VERIFIED FACULTY PROFILE

Ali Alaraj, MD

Faculty, CNS Endovascular Surgery Fellowship · Professor
University of Illinois College of Medicine / UI Health · Chicago, United States

Associated programmes: 1
Official biography: ✓
Role evidence: ✓
Last checked: 12 Oct 2026

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Core faculty contact for the CAST CNS endovascular surgery fellowship

Current position: Faculty, CNS Endovascular Surgery Fellowship
Academic title: Professor
Department: Department of Neurosurgery
Qualifications: Listed as faculty contact on the UIC CAST CNS endovascular surgery fellowship page
Clinical interests: Endovascular / cerebrovascular neurosurgery
Research interests: As published by UIC Neurosurgery
Professional organizations: Committee on Accreditation of Subspecialty Training

ASSOCIATED PATHWAYS

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Central Nervous System (CNS) Endovascular Surgery Fellowship

University of Illinois College of Medicine / UI Health

Chicago, Illinois · United States

Listed lead Programme faculty include Ali Alaraj, MD; Gursant Atwal, MD; Fady T. Charbel, MD (contact office arolli7@uic.edu)

Duration: 2 years (diagnostic and interventional); 1 year for candidates who have completed a diagnostic year
Deadline: Not recorded · check official call
Funding: Institution-wide UIC College of Medicine GME stipend scale for 2025–2026 (application to this non-ACGME fellowship is not separately stated on the fellowship page): PGY-6 USD 88,003, PGY-7 USD 89,126, PGY-8 USD 92,017 a year, plus taxable annual stipends of USD 1,200 (meals) and USD 3,000 (education).
Exposure: Neuroangiography suites with two biplane systems and rotational 3D/flat-panel CT, inpatient, outpatient, emergency and neurointensive care, daily multidisciplinary ICU rounds, weekly endovascular and neurovascular conferences, intraprocedural physiological monitoring and cadaver/microsurgery laboratory training.

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Funding: Institution-wide UIC College of Medicine GME stipend scale for 2025–2026 (application to this non-ACGME fellowship is not separately stated on the fellowship page): PGY-6 USD 88,003, PGY-7 USD 89,126, PGY-8 USD 92,017 a year, plus taxable annual stipends of USD 1,200 (meals) and USD 3,000 (education).

Exposure: Neuroangiography suites with two biplane systems and rotational 3D/flat-panel CT, inpatient, outpatient, emergency and neurointensive care, daily multidisciplinary ICU rounds, weekly endovascular and neurovascular conferences, intraprocedural physiological monitoring and cadaver/microsurgery laboratory training.

Eligibility: ACGME-accredited neurosurgery residency; or ACGME neurology residency followed by a stroke or critical care fellowship; or ACGME radiology residency followed by neuroradiology fellowship with at least 6 months of focused clinical service in neurosurgery, vascular neurology or neurointensive care.

Still to confirm: Deadline · Positions · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents

Source: Official University of Illinois Chicago fellowship page. Reviewed 12 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.