The Department of Neurological Surgery is entering a period of rapid growth accompanied by significant investment in its infrastructure. The goals of this effort is to re-establish a full academic mission and for the return of a residency program as part of this paradigm with the target of initiating the program in three to five years. This rebuilding project will be based on the pre-existing neurotrauma and critical care program and three new comprehensive and multidisciplinary clinical programs and medical center product lines. These include neuro-oncology, operative and non-operative spine services and cerebrovascular services. The care and treatment of patients with ischemic stroke is a part of the cerebrovascular program.