Neurology
Dorothea Altschul, M.D.
Neurointerventionalist
Ridgewood, NJ
Dorothea Altschul is a neurointerventionalist with focus on acute neurological disease. She trained in Endovascular Surgical Neuroradiology in a two year clinical fellowship at NY Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia College of Physicians & Surgeons) in New York. Prior to that she completed a clinical and research fellowship in Vascular Neurology with focus on acute stroke and critical care neurology at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham & Women's Hospital (Harvard Medical School) in Bost
25+
Years in Practice
Credentials
Board Certifications
- Neurology
- Vascular Neurology
Education & Training
- Fellowship: Neuroepidemiology, National Institute on Aging (NIH)
- Residency: Neurology, Montefiore Hospital / Albert Einstein College of Medicine
- Fellowship: Vascular Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital / Brigham and Women's Hospital (Harvard Medical School)
- Fellowship: Endovascular Surgical Neuroradiology, NY Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia College of Physicians & Surgeons)
Peer Recognition
- Castle Connolly — Top Doctor
2022-2026 (5 years)
- Healthgrades — Healthgrades Choice
- Healthgrades — Healthgrades Honor Roll
- Healthgrades — Resident's Symposium Scholarship, American Neurological Association, 2005
- Healthgrades — Partners in Excellence Award for Outstanding Performance and Commitment to Excellence in Patient Care, MGH, Boston, 2007
Clinical Focus
Subspecialties
Vascular Neurology & Stroke
Conditions & Treatments
Stroke & Cerebrovascular DiseaseCarotid Artery Disease
Practice Details
Hospital Affiliations
- Valley Hospital
Experience
25+ years in practice