conference of the Société des sciences vasculaires du Québec (SSVQ)

-Annual Conference for World Stroke Day at CHUM 

-Annual Canadian Stroke Consortium Dr. John W. Norris Residents Stroke Review Course 

-Canadian Stroke Consortium annual National Stroke Course

-Heart and Stroke Webinars

-Stroke simulation training at l'Académie CHUM

-Participation in the annual Cerveau en Tête public-awareness week organized by the CHUM Division of Neurology (@ChumNeuro)