Subspecialty Programs: Stroke & Cerebrovascular Disease

The Stroke Center at Rhode Island Hospital provides diagnostic and treatment services for patients with acute stroke as well as primary and secondary prevention.   It serves as a tertiary referral center for all of Rhode Island as well as southeastern Massachusetts.  In 2010 Rhode Island Hospital was Rhode Island Hospital certified by The Joint Commission as a primary stroke center.  As the region’s only primary stroke center located within a Level 1 trauma center, Rhode Island Hospital is uniquely qualified to provide the most advanced clinical care to acute stroke patients.  Facilities include a state-of-the-art carotid and transcranial ultrasound laboratory for non-invasive imaging of the cerebral vasculature, advanced vascular and brain imaging studies on arrival to the hospital, and a 24/7 interventional radiology service.

Our Staff

Clinical

Brian Silver, MD
Director, Stroke Center

Curtis Doberstein, MD
Director, Vascular Neurosurgery

Brad Thompson, MD
Director, Division of Neurocritical Care

Mahesh Jayaraman, MD
Director, Interventional Neuroradiology

N. Stevenson Potter, MD
Division of Neurocritical Care

Linda C. Wendell, MD
Division of Neurocritical Care

Todd Seigel, MD
Emergency Medicine

Jo-Ann Sarafin
Stroke Center Coordinator
Department of Neurology
110 Lockwood Street Suite #324
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: 401-444-8807
Fax: 401-444-8781
JSarafin@Lifespan.org

Non-clinical

Naomi Thovmasian Marsh
Administrative Coordinator, Stroke Center
Department of Neurology
110 Lockwood Street Suite #324
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: 401-444-8237
Fax: 401-444-8781
NThovmasian@Lifespan.org

Helene Zuffoletti, RN
Quality Management, Data Abstractor, Stroke Center
Department of Neurology
110 Lockwood Street Suite #324
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: 401-444-8262
Fax: 401-444-8781