John Pile-Spellman, M.D., is Professor of Radiology, Neurology and Neurological Surgery, Vice Chair of Research and Director of Academic Interventional MRI at Columbia University Medical Center. He is also an attending Radiologist and Director of Interventional Neuroradiology at New York Presbyterian Hospital. Born in Sioux City, Iowa, he is a graduate of University of South Dakota and Tufts University School of Medicine. He completed residencies at Tufts New England Medical Center and Massachusetts General Hospital, as well as fellowships in Neuroradiology at Massachusetts General Hospital and Interventional Neuroradiology at New York University Medical Center. Dr. Pile-Spellman has been included in Marquis’ Who’s Who in the World (2001 ~) and Castle Connolly’s Guide to America’s Top Doctors (2001~).
Dr. Pile-Spellman is recognized as an international leader in Interventional Neuroradiology, and has developed a number of innovative new approaches to the endovascular treatment of a variety of cerebral vascular disorders. He publishes actively in collaboration with the neurology, neuropsychiatry and anesthesiology services at Columbia University, totaling over one hundred publications.

A number of studies are currently taking place under the investigation of Dr. Pile-Spellman and a team of medical professionals. The following are some of the topics studied:
- The safety of the Merci ® Retrieval System for acute stroke patients- The effectiveness of Merci Retriever and Recanalization of stroke clots using embolectomy (MR RESCUE)- Evaluation of the safety and effectiveness of treating meningiomas with definitive embolization- Interventional Magnetic Resonance Imaging- Unruptured AVMs
Study participants are currently recruited for the above studies. For more information, please contact the principal investigator of each study.

Contact:

John Pile-Spellman, M.D.
177 Fort Washington Avenue
MHB 8-So Knuckle
New York,NY 10032
Telephone: (212)305-6515
Fax: (212)305-5476
E-mail: jp59@columbia.edu

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Clinical Contact:
June Chase
Administrative Assistant
Telephone (212)305-6515
E-mail jhc2007@columbia.edu



Research Contact:
Lilian A. Oling, MA
Project Coordinator
177 Fort Washington Avenue, MHB8 South Knuckle
New York, NY 10032
Tel: 212-305-6515
Fax: 212-342-1027
E-mail lao2106@columbia.edu