Welcome to the Stroke Center

The Vanderbilt Stroke and Cerebrovascular Center in Nashville, Tennessee offers treatment, prevention, research and rehabilitation for stroke patients. The Joint Commission has named us an Advanced Certification Comprehensive Stroke Center, which means we excel at treating the most complex stroke and cerebrovascular cases. We offer personalized care to each patient, drawing on an experienced team of experts as well as the latest technology and research findings.

Our cerebrovascular team offers comprehensive care for conditions including aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations and stroke. Our team of experts collaborate across disciplines to offer patients high-quality specialty care.

Stroke Treatment Outcomes

Our team works tirelessly to exceed national benchmarks for stroke care and treatment, resulting in better outcomes for our patients: 

• Unruptured cerebral aneurysm clip: 0% mortality rate since January 2015
• Carotid Endarterectomy: 0% mortality rate since January 2015
• tPA treatment rate: 100% eligible receiving tPA 
• TPA treatment time: 100 % eligible receiving tPA within 60 min; 62% receiving tPA within 45 minutes
• Door to CT time: Median time to CT is 14 minutes 
• Cerebrovascular Intervention: 0.78% mortality rate since January 2015

Clinical Trials

Interested in joining a research study? Call Diane Brown at (615) 936-0062.